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WRR--change for the sake of change?

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MikeShannon914

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First, they dump the wonderful Tempie Lindsey from the lineup a week or two ago, and now Amy Bishop is pushed to middays. I'm guessing Greg Davis is still there, correct?

From WRR's email blast today: "There are a few changes to the daily line up as well: former weekend host, Barry Samsula, takes the morning slot with Breakfast with Barry from 6-10 a.m. followed by Amy Bishop from 10-3 p.m. with At Work with Amy and WRR's Kevin Pytcher and Ed Blaylock swap shifts for the Classical Carpool with Ed from 3- 7 p.m. and the Concert Hall with Kevin from 7- midnight. This allows WRR to broadcast longer pieces during the dinner hour. Listeners can also hear their favorite announcers throughout the weekends."
 
WTF???

She is PD of WRR AND STILL PD at the abq station? What are the numbers now in ABQ? just because she has a degree in music doesn't mean she knows how to program radio.

And she is a major player at AGM.

The Friends of WRR gang better be watching this VERY closely! I smell a possible LMA and takeover of WRR in the works!

Who do we contact at WRR to voice our opinion on this and have someone else at the helm?

-BGH
 
Since WRR went digital, I've wondered for a while now, why they have not programmed some other music that doesn't normally get played (on any other stations) on an HD-2 channel.... For instance, Film / Musical / Broadway Music. Besides the populist greatest hits of Star Wars, or Titianic, or whatever gets some airplay on occasion now....
There are boat loads of great film music that many WRR listeners love, that could be aired on an HD-2 channel.

Well, good news.... I have heard that WRR has plans for an HD-2 and an HD-3 channel. Roll out dates are unknown at this time.

This would be far more economical for WRR than the millions of dollars that KERA radio spent in starting a second radio station.... instead of spending much less money to simply go digital, and program a 91.7 on an HD-2 channel. My, how efficient that would have been to be able to see the titles and artists for the rare or generally unknown music that KXT enjoys playing....
Certainly other public radio stations have gone digital and are using their HD-2 and HD-3 chanels already.
 
This would be far more economical for WRR than the millions of dollars that KERA radio spent in starting a second radio station.... instead of spending much less money to simply go digital, and program a 91.7 on an HD-2 channel. My, how efficient that would have been to be able to see the titles and artists for the rare or generally unknown music that KXT enjoys playing....
Certainly other public radio stations have gone digital and are using their HD-2 and HD-3 chanels already.
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Yet only 2 percent of media consumers actually USE HD radio - fewer than those who still use the lowly cassette tape. Not worth spending the money on equipment upgrades.
 
mediawonk said:
This would be far more economical for WRR than the millions of dollars that KERA radio spent in starting a second radio station.... instead of spending much less money to simply go digital, and program a 91.7 on an HD-2 channel. My, how efficient that would have been to be able to see the titles and artists for the rare or generally unknown music that KXT enjoys playing....
Certainly other public radio stations have gone digital and are using their HD-2 and HD-3 chanels already.
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Yet only 2 percent of media consumers actually USE HD radio - fewer than those who still use the lowly cassette tape. Not worth spending the money on equipment upgrades.
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I rarely listen to an HD sub-channel. But, all I need is a reason to do so, and I would. It is precisely on WRR that I do listen in HD.
What I'd like WRR to do, is to use the digital medium to transmit title/composer data. Satellite radio delivers that information.
 
mediawonk said:
This would be far more economical for WRR than the millions of dollars that KERA radio spent in starting a second radio station.... instead of spending much less money to simply go digital, and program a 91.7 on an HD-2 channel. My, how efficient that would have been to be able to see the titles and artists for the rare or generally unknown music that KXT enjoys playing....
Certainly other public radio stations have gone digital and are using their HD-2 and HD-3 chanels already.
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Yet only 2 percent of media consumers actually USE HD radio - fewer than those who still use the lowly cassette tape. Not worth spending the money on equipment upgrades.
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Promote the hell out of the HD-2 and HD3. Then mom and dad (or Grandma or Grandpa) will want know more and keep asking the kids.

