WCMF & WPXY Go To Entercom

[raymond_shaw]

As to what to do with the others? 93.3 would probably do best by returning to 1964-89 oldies, keeping the current morning show and bringing in a familiar market veteran voice to do a live afternoon show from the get-go (perhaps adding a live midday show for workplace listeners later on if the station starts to get traction). Can't get the WBBF call letters back right now, they're parked on a Buffalo market daytimer, but I think WAXC might be available, and folks who like 1964-89 oldies remember that station fondly.

Automated jukeboxes don't make it in Rochester, period.

93.3 going back to Oldies would make sense, but who does anything that makes sense anymore? Bringing back a market veteran to do afternoons would only work if it were someone from the old KLX/BBF-FM days and most of those people have moved to another town or started new careers. Mike Vickers and Chuck McCoy are the only ones I can think of still living around here. Don't know if they want to give up their current jobs to get back into radio. They'd also have to pay another salary with health benefits - that cuts into the bottom line. Getting a few KLX/BBF jocks to voicetrack might make more sense, but again, they'd have to pay them and what self respecting media company wants to do that?

They'll probably do something completely different format, jukebox style, so none of this matters.

more and more people are tuning out radio and instead playing CD's in their cars.

No to mention IPods with those mini transmitter attachments - your own private little radio station with the music that you like without the commercials.

 

[ImagingDude119]

As a friend of the former morning producer for Kimberly and Beck, and familiar with the folks themselves, I CAN'T WAIT to hear of the stories that are destined to unfold between Wease, Kimberly from the Buzz, and Terri CLifford from The Bee morning show. It's gonna be fireworks up the wazoo once they're all showing up to work at that same abysmal time every morning.

Wease: Morning!
Kimberly: F off!
Terri: God save you!

Hahahaha..... this should be rich. ;D

~ Ryan

 

[Element9]

Speaking of 'PXY and 'CMF, one wonders how Entercom will deal with the bloated egos. Perhaps more importantly, how will Entercom cope with the numerous six figure salaries and exorbitant perks at both stations, especially morning drive and middays. Would it surprise anybody if Entercom cut costs and re-negotiated contracts with a "take it or leave it" attitude?

Word is the highest paid morning team in Buffalo doesn't make half of what the highest paid morning team in Rochester makes, including fringe benefits, vacations and perks. Word is "the mayor" is known to boast about his six figure salary and his connections in law enforcement. Nice work if you can get it. When you can can it.

Winds of change may be blowing off lake Ontario very soon.

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[The Voice of Reason]

Speaking of 'PXY and 'CMF, one wonders how Entercom will deal with the bloated egos. Perhaps more importantly, how will Entercom cope with the numerous six figure salaries and exorbitant perks at both stations, especially morning drive and middays. Would it surprise anybody if Entercom cut costs and re-negotiated contracts with a "take it or leave it" attitude?

Word is the highest paid morning team in Buffalo doesn't make half of what the highest paid morning team in Rochester makes, including fringe benefits, vacations and perks. Word is "the mayor" is known to boast about his six figure salary and his connections in law enforcement. Nice work if you can get it. When you can can it.

Winds of change may be blowing off lake Ontario very soon.

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Very interesting observation regarding the six-figure salaries. But the days of on-air people making that kind of money will soon, like personality radio itself, be coming to an end; at least here in Rochester.

 

[Radknowski]

Word is the highest paid morning team in Buffalo doesn't make half of what the highest paid morning team in Rochester makes, including fringe benefits, vacations and perks. Word is "the mayor" is known to boast about his six figure salary and his connections in law enforcement. Nice work if you can get it. When you can can it. Winds of change may be blowing off lake Ontario very soon.

What does "the mayor" have to do with radio? Does he have a show? Is this a nickname for Wease or somebody associated with WCMF? Pardon my lack of awareness... I thought I knew a few things about Rochester radio, but this one has me fartootst.

Very interesting observation regarding the six-figure salaries. But the days of on-air people making that kind of money will soon, like personality radio itself, be coming to an end; at least here in Rochester.

Can salary references made on this board be trusted?

Regarding "personality radio" in Rochester and specifically Brother (Alan Levin) Wease and cohorts. If they were to fade into that good night, would he/they be missed for any period longer than say, six months? What are Wease's ratings relative to WBEE, WBZA, WHAM and WRRM in the corresponding daypart? Does he win handsomely, squeak by or is he getting dusted?

