Nu_Roo_2 said:
Radio One could almost brand the current Magic 106.3 as "Miracle 106" with the PPM numbers it still pulls for such a weak signal
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Radio One could almost brand the current Magic 106.3 as "Miracle 106" with the PPM numbers it still pulls for such a weak signal
xmusicmatt said:
I stand corrected -- Thom Hartmann is scheduled to air from 9pm -12mid. Looks like they are still filling with ColumbusJazzRadio overnights (12mid - 6am)
They say on air they are going to sell out their 2nd annual WVKO-AM progressive talk party. It
will be held at the Makoy Center in Hilliard and they only have room for 1,800 guests according
to the Makoy Center website.
Via the WVKO website:
This is hard to believe because they didn't book Stephanie Miller for this event.
will be held at the Makoy Center in Hilliard and they only have room for 1,800 guests according
to the Makoy Center website.
Via the WVKO website:
This is hard to believe because they didn't book Stephanie Miller for this event.
I'll bet the WCRS benefit the night before outdraws 'em, which will feature five local bands at the Rumba Cafe. Carabar was packed for what we held out there last month, which involved five other local groups. We're planning to hold a benefit for the station every month this year, each one at a different venue.
WVKO-AM has had sketchy local news over the last couple of weeks. This morning, there was no
local news, weather or traffic on the air. Anyone know what is happening over at WVKO-AM? When the station signed on the air, Gary Richards was quoted in the paper as saying, "WVKO-AM would
have lots of news". I don't want to tune to WTVN for local news, traffic and weather in the morning because I'm not a fan of Joel Riley. I hope WVKO-AM resumes local news in the morning so it's listeners aren't deprived of it.
Also, I sure hope they hire some afternoon news person as there is no news in the afternoon at all.
local news, weather or traffic on the air. Anyone know what is happening over at WVKO-AM? When the station signed on the air, Gary Richards was quoted in the paper as saying, "WVKO-AM would
have lots of news". I don't want to tune to WTVN for local news, traffic and weather in the morning because I'm not a fan of Joel Riley. I hope WVKO-AM resumes local news in the morning so it's listeners aren't deprived of it.
Also, I sure hope they hire some afternoon news person as there is no news in the afternoon at all.
Heard the "Classic WVKO good and bad news announcement" this afternoon. They said Ed Schultz has been added to WVKO’s Second Annual “Democratic” Party. They go on to say the bad news is Randi Rhodes has cancelled out(I wonder why?). They go on to say all fans of Randi Rhodes will be able to get a refund but why would they with Big Eddy in the house.
http://www.wvko1580.com/
WVKO’s Second Annual “Democratic” Party!
Maybe this is why they had no local news on this morning. The WVKO-AM news guy was busy cutting new spots for WVKO's
Second Annual “Democratic” Party! It looks like the WVKO-AM news guy is wearing several different hats at the station.
News took a distant second to promotions today. That explains it...
http://www.wvko1580.com/
WVKO’s Second Annual “Democratic” Party!
Maybe this is why they had no local news on this morning. The WVKO-AM news guy was busy cutting new spots for WVKO's
Second Annual “Democratic” Party! It looks like the WVKO-AM news guy is wearing several different hats at the station.
News took a distant second to promotions today. That explains it...
If they were able to book Stephanie Miller, they would even have more people.
The WVKO-AM newsman said on the radio today they got in trouble with the Fire Dept. the last time they held the event in 2008.
It appears they had too many people in The Emerald Room but he didn't elaborate.
This is when they had Stephanie Miller in March of 2008 at The Emerald Room at the Makoy Center. This is the room it
will be held this year he said. Here is the info from 2008:
http://coalitiondemscentralohio.org/?p=55
This is a Fundraiser Event
When: Saturday, March 1st 2008, at 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: The Emerald Room at the Makoy Center
5462 Center St
Hilliard, OH 43026
Also, they announced today they are now in their new permanent studios, a stone throw from the capital building. Noticed
that their audio levels are a lot better at the new studio.
The WVKO-AM newsman said on the radio today they got in trouble with the Fire Dept. the last time they held the event in 2008.
It appears they had too many people in The Emerald Room but he didn't elaborate.
