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What is the best station in Atlanta?

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Surfer

I'm asking for an opinionfest simply because that's all we've got left to discuss. Sort of like talk radio. All opinions, no substance. So, in everybody's humble opinion, which is the best station in the A-T-L and why? The criteria can be anything you'd like but just for giggles, how about we keep it on just a couple of topics. Base your judgements on ratings, how much money a station (probably) makes and the best "sounding" air talent. Anything else (signal strength, management, ugly receptionists) does not count.

I would pick WSB-AM simply because they consistantly stay at the top, because of this make a heck of a lot of money, and, arguably, have the best sounding people on the radio in this market.

OK, now your turn...
 
it's gotta be WGKA 920am. they have 4 of the top ten talk show hosts in america including bill bennett and laura ingraham. they are difinitely the rising star in the atlanta marketplace.
 
Nothing against WGKA, I think they do fill a niche. However, I would not consider them to be the "best station in Atlanta." Anyone can plant a satellite dish and pipe the programming to the transmitter, and that is mostly what they do. Again, that's not a dig at WGKA. I just think that to be considered the best station, that station should have significant local programming. Just my .02 cents... :)
 
I believe you pretty much nailed it with WSB-AM and the reasons they deserve that distinction.
 
The best job of smart programming to please their audience? WSB. The best pure programming that is actually important and that the public needs to know? WABE.
 
I find myself listening to the likes of things like WABE more and more, actually. On the "real amount of local programming" difference, think about WSB this way: After the local morning news, and the little bit of truly local Boortz before he goes national (the local part is the best part of his show IMO), WSB is as much a satellite-driven station as anyone for the rest of Boortz, then Clark is NOT a locally targeted feed most of the time. WSB truly "local" again next during Cris Krok late at night. The only difference is the "national show" when it's Neal or Clark is over in the studio across the newsroom instead of coming in via AMC-8. WSB wins a lot of diary numbers through familarity aka the movie The Distingushed Gentleman. As Atlanta becomes a city with more outsiders moving in, they are challenged to retain their ratings. Remember WSB in the 90's had a 1.x share. it_could-happen_again WGST could sign off for a week and not many would notice outside of some of this board, hope cheap channel finds a solution, hate to see 50kw wasted like that. WGKA has great potential though at times. They appear to have a lot more local programming on the weekends than WSB, which is excellent. Traffic is much better than WSB or WGST, unfortunately that fellow who sounds drunk doing news in the mornings on WGKA .. I push the button when the news comes on. Then again, I push the button when Colandra Corder is doing traffic on WSB.... I think if 920 had 1/3 the budget of 750, there would be a new Sheriff in town ;-) Back to who I'd say is doing the best programming to their target audience? I'd have to give serious consideration to WABE or something in public radio at this time. Commerical radio is fraught with too many corporate programming "gurus" who hose local markets from afar to give any of those programmed stations my "best" vote. Unfortunately for 99x and q-100, cume-U-less hq is only right down the street.
 
WSB is first. You just can't argue with quality. I know most of the day is not local but they really do run a tight ship. I wonder if anyone besides the people on this board know of WGKA. They dont have the numbers to beat the Zone, The Fan or GST. Belive me WSB is not worried about them, this year or next.
 
All The Hits Q100 was the best when I lived in Atlanta!!! But now that they are owned by Cumulis I am not sure how good they are anymore.
 
Surfer said:
Huh? ???
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Why the hell are all these OLD topics popping back up? Is someone that board or are they trying to bury a newer topic?
 
ooooweeee, all of the spanish stations in town.. These are the BEST. NOT
Wsb, is the clear winner. Wgst will die in the future completely, it will become
religious talk. WGKA will surface with some local programing, only when its too late.
 
With all the talk about the "high quality" of WSB, I wonder how many people (like me) are wondering how the hell Scott Slade won that personality of the year award. He stumbles over his copy every morning and has no personality whatsoever! Personally, I think if GST had a signal prior to sunrise, and more people could appreciate him, Tom Hughes would win at least in the court of public opinion around here. His dry sense of humor cracks me up!
 
Scott Slade must be doing something right. 2 Marconis for personality of the year in the past 3 years? Not a bad track record.

As for what he does on the air, you really have no idea. He is the main cog in one of the top morning shows in the country, and does it effortlessly, at least to the audience. Off the air, he works as hard as anyone I've seen to prepare, and does tremendous community work, without the fanfare other "personalities" look for.

The best station in Atlanta? WSB does it everyday.
 
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