End of year they open up a present and the kid says, "Look (Insert name). Its an HD radio! This will allow you to listen to WRR and its other channels in digital sound. That's how you get the ones you've been FRICKIN' asking me about all year!!"

(Did I mention they have short attention and memory spans?) ;D

Multiply and repeat. Your audience has now grown!

I'll take 2% off the top thank you!

-BGH
 
So WRR makes a change in management some months ago and now some shuffling in air staff. How is this working out for the city of Dallas fathers? We often see people in positions of authority because they have a degree in this or that but not one shred of experience in the field they are in. Go figure!
 
mediawonk said:
This would be far more economical for WRR than the millions of dollars that KERA radio spent in starting a second radio station.... instead of spending much less money to simply go digital, and program a 91.7 on an HD-2 channel. My, how efficient that would have been to be able to see the titles and artists for the rare or generally unknown music that KXT enjoys playing....
Certainly other public radio stations have gone digital and are using their HD-2 and HD-3 chanels already.
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Yet only 2 percent of media consumers actually USE HD radio - fewer than those who still use the lowly cassette tape. Not worth spending the money on equipment upgrades.
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. 2 percent?? Uh no. Maybe .2%. Seriously, HD is dead. I know exactly 1 person who has it. Streaming is a more viable and reliable technology than HD.
 
tested said:
mediawonk said:
Yet only 2 percent of media consumers actually USE HD radio - fewer than those who still use the lowly cassette tape. Not worth spending the money on equipment upgrades.
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. 2 percent?? Uh no. Maybe .2%. Seriously, HD is dead. I know exactly 1 person who has it. Streaming is a more viable and reliable technology than HD.
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Speaking of %'s.... I believe the 1% is programming the music being aired over the air for the rest of us. Or is it the .01% doing the programming....

Either way.... the 1%'s selections do not occupy my time !!
 
HD radio is a waste of spectrum.

I would use it for radio bingo or for broadcasting ring tones.

Better yet auction the spectrum off and use the money too pay for GSA conventions.
 
nuffsaid said:
So WRR makes a change in management some months ago and now some shuffling in air staff. How is this working out for the city of Dallas fathers? We often see people in positions of authority because they have a degree in this or that but not one shred of experience in the field they are in. Go figure!
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My oldest son has a degree, and has made it through the amass of radio layoffs to thunderdome. NOW, NOW, he tells me he wants to quit and find a new career path. Five years ago, I told him he'd be better off selling mobile homes than DFW radio under the conglomerate umbrella. Finally he wants to jump ship, after all the cuts. Unreal.
 
metroneck said:
nuffsaid said:
So WRR makes a change in management some months ago and now some shuffling in air staff. How is this working out for the city of Dallas fathers? We often see people in positions of authority because they have a degree in this or that but not one shred of experience in the field they are in. Go figure!
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My oldest son has a degree, and has made it through the amass of radio layoffs to thunderdome. NOW, NOW, he tells me he wants to quit and find a new career path. Five years ago, I told him he'd be better off selling mobile homes than DFW radio under the conglomerate umbrella. Finally he wants to jump ship, after all the cuts. Unreal.
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Hell I'll take his job...
 
mediawonk said:
Yet only 2 percent of media consumers actually USE HD radio - fewer than those who still use the lowly cassette tape.  Not worth spending the money on equipment upgrades.
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Lots of blame to go around for that. 1 The FCC for not allowing for more power for digital. 2. iBiquity for their use of IBOC that prevents the FCC from allowing more power. I have HD Radio and unless I'm west of Rockwall, it's useless. I even use a tall 1/2 wave antenna fully extended and it still doesn't help. KETR in Commerce is digital and is the only digital signal I can recieve in Hopkins county.There needs to be a full digital transition like TV for IBOC to work well, and that's not happening in the near/distant future. A digital transition will not free up any spectrum like DTV did, so there is no commercial motivation to do so.
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