This is when they had Stephanie Miller in March of 2008 at The Emerald Room at the Makoy Center. This is the room it
will be held this year he said. Here is the info from 2008:
http://coalitiondemscentralohio.org/?p=55
This is a Fundraiser Event
When: Saturday, March 1st 2008, at 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: The Emerald Room at the Makoy Center
5462 Center St
Hilliard, OH 43026
Also, they announced today they are now in their new permanent studios, a stone throw from the capital building. Noticed
that their audio levels are a lot better at the new studio.
gabigley1 said:
Really and they found a place to put up a Satellite dish for DialGlobal downtown? Last time they broadcasted from downtown they said they couldn't get a LOS (Line of sight) of the satellite for the talk so they had to use "Bootleg" WCPT internet streams.
Please allow me to correct a few misunderstandings in some of the comments in this thread, which was brought to my attention by an avid user of the forum.
WVKO has been in a state of transition since we launched on Jan. 1. There are many reasons for the length of that period. I won't explain all of them, but just some of the ones that have been addressed here. First, we probably did launch sooner that we should have, but we made the decision to do so because we knew listeners in Columbus were starving for a progressive voice. We wanted to provide it even if there would be a few glitches along the way.
As far as signal strength issues, lack of overnight programming, and occasional dead air. Yeah, we know there have been some problems, but hardly any of them happen as a lack of attention to those details. For example, one poster mentioned listening Friday night expecting to hear talk radio continue on overnight. Well so was I.
For any of you who have doubted what they heard about my work load, let me tell you how my Friday (Feb. 10) went. I start the work day at 5am. Usually I begin providing newscasts at 6am. That didn't happen Friday for two reasons. Not only were we transitioning into the new broadcast facility, we were also making the transition from a very limited automation system (and by that I mean it isn't automated at all, it is simply a virtual cart machine) to the one we will be using from here on out. I have never used this complicated piece of software before, nor has the engineer who did the install and integration into the broadcast board. We were both learning on the fly. I was still covering all spot breaks manually, FROM A REMOTE Location. The facility we used from Jan. 1 until Friday, had no recording capabilities. This made it necessary to operate from another location (my home, where I have several computers.) From that Location I record my newscasts (and also all commercials, announcements etc) on one computer , which is not remotely operating the station computer, quickly email them to myself, load them into the virtual cart machine and then fire them at the appropriate moment. To say the least, it was not an ideal situation. This is why (as one poster mentioned) there were no local newscasts Friday. I was simply too busy to collect info and record. I had too many other balls in the air. At a certain Point Friday afternoon I talked Alvis Moore, who does Gospel Music on Sundays at WVKO, into coming into the facility to cover the breaks while I went to the new broadcast facility to start learning the new automation system. While all that was going on, I was on the phone and emailing people about our satellite streams, specifically the overnight talk shows. Our signal provider had yet to put into place these feeds, despite constant urging on our part. Late Friday afternoon the technicians from our provider assured me that everything was in place, all the Ts had been crossed and all the Is had been dotted, and we were ready to go. Meanwhile I was also on the phone and emailing people regarding our fundraiser which will now feature Ed Schultz. A couple of weeks ago Ed's rep told us Ed was coming and we, in fact, held off promoting the event until we got that word. A couple of days after we launched the promotion, Ed's rep phoned back and said he was sorry but Ed has been given an MSNBC assignment that day. Meanwhile Randi Rhodes' rep assured us she was coming. Then last week he called back saying something about Randi not liking being in a crowd of people, so she was backing out. Thankfully, on Friday, Ed Schultz called and said he could come for a short visit. That lifted my spirits enough to keep on working. But By 9:30pm Friday I realized my brain was so fried I wasn't going to make anymore headway on the new automation and went home. I tried to relax and very much wanted to go to bed but pressed on wanting to hear if the overnight feeds came through on schedule. Unfortunately I fell asleep in my chair. I awoke sometime after 1am and quickly turned on the radio expecting to hear Leslie Marshal. Instead I head the stream of an audio tone followed by the announcer instructing the station to call Dial Global to authorize the stream. I logged in and switched back to Columbus Jazz Radio, much to my chagrin. And yes, I was up in time Saturday morning (yesterday) to go to the new facility to produce the Radio Outlook show. Oh, and for the poster who thought our location somehow impacted the signal, sorry, that's not the case. Our transmitter is in the same place it has always been, same for our satellite receivers. We send and receive signals in the same way we did before. Any difference in the quality of the broadcast is a result of moving to the new facility which has an actual radio broadcast board. At the old facility WVKO consisted of a laptop computer and a small mic mixer, which sent audio directly to the transmitter. And for the guy who suggested I throw in a newscast instead of another PSA, that simply wasn't possible, nor will it be in the future. But I do get where you're coming from. I don't like hearing those spots anymore than you do. And I'll be working on that once I have more time. Try to remember I am basically a one-man operation at the moment. That should change soon and, if I survive until then, I'll have more of a chance to make still more improvements.