If Wease is in fact enjoying an excessively thick six-figure salary, how wise would Entercom be to reduce it or eliminate it? What does his show generate relative to its costs? How does WCMF morning drive revenue correspond to revenue generated for other dayparts on the same station? How does WCMF morning drive revenue correspond to revenue on WBEE, WBZA, WHAM and WRRM?

Could ROI be more efficient with a less expensive show, even if ratings slipped? For example and only for the sake of discussion, would the ratio and the bottom line improve if another WCMF personality like Dave Kane moved to morning drive?

If Entercom severs Wease & Company, does he show up on a Clear Channel station, perhaps The Fox, or one of the other Clear Channel stations in Rochester, all of which which may soon be sold.

Would Clear Channel, knowing it's divesting, enter into a thick contract with Wease?

It seems Entercom holds the cards in this hand, especially having WBEE and WBZA in their back pocket, up their sleeve or wherever else they hold the trump cards.

 

[Mark Giardina]

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What does "the mayor" have to do with radio? Does he have a show? Is this a nickname for Wease or somebody associated with WCMF? Pardon my lack of awareness... I thought I knew a few things about Rochester radio, but this one has me fartootst.

Very interesting observation regarding the six-figure salaries. But the days of on-air people making that kind of money will soon, like personality radio itself, be coming to an end; at least here in Rochester.

Can salary references made on this board be trusted?

Regarding "personality radio" in Rochester and specifically Brother (Alan Levin) Wease and cohorts. If they were to fade into that good night, would he/they be missed for any period longer than say, six months? What are Wease's ratings relative to WBEE, WBZA, WHAM and WRRM in the corresponding daypart? Does he win handsomely, squeak by or is he getting dusted?

If Wease is in fact enjoying an excessively thick six-figure salary, how wise would Entercom be to reduce it or eliminate it? What does his show generate relative to its costs? How does WCMF morning drive revenue correspond to revenue generated for other dayparts on the same station? How does WCMF morning drive revenue correspond to revenue on WBEE, WBZA, WHAM and WRRM?

Could ROI be more efficient with a less expensive show, even if ratings slipped? For example and only for the sake of discussion, would the ratio and the bottom line improve if another WCMF personality like Dave Kane moved to morning drive?

If Entercom severs Wease & Company, does he show up on a Clear Channel station, perhaps The Fox, or one of the other Clear Channel stations in Rochester, all of which which may soon be sold.

Would Clear Channel, knowing it's divesting, enter into a thick contract with Wease?

It seems Entercom holds the cards in this hand, especially having WBEE and WBZA in their back pocket, up their sleeve or wherever else they hold the trump cards.

The "Mayor" is the name Pete Kennedy of PXY uses. It has nothing to do with Johnson or Duffy.
As for Kennedy's salary, or another elses on Rochester radio, I have no idea what they make, nor do I care. It's their business as far as I'm concerned.

I do agree with the observation however that the days of six-figure salaries for future announcers will become history once the current crowd either retires from the business or moves on to other aspects of their professional career.

 

[Element9]

The "Mayor" is the name Pete Kennedy of PXY uses. It has nothing to do with Johnson or Duffy. As for Kennedy's salary, or another elses (sic) on Rochester radio, I have no idea what they make, nor do I care. It's their business as far as I'm concerned.

I do agree with the observation however that the days of six-figure salaries for future announcers will become history once the current crowd either retires from the business or moves on to other aspects of their professional career.

So as not to be misinterpreted: I do not begrudge performers' salaries. Yet, much as the general public is keenly interested in what personalities, performers, athletes and businessmen such as Stern, Tom Cruise, A-Rod and Bill Gates might make, so are the salaries of radio personalities of interest here.

I would concur with the opinion that salary figures which appear on this board are highly suspect. Then again, they may be very much in-the-ballpark. It depends on the source. Business scuttlebutt sometimes falls very close to the mark.

Yet, as we well know, on this board, rumor, opinion and conjecture are coin of the realm.

Constantly we read posts about "personality radio." Well, discussion of the personalities' salaries doesn't seem to be out of line, especially when the effects of a station sale and new management's decisions might be concerned.

2007 is still young and decisions about WCMF-WPXY programming and personalities are no doubt forthcoming. It will be interesting to see how the Entercom-CBS saga in Rochester unfolds as the former CBS personalities deal with a new company (Entercom) and managers who may not be as compliant as the CBS managers who, over the years, kow-towed to those personalities' whims.

A new broom often sweeps clean.

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