Is 99.5 The Bear, in Hub City, dead?

[Terriblejock]

Replacing the bush league jock currently doing mid-days wouldn't be a bad idea for KLLL. I don't mean to be nasty. But I can hardly listen during her time-slot. Dry and dull describes it best. Almost as bad as Sean Dylan on 101. Oh wait there ya go!!! Rick and Jane to 101. Um yeah. I'm getting old the ideas aren't all that great these days. Ha.

[Jamey K]

Obviously, I'm not a fan of "Jockless" radio, and still can't believe Kidd, Rick & Jane, aren't on the air. Such valuable talent.

In Amarillo, we've had a front row seat for the Blake birth, but we really won't know anything concrete until it's been through a book or two. It's in the first one now, and our numbers aren't due until August. My guess is, it will do better than the station it replaced, but after that...who knows.

It's an interesting experiment. but is it worth firing great jocks, in the middle of the book for? I hope not. Not just for the safety of everyone's job in the long term, but the folks who work for Townsquare in the short term. Yes, they are competitors, but they are good people and they are busting their asses off over there.

[WhoDat!]

Don't think this couldn't happen:

Jane to KLLL mornings (joing that team) with Kelly moving to KLLL middays.
Rick to PM drive at KLLL (less likely)
Kidd to ... well... uh... hmmm.  (likely)
KLLL would love the splash of "bringing them home.." The only way you kill a non jock station is to make sure your jocks are a draw.  Can't just stand pat and "wait and see what happens"...that is if you actually can still find programmers who play chess.
Betcha my out of work dj paycheck, boys!

IF these two were MAJOR players in the market, well, i would give it a 50-50 chance, BUT they were not. IF they were MAJOR players in the market, the case could be made that maybe there would be NO BLAKEFM. KLLL is paying middays and afternoon drive peanuts and as far as ratings, IT WILL NOT HURT THEM they're KLLL! , plus they are saving money over bringing in out of town talent or otherwise. and here is something that SHOULDN'T play a factor, but we know it "quietly does", both of them are in their early 60's., it is tough ito breakthrough, when THEY can get a kid in their 20's who doesn't mind working for McDonald's money. it is tough for anybody to get a job, the odds are stacked against them, sadly.

[WhoDat!]

forgot to add, they have a NON-COMPETE. hope they have a plan B, all are fine people, it sucks.

[Kent]

BLAKE FMcomes from the same people who brought you "Jackfm"

Nope.  Blake FM comes from Folger Media.  Jack FM comes from SparkNet.  So, no, Folger doesn't do Jack.  He does, however, consult Bob FM.  Bob has a little more flexibility when it comes to jocks than Jack, but you usually don't hear jocks in markets the size of Lubbock.

Dial Global, by the way, distributes Jack to smaller markets.  It's still consulted by SparkNet, however.  Waitt Radio, which was absorbed by Dial Global, used to distribute Bob to smaller markets.  I believe Blake is locally programmed but consulted by Folger. 

[rockchicktx]

IF these two were MAJOR players in the market, well, i would give it a 50-50 chance, BUT they were not. IF they were MAJOR players in the market, the case could be made that maybe there would be NO BLAKEFM. KLLL is paying middays and afternoon drive peanuts and as far as ratings, IT WILL NOT HURT THEM they're KLLL! , plus they are saving money over bringing in out of town talent or otherwise. and here is something that SHOULDN'T play a factor, but we know it "quietly does", both of them are in their early 60's., it is tough ito breakthrough, when THEY can get a kid in their 20's who doesn't mind working for McDonald's money. it is tough for anybody to get a job, the odds are stacked against them, sadly.

well...I don't put it past KLLL to take pride and run with it.  They've brought in people they didn't have to, just to sound better (skipping a cheaper solution in order to further the gap).  Plus uh...can't guess the jocks in question have much of a bargaining chip to drive their price up.   Ya wanna work or ya wanna move??

[illhangupandlisten]

Replacing the bush league jock currently doing mid-days wouldn't be a bad idea for KLLL. I don't mean to be nasty. But I can hardly listen during her time-slot. Dry and dull describes it best. Almost as bad as Sean Dylan on 101. Oh wait there ya go!!! Rick and Jane to 101. Um yeah. I'm getting old the ideas aren't all that great these days. Ha.

Seriously I've wondered if that Sean Dylan character is the owners nephew or something like that.  That would be about the only reason I would see how anything that horrible would be allowed to be on the radio.   The girl on KLLL is just kinda there.   Doesnt wow me at all. But doesnt make me hit the button either.  But as to Rick and Jane, I seriously doubt they will appear on the air with any of Wilks stations.

[WhoDat!]

LETS FACE IT KLLL WON THE ULTIMATE WAR WITH THE BEAR. PRIDE?? c'mon! so,WHY in God's name would they need r&j?

 

[Terriblejock]

Well 101 actually had a decent DJ in afternoons but lost him to 105.3. Never met Sean so I'm not sure if he's a nice guy or not.  But your right, you have to wonder if he's the owners nephew or something. That's the only way that guy get's to keep his job.

[crow]

From what I have heard, local personalities are being brought on. I do not know if this is true or not. However, if it is... that is a good thing.

That just makes no sense Crow.

When Townsquare fires 3 very seasoned and experienced individuals and replaces them with a "a jockless, current-intensive Country format designed by Folger Media", the last thing I expect them to do is hire local personalities.  They may be filling local positions within the company that are related to the format change, but apparently local air talent has been removed from their business model.

I'm curious- which 'local personalities' would be brought on?

Fewer/no DJs, less talk, and "just play the music" are the industry trends.  Blake FM does that.  Jack FM's been doing that for awhile now.

What 99.5 is doing really isn't that surprising.

I was merely sharing what I had been told. Now, does that mean it's true? No. Like I said, I have HEARD they were bringing on local talent.