I am bothering to explain these things for one reason: there seems to be a number of you who are very interested in our content. In other words you enjoy progressive talk radio. That being the case, I certainly hope you will support WVKO in its effort to provide Columbus with an outlet for the "Other Side" We consider it vitally important to have a progressive voice in Columbus. So with our very limited resources we are doing the best we can. These are tough economic times and everyone is affected by it. The people behind WVKO are not rich individuals, nor is it a corporation. We are people dedicated to Liberal and Progressive causes. We are not doing this to tap into the huge revenue stream available to such a venture, because one does not exist. WVKO exists because we believe in the message. I encourage you to patronize our sponsors, who themselves need the business. I also ask for your support for our 2nd Annual WVKO Democratic Party. It is lining up to be one helluva show. Just yesterday we added another comedian. So not only do we have Robert Holmes, we now have Troy Hammond, the Blind Comedian, who is very funny. And we have two great musical acts: the Alwood Sisters Band and Ellie Lee and Blue Fury. And there will be free food. A number of local restaurants will be catering, hell you could probably eat $30 worth of food if you wanted.
Lastly, I assure you I am who I claim to be. I'm not some joker pretending to be someone else. For proof, if it's needed, you may email me at [email protected] Any mail going there is routed to the email address associated with my user name. Which in itself should be a hint. And BTW, I hope to relaunch the Blue State Diner in the near future. At the moment, I simply don't have the time.
WVKO has been in a state of transition since we launched on Jan. 1. There are many reasons for the length of that period. I won't explain all of them, but just some of the ones that have been addressed here. First, we probably did launch sooner that we should have, but we made the decision to do so because we knew listeners in Columbus were starving for a progressive voice. We wanted to provide it even if there would be a few glitches along the way.
As far as signal strength issues, lack of overnight programming, and occasional dead air. Yeah, we know there have been some problems, but hardly any of them happen as a lack of attention to those details. For example, one poster mentioned listening Friday night expecting to hear talk radio continue on overnight. Well so was I.
For any of you who have doubted what they heard about my work load, let me tell you how my Friday (Feb. 10) went. I start the work day at 5am. Usually I begin providing newscasts at 6am. That didn't happen Friday for two reasons. Not only were we transitioning into the new broadcast facility, we were also making the transition from a very limited automation system (and by that I mean it isn't automated at all, it is simply a virtual cart machine) to the one we will be using from here on out. I have never used this complicated piece of software before, nor has the engineer who did the install and integration into the broadcast board. We were both learning on the fly. I was still covering all spot breaks manually, FROM A REMOTE Location. The facility we used from Jan. 1 until Friday, had no recording capabilities. This made it necessary to operate from another location (my home, where I have several computers.) From that Location I record my newscasts (and also all commercials, announcements etc) on one computer , which is not remotely operating the station computer, quickly email them to myself, load them into the virtual cart machine and then fire them at the appropriate moment. To say the least, it was not an ideal situation. This is why (as one poster mentioned) there were no local newscasts Friday. I was simply too busy to collect info and record. I had too many other balls in the air. At a certain Point Friday afternoon I talked Alvis Moore, who does Gospel Music on Sundays at WVKO, into coming into the facility to cover the breaks while I went to the new broadcast facility to start learning the new automation system. While all that was going on, I was on the phone and emailing people about our satellite streams, specifically the overnight talk shows. Our signal provider had yet to put into place these feeds, despite constant urging on our part. Late Friday afternoon the technicians from our provider assured me that everything was in place, all the Ts had been crossed and all the Is had been dotted, and we were ready to go. Meanwhile I was also on the phone and emailing people regarding our fundraiser which will now feature Ed Schultz. A couple of weeks ago Ed's rep told us Ed was coming and we, in fact, held off promoting the event until we got that word. A couple of days after we launched the promotion, Ed's rep phoned back and said he was sorry but Ed has been given an MSNBC assignment that day. Meanwhile Randi Rhodes' rep assured us she was coming. Then last week he called back saying something about Randi not liking being in a crowd of people, so she was backing out. Thankfully, on Friday, Ed Schultz called and said he could come for a short visit. That lifted my spirits enough to keep on working. But By 9:30pm Friday I realized my brain was so fried I wasn't going to make anymore