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What ever happend to .....

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The mixshows like we used to have?
I'm speaking of programs like the Kiss club on 95.7 and KC101 where the broadcast was done live from one of the many nightclubs in the state,and DJs that paved the way like Chris Walsh and John Trusdale.
I know we still have so-called mixshows with so much scratching and reproduction that half the time you end up forgetting what track you were listening to in the first place.But they are mostly done via studio or pre-produced.
The only other alternative is The Buzz but even at that its still memorex (I've caught a few repeats listening on my way home from my gigs.)
 
They've disappered for a variety of reasons. There was a time in the mid 90's when WKSS used to have problems with fights breaking out at some of the club broadcasts. Every now and then the F or S bomb would drop in a broadcast, either from the talent, a clubgoer, or from the track being spun. That kind of stuff is frowned upon nowadays in the "indecency era." Occasionally WKSS would align with a badly run club in a poor location and the draw would be really bad as well.

Stations had to get a T-1 line installed at each venue, which was an expensive proposition. Clubs would usually only commit to one or two months at a time, so phone lines would often have to be re-installed several times a year. Not exactly cost effective. Finally, nightclubs are notorious for being slow to pay their remote/advertising bills. Once stations like WKSS were sold to the big radio corporations, management looked at all the pitfalls of running live mixshows from the clubs and determined that they were not worth all the hassle and expense. Some stations still do it, but not as much as they used to.

Mike Thomas

> The mixshows like we used to have?
> I'm speaking of programs like the Kiss club on 95.7 and
> KC101 where the broadcast was done live from one of the many
> nightclubs in the state,and DJs that paved the way like
> Chris Walsh and John Trusdale.
> I know we still have so-called mixshows with so much
> scratching and reproduction that half the time you end up
> forgetting what track you were listening to in the first
> place.But they are mostly done via studio or pre-produced.
> The only other alternative is The Buzz but even at that its
> still memorex (I've caught a few repeats listening on my way
> home from my gigs.)
>
 
Does KC 101 still broadcast from the Playright in New Haven on a Saturday night?
If they've ended this, it's only pretty recently within the last six months or so.




> They've disappered for a variety of reasons. There was a
> time in the mid 90's when WKSS used to have problems with
> fights breaking out at some of the club broadcasts. Every
> now and then the F or S bomb would drop in a broadcast,
> either from the talent, a clubgoer, or from the track being
> spun. That kind of stuff is frowned upon nowadays in the
> "indecency era." Occasionally WKSS would align with a badly
> run club in a poor location and the draw would be really bad
> as well.
>
> Stations had to get a T-1 line installed at each venue,
> which was an expensive proposition. Clubs would usually
> only commit to one or two months at a time, so phone lines
> would often have to be re-installed several times a year.
> Not exactly cost effective. Finally, nightclubs are
> notorious for being slow to pay their remote/advertising
> bills. Once stations like WKSS were sold to the big radio
> corporations, management looked at all the pitfalls of
> running live mixshows from the clubs and determined that
> they were not worth all the hassle and expense. Some
> stations still do it, but not as much as they used to.
>
> Mike Thomas
>
> > The mixshows like we used to have?
> > I'm speaking of programs like the Kiss club on 95.7 and
> > KC101 where the broadcast was done live from one of the
> many
> > nightclubs in the state,and DJs that paved the way like
> > Chris Walsh and John Trusdale.
> > I know we still have so-called mixshows with so much
> > scratching and reproduction that half the time you end up
> > forgetting what track you were listening to in the first
> > place.But they are mostly done via studio or pre-produced.
>
> > The only other alternative is The Buzz but even at that
> its
> > still memorex (I've caught a few repeats listening on my
> way
> > home from my gigs.)
> >
>
 
> They've disappered for a variety of reasons. There was a
> time in the mid 90's when WKSS used to have problems with
> fights breaking out at some of the club broadcasts. Every
> now and then the F or S bomb would drop in a broadcast,
> either from the talent, a clubgoer, or from the track being
> spun. That kind of stuff is frowned upon nowadays in the
> "indecency era." Occasionally WKSS would align with a badly
> run club in a poor location and the draw would be really bad
> as well.
>
> Stations had to get a T-1 line installed at each venue,
> which was an expensive proposition. Clubs would usually
> only commit to one or two months at a time, so phone lines
> would often have to be re-installed several times a year.
> Not exactly cost effective. Finally, nightclubs are
> notorious for being slow to pay their remote/advertising
> bills. Once stations like WKSS were sold to the big radio
> corporations, management looked at all the pitfalls of
> running live mixshows from the clubs and determined that
> they were not worth all the hassle and expense.

When was WKSS, as a rhythmic CHR station, NOT in the hands of a big radio corporation? And wouldn't a mom-and-pop rhythmic CHR, if there is such a thing, have the same concerns: cost-effectiveness and running afoul of the born-again Puritans in Washington?
 
> Stations had to get a T-1 line installed at each venue,
> which was an expensive proposition.

That may be true, however I don't think Kiss used a full T1, It was always a lower bandwidth telephone connection.
 
> Does KC 101 still broadcast from the Playright in New Haven
> on a Saturday night?
> If they've ended this, it's only pretty recently within the
> last six months or so.

Yeah I don't know what people are talking about, KC101 is still doing the Party 101 thing at the Playwright. I think they are doing another thing with this new club Oracle? Can anyone clear that one up?
 
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