Gary McNamara

 pbrauer

 06/13/2000

Gary McNamara formally of KXL, is now with WBAP Dallas/Ft. Worth.

He can be heard at www.wbap.com 2-4 PM Pacific. His email is garym@wbap.com

Rose Festival RADIO Fever

ROVER

06/10/2000

Mt. Hood Community College's Jazz station KMHD (89.1 FM) as well as rocker KUFO (101.1 FM) along with most of Portland's radio is involved with sponsoring, booking some entertainment or even becoming part of this festival.

Jammin' 95.5 (KXJM-FM) has several live broadcasts, including a continuous one at one of the larger rides. KUFO puts on the Big Toy Event, an exposition of gadgets and automotive fun -- something which falls in line with its Motor-Mouth show.

Various stations are sponsoring some of the entertainment stages, including Rosie 105.1 hosting the children's stage on the waterfront which KNRK (94.7 FM) helped sponsor..

The Beat was scheduled to have a float at the Starlight Parade Saturday, but former morning show host Gina said the float also was dropped when the air staff was let go. Gina added co-host Rebecca had purchased more decorations for the float just minutes prior to finding out about the layoff.

Mark and Brian were in town and participated in several events, including waving and throwing kisses on KGON (92.3 FM)'s float at the Starlight Parade.

KEX (1190 AM) may have been a major sponsor of the One More Time Around Again Marching Band -- and has had its name on it for several years now. But there's more to the connection than that! KEX's Bob Miller has been a part of the band for several years, playing keyboards and drums.

Miller will be on the other side of the wall of spectators however.. He and other KEX air staff -- including Commander Dennis Norton in the KEX chopper -- will be broadcasting live from the Grand Floral Parade Saturday.

Lisa Adams/KVMX

ROVER

06/10/2000

With the format change at Modern AC KBBT (THE BEAT) to Hot AC KVMX, It seems middayer LISA ADAMS is on the hunt for a new gig. Reach hear at (503) 469-9036 or lisa@4seasonsland.com

yeah....i agree

peavey316

06/07/2000

yeah...i agree... radio in this town sucks the big fat duck egg now... if i could do it, i'd start my own station... i'd alternate between prescott and GCR in the morning (prescott MWF, GCR TTH...or something like that)... and i'd play a little bit of KGON, a little bit of KNRK, a little bit of KUFO, and a little bit of the beat... i'd have al scott, inessa (sp?), glynn shannon and the big BA as part of my on air staff...and i'd have tom leykis on the afternoon drive... :)

totally cool, totally cool.... :)

remember when they used to promise us "no repeat work days" and "60 mins of continuous rock".... ???

RE: yeah....i agree NOT QUITE

Randy in Eugene

06/09/2000

>i'd start my own station... i'd alternate between prescott and GCR

>in the morning (prescott MWF, GCR TTH...

You'd suffer a lack of continuity with this arrangement. People want to know exactly what they will hear when they tune in, and something different every day would only be confusing. Besides, who wants to live on two or three days pay per week?

>and i'd play a little bit of KGON, a little bit of KNRK, a little >bit of KUFO, and a little bit of the beat...

>...and i'd have tom leykis on the afternoon drive

This range may be too wide for mass appeal. An old saying goes, "If you try to please everybody, you end up pleasing nobody." I'm told that in listener research people often say they want more variety, but further probing finds that most people's definition of "variety" means all their personal favorite songs mixed in together. Rarely would any individual's favorites make good mass appeal radio. Granted, the new 107.5 "Mix" may be to narrow for a mass audience, but time will tell.

>i'd have al scott, inessa (sp?), glynn shannon and the big BA as

>part of my on air staff... :)

I agree with your thumbs up on these guys and Prescott. They're all good talents.

>remember when they used to promise us "no repeat work days" and

>"60 mins of continuous rock".... ???

Yeah, those are glaringly absent, but unfortunately the long commercial-free sets don't pay the bills.

One of the problems with today's radio is the price of buying a station (about 40-80 million bucks)is so high that even the biggest conglomerates can't afford to take any chances with something new, different, or creative.

>totally cool, totally cool.... :)

I guess that's in the ear of the beholder, and the bottom line is whether or not many ears are willing to behold a given format.

