Why are radio stations so disrespectful to their listeners?

[DashRiprock]

Yawn.

Lemme guess...you're someone who thinks Generic Johnny Middays will missed when he leaves and is replaced by someone new. After all, he was AWESOME at opening every break with the station name, positioning statement, and his name, right? Who needs content when you're great at that?!

But hey...any excuse to open the stupid Clear Channel bashing. As if the state of radio in any other company is so much better.

Not really. I’m a former listener of two legacy stations that were trashed due to poor decisions made by cc in Atlanta. A lot of good people lost their jobs as a result.

No worries for you though, it’s just stupid cc bashing. Yawn…

 

[trig]

Radio is disrespectful out of desperation by the corporate idiots that should stay out of the entertaiment business. The same idiots that couldn't figure out how to get HD in new cars like satellite did. Good luck trying to listen to 99x.com while driving in ATL traffic without an HD radio, that isn't even an option in 99% of most 08 models sold today.

Atlanta is a strong radio market due to its heavy traffic, much like LA. We are constantly stuck in our cars. Until HD radio is available when most people have the time to listen, its availability is irrelevant and insignificant to generating revenue as a result of the lack of listening.

Eventually most cell phones will be capable of free streaming websites that can be plugged into MP3 players in the car. This will be much more common before automakers decide that their XM/Sirius deals were a mistake and that free programming is what listeners will always demand. HD is way behind on this, and old school radio will become extinct even quicker as a result.

 

[jabba17]

Radio is disrespectful out of desperation by the corporate idiots that should stay out of the entertaiment business. The same idiots that couldn't figure out how to get HD in new cars like satellite did. Good luck trying to listen to 99x.com while driving in ATL traffic without an HD radio, that isn't even an option in 99% of most 08 models sold today.

Atlanta is a strong radio market due to its heavy traffic, much like LA. We are constantly stuck in our cars. Until HD radio is available when most people have the time to listen, its availability is irrelevant and insignificant to generating revenue as a result of the lack of listening.

Eventually most cell phones will be capable of free streaming websites that can be plugged into MP3 players in the car. This will be much more common before automakers decide that their XM/Sirius deals were a mistake and that free programming is what listeners will always demand. HD is way behind on this, and old school radio will become extinct even quicker as a result.

Good point. I'd like to know who the birdbrain at IBiquity was who was asleep at the switch when it came to pushing putting HD in OEM car radios.

Not everyone wants a freakin' table radio for HD! Why is it soooo hard to find an add-on tuner that can be plugged into the RCA jacks of any standard receiver?

 

[nightfly61]

Can I turn the tables a minute...
How about when LISTENERS are (again, a wayyyy overused word)..."disrespectful" to ANNOUNCERS...
(phone call)...
"Hi, WXXX"
"Yeah, what time does the Celtic's game come on today?"
"I don't know we aren't carrying that game"
"Well WHY NOT, it's a BIG GAME!!!"
"We're not contracted to carry it".
"Well you suck...who IS carrying it"?
"Probably WXXY down the dial".
"Well what's THEIR phone number"?
"I don't have their phone number they're not one of our sister stations".
Well what good are you then?
...(before you get a chance to start screaming at them "LOOK IT UP IN THE EFFIN" PHONE BOOK **** FOR BRAINS" they hang up. I think THAT's a little more "disrespectful" than a station dumping a format w/o promoing it!

 

[trusty]

How about when LISTENERS are (again, a wayyyy overused word)..."disrespectful" to ANNOUNCERS...

Apples & Oranges?

Corporate dissing Listeners.
Listeners dissing Announcers?
So, to complete the circle, you would have Announcers dissing Corporate.

Don't think so...

 

[nightfly61]

How about when LISTENERS are (again, a wayyyy overused word)..."disrespectful" to ANNOUNCERS...

Apples & Oranges?

Corporate dissing Listeners.
Listeners dissing Announcers?
So, to complete the circle, you would have Announcers dissing Corporate.

Don't think so...

Forgot announcers dissing listeners!

 

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

Forgot announcers dissing listeners!

Forgot corporate dissing announcers.

I think it is the classroom example of "cluster-dissing". :

 

[RoddyFreeman]

"Yeah, what time does the Celtic's game come on today?"
"I don't know we aren't carrying that game"
"Well WHY NOT, it's a BIG GAME!!!"
"We're not contracted to carry it".
"Well you suck...who IS carrying it"?

Some years ago, an irate fan cut the guy wires of a Detroit TV station's tower because they weren't carrying a Red Wings game. And the station actually was not able to carry the game if it had wanted to.

 

[lilburncommunityradio]

I truly commend Cumulus for how it publicly handled the 99X/Q100 move and introduction of the next big thing, Rock 100.5. (I'm not being one sided towards how well Cumulus handled this move, it was simply unexpected and well received).

