That's not the problem with WHUD. They are the #1 station in Hudson Valley. The problem is advertisers are cutting back on spending, just as consumers are also spending less. This isn't a programming problem, but a financial one. The exact same problem is affecting all media, not just radio.
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WHUD Westchester County Reduces Staff
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Iām curious š§ Is there still a Hudson Valley Radio Discussion Board ???? In January I noted WHUD had a new Traffic & News Service. I was told To put it in Hudson Valley. A few weeks ago I mentioned Mike & Kacey were split up. I got sarcastic answers. Now ? Itās okay to put WHUD in NYC ? I wish I got such intelligent answers to my posts š¤·
Not exactly. This thread should actually appear here, not NYC:
What do you mean by 'responsive audience'? Broadcasting is a one-way form of media. Social Media is two way.
Broadcasting, radio, in particular, has been around for over 100 years. Advertisers have been sponsoring radio programming since when the first call signs were issued. Advertisers haven't seen the same value in a 100-year-old form of media as they did in social media just a few years ago. Fast forward to post-COVID; advertisers don't seem to be as interested in any form of media.
And like BigA said already (maybe even twice) WHUD has a huge audience already. Public stations nationwide like NPR affiliates are also having to cut due to a lack of understanding and donations. And yet, these stations are top five for the past five years.
How do you know that? Have you participated in research or focus groups? My guess? Nope.
Up until recently, I owned radio stations for several years and have worked in the industry professionally since I was seventeen.
Now, had I been on the air, I would have included something about polishing one's Torino.
So there is
Alright but is there still A Hudson Valley Section ? As I mentioned a few minutes ago. I posted the same info Weeks-Months ago . I had to jump through hoops to get replies & when I did a few were quite sarcastic. This person posts & gets 41 replies. 41 intelligent replies. What gives ?
Sometimes life is unfair.
No. That's been addressed at length here:
There are three sub-boards for New York State, then the general New York State radio board that covers all of the sub-boards.
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Many boards with little or no traffic are being consolidated. There's a long thread about it that explains why:
Thank you
Dozens of responses. All (misplaced) ageist attacks, deflecting responsibility, or both.
But none answering the very simple question I posed: What is it that your radio station can give the listeners that they can't get anywhere else, including the internet?
Seems like a simple enough question. I suspect it's going unanswered because none of the angry responses came from people who are actually employed by a radio station.
But none answering the very simple question I posed: What is it that your radio station can give the listeners that they can't get anywhere else, including the internet?
Seems like a simple enough question. I suspect it's going unanswered because none of the angry responses came from people who are actually employed by a radio station.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channelā¢
While I cannot divulge my source because they still have ties to Pamal, I can tell you that this is the culmination of a sequence of events (many of which sounded like incompetent management when I heard them), starting with the abrupt departure of WHUD PD Steve Petrone and midday / MD Tom Furci in December 2022.
For several weeks last year, Kacey (Green) co-hosted the morning show with Mike Bennett, then voicetracked middays, making it sound on the air as if Pamal had her locked in the studio for nine straight hours every weekday without a break. That's something no station should ever do, because the listeners do eventually notice.
To their credit, WHUD does manage to stay live during the daytime shifts and most of the weekend.
For several weeks last year, Kacey (Green) co-hosted the morning show with Mike Bennett, then voicetracked middays, making it sound on the air as if Pamal had her locked in the studio for nine straight hours every weekday without a break. That's something no station should ever do, because the listeners do eventually notice.
To their credit, WHUD does manage to stay live during the daytime shifts and most of the weekend.
And you don't seem to want to give us your salient thoughts, other than radio is bad, plus you're defensive about your age.
We've already explained that more than once and can't help if you aren't paying attention, so let's try it again: Radio is still number one for consumers of media, with over ten million listeners each day. Radio is free entertainment and music with the only price of admission asking you to listen to commercials. Sure, there are duplicated streams of radios stations on the Internet, but they are mostly duplicates. Subscription streams require subscriptions or listening to commercials.
I'm actually working with/for forty two radio stations at the moment. Does that count?
It's a fair question: A free curated, hosted music service, coupled with local information, with no membership, username, or password. Try to get that anywhere else. It's cheap and easy. People love cheap and easy. Turn it on and it's there. You might be able to get the music someplace else, but they require personal information from you, and sometimes require a credit card.
No anger here. I love what I do, and love who I work with.
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WHUD is a suburban NYC signal. Nothing wrong with it being here.
MassMusicMan
Banned
Maybe Pamal would have the money to pay jocks if it didn't pay Chuck Benfer to talk out of his ass and bully people.
Occam's Razor. I love watching Pamal circle the drain. If PPM ever comes to Albany, that's the ballgame. Their stations just straight up aren't interesting.
Occam's Razor. I love watching Pamal circle the drain. If PPM ever comes to Albany, that's the ballgame. Their stations just straight up aren't interesting.
local information.. wildfire location/size/growth information, if a river has started flowing again after winter.. information on community events. weather information
Radio Jackie. It's owned by a wealthy individual who made his money elsewhere and wants to blow his fortune running a full-service suburban radio station as a hobby. It provides a good service, but it isn't profitable - it's not rated so nobody knows if anyone is actually listening, and it doesn't matter if anyone is actually listening because the station doesn't need to make a dime.
(I notice that since I last looked at it, even Jackie has made some cuts. It used to be presented 24/7, but now has "through the night" music from midnight through 7am.)
Some of us "Real Broadcasters" even get to play songs, singers and styles that the big boys won't even touch. I'm still enjoying working in this business, after 8 years and see no signs of stopping. Many of the people, I know, still listen to the radio. It's still a popular source for all our go to musical and informational needs. People are still telling me how much they love and appreciate this broadcast. For anyone to suggest radio is dying, is dead wrong. If people are still dependent on it, to entertain and inform them, then it's serving a purpose.
Dan <><
P.S. I even get to play the local performers and forgotten classics, that don't get airtime elsewhere.
In closing: This "Real Broadcaster" doesn't even charge a dime or require you to sign up with some service to listen to the broadcast. All I ask is for you to tune in locally at 93.3 FM or stream me at wpjb.org and enjoy.
Dan <><
P.S. I even get to play the local performers and forgotten classics, that don't get airtime elsewhere.
In closing: This "Real Broadcaster" doesn't even charge a dime or require you to sign up with some service to listen to the broadcast. All I ask is for you to tune in locally at 93.3 FM or stream me at wpjb.org and enjoy.
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K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channelā¢
Hudson Valley was, if memory serves, one of the original PPM markets but was later downgraded back to twice-yearly diary reporting. Lance?
MassMusicMan
Banned
Love them. Discovered them on my first visit to London in 2016.
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