headway on the new automation and went home. I tried to relax and very much wanted to go to bed but pressed on wanting to hear if the overnight feeds came through on schedule. Unfortunately I fell asleep in my chair. I awoke sometime after 1am and quickly turned on the radio expecting to hear Leslie Marshal. Instead I head the stream of an audio tone followed by the announcer instructing the station to call Dial Global to authorize the stream. I logged in and switched back to Columbus Jazz Radio, much to my chagrin. And yes, I was up in time Saturday morning (yesterday) to go to the new facility to produce the Radio Outlook show. Oh, and for the poster who thought our location somehow impacted the signal, sorry, that's not the case. Our transmitter is in the same place it has always been, same for our satellite receivers. We send and receive signals in the same way we did before. Any difference in the quality of the broadcast is a result of moving to the new facility which has an actual radio broadcast board. At the old facility WVKO consisted of a laptop computer and a small mic mixer, which sent audio directly to the transmitter. And for the guy who suggested I throw in a newscast instead of another PSA, that simply wasn't possible, nor will it be in the future. But I do get where you're coming from. I don't like hearing those spots anymore than you do. And I'll be working on that once I have more time. Try to remember I am basically a one-man operation at the moment. That should change soon and, if I survive until then, I'll have more of a chance to make still more improvements.
I am bothering to explain these things for one reason: there seems to be a number of you who are very interested in our content. In other words you enjoy progressive talk radio. That being the case, I certainly hope you will support WVKO in its effort to provide Columbus with an outlet for the "Other Side" We consider it vitally important to have a progressive voice in Columbus. So with our very limited resources we are doing the best we can. These are tough economic times and everyone is affected by it. The people behind WVKO are not rich individuals, nor is it a corporation. We are people dedicated to Liberal and Progressive causes. We are not doing this to tap into the huge revenue stream available to such a venture, because one does not exist. WVKO exists because we believe in the message. I encourage you to patronize our sponsors, who themselves need the business. I also ask for your support for our 2nd Annual WVKO Democratic Party. It is lining up to be one helluva show. Just yesterday we added another comedian. So not only do we have Robert Holmes, we now have Troy Hammond, the Blind Comedian, who is very funny. And we have two great musical acts: the Alwood Sisters Band and Ellie Lee and Blue Fury. And there will be free food. A number of local restaurants will be catering, hell you could probably eat $30 worth of food if you wanted.
Lastly, I assure you I am who I claim to be. I'm not some joker pretending to be someone else. For proof, if it's needed, you may email me at [email protected] Any mail going there is routed to the email address associated with my user name. Which in itself should be a hint. And BTW, I hope to relaunch the Blue State Diner in the near future. At the moment, I simply don't have the time.
Michael,
I know I have been critical more so because I want to see good product on air... I thank you for setting some of the concerns raised over the last two months straight. I understand the challenges of radio (I was a contractor for a small rural nonCom FM for a few years that seemed to take lightning hits every other month during the summer -- with no real budget) ...
I wish you all the best.. I am glad your working on getting the programming issues resolved.. Btw what automation did you guys get?
All the best to you all! You are a pre-set in my car even though I am not what one would consider a liberal.. I enjoy listening to "both sides" of the story.
I know I have been critical more so because I want to see good product on air... I thank you for setting some of the concerns raised over the last two months straight. I understand the challenges of radio (I was a contractor for a small rural nonCom FM for a few years that seemed to take lightning hits every other month during the summer -- with no real budget) ...
I wish you all the best.. I am glad your working on getting the programming issues resolved.. Btw what automation did you guys get?
All the best to you all! You are a pre-set in my car even though I am not what one would consider a liberal.. I enjoy listening to "both sides" of the story.
TheManyHatsofWVKO said:
Speaking of budget cuts, at WTVN, a women called into the open phones last Saturday morning.
She told Chuck Douglass she has a beef with the station. She said she keeps her radio on all
night tuned to WTVN. She said it helps lull her to sleep but she is not happy of of late because
the station dose not give the local time overnight. I guess she dose not want to turn her light on
She went on to say she can listen to stations overnight in
Chicago, New York, Atlanta, St. Louis and Boston and they have local news and time announcements.
She said," I know WTVN has had budget cuts but I may to listen to other stations if you
don't start giving the time over night."..
