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wqck baton rouge update

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smashedcd

wqck has been taken over by emf broadcasting. they took control june 20th. they have dropped pastor larry stockstills 90 second hourly spots and have dropped teaching programs from 7-10 to 7-9. i dont know which ones were dropped but i will find out tomorrow. i dont know what klove is waiting on but for now. the bridge is commercial free. running only one psa per hour. <P ID="signature">______________
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Re: klove 92.7 7/1/05--update

> www.thebridgefm.com
>

Sad day for Radio in Baton Rouge.. they loose a station that services the community, and happy day for you! Your finally getting your Klove.


Program Director/Music Director
X Music Online
The X
Today's Best Music
http://www.xmusiconline.com/</P>
 
Religious updates in general for Louisiana

> > www.thebridgefm.com
> >
>
> Sad day for Radio in Baton Rouge.. they loose a station that
> services the community, and happy day for you! Your finally
> getting your Klove.


I figure smashed been waiting for this for a while (I'm actually surprised he isn't saying more about it on the Louisiana forum)...I remember reading his posts on the Louisiana format board about K-Love....

But technically, BR has lost two local religious broadcasters this year. WNDC 910 am went off the air due to financial reasons and is in the process of trying to get FCC approval for the sale. And Bethany's sale to EMF of 92.7 the Bridge.

And other newsworty in LA.....

Unknown as of yet, is what will happen to Citadel's Praise and Worship station "Praise" in New Orleans on 94.9/94.7. The station has been sold to another interest who has stated that no one will be let go. But in radio , no one ever knows..... Citadel however is buying two other stations in the market and is expected to possibly move Praise to one of them if Southeast broadcasting doesn't hold on to the P and W station.

Another unknown is if Wilkins Broadcasting under the corporate name Cajun Radio will buy KTIB am Thibodaux which has been under much in-roads fighting between the current owners. It has been said that If Wilkins does buy it, it will have secular programming on it, It did show up on their network station page up until recently however...


RFLA
 
Re: Religious updates in general for Louisiana

> > Sad day for Radio in Baton Rouge..

You're right. It is sad. The Bridge had lots of potential
at one time. And not that the EMF guys are not great people,
but, there's no way they can service the local Christian listeners
the way The Bridge could have. I hear Chip Bailey, the sales manager
at The Bridge, is staying on as KLOVE's Louisiana rep. He's a great guy!
 
Re: klove 92.7 7/1/05--update

> > www.thebridgefm.com
> >
>
> Sad day for Radio in Baton Rouge.. they loose a station that
> services the community, and happy day for you! Your finally
> getting your Klove.
>
>
> Program Director/Music Director
> X Music Online
> The X
> Today's Best Music
> http://www.xmusiconline.com/
>
i was the first doner to sign up. 2 weeks ago!!<P ID="signature">______________
note to tvland...bring back wkrp!!!</P>
 
Re: Religious updates in general for Louisiana

> > > Sad day for Radio in Baton Rouge..
>
> You're right. It is sad. The Bridge had lots of potential
> at one time. And not that the EMF guys are not great
> people,
> but, there's no way they can service the local Christian
> listeners
> the way The Bridge could have. I hear Chip Bailey, the
> sales manager
> at The Bridge, is staying on as KLOVE's Louisiana rep. He's
> a great guy!
>
to clarify some things. yes i was fired by bro larry. a long time ago. should i let it go. yes. but unless what happened to me has happened to you, you would never understand. at one time i put in about 80+ hours a week at that station. i was only paid for 36. my actual airshift. i didnt mind then because i had no wife or kids. but when bethanny took over they came up with these rules. shirts must have a collar. must be well groomed. must GO TO BETHANY!!...i was treated dirty by them. and yes i am bitter. i have been trying for about 8 years to let this go. now maybe i can...and aside from that i coulnt stand the self promotion of their church on their station. at least its not controlled by one church group now. i actuallly have held back a lot on here. i have tried to keep this as just relating to the change. but sometimes the bitterness comes out. now i am theu venting. :)<P ID="signature">______________
note to tvland...bring back wkrp!!!</P>
 
Re: Bethany

smashed cd wrote:
" at one time i put in about 80+ hours a week at that station. i was only paid for 36. my actual airshift. i didnt mind then because i had no wife or kids. but when bethanny took over they came up with these rules. shirts must have a collar. must be well groomed. must GO TO BETHANY!!...i was treated dirty by them. and yes i am bitter. i have been trying for about 8 years to let this go. now maybe i can."

Everyone has experienced a bad work environment at one point or another. Sometimes, employers treat staff like resources, with limited respect. And the hours... most of us on this board can probably relate to that. There is no excuse for overworking and overwhelming a staff. (Whether you were single or not shouldn't make the difference).

You apparently had a bad experience. That isn't to say everyone there did or is. There are several sides to every story.

The rules you listed above don't really seem unreasonable. And I imagine many of those overtime hours were ones you worked regularly without complaint. Most work environments have dress codes, and it isn't suprising that a station might want their staff to be connected to the school. It sounds extreme, but it certainly doesn't appear a hill everyone would die on. It was the hill you died on though, so of course it hurts.

