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WABC's New Slogan...

DToTheJ

DToTheJ

"Where New York comes to talk."

Really? For a whole hour of local talk? SMH...
 
DToTheJ said:
"Where New York comes to talk."

Really? For a whole hour of local talk? SMH...
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Where New York comes to talk? That's a joke! WABC is a total disgrace! Why would New Yorkers want to interact with a talk station that has no interest in what matters to them? If ratings are any indication, they don't!
 
AM radio is dead and in 5 years all of Radio will be. Turn in the license, dispatch cabs, air CBS Sports, sell infomercials or whatever...it doesn't matter! If you're young, go to TV and get a job. Get out while you can.
 
OC3 said:
AM radio is dead and in 5 years all of Radio will be. Turn in the license, dispatch cabs, air CBS Sports, sell infomercials or whatever...it doesn't matter! If you're young, go to TV and get a job. Get out while you can.
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I love posts that are not only devoid of facts, but which fly in the face of real facts.

7 of the top 20 billing stations in the US are AMs.

AM's biggest issue is that most metro area AMs don't cover their market. Those few that do are generally very high billers and quite profitable.

Of course AM is in a declining mode, but saying it is "dead" is absurd.

The lifespan of FM is considerably longer than 5 years. And in that time period, broadcasters will do a better and better job of delivering their content via new distribution methods, so the "stations" will simply depend less on FM transmitters and more on streams.

Well above 80% of TV viewing is not via OTA transmissions. It's via cable and satellite. But TV stations still keep the RF generators on the air... and it's not just to force "must carry"... it's because it is profitable.
 
WMAL and KABC use the slogans "Where Washington" and "Where Southern California" comes to talk. KABC also uses "the legendary KABC". WABC is also using that slogan. 'Legendary, of course meaning they were once great stations,which is true..the word being "once" and for both stations that was a long time ago.
 
"7 of the top 20 billing stations in the US are AMs." I know that the top AMs still do very well but how many of the 100 top billing stations are AM? Something tells me that it drops down quickly.
 
semoochie said:
"7 of the top 20 billing stations in the US are AMs." I know that the top AMs still do very well but how many of the 100 top billing stations are AM? Something tells me that it drops down quickly.
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25 of the top 100 billers are AM.

What limits the number of top billers is the fact that in the top 100 markets, there are only about 170 viable AM stations (meaning that they cover about 80% of the market day and night) so there are not that many AMs with the potential for high billings.

That is about 1 to 2 viable stations per market on average; some have more, some have none.

To the contrary, every top 100 market has in excess of 10 viable FMs. So a radio of 1:4 top billing AMs is pretty good!
 
Well, at least for CBS Radio in New York City, there does not appear to be a sunset for AM Radio for the foreseeable future...
 
Thank you, David. I've wondered about that for quite awhile but haven't been able to find the information. Approximately how much does the #100 station bill?
 
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