> I love this! When we carry a syndicated show we get beat up
> for not being "live and local"... then when we take a
> syndicated show off to put on a 100% live and local show we
> get beat up for doing that! 720 The Voice is now "Live and
> Local" from sign on till noon and then again from three till
> six. We carry Rush from noon to three and Braves pregame
> and Fox sports from six till signoff. How many other small
> market station can you name that can say that? Even the
> most ardent Ludlow listeners have told us how much they like
> our new "Curt Snider Show" that replaced Ludlow from
> 10a-12n. Curt is not a host that we imported... he has
> never done radio... just lived in the area all his life and
> is well known to the locals. We love Ludlow... still carry
> him 9a-12n on our other AM, WCOH AM that covers Coweta
> County. And by the way... my expenses went UP to make this
> change, not down. If our checkbook had been the deciding
> factor, it would have told me to stay with what we had.
> Silly me, we actually wanted to do another live, local show
> that would be totally about what is happening in our
> coverage area. And BTW... the numbers did show that we would
> not be losing a lot of listeners by making the switch.
>
> This just shows again that NOTHING we do will be
> acknowledged by some of you as the right thing to do. Sad.
> "Whats the deal with Clear Channel Mid-west Ga.?" We are
> doing what we have always done. Working hard to be the best
> local radio stations we can be. It's too bad that will
> never be good enough for some of you.
>
> jvp
>
> Ludlow attracts the 65-dead demo. That's fine....I love Ludlow, and the 65-dead folks deserve at least some radio programming. But try selling 65-dead to a car dealer(or anybody else besides rest homes and Florida real estate agents.)
For a vibrant new format, like "The Voice," new, innovative programming was needed. I think more GM's should do as Joe has done and look for TALENT, as opposed to more washed up, burned out, ex-disc jockies, to do talk programming.
And you are right Joe, it will not EVER matter what decision you make, or what direction you take your stations, there will ALWAYS be whiners.
Teddy Roosevelt's "The Critic" says it all...........
>
> > > > hey when did WVCC AM 720 the Voice get a new show?
> The
> > > new
> > > > one is from 10 am to 12pm, which is the time slot that
>
> > > > Ludlow Porch occupied. I think Ludlow had a big
> > following
> > >
> > > > in the area. Also...what happened to Josh from the
> > > > afternoon show on 720?
> > > >
> > > I wish they would put Ludlow back on. Thats about the
> > only
> > > station I can pick up in mid-Ga that carried Ludlow.
> And
> > we
> > > need to hear a little down home radio every once in a
> > while.
> >
> > Just another example of Clear Channel putting its bank
> > account ahead of common sense. Why dump a program that's
> > popular across some parts of the South for a show that
> > nobody has ever heard of?
> >
>
