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Post by David on Mar 2, 2023 11:59:59 GMT -6
Apparently the shutdown of KDWN has been delayed, at least for a day or two. 720 and 1140 were supposed to shut down on February 28th, but as of 3:30 AM Thursday March 2nd, both stations were still on the air. In fact, there was another DX test on KDWN at 1:00 AM Mountain Time Thursday 3/2, and I heard there was also a DX test on KXST 1140 as well. Tracy Teagarden, the CE for Audacy Las Vegas, is a "radio geek" and DX'er as well, and I've been told he's the one responsible for coordinating the DX tests. Stay tuned: There may be one more DX test on 720 around 1:00 AM Mountain Time Friday morning. 🙂
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Post by David on Feb 28, 2023 13:12:17 GMT -6
There's at least two airchecks of Tom Barberi from his KALL 910 days on YouTube, so that should be more than enough to re-create "The Voice of Reason". 🙂
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Post by David on Feb 25, 2023 9:59:43 GMT -6
FWIW, the KLUB call letters are now assigned to an FM Tejano station in Victoria, TX. I think that the same call letters can be used by separate AM & FM stations, as long as the FM station's legal ID includes the FM suffix. However, that's a topic for another thread.🙂
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Post by David on Feb 24, 2023 7:44:01 GMT -6
As far as I know, Juan 1600 (KTUB) is still streaming online. I'm guessing that's what the Alpha Media spokesperson was referring to.
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Post by David on Feb 24, 2023 5:07:57 GMT -6
FWIW friendlee, the audio is back on the 89.5 UPR Ogden booster since approximately 11:30 AM Thursday.
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Post by David on Feb 23, 2023 16:43:29 GMT -6
This leads to three questions. 1 Why did they switch from KALL? 2 Is Bill Riley still their play-by-play announcer since he's an employee of Broadway Media? and, 3, The post mentioned 1160 so is KSL AM finally going to switch away from KSL FM? I think it has been a straight simulcast since 10207 became KSL FM. I want to say that was 2005 but I wouldn't swear to it. That is really interesting.     I don't think Bill Riley is going to be doing the RSL play-by-play announcing this season, at least not according to Inside Radio. The article about the switch which was just published this afternoon states that the KSL Sports team will be doing the play-by-play and post game analysis, which doesn't surprise me at all. The KZNS announcers that had been doing the Utah Jazz play-by-play got ousted once Bonneville International took over the day to day operations of The Zone as well. The Inside Radio article does mention that the games will be broadcast on both KSL AM & FM and KZNS AM & FM stations. Not sure why the Facebook post only mentioned the AM frequencies, but as a fan of AM radio, I'm glad to see KSL not ignoring 1160 for a change. 🙂 Also, it's apparently only the English language RSL games that will be broadcast on KSL & KZNS; which makes me wonder if the Spanish language coverage will be on KDUT 102.3, since KTUB 1600 is still off the air. Maybe we'll have more answers this Saturday after the initial game is broadcast. www.insideradio.com/free/news-bites-bonneville-salt-lake-city-ask-me-anything-knx-am-fm-kyky/article_00fe16be-b3c5-11ed-8561-d700c37cefce.html
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Post by David on Feb 23, 2023 11:38:39 GMT -6
I noticed that the Ogden booster for Utah Public Radio (UPR) on 89.5 is broadcasting dead air again this morning. Not sure if it's related to "Snowmageddon", but I'm going to send friendlee a PM just in case. The 99.9 KSVN translator is still off as well.
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Post by David on Feb 23, 2023 11:27:31 GMT -6
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Post by David on Feb 22, 2023 18:53:08 GMT -6
David, what you propose sounds to me a lot like what KBEE is doing now. How would your format differ? <snip> I don't listen to KBEE very often, so I can't say for sure what decade the oldest songs in their music library are from. However, I do think KBEE plays more hits from 2006-2007 to the present day, and that wouldn't be a part of my format. But in addition to focusing on late 1980's to early 2000's soft AC music, I'd also include some of the older soft AC hits from the mid 1960's through the early 1980's, but I'd limit the oldest songs to no more than 2-3 per hour. I'd also add a couple of syndicated or locally produced special programs showcasing the older soft AC/easy listening music from the 1960's & 1970's on the weekends, when there's fewer listeners that would be likely to tune out. I was trying to create a radio format that could at least be marketed towards a sale-able demo. However, if I was given an unlimited budget and wanted to create something for my own personal enjoyment, I'd either put an adult standards/nostalgia format similar to what KLO-AM used to air on 1430 on 92.5, or (preferably) move the KOOL FM format with the now dismissed DJ's to that frequency. I know some people would prefer to just listen to music without the normal DJ talk, jokes, trivia, etc., but I'm not one of them. IMO, what made KOOL FM a great format was that the DJ's were all radio industry veterans who knew how to entertain their listeners and keep them tuning in.