When I was listening to Q100.5 in January and heard the GM of Cumulus radio in Atlanta sit down with the Bert Show and explain that things would be changing for Q100 and that they would be moving in 2 weeks to 99.7, it was mixed emotions. They announced the demise of 99x from FM radio (Which simply kills the station off the free-side, and you have to use an internet stream or buy HD radio to hear 99x now) and the move from 100.5. Cumulus went over this move for two weeks before the move, took calls from listeners, explained over and over what was happening and why, and to me, that shows character. I understand the business perspective of moving a low-billing station such as 99x (which at its prime was billing top $$), which has ALWAYS been a favorite of mine, that I continue to stream online. Granted the move of Q100 to 99.7 killed the FM station but it's still got the 99x feel (music wise) we all love. And here came the introduction of "something great to come to Atlanta radio". I was pleased to read that it was going to be Rock 100.5 at 100.5fm, with The Regular Guys. Great!

But at least they didn't do a flip right after Nascar went off the air to oldies; they didn't flip from Oldies to Jamz to Classic Rock all within a short period of time; they didn't just kill Rock for a Project that deserves an "F" from many people; they didn't simply move Z to a Dave format; there was some explanation. Cumulus explained to loyal listeners of both 99x and Q what was happening and they still cater today to the 99x crowd, even though it's in another medium. So yes, I see why you would not listen to 94.9. You feel dooped. Heck, I'd feel dooped if one morning I turned on 99.7 and was never given an explanation as to why Miley Cyrus was on 99x, then I'd listen to a station ID ("Q100 at 99.7") and wonder what happened to 99x!! But because of the explanations and not fully killing 99x off, I'm ok with listening to all 3.

omg theres so many things wrong in ur post i dont even know where to begin.
the only reason they even came out and said they were moving q 100 was so they didnt lose the q 100 listners. u think they gave a f**k what 99x listners thought?? they dont cater to the 99x crowd they said FU to us.
giving notice they were gonna do it didnt make it a good move for any of us. knowing some1 only has a couple weeks to live doesnt make it any better. even if u know its coming the end result is they still dead.

Well, When the 99x format became non sellable then why keep it? They did the same thing to oldies, and all of the other limited format choices. If ya cant sell it, then dump it... Its all about the cash cow.... M O N E Y ! Period.....

 

[nightfly61]

"Yeah, what time does the Celtic's game come on today?"
"I don't know we aren't carrying that game"
"Well WHY NOT, it's a BIG GAME!!!"
"We're not contracted to carry it".
"Well you suck...who IS carrying it"?

Some years ago, an irate fan cut the guy wires of a Detroit TV station's tower because they weren't carrying a Red Wings game. And the station actually was not able to carry the game if it had wanted to.

"dum- dum- dum...See Kayyy Ell Double You!!!"

 

[RoddyFreeman]

"Yeah, what time does the Celtic's game come on today?"
"I don't know we aren't carrying that game"
"Well WHY NOT, it's a BIG GAME!!!"
"We're not contracted to carry it".
"Well you suck...who IS carrying it"?

Some years ago, an irate fan cut the guy wires of a Detroit TV station's tower because they weren't carrying a Red Wings game. And the station actually was not able to carry the game if it had wanted to.

"dum- dum- dum...See Kayyy Ell Double You!!!"

You've heard the story! As a matter of fact, and you probably know this, the CKLW radio studios were next to that tower, and the jock on the air didn't want to leave. The security people made him leave.

 

[nightfly61]

I think it's "disrespectful" toward ClearChannel to bash them for firing people. I also think it would be disrespectful for those of us fired to file for unemployment or accept any severence pay. I will now leave my public library and be respectful & go back to my shelter room.

Have a little cheese with your whine. You sound like exactly the kind of person who gets fired from a company when job cuts are in the air. Nothing to offer but negativity. You'll always be first in line.

To everyone else who contributed to the thread......thanks for the input. Appreciated.

You're right...I should be positive about my job being cut...it would be "disrespectful to you the listener not to!"...I mean, if you were to lose your non radio job today I'm sure you'd be nothing but positive about it(besides, you'd have more time to listen to the radio to see how "respectful" your favorite liner card reader or beamed in voice is being today!
...btw...first in line for what? unemployment? I'll be "respectful" to you, the typical politically correct listener & tell you what everyone else is telling you...corporate could care less about you. The almighty dolla is all they worry about & if they could turn every station in their cluster 24 hour infomercials & make a mint doing it while keeping clients happy I'm sure they'd do it in a heartbeat & not bat an eye about "disrespecting" you...meanwhile people like you are boo hoo-ing about being "disrespected". Hah!
Do what you're supposed to do. Write a complaint letter to the station for them to keep on file (13).