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What Would You Do to Change/Improve KABC?

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Today KABC made a rather uneventful announcement in Larry Elder coming back and for many of us on this board seem to agree this is not the best direction for KABC.

So, as the title says, what would you do to change and improve KABC?
 
Well, we could start with what you wouldn't do. You wouldn't do music, all news, ethnic, religion or sports (and given the state of the Dodgers, whatever equity they had is gone - I'd find a way out of that deal unless they're making lots of money. With every game on TV, what's the point?) There's 180 preemptions off the schedule.

Lose the syndication. Hannity and Levin are one trick ponies, disconnected from this market and offer nothing unique. Elder is no better unless his shtick is changing (wouldn't count on it) but at least he's local. That to me is the essence of beginning some kind of comeback. Live and local, AM through PM drive and why does a talk station need to have a ideological "theme"? Change it up - progressives, conservatives, cover the spectrum - make it interesting instead of the same mind numbing drivel from show to show. That's a start.

And don't even ask about what to do with the weekends...napalm anyone?
 
See if David Eduardo's contract with Univision is up so HE could possibly fix KABC! Why not, everyone else has tried.
 
musicfan101 said:
See if David Eduardo's contract with Univision is up so HE could possibly fix KABC!
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Not a chance. Even insurance companies know when something is totalled and walk away!

Why not, everyone else has tried.
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That is true!
 
DavidEduardo said:
Not a chance. Even insurance companies know when something is totalled and walk away!
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no more calls, please...we have a winner.
 
radio1015a said:
and given the state of the Dodgers, whatever equity they had is gone - I'd find a way out of that deal unless they're making lots of money. With every game on TV, what's the point?

Spoken like a true radio executive. Hate to break the news to you but i'm not that much different than most people. I listen to the Dodgers more on the radio than I do watch them on TV. Can't watch TV at my job, but can listen to the radio. And if I have errands to run i'm supposed to miss the game because of what? It's on TV? I can pretty much guess that i'm not the only person who tunes into KABC only for Dodger games.
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Larry elder is a start then have ziegler 12-3 then alred and taylor back or some kind of conservative vs liberal show then get a mr kabc type show back if not him someone else keep red eye at least doug lived and worked here for many years and kill all syndication but red eye at night.
 
scott5 said:
Put on crazy right winger -but at least funny- Savage Nation.
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That's an interesting idea. It would never happen on KABC though. I enjoy listening to Savage occasionally but generally when he's in danger of going totally overboard with rage and hyperbole. I then breathlessly await the heart attack which I suspect will ultimately take him from us. At such times it's difficult to tune away for fear I'll miss the historic event. I do wish he had a good L.A. platform--KFMB generally has too much static for me to tolerate the broadcast--assuming it's tolerable to begin with. He may be the Right's angriest man though that too is a tough call when all the showmanship is stripped away.
 
hotpatrick2004 said:
Larry elder is a start then have ziegler 12-3 then alred and taylor back or some kind of conservative vs liberal show then get a mr kabc type show back if not him someone else keep red eye at least doug lived and worked here for many years and kill all syndication but red eye at night.
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Doesn't anyone have any fresh ideas? Patrick, each of these hosts you cite is a retread. Been there done that. I advise KABC to find some cajones and model its future strategy after proven succes models from the past: When Michael Jackson was brought in by KABC more than a generation ago from SFO, he was new and he helped take KABC to lofty heights. KFI is excellent at finding stimulating new hosts for this market and helping seed and grow them here. They did that with Tom Leykis 25 years ago. When John & Ken hit this market they were new and continue to be robust to this day. KFI is trying to do that right now in front of our ears with Bill Carroll. KFI only plays the retread game in its 7p slot, and even there they have tried hard to be fresh - Ziegler being but one example. KABC needs to scour the land for a strong talent to lead its revivial here, especially, if KABC has aspirations of becoming a successful FM talk station.

Patrick, you are right about the syndication comment. Red Eye is destined for years of late night domination and KABC is very fortunate to be its radio home here in SoCal. I have been hoping and waiting for somebody to compete with, and conquer the horrid and insipid Coast to Coast in overnights.
 
You know what happened to jeff zucker at nbc well that is what needs to be done at kabc unless they get results. Heck hire the programming genius kevin weatherly away from you know who???I know rpogramming talk is night and day compared to music but you people at kabc need to think ouside the box. I am no fan of clear channel but kfi beats kabc for some reason. They have limited syndication.

Cmon get it together or go dark no ifs ands or buts kids!!!
 
I would turn KABC into AMP2. There can be no argument that it did wonders for KLSX. There is no reason to have 4 talk stations on the AM dial that all proclaim Obama is the devil and none of them (except KFI) does well. Program Directors have got to be the most stupid people on radio.
 
westfield60 said:
I would turn KABC into AMP2. There can be no argument that it did wonders for KLSX. There is no reason to have 4 talk stations on the AM dial that all proclaim Obama is the devil and none of them (except KFI) does well. Program Directors have got to be the most stupid people on radio.
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Yeah, but how much money is AMP1 bringing in?
 
Mid. to Noon Doug McIntyre
Noon to Mid. Mr. KABC
no Dodgers (hell, I am an Angels fan)
rinse/repeat for the weekend.
Clean schedule. Could improve time spent listening and share.
Thank you for listening.
 
David at USC said:
I advise KABC to find some cajones and model its future strategy after proven succes models from the past: When Michael Jackson was brought in by KABC more than a generation ago from SFO, he was new and he helped take KABC to lofty heights.
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Minor correction: Jackson had been in L.A. 3 years (at KHJ and KNX) before moving to KABC in 1966.
 
And if, as David Eduardo suggests, it's truly totalled, then go out screaming:

5-9AM: Imus In The Morning

9AM-Noon: Glenn Beck

Noon-3PM: Sean Hannity

3PM-7PM: Peter Tilden or Larry Elder (discuss among yourselves)

7PM-10PM: Mark Levin

10PM-5AM: Doug McIntyre's Red Eye Radio
 
westfield60 said:
I would turn KABC into AMP2. There can be no argument that it did wonders for KLSX. There is no reason to have 4 talk stations on the AM dial that all proclaim Obama is the devil and none of them (except KFI) does well. Program Directors have got to be the most stupid people on radio.
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An AM Top 40 station? How retro, but the "Music on AM" ship for those demos sailed about 28, 30 years ago, hell you'd have a hard time with music on AM for darn near any demo anymore. It would be a waste of signal, but that's almost what it is now. KABC has had little to no consistency for 15 years or more, and now that those call letters are under the control of a super cash poor company I don't see them ever taking that 5 thousand watts and mounting a real challenge to KFI. The LA Radio landscape is littered with AM Talk stations that run mostly syndication and they're struggling as well. Can you say KRLA?
 
michael hagerty said:
And if, as David Eduardo suggests, it's truly totalled, then go out screaming:

5-9AM: Imus In The Morning

9AM-Noon: Glenn Beck

Noon-3PM: Sean Hannity

3PM-7PM: Peter Tilden or Larry Elder (discuss among yourselves)

7PM-10PM: Mark Levin

10PM-5AM: Doug McIntyre's Red Eye Radio
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Michael you forgot to add Laura Ingram and Michael Savage to the mix. With that lineup how could they possibly fail?
 
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