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Post by David on Feb 22, 2023 14:00:07 GMT -6
Whatever the problem with The Wave's OTA signal was, it doesn't appear to have lasted very long. They're back up to full strength as of 1:00 PM Wednesday, and the only thing I noticed during a quick band scan this afternoon was that the 99.9 translator for KSVN is off the air. We only had about 6-7 inches of snow in Ogden, but I heard West Jordan and some other areas have had as much as 18 inches so far.
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Post by David on Feb 22, 2023 10:46:48 GMT -6
If it were up to me, I'd put a soft adult contemporary format similar to Easy 99.1 on 92.5, but with more emphasis on music from the late 1980's, 1990's and early 2000's in the mix. That way, you'd have a chance to attract both the younger demos that are more sale-able, as well as not alienating most of the older demos. As I see it, the problem with the soft AC format of "America's Best Music" which aired on 1430 is that it skews towards the 50+ demos that advertisers tend to ignore, whereas the Easy 99.1 demos probably didn't skew young enough. A soft AC format with less emphasis on the older music and a focus on mostly music from the past 35 years might be a workable solution.
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Post by David on Feb 22, 2023 9:37:52 GMT -6
103.1 The Wave posted a message on their Facebook page about an hour ago stating that their broadcast signal is down because of "Snowmageddon". The Ogden booster is on as of this writing, but the signal is very weak. Has anyone noticed if any of the Humpy Peak stations besides KLO-FM are off the air or have a reduced signal strength after yesterday's snowstorm?
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Post by David on Feb 22, 2023 8:29:27 GMT -6
FM translators are only required to ID three times a day, and they can identify using voice or Morse Code (CW).
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Post by David on Feb 21, 2023 19:42:14 GMT -6
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Post by David on Feb 21, 2023 19:21:42 GMT -6
I'll give U92 and AM radio the same odds of making a comeback. KUUU has been on life support for months now. The problem is convincing Broadway Media to pull the plug. Leave it to this board and it would be KOOL. Which is basically like Boomer "Music of Your Life." The numbers may be pretty high. But the demo's age is also... At least 92.5 is sale-able to an ad agency. Sure, it's a "sale-able" demo . . . for now. But how much lower are U92's ratings going to plummet before advertisers finally wake up and realize that hardly anyone is listening? I may be an old guy, but I can tell you that the people in KUUU's demos are doing a heck of a lot more streaming these days than radio listening. 50% or more of the people I work with are under 40, and very few are listening to broadcast radio at work: most are streaming music. If advertisers want to dump their money into advertising on a station that doesn't have more than a handful of listeners, I could care less. It's not my money they're wasting. The problem with ageism is that no one stays young forever. Eventually the U92 audience and the 20 and 30 something salespeople are going to get old, just like the boomers. When that happens, it'll be mostly old farts like myself that are the main audience for broadcast radio . . . if it's still a viable medium 10-15 years from now. Even boomers like myself are increasingly turning to streaming radio stations and music online, because the ageist attitudes of the 35 and under crowd are mostly dictating the content of radio formats for EVERYONE. It reminds me of the "never trust anyone over 30" expression that was popular when I was growing up. If advertisers and broadcasters want to let the demos of the under 40 crowd dictate radio formats on the basis of what's a sale-able demo, then let them. Like I said, no one stays young forever, and I'm not the only one on this board who's said that U92 is in trouble and sinking fast. It seems to me that older demos and higher ratings would be preferable to sale-able demos and a miniscule audience, but apparently not. Consumers don't suddenly stop spending money once they reach a certain age. Enough said.
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