Where Is KDF's Duke?
flip...@hotmail.com
thing on Nashville radio. He had the strangest news...but it sure gave me a
smile on the way to work.
Ted Lewis
white trailer trash!!! The only thing he was good for was keeping other
white-trash tuned in to his evey damn word like ike he was Richard
by-god Nixon!! That little freaks got what was good for him and if
that sorry-assed radio station had any balls they'd get Howard Stern on
and kick midsouth monkeyass all over!!
And that's the damn bottom line cause Pete KoF said so!!!
Stewart
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Stewart
muzbuz
provacative, and interesting. Now we have Rick and Bubba? What brain-dead
moron made that decision.
I have no reason at all to listen to KDF any more. I hope Steve Dickert and
the whole Dick Broadcasting string of stupid radio stations goes belly up.
Someone please come to our rescue and put a really good station on the air
in Nashville.
The stupid radio idiots need to quit listening to pencil-pushing consultants
and have the cojones to program by the own instincts. What a shame.
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jil...@mail.excite.com
My favorite morning show at KDF was Big Dave and the Duke. I never did
understand why they broke up that team.
DrMuzzBuzz
breaks up a good team or sends them packing. The only way to really get
a pay raise if your are already doing the morning show is to move to a
bigger market or a station with a bigger market share. Now days,
however, it seems management is to blame for screwing up most perfectly
good radio stations.
Dan Bennett
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>that sorry-assed radio station had any balls they'd get Howard Stern on
>and kick midsouth monkeyass all over!!
I've listened to Howard Stern when working in NYC, and I think he's a
crashing bore. Let's face, the "shock radio" shtick has run its course,
primarily because it's duller than ditchwater.
He probably still has a following among some groups, though. Web-TV
subscribers, for instance.
--
Dan
GO PREDATORS!
Dan Bennett
>understand why they broke up that team.
The answer is almost always ratings. I don't think KDF has been doing all
that red-hot in the ratings lately, and that would explain why your guys got
the sack.
Stewart
Hence, Mark and Brian's move from Birmingham to Los Angeles, though I hear they are going to return down there via
syndication with a custom prepared segment for B'ham.
Stewart
DrMuzzBuzz wrote:
> > My favorite morning show at KDF was Big Dave and the Duke. I never did
> > understand why they broke up that team.
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rock, it went downhill fast.
S.
Dan Bennett wrote:
> >My favorite morning show at KDF was Big Dave and the Duke. I never did
> >understand why they broke up that team.
>
DrMuzzBuzz
stations for them all to be commercially successful. Nobody can get the
ratings they want because they are all dividing up the same small pie -
the middle of the market. Half of them should be closed down or given to
the local universities to operate! Remember the concept of the "clear
channel" station? That was when half the country could tune into the
Grand Ol' Opry, or a New Orleans or Chicago station. You didn't need
syndication 'cause you had a 100,000 watt transmitter and nobody else on
your frequency. Now I can drive from state to state and half my radio
presets still work but I get 3 different stations.
Rose
people I know, including myself, that were listening to KDF moved to The
Rock. And it was because of the music. KDF was a rock station and moved to
90's/alternative, and I prefer Rock...definitely Classic if I can get it.
Rose
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Ted Lewis
YOU SUCK BUDDY!! 104.5 went the way of all trash after a radio station
came to town that played more than those two K-Tel greatest hits cds
that
they continually played. 103.3 shit in their own bath water by playing
this bullshit format that they play. Alternative Music..more like an
alternative TO music. 105.9 posted monster ratings andd have
consistantly improved every ratings book period. I'd ike to see the
program director that changed KDF's format after the next book comes
out!!
And that's the damn bottom line cause Ron Jeremy said so!!!
Dan Bennett
>Just like there are too many record labels there are too many radio
>stations for them all to be commercially successful. Nobody can get the
>ratings they want because they are all dividing up the same small pie -
>the middle of the market. Half of them should be closed down or given to
>the local universities to operate!
Nah, let the market sort 'em out. Those that lose money will have to change
formats/owners till they find an audience.
> Remember the concept of the "clear
>channel" station? That was when half the country could tune into the
>Grand Ol' Opry, or a New Orleans or Chicago station. You didn't need
>syndication 'cause you had a 100,000 watt transmitter and nobody else on
>your frequency. Now I can drive from state to state and half my radio
>presets still work but I get 3 different stations.
