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The Wolf Becomes Sports Radio 95.7
- Thread starter BossRadioDJ
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According to Inside Radio, 95.7 is going to use some programming from Sporting News Radio.
http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=2162839&spid=32061
Is this a credible source?
Chris sounds like it is a done deal that the Sharks are moving to the station. Doesn't the Sharks have to approve of the move? I am sure they wouldn't mind. It does make sense. It is a shame. Another loss to San Francisco.
CBS screwed up big time by not landing the A's. Looks like Live 105 will stay. They could go country.
http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=2162839&spid=32061
Is this a credible source?
Chris sounds like it is a done deal that the Sharks are moving to the station. Doesn't the Sharks have to approve of the move? I am sure they wouldn't mind. It does make sense. It is a shame. Another loss to San Francisco.
CBS screwed up big time by not landing the A's. Looks like Live 105 will stay. They could go country.
rx8driver2 said:
Why would KITS go country? Because somebody needs to make yet another attempt at getting the Bay Area to listen to a format incompatible with the tastes of most listeners?
sfradio said:
They'd be better off setting a stack of dollar bills on fire.
KTRB isn't worth the risk; in an ideal situation, their license should be handed back to the FCC, the towers dismantled, and the propane returned for a refund.
Madmansam said:
Live 105 ranked 13th in February 18-49 while KBWF 25th ... Live beat Wolf 25-54 too...
Why would you dump a format for one doing worse?
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Live 105 ranked 13th in February 18-49 while KBWF 25th ... Live beat Wolf 25-54 too...
Why would you dump a format for one doing worse?
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Agree! and We no longer Alternative on 92.3 FM and Live 105 is The Bay Area only Alternative. Country music on 95.7 FM have lower rating then Live 105. Why would you want to flip? Listen, the bear and the wolf didn't work out in the Bay Area. Turn the page
Live 105 ranked 13th in February 18-49 while KBWF 25th ... Live beat Wolf 25-54 too...
Why would you dump a format for one doing worse?
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Agree! and We no longer Alternative on 92.3 FM and Live 105 is The Bay Area only Alternative. Country music on 95.7 FM have lower rating then Live 105. Why would you want to flip? Listen, the bear and the wolf didn't work out in the Bay Area. Turn the page
rx8driver2 said:
So, who will be leaving Cumulus for Entercom?
If you liked the Wolf's old Country format, then you should try listening to a great radio station from Great Bend, Kansas. It's called Eagle Country. Here is the link: http://www.khokfm.com/ Give it a listen!!!
suburbandj said:
Agreed. Why would the Sharks leave KFOX? They've done a fine job of selling out the arena without being on a San Francisco station for quite a while. IIRC, they started on KNEW, then went to KFRC before ending up on the Fox. 95.7 as network station, perhaps? And if not Stanford, would Cal migrate here to have both football and men's basketball on the same station?
recto101 said:
Not necessarily. I think the main reason was that KPIX was a miserable and pathetic excuse for a radio station. I could never figure out how the company that was a radio news leader at the time (KFWB, WINS) could run such an amateurish operation.
Anyway, the supposed difference now is that a much larger percentage of the audience will not listen to AM radio on a regular basis. I would assume play-by-play sports is an exception to this. If you're a 25 year old sports fan and want to hear a Giants game, you're going to tune in KNBR, even if it is on the hated AM dial. Alternatively, if you want to hear the As, you'll find 95.7.
I would think the question is - can 95.7 find regular programming that will make regular sports-talk listeners tune away from KNBR?
SCV_Ears said:
I see no way the Sharks leave KFOX and have no stick in San Jose. Combined with the new Sports Radio 95.7 in SF, the Sharks have maximum coverage throughout the Bay Area.
It would be no surprise if Stanford or Cal migrated both football and men's basketball to 95.7. College teams are looking to get on FM sticks just as much pro teams.
Lkeller said:
KNBR has not had to deal with serious competition. They've had the sports radio market in the Bay Area pretty much to themselves. You're correct, if you want to hear a Giants' game, regardless of your age, you tune in 680 AM. To hear the A's, you go to 95.7 FM.
The sports radio landscape has changed in recent years with sporting events now broadcast routinely on FM. Bear in mind the 49ers simulcast most of their games on KSAN 107.7 FM.
IMHO, the question is will the launching of 95.7 as a sports station hasten the migration or simulcast of KGO and KNBR on FM?
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