Q104 is baffling. Dave Popovich programs both it and WDOK, and has for well over a decade. Why this migration to a quasi-CHR after being Hot AC/adult CHR for so long, I have no idea. Entercom CEO David Field loves alternative so there's no way I would rule it out for 104.1. One must keep in mind th...

If Cumulus continues their divestments like they've done in NYC, SF, Atlanta, DC and LA, all three will be sold piecemeal. That makes it a bit easier if you're Beasley or Entercom and only want one of the two FMs. WJR is not going to be easy to sell. Cumulus got lucky that a grocery store magnate in...

I am stunned by how far Q104's ratings have sunk. What happened to that station?!?! They used to be a solid 5 or even 5.5 share radio station each & every book. The Cleveland FM dial is garbage (although Pittsburgh's is worse). I'd like to see 100.7 converted to a full-time simulcast of WTAM. All t...

I didn't know cars even came with HD radios. That goes back to the overall failure of whatever PR campaigns have been used for HD Radio. When iBiquity owned the whole setup and had the patent claims to the IBOC standard, they initially had Clear Channel, CBS, Citadel and a few other groups run PSAs...

Cumulus will sell or trade away their Detroit trio well before 106.5 is dispensed with. The creditors controlling the company want out of the largest markets they can't compete in or have seriously underperforming stations. They want them out of NYC, LA, Washington DC, Detroit and San Francisco. 106...

This is probably why the Ann Arbor stations have not moved their operations into the Detroit area offices. With the main studio rule no longer in effect, they could. Yup. It’s pretty clear that they are looking to toss KABC in LA and WMAL/WSBN in Washington DC next. Who in the hell would want KABC ...

I took a listen to WCKY today, when they did traffic, they mentioned a couple of trouble spots in Lima but said nothing about Toledo. LOL. Aren’t they even more of a rimshot in Lima? :rollin BAS still owns WTTF last I heard, unless that changed recently. BAS owns WFRO WLEC, and 92.1 WOHF(I think). ...

Said engineers have probably retired with no one coming in to replace them. No one is being trained to be a broadcast engineer. That's stretching all remaining contract workers to their limit.

It's been warned about for awhile...

...it really has.

Will the Ann Arbor cluster be sold with Detroit or is Cume-less planning to hold onto those stations? Cumulus is unloading most of their top 20 markets, where they have small and/or underperforming clusters in comparison to the competition. Radio is now dictated by economy of scale, and iHeart or E...

I appreciate the response but I have no clue who those guys are. I was hoping for a more straight forward answer that didn't involve research and perhaps "reading between the lines". Those were two prominent conservative talk show hosts - both highly rated - that got pilloried by their audience for...

Adrian and Tiffin, both holes. Paradise compared to Fotrioit. I think I-H tried to unload WCKY once, I think the company was goodlife radio? Religious? The deal fell through at the 11th hour I'm told. I'm not sure why they hold onto this station, right the fact that they try to include it with: WIO...

Rather than start a new thread I'll just piggyback here with a question.... Since I haven't listened to WJR in years, does Frank Beckmann love Trump? What about Paul W? I'm sort of asking whether they truly seem to love the guy or whether they like him because he is a republican president? They've ...

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 04, 2019 4:34 pm

Tiffin, OH - where the slogan is, "Thank God, we are not Fostoria!!!"

If anyone could physically clone Adrian, Tiffin would be the likely result.

(not that a clone equals or betters the original)

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:34 pm

The Bobby Bones morning show is a terrible fit for the classic country music format.

I really wouldn't be surprised if Premiere is using WCKY-FM to say that Bobby Bones' morning show can be "heard in Detroit..."

....aaaaaaaaaaaand it's classic country, "The Legend 98.5". Still a safe move, easily flanks WFGF. Utilizing Local Radio Networks for the voice-tracked jocks.

Thankfully Forever sold it long ago, or they'd be stuck with the silly "Willy" brand.