Christian Music Needed

Ruby

06/07/2000

Portland truly needs a Christian radio station. One that plays all the cool bands like, DC Talk, Supertones, Jars Of Clay, Bleach, Skillet, The Waiting, P.O.D., Etc. We just lost KPAM Christian radio, and Portland is aching for Christian music!

The Beat Goes Off

ltinpdx

06/06/2000

Infinity blew up the heritage AOR outlet in Kansas City and replaced it with The Zone, which was a carbon copy of The Beat -- same voices reading the liners, the whole nine yards. A year later, they blew up The Zone and replaced it with hot AC. The new format has done somewhat better than The Zone (more desirable demos, no doubt), but it has yet to pull better than a 4 12+ in the book. Entercom picked up most of the heritage AOR's jocks and the call letters. It's doing as well as it has in recent history.

I agree with Infinity's decision to blow up The Beat. This format doesn't work for two reasons. First, the niche between CHR (Z100) and alternative (KNRK) is way too small. Second, the recording industry is not cranking out enough adult alternative material to make a format.

When I was doing college radio too many years ago, the music director would post an "overplayed list." Jocks who played selections from it were subject to getting hotlined in a most unpleasant manner. The problem is (or was) that The Beat's whole playlist sounded more and more overplayed as time went on. In an effort to freshen things up, the programmers added artists such as Faith Hill -- a talented country crossover crooner, but certainly not "alternative" by any reasonable person's definition.

Will the new format work? Well, it probably won't be a giant killer, but it'll probably gain another point or two for Infinity a couple of books from now. It certainly can't do much worse than The Beat.

A thought for 'beat' listeners

me

06/06/2000

This isn't any of my business because I'm old enough to be your mom and I listen to (gasp) K103, but I know from past web surfing that when a popular morning show gets cancelled, an organized, internet-based campaign to bring it back can be successful. I only know about what happened in Seattle last year when The Buzz cancelled the Pat Cashman show, and people freaked and set up petitions and a web site, and presto, he and his show were hired at another station, I think KOMO. I wasn't involved in it and don't know how to go about doing it, but a "bring back The Beat" campaign with a web site and petitions could get the attention of some other struggling station..it would have to be huge...it also would help if the personalities you miss were linked on the web site to stay in touch with fans. Maybe they've already set one up? Anyway, good luck, sorry for your loss..

GCR 107.5

chellsabells

06/06/2000

OK, lame-O station owners..what are we suppose to listen to now? There is already enough 80's crap on the radio. Z100, my 11 year old listens to that...Rosie 105...it's a hit and miss, then there's always 94.7...another hit and miss..so switch to country, classical jazz??? I wish somebody would've pulled there heads out of their asses instead of pulling the format from 107.5. I am now listening to my CD's because PORTLAND Radio SUCKS... Time to move to Seattle? Who's playing Dave Matthews now? and whos playing up and coming music? Stupid move....GCR you ROCK!

Commercial Radio

mo

06/06/2000

All commercial radio is awful. Good FM radio died 25 years ago. I will say this, though; I've lived in and traveled all over this country and Portland has the absolute worst radio I've heard. Go to KBOO and your own CDs and turn those stations off.

the beat

strawberries

06/06/2000

I HATE 80'S MUSIC!!!!!!!! I AM AN 80'S BABY, SO WHY WOULD I WANT TO HERE MUSIC THAT PLAYED WHEN I 6 OR 7 OR EVEN 10?????? TAKING THE BEAT OFF THE AIR WAS THE WORST DECISION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN 107.5 OFF MY PRESET STATIONS IN MY CAR. WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT ANOTHER ROSIE 105???? TOTALLY LAME! AND WITH NO PERSONALITY!!!! THE GCR MORNING SHOW WAS THE BEST ONE AROUND!!!! I AM OFFICIALLY A 94.7 NRK CONVERT. THE STATION 107.5 NOW SUCKS!!!!!! WHO MAKES THOSE DECISIONS? MONKEYS???? (I TAKE THAT BACK, A MONKEY WOULD BE SMARTER THAN THAT)

I know it doesn't help, but

who dat

06/06/2000

The GM of The Beat is spreading the word among the national radio trades of the availability of an entire air staff including the morning team, which she describes as fantastically talented. They're sure to land somewhere, but radio being the itinerant and insecure business it is, I wouldn't blame these people if they decided to just bag it and do something more stable (like lion taming, or hostage negotiation).