The clear channels are still around. WSM (650) and WLAC (1510) here in
Nashvegas are both clear channels, at least at night, which is the only time
it really makes any difference. The power limit on the AM broadcast band in
the US is 50kW out of the transmitter (to my knowledge there's no limit on
ERP), but that's quite sufficient to get the job done.
Clear channels don't work in the part of the spectrum where FM broadcast
lives because there's no skywave propagation there anyway. They're a
line-of-sight thing no matter how much power you fling out. Those folks are
limited to 100kW (ERP), but antenna height has more influence on their
coverage area than anything else.
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Stewart
started up as a "classic rock" station. I'm not sure which move came first.
Then, 105.9 went to rock, picked up JB & B from 104.5, and 104.5 wilted away.
Musical chairs, format style.
S.
DrMuzzBuzz
Dan Bennett wrote:
>
> DrMuzzBuzz wrote in message <36BBABAB...@mail.belmont.edu>...
>
> >Just like there are too many record labels there are too many radio
> >stations for them all to be commercially successful. Nobody can get the
> >ratings they want because they are all dividing up the same small pie -
> >the middle of the market. Half of them should be closed down or given to
> >the local universities to operate!
>
> Nah, let the market sort 'em out. Those that lose money will have to change
> formats/owners till they find an audience.
The problem I see with that is too much good stuff gets lost in the glut
for lack of major label support. Back when labels were mostly "mom and
pop" operations if you had a couple of good albums a year you could make
a lot of money. Now that they are major corporations having to support
tons of overhead a certain level of desperation has taken hold. So A&R
signs anyone that has a remote chance of making it and a lot of acts
that sound like the last act that made it big. So we get a lot of cookie
cutter, sound alike acts and the new and different stuff has to struggle
to get radio play.
>
> > Remember the concept of the "clear
> >channel" station? That was when half the country could tune into the
> >Grand Ol' Opry, or a New Orleans or Chicago station. You didn't need
> >syndication 'cause you had a 100,000 watt transmitter and nobody else on
> >your frequency. Now I can drive from state to state and half my radio
> >presets still work but I get 3 different stations.
>
> The clear channels are still around. WSM (650) and WLAC (1510) here in
> Nashvegas are both clear channels, at least at night, which is the only time
> it really makes any difference. The power limit on the AM broadcast band in
> the US is 50kW out of the transmitter (to my knowledge there's no limit on
> ERP), but that's quite sufficient to get the job done.
But hasn't the limit been dropped? Seems to me that you can't get these
stations like you used to. And certainly the number of clear channel
stations has declined. I know that the N.O. station is no longer a high
wattage Clear channel station.
>
> Clear channels don't work in the part of the spectrum where FM broadcast
> lives because there's no skywave propagation there anyway. They're a
> line-of-sight thing no matter how much power you fling out. Those folks are
> limited to 100kW (ERP), but antenna height has more influence on their
> coverage area than anything else.
Before long we'll be listening to FM radio (or its replacement) on our
computers all the time anyway, and then it won't matter where the
broadcast originates from.
Stewart
alternative ) put itself in a position to be going head to head with the
somewhat lesser known Lightning 100. While 100 is a smaller station with a
weaker signal, it appears to me that they do a better mix of "alternative",
and are better at presenting their format.
So KDF finds itself in an unenviable position now. Nowhere to run, really.
Stewart
Michael Chaney
>The clear channels are still around. WSM (650) and WLAC (1510) here in
>Nashvegas are both clear channels, at least at night, which is the only
time
>it really makes any difference. The power limit on the AM broadcast band
in
>the US is 50kW out of the transmitter (to my knowledge there's no limit on
>ERP), but that's quite sufficient to get the job done.
I can vouch for WLAC, since I used to listen to it at night while driving
home from Terre Haute to Bloomington in Indiana. It came in very clear,
better than the local stations (1480 in TH, 640 in TH, and 1370 in
Bloomington), but the late night format leaves much to be desired. Good for
a few yuks, I suppose, and something to keep me occupied during an hour and
a half drive.
-Michael.
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mdch...@michaelchaney.com
http://www.michaelchaney.com
Rose
Stewart wrote in message <36BC7273...@bellsouth.net>...
