WMJI drops Casey Kasem's Top 40

[gr8oldies]

It's a great idea, and the way it could have happened would be for the Hall itself to simply start an LPFM non-profit station in its lobby and play audio from its archive. It's a very simple idea. At one time, there was such a thing at the Country Music Hall of Fame. It takes vision from the people at the Hall. If you wait for a profit-making company to do it, it's never going to happen. There is no profit in such a thing. Music organizations don't think about radio at all, even streaming radio stations.

There is an LPFM at the Birthplace of County Music Museum in Bristol, TN. At least before pandemic, they did a live re-creation of the Farm and Fun Hour. You can also dial a "radio" and hear short clips of the local station in the 40s, Grand Ole Opry and the Csrter Family on a border blaster.

 

[TheBigA]

There is an LPFM at the Birthplace of County Music Museum in Bristol, TN.

That's fantastic. I've never been there. The interplay of radio and the early days of country music were so integrated, and the Ken Burns documentary did a great job telling that part of the story.

 

[Rusty Muck]

I believe Kat Jackson is also. I don't know if they are live or voice tracked most of their shifts.

Kat AFAIK is out of the Akron-Canton studios as she cohosts the WKDD morning show with Keith Kennedy. The only daypart they are live in is with Nolan.

 

[gr8oldies]

That's fantastic. I've never been there. The interplay of radio and the early days of country music were so integrated, and the Ken Burns documentary did a great job telling that part of the story.

It's definitely worth a visit. They sponsor the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion. Like the documentary, there is heavy emphasis on the Carter Family and Johnny Cash. The movie visitors watch before entering the museum is narrated by John Carter Cash, only child of Johnny and June together.

 

[Rusty Muck]

The station is lacking so much local flavor, that I haven't listened to it since Spring. I really wish they'd rebrand, or at best...Let the public in on whatever they are trying to prove format and disc jockey wise. Outside of the obvious "We are Corporate Radio, so either like us or lump us we don't care....."

Maybe the long term "Majic" is how they are trying to make their audience disappear....

The “Majic” branding honestly should be retired. It meant something to 50s/60s oldies listeners in the 1990s and continued up to Lanigan’s retirement. Since the blowup of the morning show, there’s nothing left that makes the station any unique from any other classic hits station.

They could rename it “105-7 80s Plus” and the ratings would be no different.

 

[skiwest]

Since the blowup of the morning show, I was only tuning in for Casey's AT40 on Sunday morning. Now that it has been dropped, I don't listen at all. They could go jockless and the ratings would be no different.

 

[Northcoast43]

The “Majic” branding honestly should be retired. It meant something to 50s/60s oldies listeners in the 1990s and continued up to Lanigan’s retirement. Since the blowup of the morning show, there’s nothing left that makes the station any unique from any other classic hits station.

They could rename it “105-7 80s Plus” and the ratings would be no different.

Except for the fact that it really isn't even a classic hits station. At least, based on radio's current definitions of the genres.

As it's geared to a slightly older audience than "The Lake 106.5", maybe they could call it "The Pond"? Whatever they call it I wouldn't listen to, in it's current lineup and playlist anyway.

For the record. Don "Action" Jackson has resurfaced on a station called "Kiss (WGKS) 96.9" out of Lexington, Kentucky. Weekday's from 6 to 10 A.M. It is internet accessible, although I don't know how close to the Majic show he still presents.

 

[skiwest]

Speaking of ratings, can anyone provide the most recent ratings for Cleveland radio?

 

[Rusty Muck]

Except for the fact that it really isn't even a classic hits station. At least, based on radio's current definitions of the genres.

As it's geared to a slightly older audience than "The Lake 106.5", maybe they could call it "The Pond"? Whatever they call it I wouldn't listen to, in it's current lineup and playlist anyway.

For the record. Don "Action" Jackson has resurfaced on a station called "Kiss (WGKS) 96.9" out of Lexington, Kentucky. Weekday's from 6 to 10 A.M. It is internet accessible, although I don't know how close to the Majic show he still presents.

They weren't even classic hits by format definition throughout most of the 2010s! WMJI had one of the more older playlists of any station in the format, remaining very heavy on the 1970s long, long after everyone else went all-in on the 80s.

The overlap between classic hits and variety hits (The Lake) is so much that it is the Spiderman-pointing-at-Spiderman meme.

 

[TheBigA]

Speaking of ratings, can anyone provide the most recent ratings for Cleveland radio?

Here you go! WMJI dropped to #2!

https://ratings.****************/cgi-bin/rol.exe/arb019

 

[vw86]

Clearly because they dropped Casey Kasem.

(Joking aside, I do wonder if the P1 loss for dropping the AT40 replays was significant enough to warrant a second look at the decision)

 

[skiwest]

I listen to new music and there's a lot of good music out there these days, along with trash too, of course. Two of my favorite recent, as in the past 20 years, artists are Linkin' Park and The Weekend. I started liking Linkin' Park with their second hit called "In The End".

I listened to In The End, but I didn't like it. It sounds a bit hip-hoppish, which is not my cup of tea.

I did hear a relatively new song recently on one of the college stations (91.1?) by Kate Nash called One Eye. I guess it was a program of music suitable for Halloween. If I'm understanding the lyrics, it is rather morbid, but it is a catchy tune and she has a decent singing voice, which seems to be lacking nowadays in modern music.