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Rocky99isSirius
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From what they have already. I want them to play Trivium,Slayer,Poison,Megadeth And others like K-Rock did?
Good idea? I'd listen for sure.
Good idea? I'd listen for sure.
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Rocky99isSirius said:From what they have already. I want them to play Trivium,Slayer,Poison,Megadeth And others like K-Rock did?
Good idea? I'd listen for sure.
The way the ratings are tanking, who knows what is in store for The X. Sure do miss K-Rock. It was nice to flip between the two stations, now just stuck with The X for Rob Zombie, Green Day, Tool, etc.
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I'd listen for sure.
You do realize, I hope, that most of your contemporaries that like the music of those bands gave up listening to any radio station years ago. The music of those bands is listened to on iPods, XM & Sirius, and burned CD's full of downloaded music. It's listened to by people who regard FM radio as being as antique and outdated as most people in this forum think AM radio is.
So maybe you'd listen, but one listener isn't enough to make a radio station a success.
You do realize, I hope, that most of your contemporaries that like the music of those bands gave up listening to any radio station years ago. The music of those bands is listened to on iPods, XM & Sirius, and burned CD's full of downloaded music. It's listened to by people who regard FM radio as being as antique and outdated as most people in this forum think AM radio is.
So maybe you'd listen, but one listener isn't enough to make a radio station a success.
With The X now the only non-classic rock station in Pgh, will someone step up to fill the void, or is rock dead here?
I find I'm pushing buttons non-stop now, and with the dearth of talk radio here am popping CDs in much more.
Miller's the (sometimes) only listenable show on The Zone (Joanny Mac, all-man???; that Dave sports guy at night - eech!; Steggy=suckage; O & A = all whine, all the time).
I want rock back!! Are there any Greensburg/other local stations offering anything other than Bob-type shit and oldies?
Recently, the radio was on as background noise at all times in my home. Now a cable TV CD-station fills that void.
I find I'm pushing buttons non-stop now, and with the dearth of talk radio here am popping CDs in much more.
Miller's the (sometimes) only listenable show on The Zone (Joanny Mac, all-man???; that Dave sports guy at night - eech!; Steggy=suckage; O & A = all whine, all the time).
I want rock back!! Are there any Greensburg/other local stations offering anything other than Bob-type shit and oldies?
Recently, the radio was on as background noise at all times in my home. Now a cable TV CD-station fills that void.
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Radio_Realist
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With The X now the only non-classic rock station in Pgh, will someone step up to fill the void, or is rock dead here?
No to both question.
No radio station is going to start programming new rock in Pittsburgh, and yet rock is alive and well in Pittsburgh. But so many modern rock fans have abandoned radio totally that it doesn't make sense for a radio station to try to get them back. Rock fans listen to their music through iPods, XM & Sirius, and burned CD's full of downloaded music. To that list, add what you mentioned, cable TV CD-station.
Like so many people have said about AM radio, that once listeners abandon that band they'll never go back no matter what programming is aired, once listeners abandon FM radio for new technologies, they'll never go back to radio, period.
I don't know how long there have been people like me predicting that this would happen. Some of us have been saying that overly tight playlists and paying too much attention to sonic parsely at the expense of paying attention to the meat and potatoes would chase listeners away from radio. No one believe us when we made those predictions, but they are now coming to pass.
And please note my emphasis in the previous paragraph. I'm not saying that sonic parsley killed radio. What I'm saying is that if the people who paid so much attention to the sonic parsely would have spent that energy and attention looking at the actual content of what they put on the air, and what the audience really wanted to hear, then iPods, XM & Sirius, burned CD's full of downloaded music, and cable TV CD-stations wouldn't have stolen your listeners.
BTW, I haven't turned any radio on in my home in months. When I want music at home, I turn on channel 413 on Comcast On Demand. It plays classic rock, including a smattering of the deep cuts that I've long said classic rock radio stations need to play to keep their playlists fresh-sounding. I haven't sprung for a satellite receiver for my car yet, and they still play the radio as background noise at my office. To those of you working in radio, multiply what I just described as my reaction to radio by a few hundred thousand. And then a few years from now, when FM is as popular as AM is today, "What happened? Where did we go wrong?"
