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Re: Chief Engineer
« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2012, 12:10:35 PM »

I spent some time with a Ticket/Cumulus employee a couple weeks ago and was told that they are working with absolute junk on the engineering and production side.  Lots of good equipment was essentially pawned and replaced by used equipment that only a Ham radio operator could enjoy.  It's the equivalent of Jim Abbott pitching with no hands.  The engineers are virtually useless when working with what they have.  The WBAP staff was appalled when they finally moved to victory park and many threatened to not even work.  This person said that whoever gets the CE position will probably be severely underqualified because Cumulus is doing everything as cheap as they possibly can.  
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Re: Chief Engineer
« Reply #11 on: July 16, 2012, 08:16:48 PM »

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they are working with absolute junk on the engineering and production side.  Lots of good equipment was essentially pawned and replaced by used equipment that only a Ham radio operator could enjoy.  It's the equivalent of Jim Abbott pitching with no hands.

THAT absolutely makes me salivate.... wow that brings back some good 'ol memories of days gone by at Ray-dee-OH Peso (A Texas subsidiary of Poco Peso Communications, Inc.)

I've done more with one thin dime than most. We also had bailing wire and hey too.

And all kidding aside, one time our corporate office didn't pay a monthly electric bill for one of our transmitter sites and TXU went out to the site in Dallas and disconnected it from the grid at the electric meter due to non-payment. Our GM had to go to Kroger and use a personal check to get the station back on the air.  Too embarrassing not to be TRUE!

So, I would be uniquely qualified for that gig. All that needs to happen is the Atlanta DOE would have to call and apologize for insulting my Executive Briefing.PDF. Hey, even the toll-free line I sent him previously is still operational.

One needs to ask, why does 'DFW Radio' need to hire a CE now that the re-lo is complete?

What happened to the prior, pre-re-lo CE?

How about the engineers that came from from Citadel, where are they now?

On a sad note, I drove by the Lamar building last week and noticed that the KSCS/WPAB sign was finally taken down from their long time former studios. 

 
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Re: Chief Engineer
« Reply #12 on: July 16, 2012, 09:10:44 PM »


And all kidding aside, one time our corporate office didn't pay a monthly electric bill for one of our transmitter sites and TXU went out to the site in Dallas and disconnected it from the grid at the electric meter due to non-payment. Our GM had to go to Kroger and use a personal check to get the station back on the air.  Too embarrassing not to be TRUE!


It appears that Cumulus also doesn't pay its bills (pun intended!):  http://www.buffalonews.com/city/police-courts/courts/article922702.ece    #CumulusFail
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« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2012, 10:56:20 AM »

I spent some time with a Ticket/Cumulus employee a couple weeks ago and was told that they are working with absolute junk on the engineering and production side.  Lots of good equipment was essentially pawned and replaced by used equipment that only a Ham radio operator could enjoy.

And it turns out that the same thing seems to be going on with Cumulus in San Francisco.   

See:   http://richliebermanreport.blogspot.com/2012/07/inside-kgo-newsroom-at-55-hawthorne-rl.html

From the article:

"The biggest gripe right now is that nothing works...and several on-air glitches have taken place in droves. Not just days, mind you, but at least three weeks. Dead air. Actualities that are either cut or simply cut out. Phone and tier lines that suddenly go blank. The anchors are steamed. The reporters are hung out to dry and the engineers look foolish. Just Sunday, KNBR was off the air for almost two hours."      #CumulusFail
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Re: Chief Engineer
« Reply #14 on: November 19, 2012, 02:19:07 PM »

I would love to see the list of engineering/IT folks who are not eligible to work for Cumulus.
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Re: Chief Engineer
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2012, 10:47:56 AM »

You'd think at this point they'd be willing to take 'what the cat dragged in' due to their wonderful reputation, lack of engineering budget, and upper management issues.  They are quickly becoming the pinnacle of companies to NOT bother applying at.
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« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2012, 12:21:32 PM »

They are quickly becoming the pinnacle of companies to NOT bother applying at.

Methinks that ship may have already sailed!
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Re: Chief Engineer
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2012, 12:37:33 PM »

Most of us are quite capable of making a living outside the radio industry and I will leave the business if there is no other choice than work for Cumulus.

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Re: Chief Engineer
« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2012, 01:16:05 PM »

Exactly Taylor. If the only choice is to work for a company that has as much compassion for their workers as Wal-Mart, or worse, then it's time to go do something else.  I'm sure engineering isn't the only area they are beginning to have issues finding workers to fill open positions.  In a nutshell they are corporate taskmasters that lack good central organization or resources yet have demands that are unreasonable.
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Re: Chief Engineer
« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2012, 02:38:08 PM »

I can deal with a company with leadership who lacks compassion. I can understand and respect an executive who is unyielding and focused on their fiduciary responsibilities to the company shareholders.
What I can't understand is a company with an enemies list. Cumulus has an enemies list and will go out of their way to cause trouble for people who have fallen out of favor. How does that enhance the profitability of the company or further it's goals?
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