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Will KYSR's shift in focus have any effect on it's HD-2?

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Radiogeek500

Since KYSR has pretty much gone back to being "Today's Best Music" wonder what this will mean for it's 80s side channel.

Could be another opportunity to promote HD Radio, talk to the KYSR listener who might not be happy about hearing less 80s that "hey, we're operating a all 80s station on the side, but you need to buy a HD Radio to hear it"!<P ID="signature">______________
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> Since KYSR has pretty much gone back to being "Today's Best
> Music" wonder what this will mean for it's 80s side channel.
>
>
> Could be another opportunity to promote HD Radio, talk to
> the KYSR listener who might not be happy about hearing less
> 80s that "hey, we're operating a all 80s station on the
> side, but you need to buy a HD Radio to hear it"!
>

It will mean nothing. Mike Marino does not program Star or Hot's HD-2 formats.
 
Okay, Mr. "Inside" ...

> Mike Marino does not program Star or
> Hot's HD-2 formats.

Are they, as we suspect, simply being programmed from CC Corporate with the MusicGen files just being uploaded remotely to the NextGen automation?
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Re: Okay, Mr. "Inside" ...

> > Mike Marino does not program Star or
> > Hot's HD-2 formats.
>
> Are they, as we suspect, simply being programmed from CC
> Corporate with the MusicGen files just being uploaded
> remotely to the NextGen automation?
>

To my knowledge the programming is not done remotely, it's done in-house. In most cases with the HD-2 stations (at least for Clear Channel), the main PD is involved in name only, and the stations are often programmed by the APD, the MD, or someone else (for instance, KIIS's is done by a guy who was a phone-op at the station, no joke). The main PDs certainly have a lot of say as to what's going on the channels, but it is by far not on their list of major concerns.
 
He speaks true.

> > > Mike Marino does not program Star or
> > > Hot's HD-2 formats.
> >
> > Are they, as we suspect, simply being programmed from CC
> > Corporate with the MusicGen files just being uploaded
> > remotely to the NextGen automation?
> >
>
> To my knowledge the programming is not done remotely, it's
> done in-house. In most cases with the HD-2 stations (at
> least for Clear Channel), the main PD is involved in name
> only, and the stations are often programmed by the APD, the
> MD, or someone else (for instance, KIIS's is done by a guy
> who was a phone-op at the station, no joke). The main PDs
> certainly have a lot of say as to what's going on the
> channels, but it is by far not on their list of major
> concerns.
>
I believe it for now anyway. Remeember there are literally about ten people listening to ANY station's HD stream right now, so until the recievers are afforable to the regular listener and that same listener actually figures out what HD IS and that it is another station that they can listen to??.......until then which should not be at least another year plus or so, whats the point of wasting a PD's time with that menucia? let the MD, APD, Music Intern or Phone op program it until the listeners are actually LISTENING to it.
 
Re: He speaks true.

> I believe it for now anyway. Remeember there are literally
> about ten people listening to ANY station's HD stream right
> now, so until the recievers are afforable to the regular
> listener and that same listener actually figures out what HD
> IS and that it is another station that they can listen
> to??.......until then which should not be at least another
> year plus or so, whats the point of wasting a PD's time with
> that menucia? let the MD, APD, Music Intern or Phone op
> program it until the listeners are actually LISTENING to it.

The word, professor, is "minutiae" which is described as a "minute or minor detail (usually plural)".

I think CC, Infinity, et al, consider their HD streams slightly more important than that, and I doubt you will see the interns acting as programmers for anything approaching long-term.

Remember, most of the HD-2 streams were started rather quickly as part of an industry-wide effort to get something on the air to stimulate HD receiver sales. It is a good strategy because only by having a lot of potential choices will the consumer see the new technology as worth having, and that is necessary for prices to drop.

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Re: He speaks true.

> The word, professor, is "minutiae" which is described as a
> "minute or minor detail (usually plural)".

Yeah, I think "menucia" is a Bolivian dish made out of pig intestines.
 
Re: Okay, Mr. "Inside" ...

> > > Mike Marino does not program Star or
> > > Hot's HD-2 formats.
> >
> > Are they, as we suspect, simply being programmed from CC
> > Corporate with the MusicGen files just being uploaded
> > remotely to the NextGen automation?
> >
>
> To my knowledge the programming is not done remotely, it's
> done in-house. In most cases with the HD-2 stations (at
> least for Clear Channel), the main PD is involved in name
> only, and the stations are often programmed by the APD, the
> MD, or someone else (for instance, KIIS's is done by a guy
> who was a phone-op at the station, no joke). The main PDs
> certainly have a lot of say as to what's going on the
> channels, but it is by far not on their list of major
> concerns.
>

I'd agree with eveything except I'd go further by saying the CCLA traditional fm signal pd's really don't have day to day invovement in the HD2 programming at all. The HD2 formats really are locally programmed.

Example: Hot Mega Oldies has a full staff of local tracked personalities and certainly is locally programmed by Ron Shapiro. It is streamed online 24/7. The jocks provide current L.A. info. just like a traditional fm. And IMHO, the music and presentation are much better than Hot 92 Jamz. What a difference a PD can make.
 
Re: He speaks true.

> > The word, professor, is "minutiae" which is described as a
>
> > "minute or minor detail (usually plural)".
>
> Yeah, I think "menucia" is a Bolivian dish made out of pig
> intestines.
>
Isn't Menucia east of Placentia and north of wittier?
 
Re: He speaks true.

> Isn't Menucia east of Placentia and north of wittier?

Is that "north of wittier" (alluding to to someone's wit) or "north of Whittier" (somewhere in the vicinity of El Monte)?<P ID="signature">______________


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Re: He speaks true.

> > Isn't Menucia east of Placentia and north of wittier?
>
> Is that "north of wittier" (alluding to to someone's wit) or
> "north of Whittier" (somewhere in the vicinity of El Monte)?
>
Exactly right.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by zumahans1 on 04/13/06 12:23 AM.</FONT></P>
 
Re: He speaks true.

> > > Isn't Menucia east of Placentia and north of wittier?
> >
> > Is that "north of wittier" (alluding to to someone's wit)
> or
> > "north of Whittier" (somewhere in the vicinity of El
> Monte)?
> >
> Exactly right.

Ah, a double entendre. Thought that might have been the case.

In any case, this has definitely become minutiae.<P ID="signature">______________


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