Chuck then told her to call the WTVM P.D. Chuck Elliott and tell him about her concern. With as
much money as CC makes, why they don't have overnight live newscasts anymore is beyond me. Maybe Chuck will answer here on the board since he dose on occasion read these posts and occasional answers them.
TheManyHatsofWVKO said:
With a handle like TheManyHatsofWVKO, I knew it was you right off the bat. Since you mentioned
on the air today you are the "WVKO Station Manager", dose that leave Gary Richards the WVKO
GM? Yes, I realized last Saturday you were not able to do news on Friday because, as you you mentioned on the air, you were busy working on the new WVKO studio. Noticed the audio levels on the station are better since you moved into the new studio.
So what I hear you saying is that the progressive movement is underfunded and on the brink of collapse?
KIDDING! I actually sent gary an email a few weeks ago offering to help at the station but he said you guys were all set and that some exciting announcements were on the horizon. How many exciting announcements can one organization offer to draw people in? My guess would be that ship has sailed. Every exciting announcement is like the little boy who cried Wolfe (sorry couldn't resist) to anyone who isn't a hardcore part of your base. If you are going to do an event, do something that speaks to me...the one who is not a republican or democrat.
as for your radio operation I have a thought...how bout you guys just STOP for a minute until you actually get your product in place and then present it so you won't have so many people commenting how sh...crappy it is? You guys don't have the budget or manpower to do things well at such a rapid pace and I for one see it as hurting your product and your message.
Please don't think I am a republican...I am not...I do recognize that republicans had the forethought to start broadcasting on AM nearly 20 years ago when everyone else was jumping to FM and then they slowly built their audiences by presenting a compelling product (regardless if you agree or not) until they had the staffing and means too put on events. Liberal radio media has not gotten that at any level...not at the national level and once again not at the local level.
Michael, if you would just stick with getting your message out in a compelling way and forget all the guest dinners and events that only draw out your already established core, then I think your station and format would grow into a sustaining entity. Done the way it is now, I expect you guys to be gone again shortly after elections...of which I predict an EASY Obama win.
KIDDING! I actually sent gary an email a few weeks ago offering to help at the station but he said you guys were all set and that some exciting announcements were on the horizon. How many exciting announcements can one organization offer to draw people in? My guess would be that ship has sailed. Every exciting announcement is like the little boy who cried Wolfe (sorry couldn't resist) to anyone who isn't a hardcore part of your base. If you are going to do an event, do something that speaks to me...the one who is not a republican or democrat.
as for your radio operation I have a thought...how bout you guys just STOP for a minute until you actually get your product in place and then present it so you won't have so many people commenting how sh...crappy it is? You guys don't have the budget or manpower to do things well at such a rapid pace and I for one see it as hurting your product and your message.
Please don't think I am a republican...I am not...I do recognize that republicans had the forethought to start broadcasting on AM nearly 20 years ago when everyone else was jumping to FM and then they slowly built their audiences by presenting a compelling product (regardless if you agree or not) until they had the staffing and means too put on events. Liberal radio media has not gotten that at any level...not at the national level and once again not at the local level.
Michael, if you would just stick with getting your message out in a compelling way and forget all the guest dinners and events that only draw out your already established core, then I think your station and format would grow into a sustaining entity. Done the way it is now, I expect you guys to be gone again shortly after elections...of which I predict an EASY Obama win.
TheManyHatsofWVKO said:
Michael aka "Many Hats":
Thank you for your post. I do listen to WVKO and have been critical of the sound/quality of the station since its relaunch. I still wish that you had worked out the glitches before coming back 'on air'...but now understand the trying situations you and Gary were put in. I have noticed an improvement on the product lately and commend you on that. I also am not a 'liberal', I am an 'independent', but do enjoy listening to most of the programming...(sorry, I am not a fan of Jeff Santos). So I do wish you well. Now could you tell the person in charge of your facebook page to get a sense of humor and allow me to be able to post on it again? lol
Thank you for your post. I do listen to WVKO and have been critical of the sound/quality of the station since its relaunch. I still wish that you had worked out the glitches before coming back 'on air'...but now understand the trying situations you and Gary were put in. I have noticed an improvement on the product lately and commend you on that. I also am not a 'liberal', I am an 'independent', but do enjoy listening to most of the programming...(sorry, I am not a fan of Jeff Santos). So I do wish you well. Now could you tell the person in charge of your facebook page to get a sense of humor and allow me to be able to post on it again? lol
I think WVKO-AM desperately needs it local news coverage, weather coverage, traffic and local
time checks. Hearing ten minutes of PSAs at the top of the hour instead of local news coverage
is starting to get old already.
