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Radio 25 said:
Nothing ratings wise. I wonder how long they will hold onto the News Talk format.
Heck, I like the format myself. Sure would be nice if they would keep it all news during the weekend.
That is my only complaint against WMNI. It is a waste of two signals during the weekend hours though.
As I pointed out last year, they will at least try it out on their new WMNI-FM tower site. The new tower site for WMNI-FM is not on the air yet. At least the last time I checked.
That is my only complaint against WMNI. It is a waste of two signals during the weekend hours though.
As I pointed out last year, they will at least try it out on their new WMNI-FM tower site. The new tower site for WMNI-FM is not on the air yet. At least the last time I checked.
Ratings-wise it's an unmitigated disaster. A .2 share in the just-released PPMs, down from a .3? C'mon. Maybe it's a protracted April Fool's joke. I guess Matt Mnich has priorities that trump profit these day. Maybe they're thinking it's going to explode (all the way to a .4, perhaps?) when they upgrade the signal some.
And that's just the FM. WMNI-AM has completely disappeared from the radar. Are they still on the air??
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del_griffith
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For grins and giggles, lets propose what these stations should be doing, what the anticipated share would be, the cost and the income.
I thank everyone for their input. I think the network is doing a poor job. The old All News network from NBC was really good and that is how I wish a network would offer. I also agree the week ends are a waste. It would be great if some network would bring back the concept of the old NBC "Monitor' format.
Now since we agree it was a bad move. What would you do if you had the two stations and you know the market well.
Would you go back to Adult standards on the AM side or do you have another format in mind.
Then what would you put on the FM side?
Now since we agree it was a bad move. What would you do if you had the two stations and you know the market well.
Would you go back to Adult standards on the AM side or do you have another format in mind.
Then what would you put on the FM side?
Just reverse the AM to the format it had before all-news. The FM might consider classic country depending on if K95.5 becomes a sports station.
And when I say classic country, I mean the format 95.5 had as The Hawk. Not the way they do it now as K95.5, with one or two classic songs an hour. That's why their ratings have dropped, because they ditched the classic country.
And when I say classic country, I mean the format 95.5 had as The Hawk. Not the way they do it now as K95.5, with one or two classic songs an hour. That's why their ratings have dropped, because they ditched the classic country.
billf82 said:
I don't know for sure, but I would bet that K95.5's demos in Classic Country were even older than what WTVN has now. I.e., not sales friendly. But oddly Nabco doesn't seem concerned with sales potential on 103.9, so maybe they'll do it. Honestly, I don't know why those guys even subscribe to Arbitron...
THIS is the comment I was referring to. My guess if someone would buy it, would they keep The Blitz or flip it? Rock stations on FM have been falling by the wayside over the last couple of years, especially Active Rock stations. WXEG went Alternative last year and dumped Active Rock, much to the dismay of its many fans. They could try Adult Hits on 99.7, which was picking up steam on 98.9 before Salem flipped it from Jack FM, although Fly 92.9 in Dayton has had a ton of ebb and flow with the format since they flipped from Heritage Top 40 Z-93 back on November 2, 2007. I'd like to see Saga get it and put Mix on 99.7 and give WNCI a real run for its money on a much bigger and better signal than 107.9.mxyzptlk said:
Remember when the catch phrase for PD's was "get it"? They always wanted to know if you, as a talent "got it", which essentially meant they were asking
if you agreed with them. These days, it seems that someone should be asking the people that are running things if THEY "get it". As an industry, radio just seems bound and determined to forget every lesson ever learned and to diminish the medium to a point where it has little value to their pockets or to their listeners. This isn't WMNI specific, although I do wonder what the heck they are thinking. This is a thought about radio in general. All news won't work unless you have a ton of news and a staff to cover the stories. CNN worked because they had contributors around the globe and they took you places as things were happening. Having some poor schlub pulling AP wire copy and re-writing it so the anchor can re-read it every thirty minutes is not an effort worthy of the air...just my opinion. Running pre-recorded talk shows that the listener can't talk to is silly. If the listener can't participate it is not TALK radio, it is listen radio. If your news headlines are the same as 8:00pm as they were at noon, who cares? Why are newspapers dying? Because by the time they get to you, it's all old. We have remote controlled and microwaved our attention to the next...
Again, just my opinion. If I was all that smart, I'd be on the air instead of on a message board.
if you agreed with them. These days, it seems that someone should be asking the people that are running things if THEY "get it". As an industry, radio just seems bound and determined to forget every lesson ever learned and to diminish the medium to a point where it has little value to their pockets or to their listeners. This isn't WMNI specific, although I do wonder what the heck they are thinking. This is a thought about radio in general. All news won't work unless you have a ton of news and a staff to cover the stories. CNN worked because they had contributors around the globe and they took you places as things were happening. Having some poor schlub pulling AP wire copy and re-writing it so the anchor can re-read it every thirty minutes is not an effort worthy of the air...just my opinion. Running pre-recorded talk shows that the listener can't talk to is silly. If the listener can't participate it is not TALK radio, it is listen radio. If your news headlines are the same as 8:00pm as they were at noon, who cares? Why are newspapers dying? Because by the time they get to you, it's all old. We have remote controlled and microwaved our attention to the next...
Again, just my opinion. If I was all that smart, I'd be on the air instead of on a message board.
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