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« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2008, 02:10:18 PM »

Classic rock is good as long as it isn't a playlist which is restricted to the same tracks over and over. Clearly, I'm remembering a time that has come and gone, but I remember when DFW radio was interesting. I thought Lonestar had some potential but it seemed to quickly devolve into something choked out by corporate sensibilities and guidelines. Oh well.  Huh

But Dude.... THAT'S what "CLASSIC ROCK" IS . . . .

A Playlist that is restircted to the same familiar tracks, over and over, again.

By "Definiton", "Classic Rock", as a musical format S-u-c-k-s, to all but casual common listeners.....

And make no mistake.... there are lots of casual common listeners.

And it is those listeners, theit "target" audience, that advertisers are willing to try to reach, by paying for it through radio advertising.

Dallas, being the great Bottom Line city that it is.....

Would not have it any other way......

You want "Culture", broadcast to the public, on over-the-air radio ? ? ?

Then you're looking in the WRONG city, for that ! !

In Dallas.... It's Talk/Sports/News on the Big Stations.

I think you can go south of the border and find over-the-air radio that delivers something other than the same old same old.... Undecided
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« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2008, 03:44:56 PM »

That is why I H-A-T-E Classic Rock stations.  It is stale..... I like cutting edge stuff!  I can appreciate the classics but don't limit it to just that.  The Eagle does a decent job playing Zep, ZZ etc but they play currents too.  That is why I hate the Decades station on XM too!
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« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2008, 06:26:13 PM »

Classic rock DOESNT have to be stale rock.  The key is to play the normal grind (preferably the songs with attitude) but aslo play a few new songs from classic artists.  Throw in a couple of "oh wow i remember that one but i havent heard it in a while" tunes an hour with some attitude promos and youve got a ratings winner.  Theres a certain classic rocker I used to involved with that had just such  a formula and kicked royal ass in the ratings and revenue for several years.  Ulitimatly a change in ownership put a ruin on the place to where what is there now is just a shell of its past.
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« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2008, 04:05:07 PM »

Classic Rock, even in Dallas, can be a very viable format if done correctly. We're all tired of hearing the same old crap over and over. KDBN will not go old classic. ZPS will stay with the same corporate playlist. I regularly tune into KLUV to hear music that neither ZPS or DBN will play. Let Bo & Jim do their thing. Cindy knows her stuff as well. Both stations are restricted by corporate BS.

And don't even get me started on voice-tracking ...
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« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2008, 04:15:45 PM »

From a CC memo just released...

Duane Doherty is no longer with CC Dallas.  Shocked

We wish him well.

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« Reply #15 on: April 15, 2008, 04:33:01 PM »

From a CC memo just released...

Duane Doherty is no longer with CC Dallas.  Shocked

We wish him well.



I was afraid he had one foot on the gallows when they hired Vince Richards. How many of those CC suits that were lined to bask in the glory when Lone Star launched are around now?Huh 
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« Reply #16 on: April 15, 2008, 05:26:22 PM »

Should we start from the top? JD is still there. Kelly K. is (although they are corporate management). The OP's position was eliminated, as was marketing.

Face it ... the PD in today's environment merely answers to corporate. Local research??? Give me a break. Classic Rock playlists are mostly standard nationwide. CHR/Top 40 is a no-brainer. AC playlists come straight from Billboard (just like Country). Rock, like KEGL, is a hybrid playlist that comes from Billboard with a sprinkle of semi-classic thrown in. Alternative (KDGE) playlists come from Billboard as well. Christian/AC is a Billboard playlist as well. And Urban, well, Urban playlists are merely a Billboard Top 40 for the African-American population.

Programming today is a shell of its former self.
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« Reply #17 on: April 15, 2008, 06:23:51 PM »

Should we start from the top? JD is still there. Kelly K. is (although they are corporate management). The OP's position was eliminated, as was marketing.

Face it ... the PD in today's environment merely answers to corporate. Local research??? Give me a break. Classic Rock playlists are mostly standard nationwide. CHR/Top 40 is a no-brainer. AC playlists come straight from Billboard (just like Country). Rock, like KEGL, is a hybrid playlist that comes from Billboard with a sprinkle of semi-classic thrown in. Alternative (KDGE) playlists come from Billboard as well. Christian/AC is a Billboard playlist as well. And Urban, well, Urban playlists are merely a Billboard Top 40 for the African-American population.

Programming today is a shell of its former self.

With the playlists tied down.... there's no need to look any further.

It's the world of "AM" radio... only on the FM Frequency......


MOBILE AND VIABLE INTERNET RADIO . . . .

SOMEDAY ...

SOMEHOW....

THE REVOULTION OF REVOLUTIONS.... Cheesy
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« Reply #18 on: April 15, 2008, 11:00:19 PM »

Don't count on it.  The RIAA still wants to kill Internet Radio.

Andy
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« Reply #19 on: April 17, 2008, 09:40:04 AM »

It's the world of "AM" radio... only on the FM Frequency......


MOBILE AND VIABLE INTERNET RADIO . . . .

SOMEDAY ...

SOMEHOW....

THE REVOULTION OF REVOLUTIONS.... Cheesy

The majority of the American public does not want to hear the Rotting Scabs and the Festering Boils, including adults who actually work for a living.  They want to hear what they already hear and they only want to hear their favorite songs.  The most popular satellite channels are the same formats that dominate radio, just with broader playlists for the most part and no commercials--and there are still 300 million Americans who are not interested in satellite radio.  They do not want to hear weirdo music.  Deal with it.

And the 60s ended 38 years ago, hippie.  Stop taking the windowpane acid and start living in the real world.
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