WLFE 102.3 St Albans

[Will]

Alice doesn't even count.  They might legitimately be the worst station that ever entered the market.  The jocks were cheesy, the contesting sucked (they gave away scratch tickets as their major promotion...I kid you not), and they played too many stiffs.

[rockcaptain]

I also note that a lot of people here like to bag on Northeast/Champlain. My experience has been quite good.

Oh c'mon, Zeb, are you really going to say you don't enjoy working there (while you are working there)?  NE Broadcasting and it's owner especially has quite the reputation...and it isn't a good one.  Each and every person I have met that has worked for that company tells the same crazy stories. 

[rockcaptain]

Quite a sloppy start for Rock 102.  I tuned in this morning to hear the new morning show, Todd N Tyler.  First, I have never heard of these guys.  It was a "best of" so their topical live shows might be better---but what I heard wasn't very good.  Besides that, it was a very sloppy morning.  The last song of the 5am hour faded out after about a minute to hit network news (that needs to be fixed---sounds terrible to do that).  Also, top of the hour network news on a rocker?  Just sounded very weird.  Most likely they have a contract they have to honor.  After the news the TNT show was joined mid-sentence.  Obviously a timing issue.  In addition to all that, the commercials from their home station were being played all morning.  Obvisouly there were some major automation problems.  I understand that this is their first full day on the air so there will be some kinks that need to be worked out.  But the first day and first impressions are VERY important.  They really should have had someone there babysitting the automation to cut off the out of market commercials---instead entire breaks had out of market commercials and the imaging from their home station.   

[Zeb Norris]

Oh c'mon, Zeb, are you really going to say you don't enjoy working there (while you are working there)?  NE Broadcasting and it's owner especially has quite the reputation...and it isn't a good one.  Each and every person I have met that has worked for that company tells the same crazy stories. 

If I wasn't having a good experience here I wouldn't have brought it up.

Obviously I wouldn't slag the company I work for and attach my name to it, but the only reason I feel like defending the company is that in my experience it honestly really and truly doesn't suck.

Is it perfect? No. No company I've ever worked for is perfect, not even CBS in San Francisco where I was an AFTRA member.

About the owner, yeah he can run hot. But I've been here for over 3 years now, and in that time I've had exactly two conversations with him that I would characterize as unpleasant. Both were ratings related. Both times he had reason to be unhappy.

Furthermore, I'm pretty sure that I would have had more trouble at most ANY other company.

I'm sure I have a lot of faults that I can't see, but lack of candor isn't one of them.

[Will]

They would be wise to contact WBCN regarding the possibility of carrying Toucher and Rich.

[Dick.Payne]

Quite a sloppy start for Rock 102.  I tuned in this morning to hear the new morning show, Todd N Tyler.  First, I have never heard of these guys.  It was a "best of" so their topical live shows might be better---but what I heard wasn't very good.  Besides that, it was a very sloppy morning.  The last song of the 5am hour faded out after about a minute to hit network news (that needs to be fixed---sounds terrible to do that).  Also, top of the hour network news on a rocker?  Just sounded very weird.  Most likely they have a contract they have to honor.  After the news the TNT show was joined mid-sentence.  Obviously a timing issue.  In addition to all that, the commercials from their home station were being played all morning.  Obvisouly there were some major automation problems.  I understand that this is their first full day on the air so there will be some kinks that need to be worked out.  But the first day and first impressions are VERY important.  They really should have had someone there babysitting the automation to cut off the out of market commercials---instead entire breaks had out of market commercials and the imaging from their home station.   

Wow, sounds like things didn't go smooth.  Todd n Tyler have a great show that isn't usual the morning zoo.  They don't do stupid human tricks or prank calling and they will tell you that the best of shows are the shows that sucked the least.
However, they have a podcast for the past week of shows that you can get off of iTunes and some funny cartoons of the show on YouTube that go back a couple years.  The cartoons and podcast can be found at www.tntradioempire.com .

[Will]

So, Dick, for how long have you been associated with the Todd N Tyler show?

[rockcaptain]

I don't know what it is.  A couple red flags pop up for me regarding their morning show.  First, it is based out of Omaha, Nebraska.  NEBRASKA!  I mean c'mon...NEBRASKA.  A show syndicated out of market 72.  Just sends those red flags flying.  Yes, Burlington is a smaller market but syndicating a show nationally (even though they don't have many affiliates) out of market 72 screams delusional to me.  Second, the Todd N Tyler "plant" here says they aren't the typical morning zoo.  I don't know.  It just seems as though they were trying too hard not to be the typical morning show.  But they were a little too "yucker and puker".  Who knows, maybe their "best of" material didn't convey the typical show.   

[Dick.Payne]

... Second, the Todd N Tyler "plant" here says they aren't the typical morning zoo.  ...

Please accept my apologizes.  I found this thread from a Google search and thought I could contribute.  I am a fan of the show and was excited to learn of the new affiliate.

[Gadon]

Could be Omaha's version of "Free Beer and Hot Wings"...