So I guess nothing is going to happen

[atlantaboy]

What I don't understand is that CBS seems fast to flip formats in other markets--Boston from Classic Hits to CHR and Tampa from Hot AC to Sports just in the past 2 weeks--and yet Dave stays Dave.  Maybe the big revenue from V-103 makes Dave changing not a priority.

Or...what I keep saying over and over and over - the AAA format has a WEALTHY LISTENERSHIP and people invested in the station that won't let the station flip

AAA stations survive with these kind of ratings in markets all across the nation, and many of them, like KFOG/San Francisco, are extremely well regarded/respected

Most of the negative posts in the 10 anti-Dave threads that have been created in the past month or so are by people who don't like the "sound" of Alt/Rock (it's not upbeat, it sounds like a "bad hangover" etc.) - in other words, most negative posts have been from people that wouldn't listen to Dave no matter how they programmed their station - and guess what?  Dave, and CBS, could care less what you think if all you like is upbeat pop

[RadioFreeAtlanta]

We could rename it "Hot New Z-93"....


ooops, that's already been done (1988)! 

[RoddyFreeman]

What I don't understand is that CBS seems fast to flip formats in other markets--Boston from Classic Hits to CHR and Tampa from Hot AC to Sports just in the past 2 weeks--and yet Dave stays Dave.  Maybe the big revenue from V-103 makes Dave changing not a priority.

Or...what I keep saying over and over and over - the AAA format has a WEALTHY LISTENERSHIP and people invested in the station that won't let the station flip

AAA stations survive with these kind of ratings in markets all across the nation, and many of them, like KFOG/San Francisco, are extremely well regarded/respected

Most of the negative posts in the 10 anti-Dave threads that have been created in the past month or so are by people who don't like the "sound" of Alt/Rock (it's not upbeat, it sounds like a "bad hangover" etc.) - in other words, most negative posts have been from people that wouldn't listen to Dave no matter how they programmed their station

I agree that AAA stations deliver affluent audiences, but in this case, that's not enough to overcome Dave-FM's low ratings.  As far as agency business, most broadcast buyers are not that thorough.  They don't look at income for the most part; they just look at the average audience, rates and cost-per-point.  And you really can't blame them since they probably have 5 markets to knock out in one morning.

If Dave was doing well in billings, virtually all of their salespeople would not have left in the past year, which has been the case.

[carolinaradio]

It seems to me that if Dave FM was doing well (billing), they wouldn't keep tweaking the music over and over...in other words, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."  Sounds like something's wrong that keeps prompting their changes.

And, for the record, I have nothing against the AAA format.  I like a lot of the music on the format.

[NightFlyer]

RadioFreeAtlanta, no one remembers 1988.  No one remembers when radio had personality and heart.  No one seems to remember when stations catered to the audience. 
So, Z-93 would be "hot and new" 

I wouldn't be opposed to it, really..

[IT_Guru]

What I don't understand is that CBS seems fast to flip formats in other markets--Boston from Classic Hits to CHR and Tampa from Hot AC to Sports just in the past 2 weeks--and yet Dave stays Dave.  Maybe the big revenue from V-103 makes Dave changing not a priority.

I don't understand it either. I could see it being not so much of a priority if Dave wasn't on such a powerful stick. I would think CBS would want to work on making 92.9 both a ratings success and a money maker for the company without hurting V-103.