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senna
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response 50 of 145:
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Aug 24 02:27 UTC 1997 |
Stations always play certain songs on regular rotation... it's not entirely
up to the disgresion of the DJs, either. The station management mandates that
certain songs be played, and leaves some room for requests. I've been told
that my requests would be played before, and occasionally they would be, with
a long delay. There's usually quite a backlog.
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tpryan
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response 51 of 145:
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Aug 24 15:24 UTC 1997 |
re 43: Of the things the Detroit area radio audience seems
to hate are 1) out of town syndications; 2) automation. Syndications
that are all morning (Imus & Stern survive in the market, but do not
do well), or format-syndications, like a satellite delivered music
service are hard to find on our radio dial. These do, unfortunatly
make economic sense for small-town radio.
I took a trip out to Phoenix, Arizona a few years back, had
all weekend to listen to the radio. I could hear a real difference
in the rock radio station--confidence. It was not insecure like
WCSX, that had to pat itself on the back about every other song,
(or slam the competition); and just played the tunes. YOu could
hear 3 or 4 tunes in a row, as one set of music, with the confidence
that the audience did not forget who they tuned into. The commercial
breaks where not the mega-breaks we hear at :50 past the hour, two
three ads, then back to the music. And Phoenix is now as big of
a radio market as Detroit.
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mziemba
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response 52 of 145:
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Aug 24 17:51 UTC 1997 |
Unfortunately, I listened for five hours, until the end of her shift, and did
not hear my request. I've worked radio, myself, and it didn't take that long
to get around to a request...
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senna
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response 53 of 145:
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Aug 24 23:44 UTC 1997 |
There's a fierce war for morning listeners in Detroit... when the ratings came
in touting WRIF as the winner of the past round, WRIF said "cool, thanks for
making us #1, Detroit." WKRK, 97.1, which recently switched formats to alt
rock radio, and plays Howard Stern in the mornings against Drew & Mike on
WRIF, has launched an anti-WRIF campaign. It's disgusting, you can't here
two comercials without something trashing Arthur P or Drew & Mike. I happen
to like 97.1 for the music, but the commercials make me change the station,
anywhere.
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tpryan
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response 54 of 145:
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Aug 25 03:44 UTC 1997 |
Nothing worse than a radio station making me sound like a fool for
listening to anyother station I like.
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senna
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response 55 of 145:
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Aug 27 02:51 UTC 1997 |
It makes *them* sound like fools. It's stupid. It's like children insulting
each other.
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tpryan
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response 56 of 145:
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Aug 30 21:07 UTC 1997 |
That's what the result is also. They sound like fools for
tearing someone down, instead of building themselfs up.
Now that WWBR, 102.7fm "The Bear" has gone to 'Classic Rock
that Rocks' talking about 'why listen to that wimply classic rock
station'; can you hear the reaaction by WCSX?
When WCSX was slamming Star 97 for playing hits of the 70's;
I assumed that WCSX was losing big time in the ratings race. (The
little guy calls the insult to try to get up to the level of the
big guy. If the big guy ignores, he won't raise the other to his
playing field.)
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krj
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response 57 of 145:
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Aug 31 07:56 UTC 1997 |
news flash: CBC Stereo, now renamed CBC Radio Two, is ending -- today --
the weekend late night show NIGHTLINES, which has been a favorite of mine
for yhears. Host David Wisdom is moving to a new show RADIOSONIC.
There will be a new late-night show, whose name I forget.
Wisdom sounds like he's practically crying in the last broadcast.
Off to listen to the last hour. I'm in shock.
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mziemba
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response 58 of 145:
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Aug 31 08:25 UTC 1997 |
Tell us a little bit about David Wisdom, Ken...
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void
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response 59 of 145:
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Aug 31 08:58 UTC 1997 |
currently, and for the last couple hours or so, i've been listening
to blues on wdet, 101.9. this is the first time i've ever heard this
particular show, so i'm not sure what it's called. mighty enjoyable,
though.
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mziemba
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response 60 of 145:
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Sep 1 09:14 UTC 1997 |
You're probably listening to the Coachman! Cool dude...
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krj
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response 61 of 145:
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Sep 10 21:33 UTC 1997 |
While I wait to get back to my essay about the glories of CBC late
night radio, I thought I would mention that arabella & I have
started waking up to WQRS, the commercial classical station in
Detroit. We have found NPR's Morning Edition an unsuitable start to the
day; too often we wake up to the news of the latest killings somewhere
in the world.
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void
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response 62 of 145:
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Sep 11 08:20 UTC 1997 |
when i'm up late (or early, depending on one's perspective) enough
to catch it, i love wqrs's "sousalarm," a john philip sousa march
played sometime between 7:00 and 7:30am.
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omni
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response 63 of 145:
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Sep 11 18:22 UTC 1997 |
It's at 7:20 and this morning was "Washington Post". I love that march.