But 8 years? God can use ANYTHING to move us in a new direction. Sounds like for you, He definitely used this. You just weren't a fit there. Either they wouldn't flex or you wouldn't change.

The best life lesson you can learn from it is where YOU were wrong and what YOU could have done to make it better for them and God and yourself. You were fired for a reason...focus on that reason and fix it. (there is always truth in every correction and critism). Then take that new you to the next place. Forget about their responsibility in it. Blame is what is keeping your bitterness alive. Accountability will help let it go.

:)

-e<P ID="signature">______________
RADIOELIZABETH
Pleasant, Passionate, Persuasive
www.radioelizabeth.com</P>
 
Re: Bethany (thaks e)

> smashed cd wrote:
> " at one time i put in about 80+ hours a week at that
> station. i was only paid for 36. my actual airshift. i didnt
> mind then because i had no wife or kids. but when bethanny
> took over they came up with these rules. shirts must have a
> collar. must be well groomed. must GO TO BETHANY!!...i was
> treated dirty by them. and yes i am bitter. i have been
> trying for about 8 years to let this go. now maybe i can."
>
> Everyone has experienced a bad work environment at one point
> or another. Sometimes, employers treat staff like resources,
> with limited respect. And the hours... most of us on this
> board can probably relate to that. There is no excuse for
> overworking and overwhelming a staff. (Whether you were
> single or not shouldn't make the difference).
>
> You apparently had a bad experience. That isn't to say
> everyone there did or is. There are several sides to every
> story.
>
> The rules you listed above don't really seem unreasonable.
> And I imagine many of those overtime hours were ones you
> worked regularly without complaint. Most work environments
> have dress codes, and it isn't suprising that a station
> might want their staff to be connected to the school. It
> sounds extreme, but it certainly doesn't appear a hill
> everyone would die on. It was the hill you died on though,
> so of course it hurts.
>
> But 8 years? God can use ANYTHING to move us in a new
> direction. Sounds like for you, He definitely used this. You
> just weren't a fit there. Either they wouldn't flex or you
> wouldn't change.
>
> The best life lesson you can learn from it is where YOU were
> wrong and what YOU could have done to make it better for
> them and God and yourself. You were fired for a
> reason...focus on that reason and fix it. (there is always
> truth in every correction and critism). Then take that new
> you to the next place. Forget about their responsibility in
> it. Blame is what is keeping your bitterness alive.
> Accountability will help let it go.
>
> :)
>
> -e
>
today is the last day of the bridge. i actually did work at another station after that but the hours were killing me. 2 jobs, 80-100 hours a week. i resigned within 2 months. i am settled down with a house wife and kid. and several cats :)..so unless some new station comes to town i am out of radio. i make almost triple what i made then on my regular job now.
and yes i was a long haired hippie then.....<P ID="signature">______________
note to tvland...bring back wkrp!!!</P>
 
Re: Bethany

> Accountability will help let it go.

Very well put radioelizabeth. It's all about GRACE.
God only knows where I'd be without it! I'm praying
for healing in your heart toward the church bro!
You seem like a good man!
 
Re: Local

Local churches shouldn't own radio stations. It is hard for them to remain neutral toward other churches in their communities.

Likewise nationwide 100% sat fed networks shouldn't own radio stations as they don't serve there communities at all, which is worse than the first case!
 
Re: Local

> Local churches shouldn't own radio stations. It is hard for
> them to remain neutral toward other churches in their
> communities.
>
> Likewise nationwide 100% sat fed networks shouldn't own
> radio stations as they don't serve there communities at all,
> which is worse than the first case!
>
sorry i disagree. a sat feed does serve the community. the whole community not just the ones at a 50,000 member church. klove is a great station. i have heard nothing but positive responce locally!! and before anyone says it. yes i am a supporter financially..i also support air 1..<P ID="signature">______________
note to tvland...bring back wkrp!!!</P>
 
Re: Local

> sorry i disagree. a sat feed does serve the community. the
> whole community not just the ones at a 50,000 member church.
> klove is a great station. i have heard nothing but positive
> responce locally!! and before anyone says it. yes i am a
> supporter financially..i also support air 1..
>

I could argue the point but I wont :) Glad your enjoying K-Love...
 
Re: Local

> > sorry i disagree. a sat feed does serve the community. the
>
> > whole community not just the ones at a 50,000 member
> church.
> > klove is a great station. i have heard nothing but
> positive
> > responce locally!! and before anyone says it. yes i am a
> > supporter financially..i also support air 1..
> >
>
> I could argue the point but I wont :) Glad your enjoying
> K-Love...
>
well a station that is VTed want either..as the bridge was!! and also we have newsradio 1150 wjbo/wwl 870am/am 1300 wibr /96.1 the river..all doing updates all day on hurricanes and wjbo/wwl both are non stop coverage when a storm is nearby. actually the whole CC cluster broadcasts wjbo...so i can listen to music on klove and get hurricane info from CC....and NO radio station gives updates on the weather on weekends or at night. none of them!!!! at all!!! so if a tornado warning is issued at 1am the only way you will find out is if you have a weather radio.<P ID="signature">______________
note to tvland...bring back wkrp!!!</P>
 
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