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Why not some thoughts "outside the box??"

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taylorengineer

OK......
In response to the thread below.
If music formatics are tired( I agree).....and conservative talk is tired(I agree)....why does that mean there is only "Hottalk" left as a format???(The Regular Guys??....you gotta' be kiddin'!!)
When is some rocket scientist gonna' figure out something completely new and different to do with this wasteland we lovingly refer to as radio?
What about:
1. Gameshow radio. I could see Christopher Rude as a game show host.....he has a quick wit and can think on his feet. I could see Dan Patrick doing game show radio. After all, doesn't research show all these stupid contests and giveaways are cume builders?
2. Bring back the bands and live radio.(Geez....sounds REAL expensive....)I always wanted to do a Saturday morning combination pancake breakfast radio show.
3. Turn the audio over to data streams.....send out XXX porno....girls/donkeys...good stuff like that.
What else could you do with a little radio frequency energy?
All commercials radio? Might not be a bad idea if the commercials were good! At least we could get down to the essence of commercial radio.....and you gotta' admit....some commercials you could listen to all day(smile)
How about a whole format themed after some societal aberation....kinda like the Homer Simpson format? Homey 103.9?? A whole presentation by sociopaths....a celebration of compulsive handwashing featuring the music of Pink Floyd......
I dunno'.....seems like it's time to try something new.
I'm getting bored!
 
I kinda like the station on Live365 that plays nothing but 70's porn music. ha.
 
That was my point: FM that's not dependent on music. It could be anything. Spoken-word formats are just that. More that than anything else.
 
Well I would say you are thinking outside of the box, way outside of the box.

Luckily the FCC doesn't moniotr this page as they may think the donkey comment was a little to titillating and issue a fine!

Thinking outside of the box, what about a anti-morning show.....News at the top/bottom of each hour, traffic 4x an hour (nlt 60 seconds), no bits longer than 2 minutes and you must play at least four songs per half-hour? Get rid of the clutter, No Phone calls, NO CONTESTS - They only benefit the prize hogs!

Talking with people and reading about the PPM's (portable people meters) tests it is middays and afternoon drive shows that are the most listened to dayparts.
 
I just recently subscribed to XM and I'm enjoying all the alternatives to the bland terrestrial programming. Depending on my mood I might tune in the 40's channel or the '80's. I might choose one of the several all-comedy channels or perhaps the dozen or so classic rock options. Maybe tomorrow it will be movie soundtracks and showtunes. And of course, a half-dozen jazz stations with the occasional new age/ambient frequency. There are - quite literally - TONS of options out there for programming. I'm not a programmer, nor a p.d. or g.m., but my guess is that the powers-that-be are too frightened by the possibility of what MIGHT happen if they went out on a limb that they never try to MAKE things happen.

How much ground will terrestrial radio lose to satellite over the coming years? (no pun intended)
 
I kinda' like the concept of a "anti-morning show!"
180 degree phase reversals for morning show hosts might lead to an interesting radio inversion. A radio "black hole" if you will....from which no entertainment or talent can escape.
Point in physics: where does that leave us? Are we sucked into the black hole too? And when the radio mass reaches critical density does it explode and cause another inversion....an anti inversion?
Exactly how would this affect Q100?
 
How will this affect the Hispanic Frequency's on the air now, and the ones that are coming soon.
94.1 flips to hispanic
94.9 flips to hispanic news talk
95.5 flips to hispanic religious
98.5 flips to hispanic garden talk
Hey, thats a format idea!!!!!! I like it.
 
lilburncommunityradio said:
How will this affect the Hispanic Frequency's on the air now, and the ones that are coming soon.
94.1 flips to hispanic
94.9 flips to hispanic news talk
95.5 flips to hispanic religious
98.5 flips to hispanic garden talk
Hey, thats a format idea!!!!!! I like it.
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99.7 flips to hispanic cooking
100.3 flips to hispanic clea.... ooops going to far.
 
I recently subscribed to XM and I’ve been listening to everything it has to offer. I’m enjoying the classic radio channel. Those old shows were very well done. How about a "radio theater" format? It almost makes you forget that you’re stuck in a massive traffic jam. In 2006, that would be way outside the box. How about it Mr. Weber?
 
He wrote: I kinda' like the concept of a "anti-morning show!" 180 degree phase reversals for morning show hosts might lead to an interesting radio inversion. A radio "black hole" if you will....from which no entertainment or talent can escape...Exactly how would this affect Q100?

FYI: The Bert Show IS Q100. Most morning shows are 50% or better of their station's total revenue. Stations that launch under the banner "jockless," almost never succeed in the longterm. If you like the "anti-morning show" concept, I hope you don't own stock in radio.
 
ScooterB said:
Stations that launch under the banner "jockless," almost never succeed in the longterm. If you like the "anti-morning show" concept, I hope you don't own stock in radio.
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Need to look at the PPM reports, tests have shown that morning shows are not the draw they use to be. People in the test markets were listening to Midday and Afternoon shows much longer and more frequently. The PPM tests are scaring people in sales, programing and ad agencies and here is why, instead of getting listener information, lets say 2000 books a month from a market, they will get that same number but on a daily basis. We will see what effect it has, because they are launching the PPM in Philadelphia in Jan. 2007, with the results published in April for a Jan-Feb-Mar time period.

Get the ratings, 12+, for the fall book,
 
Hispanic garden talk......way to go Rex! Now.....your thinking outside the box!!
I like the radio theatre idea.....it's what radio used to be before television. Jack Benny didn't have to talk about farts to get a laugh.....George and Gracie were great together without one faint mention of kinky sex. These were truly talented people.....not the sort of people you hear on the radio today!
You really could incorperate contesting with radio drama.....if you could find the right people.But once it becomes sucessful....it will get too expensive....and the series will be canceled. And then we would get the radio version of "Survivior!"
But could a radio version of "Who wants to be a Millioniare" work? I'd like to see that with Ryan C., from V103, as host.....or maybe the Regis like Steve McCoy.....Vickie could even be there to supply bubbles!
 
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