Isn't WVKO-AM going to hire any newsmen/women? Gary Richards wants WVKO-AM to be an alternative to WTVN-AM but I don't think that will happen until they hire some newsmen/women.
He obviously doesn't want his listeners to switch over to WTVN to get their daily news fix.
The 'WVKO man of many hats' can only do so much at the station so he needs a break.
time checks. Hearing ten minutes of PSAs at the top of the hour instead of local news coverage
is starting to get old already.
Isn't WVKO-AM going to hire any newsmen/women? Gary Richards wants WVKO-AM to be an alternative to WTVN-AM but I don't think that will happen until they hire some newsmen/women.
He obviously doesn't want his listeners to switch over to WTVN to get their daily news fix.
The 'WVKO man of many hats' can only do so much at the station so he needs a break.
Really? Doing what? Telling him how to run his business?helloagain said:
:helloagain said:
Sheeesh...another typical comment from someone here who just doesn't have a clue. They should just STOP until they have it the way you think it should be? And pay thousands of dollars a month to Bernard to NOT broadcast? And lose money so a handful of radio wannabes won't tell them "how sh...crappy" they think it is? What a brilliant business model. Thank you Mr. Buffet.Maybe it's not about budget or manpower. Going by your logic, if I rent an apartment and the landlord drags his feet fixing the plumbing, then I'M the one who is cheap?
Just when I threw out praise for 'improvements'...today (2/15) was filled with many periods of 'dead air', garbled audio and of multiple feeds running on top of each other...
Hi David
Not at all. I had a few suggestions of resources that are available, that I have used when building stations on a shoestring.
Thanks for your confidence in my experience and business knowledge.
Let me think about this a minute...if I say I am going to operate one of under 50 signals in the Central-Ohio area as a public service to a metro area of over a million people maybe I should have a game plan and resources in place to actually put a quality product in the market?
I know it's a crazy thought to actually put the resources in place first and then act on an opportunity but hey, as long as we're all living on over leveraged, borrowed time...why bother, right? And then when we put out a crappy product maybe we should expect people to understand we are doing so because we don't have any money to produce something that sounds at least as good as a 12 year old would put on their very own internet radio station! C'mon...I couldn't care less what the programming content is on the station but if you are going to bother putting it on the airwaves wouldn't it have a better chance of being embraced if it didn't sound like crap?
In the words of the Brady Kids...Gee dad, I never thought about it like that.
If it is the case, that the station owner is not providing a product in at least as good shape as was being provided when it was Catholic Radio, then I'd question weather the station is worth throwing several thousands of dollars at a month...that isn't my call but I doubt it is the case since the same problems were evident when the station was lib talk before and not when it was Catholic radio.
Dave Sarnoff said:
Not at all. I had a few suggestions of resources that are available, that I have used when building stations on a shoestring.
Thanks for your confidence in my experience and business knowledge.
Dave Sarnoff said::helloagain said:
Let me think about this a minute...if I say I am going to operate one of under 50 signals in the Central-Ohio area as a public service to a metro area of over a million people maybe I should have a game plan and resources in place to actually put a quality product in the market?
I know it's a crazy thought to actually put the resources in place first and then act on an opportunity but hey, as long as we're all living on over leveraged, borrowed time...why bother, right? And then when we put out a crappy product maybe we should expect people to understand we are doing so because we don't have any money to produce something that sounds at least as good as a 12 year old would put on their very own internet radio station! C'mon...I couldn't care less what the programming content is on the station but if you are going to bother putting it on the airwaves wouldn't it have a better chance of being embraced if it didn't sound like crap?
Dave Sarnoff said:
In the words of the Brady Kids...Gee dad, I never thought about it like that.
If it is the case, that the station owner is not providing a product in at least as good shape as was being provided when it was Catholic Radio, then I'd question weather the station is worth throwing several thousands of dollars at a month...that isn't my call but I doubt it is the case since the same problems were evident when the station was lib talk before and not when it was Catholic radio.
helloagain said:
St Gabriel had their own studio - set up by their ownselves.. Not the owners... That's the difference. Until recently The Lib talker folks my understanding had space in the La Mega 103.1 Studios/Offices (another LMAer of the sister station to 1580)
The correct thing would been to set up their own studio and automation prior to launch but as we know for various reasons they launched first...
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