The GM, by the way, is saying that the Portland audience is just crying out, demanding this new format. Sounds as though some promises are being made to corporate, which has huge expectations for ratings and revenue. In other words, the people who made this call, have their asses on the line, big time.

In mourning over The Beat

Aynjul

06/06/2000

I have just recently started listening to The Beat. The morning show made me feel very good as I went to work. I didn't feel bored or irritated as I did with other morning shows. And I never had to switch the station due to the music. They played what I liked. Today the radio was off in the car. I've gone through all the other stations and I don't like them! I feel like there is a type of monopoly with the genre of radio stations now and it is not appreciated. Just because half of Portland doesn't listen to the station doesn't mean that it doesn't mean a lot to others. GCR and The Beat...I want you back! I hope the mix bombs soon and loses the owner a lot of money!

GCR Where are you????????

Nellybaker

06/06/2000

Has anyone heard where GCR might go next?

I'm going to miss the Beat

Shandra

06/06/2000

I've listened to the beat since it was on 970 am... It was repetive sometimes, but it was also the only station that played "mellow" alternative. KNRK tends to play the "loud" alternative groups most of the time. I like them sometimes, but not as a constant. The Beat had a mix of alternative, 80's and the occasional top 40 crossover that I was pretty happy with (when not listening to NPR or KWJJ) I'm going to miss Gina and Rebecca, too...

107.5 The Beat.... where did you go?

kendra

06/06/2000

I am very confused as to why The Beat has changed to the Mix and am more angry that we were not told that this would be changing. I realize the ratings were low, but it was the music was such a nice change from everything out there. I love 80's music, but it's not all I want to listen to. I really like Sting, Barenaked Ladies, Sheryl Crow, and I can't think of any stations that will play that now. The MIX is not an original station. The format is what everyone else is doing.... such as Rosie 105.1, Kink, z100 all play 80's. So why do you think you are going to make more money or boost ratings by switching to this format????? You won't because other stations are already playing 80's.

RE: 107.5 The Beat.... where did you go?

Randy in Eugene

06/06/2000

A few writers have expressed disappointment that The Beat didn't notify their listeners in advance of the format change. My question is, what difference would it have made? The fact remains that KBBT was the most under-performing FM in town (aside from KPDQ's religious talk), and changes were inevitable. By announcing the change beforehand, the station would have only gained additional negative publicity, and possibly a handful of protesters in front of the station chanting, "Heck no, we won't go" (a reference to WKRP). ...and we all know how TV news crews LOVE protests.

The thing I don't understand about the change is why the owners chose to go against another so-so performer, Rosie 105, instead of following the conventional wisdom of going after somebody near the top of the ratings. As an aside, how many "Mix" stations has Portland had? 95.5 tried that moniker for a while, as did 106.7, and rumor has it that Clear Channel Communications was considering using their standard "Mix" formula on the new 105.9 FM. The 107.5 move may have been calculated to beat 105.9 to the punch.

I think there is a potential market for a station similar to The Beat that plays Pop/Alternative hits, given that Z-100 leans heavily on Hip-Hop/Rhythm, but KBBT apparently didn't quite have what it takes. Research shows that the majority of radio listeners prefer primarily familiar music while driving to the mall, and I suspect The Beat might have been more mass-appeal if they'd played a higher percentage of late-80's/early-90's music along with their current faire. Those boring, repetitive, "...this is the Beat program director..." announcements that ran every few minutes a while back didn't help them either.

See the latest ratings

Radio dude

06/05/2000

To get an idea of why the Beat is gone, visit www.rronline.com, click on "quarterly ratings" (it's on the left side) and find Portland. This is a listing of the current 12-plus ratings, along with trends over the past year, and although dayparts and demographics aren't shown, it does give you the big picture. You can see that the Beat just never got off the ground. Truthfully, Rosie isn't doing much better. I'm not sure why the Beat decided to go in that direction.

