WWPR and WTMY are both jokes. Unless you want to pay money and hear yourself on the radio they have no listeners. WSRQ at least attempts some local origination on AM. Even WIBQ, 1220 has some local origination, but they have a pipsqueek signal of only 250 watts off that Cell tower in Mennonite land. 1450 is not as good as they could be if they had any competition, but at least I give them some level of credit for what they do. They could easily hook up to the Starguide 24/7. The real waste is the best AM signal in the area 930, being run out of Tampa. They cant even hear the station at the studio. Such a waste. Maybe if 1320 gets their 35 kw upgrade and moves their towers to Manatee County we might get a decent AM in the area.
> Sorry - I don't ever remember us having the Humane Society
> reminding people to pickup poop as a lead story. WFLA
> doesn't care about Sarasota/Bradenton. Just like we don't
> care about Tampa. So obviously we're going to do a better
> job of covering our market.
>
> > > Does anyone think this is a waste for CC to keep up,
> > > considering that WFLA is the #3 station 12+ in Sarasota
> > and
> > > the #1 AM, despite being from the neighboring market.
> > Seven
> > > times the 12+ share... gees.
> > >
> > > Seeing that paytoilets WTMY/WWPR have a couple liberal
> > > voices that fit in with the fabric of the Sarasota
> market,
> >
> > > could a move to more mainstream liberal talk be an
> > > opportunity? If Beck, as someone allegedly of WSRQ says,
>
> > got
> > > such low ratings, how does Hannity succeed? After all,
> > this
> > > is Beck's old backyard. Perhaps Schultz could be brought
>
> > in
> > > to complement Springer and Lionel.
> > >
> >
> > Sarasota is a schizophrenic market. It is very
> conservative
> > on the surface,
> > and that was enough to launch Katherine Harris's career.
> > There's not a Democratic dog catcher to be found in public
>
> > office between the Skyway and Alligator Alley. It just got
>
> > voted "worst city" for the homeless, and whatever you
> think
> > of that survey, it would fit in with the views of
> > conservatives who don't like politicians pandering to
> > "bums." On the other hand, Sarasota likes to promote that
> > artsy image, which attracts a lot of liberals. But not
> > enough to overturn GOP domination at the polls.
> >
> > The only thing WSRQ has going for it is the fact that 930
> is
> > now owned by Salem, which will do everything in its power
> to
> > NOT be the number one local talker in the Sarasota market.
>
> >
> > I think there is enough audience and enough frustration
> > among blue types in the Sarasota market to create an
> > audience for progressive talk. But I'm not sure 1450 can
> do
> > it. Remember, Sarasota is a separate market from Tampa.
> 970
> > doesn't go all that far south, and it would be
> embarrassing
> > for Rush not to have a pin in the map in market number
> > 80-something.
> >
> > The only way Sarasota gets a libtalker is if the WTMY
> mascot
> > bunny, grown to enormous proportions by all that AM RF,
> goes
> > wild and devours all members of the Silver family. Hardly
> > likely.
> >
> > > And that Coast to Coast has to go; if Premiere can't
> force
> >
> > > other shows down CC stations' throats, why this one? You
>
> > > can't hear it on 970? C'mon, how about something
> > different?
> > >
> > Maybe 1450 should go the other way and become a simulcast
> of
> > 970 again. Their lineup is all over the map and their much
>
> > touted local news at the top of the hour sounds
> > under-resourced and misdirected. The lead story too often
> is
> > something like "Humane Society reminds Sarasotans to pick
> up
> > after their dogs." 970 actually does a better job covering
>
> > the big Sarasota/Bradenton stories than 1450 does. If you
> > live there, you need 1450 for the traffic reports, but not
>
> > for much else.
> >
>