No to both question.
No radio station is going to start programming new rock in Pittsburgh, and yet rock is alive and well in Pittsburgh. But so many modern rock fans have abandoned radio totally that it doesn't make sense for a radio station to try to get them back. Rock fans listen to their music through iPods, XM & Sirius, and burned CD's full of downloaded music. To that list, add what you mentioned, cable TV CD-station.
Like so many people have said about AM radio, that once listeners abandon that band they'll never go back no matter what programming is aired, once listeners abandon FM radio for new technologies, they'll never go back to radio, period.
I don't know how long there have been people like me predicting that this would happen. Some of us have been saying that overly tight playlists and paying too much attention to sonic parsely at the expense of paying attention to the meat and potatoes would chase listeners away from radio. No one believe us when we made those predictions, but they are now coming to pass.
And please note my emphasis in the previous paragraph. I'm not saying that sonic parsley killed radio. What I'm saying is that if the people who paid so much attention to the sonic parsely would have spent that energy and attention looking at the actual content of what they put on the air, and what the audience really wanted to hear, then iPods, XM & Sirius, burned CD's full of downloaded music, and cable TV CD-stations wouldn't have stolen your listeners.
BTW, I haven't turned any radio on in my home in months. When I want music at home, I turn on channel 413 on Comcast On Demand. It plays classic rock, including a smattering of the deep cuts that I've long said classic rock radio stations need to play to keep their playlists fresh-sounding. I haven't sprung for a satellite receiver for my car yet, and they still play the radio as background noise at my office. To those of you working in radio, multiply what I just described as my reaction to radio by a few hundred thousand. And then a few years from now, when FM is as popular as AM is today, "What happened? Where did we go wrong?"
Will someone please enlighten me to the need for political commentary by the afternoon-drive host on 105.9? As if the "Super-Safe-And-Allegedly-Alternative" format they run isn't bad enough, listeners also are subject to uniformed political rants by a DJ on the way home. Perhaps I am showing my age here, but when I was an 18-34 male, the last thing I wanted to hear on radio was political talk, no matter what party the propaganda came from. If anyone has access to the last book, I'm curious as to the TSL for afternoon drive on 105.9 in 18-34 males. By the way, I'm 38 and an AOR burnout...
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Radio_Realist
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Will someone please enlighten me to the need for political commentary by the afternoon-drive host on 105.9?
He's trying to differentiate himself from iPods, XM & Sirius, burned CD's full of downloaded music, and cable TV CD-stations. Right or wrong, he's trying to provide something that those other media don't offer. Whether that is a good idea or not is another issue.
He's trying to differentiate himself from iPods, XM & Sirius, burned CD's full of downloaded music, and cable TV CD-stations. Right or wrong, he's trying to provide something that those other media don't offer. Whether that is a good idea or not is another issue.
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I love the comcast cable TV music on demand. Great stations with a great variety!!!!
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babyfishmouth
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If those bands were so popular, K-Rock wouldn't have tanked in the ratings the way it did. There is no large, unserved audience for those bands.
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Radio_Realist
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There is no large, unserved audience for those bands.
That is correct. There is, however, a large well-served audience for those bands. That large audience is well-served by iPods, XM & Sirius, websites that provide music for downloading onto CD's, and cable TV CD-stations. Since that audience is so well-served by those alternative media, that audience doesn't need or want to listen to FM radio.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of those bands. But I know people who are fans, and those people take advantage of those new media that are successfully competing with radio.
That is correct. There is, however, a large well-served audience for those bands. That large audience is well-served by iPods, XM & Sirius, websites that provide music for downloading onto CD's, and cable TV CD-stations. Since that audience is so well-served by those alternative media, that audience doesn't need or want to listen to FM radio.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of those bands. But I know people who are fans, and those people take advantage of those new media that are successfully competing with radio.
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Agree. Not only that, I think the X skews too male as it is...add too many of the OP's suggestions, and they'd probably lose even more female listeners.
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