KZPS Flip - whats the latest?

[jd]

The sales pitch is "Lone Star Rock."

And here's a link to their logo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Star

[DavidEduardo]

The sales pitch is "Lone Star Rock."

And here's a link to their logo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Star

I was thinking more of an adaptation of the old Capricorn Records logo....

[KPLEXCOMPLEX]

John Hogan of Cc does resemble the "emperor" a bit.

[CW]

John Hogan of Cc does resemble the "emperor" a bit.

Hmmm now that you mention it, he does!!! and Tom Schurr resembles Dark Vader (or Sith! Take your pick!

[jd]

...the format is pretty much confirmed as a blend of 60% classic rock/southern rock and 40% country. It should be on the air Monday or Tuesday.

Let's flip those percentages and draw a comparison from another market to illustrate this kind of thing in reverse. I present a quote from a press release that appeared on the San Francisco board:
 
"The new 95.7 The Wolf went on the air on March 1, featuring country hit-makers such as Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood and Toby Keith, as well as cross-over artists Michelle Branch, Sheryl Crow, Bon Jovi, John Mellencamp and more."

Now let's see...that's maybe 60% country and 40% rock (or partly rock, anyway).  Does this sound about right?  I guess not.  The percentages may be off, but so is the mix.  Michelle Branch? Solo or Santana?  Is this a San Francisco thing or is it what our own Wolf is going to be when Sebastian finishes the mutation destruction, I mean, tweaking of the format?

I could have posted this in the recent thread called "What Happened to Country Radio?" but it seemed to fit better in this, the "What The Hell is Happening With KZPS?" thread. Just what Dallas-Fort Worth needs, isn't it?  Not one, but two full-time, full-power train wreck stations.  Pardon me if I'm not excited about the prospect of that.

[TheLaffer]

...the format is pretty much confirmed as a blend of 60% classic rock/southern rock and 40% country. It should be on the air Monday or Tuesday.

Let's flip those percentages and draw a comparison from another market to illustrate this kind of thing in reverse. I present a quote from a press release that appeared on the San Francisco board:
 
"The new 95.7 The Wolf went on the air on March 1, featuring country hit-makers such as Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood and Toby Keith, as well as cross-over artists Michelle Branch, Sheryl Crow, Bon Jovi, John Mellencamp and more."

Now let's see...that's maybe 60% country and 40% rock (or partly rock, anyway).  Does this sound about right?  I guess not.  The percentages may be off, but so is the mix.  Michelle Branch? Solo or Santana?  Is this a San Francisco thing or is it what our own Wolf is going to be when Sebastian finishes the mutation destruction, I mean, tweaking of the format?

I could have posted this in the recent thread called "What Happened to Country Radio?" but it seemed to fit better in this, the "What The Hell is Happening With KZPS?" thread. Just what Dallas-Fort Worth needs, isn't it?  Not one, but two full-time, full-power train wreck stations.  Pardon me if I'm not excited about the prospect of that.

michelle branch teamed up with another hot blonde singer and switched to country. the group is called the wreckers. some of their music actually sounds country. they're not bad at all.

[jd]

michelle branch teamed up with another hot blonde singer and switched to country. the group is called the wreckers. some of their music actually sounds country. they're not bad at all.

Oops, "solo" was a slip, considering I've heard some of The Wreckers music.  But I actually wasn't aware of her official "switch," thinking it was more of a semi-crossover.  Hmmm.  So Bon Jovi has "gone country" too?  Can't wait for the new country remix CD from Tom Petty!  And you can't beat Classic Boston Country.  Okay, I'm kidding.  But we'll see if the 'ZPS audience has a sense of humor, right?

[pittdave]

And this weekend is a "Southern Fried" lost classic weekend on ZPS.. I believe they are priming us for "Lone Star"

PD

[Jackologist]

Interesting: http://www.lonestarfm.com/

And this:

At Lonestar FM, play a variety of Texas music. These are our core artists:

Willie Nelson
Merle Haggard
Pat Green
Cory Morrow
Kevin Fowler
Hank Williams Jr.
Roger Creager
Robert Earl Keen
George Jones
Dwight Yoakam
Ray Price
Johnny Cash
Ronnie Milsap
Gary P. Nunn
Kelly Willis
Bellamy Brothers
Cross Canadian Ragweed

[jd]

What does a website and a playlist for a couple of Bryan-College Station area radio stations (simulcasters) have to do with KZPS?  The only thing in common is that one of them happens to be on 92.5.  If you followed the lead in one of the previous posts by searching for "Cool 92.5" you'd find the site for KCOL, an oldies station in Beaumont-Port Arthur owned by Clear Channel.