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orinoco
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response 64 of 145:
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Sep 11 21:38 UTC 1997 |
Wow...I'm never up quite *that* late, and wake up earlier than that during
the week anyway. Oh well...
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bruin
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response 65 of 145:
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Sep 12 00:10 UTC 1997 |
BTW, what Sousa march is also known as the theme from "Monty Python's
Flying Circus?"
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krj
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response 66 of 145:
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Sep 12 02:12 UTC 1997 |
I forget the title, but the military band played it immediately before
Bill Clinton was sworn in as President. Some people found this an omen. :)
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void
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response 67 of 145:
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Sep 12 07:58 UTC 1997 |
the "liberty bell march."
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bruin
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response 68 of 145:
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Sep 12 12:01 UTC 1997 |
Thank you, void. I just love hearing that song as the "Monty Python" intro
with the last note replaced by the squish of the bare foot coming down.
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orinoco
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response 69 of 145:
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Sep 12 22:14 UTC 1997 |
I assume that represents a change from Sousa's version...:)
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lumen
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response 70 of 145:
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Sep 13 05:43 UTC 1997 |
Indeed...:)
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krj
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response 71 of 145:
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Sep 21 04:53 UTC 1997 |
Getting back to the demise of CBC Radio's NIGHTLINES, the
Friday & Saturday late night show (response #57):
CBC Radio 2 shows still have DJs whose personalities color the shows;
it also sounded like host David Wisdom had a big role in picking
the music. NIGHTLINES had a loose structure. From midnight until
around 0200, the show played noisy rock, what might have been
categorized as "alternative." Until around 3 or 4, the energy level
slowed down, and Wisdom would play lots of midtempo rock, some folk
and folk rock, and world music. (As you can guess, this was
generally my favorite part of the show.) Then as the show wound
down towards 5 am, the program would play some quiet jazz,
some new age and ambient stuff, some quiet classical.
Of course, the schedule could get thrown out at any time.
Wisdom has a taste for kitschy old MOR songs. There was also,
every two months or so, "Covers Weekend," when every song played
on Friday and Saturday night would be a pop or rock cover.
"Guilty Pleasures" was another recurring theme.
The show also had these quirky call-in tapes where callers from
around Canada (and the border USA states) would ramble on about
topics which Wisdom had picked, and then request songs, which
would follow.
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goose2
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response 72 of 145:
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Oct 11 03:31 UTC 1997 |
Nightlines is no more? Damn, that's too bad.
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krj
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response 73 of 145:
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Oct 11 05:38 UTC 1997 |
A good deal of CBC "Nightlines" rock personality seems to have been
carried over to David Wisdom's new show, RADIOSONIC, which is on between
7 pm and 11 pm (I think) on Friday and Saturday nights.
RADIOSONIC doesn't seem to have the jazz/folk/world music/ambient touches
which Nightlines had, though.
Leslie and I were driving back from Detroit last Saturday night; we tuned
in CBC, listened to the music for a while, and we said, "Yup, this sounds
like a David Wisdom show!"
RADIOSONIC has a second host, Leora Kornfeld (?), and there seems to be
a bit of friction between their styles.
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diznave
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response 74 of 145:
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Oct 21 18:36 UTC 1997 |
The best radio station I've ever heard is in Tampa (WMNF 88.5). Unfortunately,
I am *just* out of range, as I am 2 1/2 hours north of Tampa now, in
Gainesville. I can still hear 88.5, but it's not clear at all, due to two
local religious stations on either side of 88.5, which bleed over. There is
actually one spot in Gainesville where I can pick up 88.5 almost crystal
clear, but unfortunately, its somewhere in the first three car lengths of a
left turn lane near the downtown Gainesville area. Needless to say, the only
times I am able to hang out and listen to WMNF is verry, very late at night,
or very, very early in the morning.
WMNF is a community sponsered radio station. Now, when I say community
sponsered, I mean 100%. Truly every penny (supposedly) they get is from
listeners. They have week long pledge drives twice a year. Its not, obviously,
a college radio station, but college radio is the closest thing I've heard
to WMNF anywhere. They also have live internet "broadcasts". Which is great
for WMNF fans who are out of the Tampa area.
Being a community radio station, WMNF must satisfy a wide range of tastes,
in music and other programming. They divide the programming day up into one
and two hour slots, where the hosts of each show come in and have pretty much
free reign on what they play. There is everything from the heavy metal show
to the opera show to various jazz shows to various classic rock shows to the
polka hourto celtic shows to international music to folk music toa late night
hip hop show to blues shows. Plus a lot more kinds of music. In addition,
there there is much social and political discussion, news, and speeches,
throughout (most tending to lean to the progressive left). There is also
(which I think I miss most of all) Pacifica programming each morning, with
Alan Watts' speeches on Toaism and Buddism being my favorite.
I invite everyone to check out 88.5 online at http://wmnf.org/ You'll be
amazed!!! ;->
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