>Just for the record, KDF changed to alternative about the time that Arrow
104.5
>started up as a "classic rock" station. I'm not sure which move came first.
Actually, I'm pretty sure Arrow was a classic rock station before KDF went
alternative/90's. I never could get it down here, unless the weather was
really, really good. And I think most of stayed with KDF for the duration
after they changed format, because there was really nothing better in the
area to listen to, until the birth of The Rock.
>
>Then, 105.9 went to rock, picked up JB & B from 104.5, and 104.5 wilted
away.
This was a *major* blow for the Arrow. It absolutely devastated them when it
came to their morning audience. JB & B fans will go where they are, yes?
They were one of the key ingredients in the success of 105.9. They got
people listening in the morning and basically kept them all day. I like JB &
B, but not enough to change stations if they were to leave 105.9. I listen
for the music, and just the music.
>
>Musical chairs, format style.
>
LOL, this is true.
Rose
bobw...@mail.excite.com
>>
>>Then, 105.9 went to rock, picked up JB & B from 104.5, and 104.5 wilted
>away.
>
>This was a *major* blow for the Arrow. It absolutely devastated them when it
>came to their morning audience. JB & B fans will go where they are, yes?
>They were one of the key ingredients in the success of 105.9.
It really probably was the morning shows and not the music that caused the rise
of 105.9 and the decline of KDF. Arrow, already a classic rock station although
not the guitar rock that 1059 plays, pretty much took a dive after the redneck
audience followed John Boy and Billy over to 105.9. At about the same time, KDF
dropped Big Dave and the Duke and hired news talk host Ian Case. It was then
that KDF began its dramatic drop. Now they have hired another redneck morning
show to compete with John Boy and Billy and the Arrow awaits the arrival of the
legendary Carl P.
paul...@hotmail.com
>Actually, I think KDF was doing alright until 105.9 came on the air. Most
>people I know, including myself, that were listening to KDF moved to The
>Rock. And it was because of the music. KDF was a rock station and moved to
>90's/alternative, and I prefer Rock...definitely Classic if I can get it.
>
Here's an idea for 105.9...if you're going to play the music KDF used to play in
the early 90's how about hiring some of their great dj's like Duke or Slats or
Shannon...instead of those damn redneck John Boy and Billy guys from Charlotte,
NC. They are about as far removed from Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd as you can
get.
Stewart
Seems a shame to use a 50,000watt blowtorch to hock prayer beads and " Sister Barbara" commercials. ( after 9pm )
I know revenue is the name of the game, but surely syndicated programming could bring in more spots than this poor rendition of a tent revival. Now don't get me wrong; it's just that it's cheesy religious programming even. ( As opposed to what most would consider mainstream doctrinal stuff, I think.)
It's like having a Corvette and never driving it after dark, only gunning the engine in the driveway.
Stewart
Stewart
schmoozy hits of the 60's, 70's and 80's. They'll have to change formats and take
some of these other guys on head-to-head.
Plus, I read in The Nashville Imnotpeein the other day that Carl P. has no desire to
go back to mornings, but rather, wants to stay on during afternoon drivetime.
We'll see. I'd sure give him a morning listen if he comes back.
As far as JB&B, if someone could just shut up JB's incessant insincere laughter
they'd be much better. Billy is really the talent and brains behind most of their
better skit work anyway......in my opinion. There's stooopid, and then there's
"stoooopie" stoopid, and JB stays in that mode a bit too much for me.
Having said that, though, they have one helluva big audience.
Stewart
Big-O Load
soul hits and "forgotten" classics.
No way in hell anybody that listens to that format will give a
rat's ass about Carl P. All these morning "comedy" shows are lame
anyway. Listen to 1510 or Ankarlo! Or even better.. with the advent of
recordable cd's
you are now able to make your own format.
I know you could make a tape, but cd sounds better.
Also, whenever I'm polled in the malls about my preference in radio
stations, I always say it's
102.9 "the beaver". The pollster dosen't even have them on their list.
And I think Stern would kill these other guys.
MARK & BRIAN? GIVE ME A BREAK....LAMERS 4 LIFE!!!
Unknown
wrote:
>Ian and the Duke were the best thing going in the morning. Entertaining,
>provacative, and interesting. Now we have Rick and Bubba? What brain-dead
>moron made that decision.
>
Duke was OK but Ian was a Liberal piece of shit.