From these ratings, you can also tell which stations are healthy and which are not--and may be vulnerable to a sudden format switch like the Beat pulled on its listeners last week.

RE: See the latest ratings

the4abs

06/06/2000

Okay, Radio Dude. I understand ratings. I don't like that they pulled the rug from under our feet on Friday. And I liked The Beat music and don't know where I'll go on the radio dial to find it. But, what I'm really going to miss is "GCR". Have you heard anything about where they might land? I would tune into any station they DJ'd on.

The Beat

pdxgirl

06/05/2000

I just wanted to comment on the new music on 107.5 . i'm not happy about the 80's music at all. i loved the beat. it was my favorite radio station because i could listen to new music but stay away from the rap and hard rock. i think it was a terrible decision and i really do hope the new theme goes up in flames, portland (in my opinion) doesnt need that much 80's.

The Beat

rovingreporter

06/05/2000

KBBT (The Beat) jettisoned its Pop/Alternative format and call letters

on Friday to become "Mix 107.5," with new calls KVMX. Core artists

on the new '80s-intensive outlet include Bryan Adams, Don Henley,

Tom Petty, The Police, Pretenders, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen,

Talking Heads and U2.

OH MY LORD, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE?

Sherry66

06/05/2000

THE NEW MIX SUCKS BIG TIME. If we wanted the 80's we could listen to that rosie 105 station...The Beat was the only station that played Tor Amos, Ani DeFranko, Counting Crows....not I have to sit here and listen to flock of seagulls...*ugh*.

There are no options....rap, country, hard rock...or TWO 80's station...gee thanks

kbbt

mags

06/04/2000

disgusted with the management at kbbt------no warning to the community that such talented on-line personalities were history. Will not be listening to kbbt.

Radio-yikes!

just a listener

06/04/2000

So did the Beat can a bunch of people, or will they be getting big hair styles to go along with the 80's stuff the station is playing? And what makes the management believe that Portland is dying to hear "Walk Like an Egyption" and "Whip It" in hot rotation?

Format changes like this are awfully drastic and rarely work. You're blowing off your entire existing audience and starting from zero. The only way to succeed is to market the hell out of the new format, because even if there is an audience, the supposed masses of new listeners aren't going to find the station through osmosis or word of mouth. But if the company is willing to spend money marketing, why not market the existing format? Starting from a 3 share is a hell of a lot better than starting from zero, unless their research indicates there's no growth potential for the existing format, in which case, the pink slips should go to the people who implemented the format in the first place, not the hapless jocks.

No doubt!

Sherry66

06/05/2000

Ya it seems like the pink slips went to the wrong folks....

The Beat 107.5

debbiec

06/03/2000

Not that I loved the Beat or anything - repetetive as hell, worse than z100 almost - but what happened? They spent a fortune promoting their morning show, and have sponsorships all over Rose Festival, and today they disappeared into thin air. And the new all 80's format is even worse. Thank heavens for NRK.

RE: The Beat 107.5

npr 4ever

06/03/2000

That's the trouble with commercial radio. You may like a station, but if the numbers aren't there, it's doomed. I used to like KXL-FM, it sounded like the original KINK, but the ratings sucked, so, presto, it's Jammin-95. Look for the same thing to happen to other stations that have loyal but relatively small audiences. Rosie? Smooth Jazz? NRK? Even KINK has been jerked with over the years. For all the talk about narrowcasting and specialty formats, unless a station is the radio equivalent of McDonald's, sooner or later it's toast. NPR doesn't sell commercials (unless you count underwriting messages, a whole different debate), and so it doesn't depend on ratings. And it damn well better last forever or else I'm throwing away my radios.

KPAM TALK

Gene Lane

05/25/2000

Wish KPAM would hurry and get their new talk on the air down here in Eugene on their sumulcast station (in Junction City). We need some good alternatives to the rush, the doctor and the cultural crusader.

Besides it would be fun to be able to here Round Ralph Steadman again.

RE: KPAM TALK

Robin

06/02/2000

Yes, KPAM is a wonderful radio station. It's Thursday night just after 11. I tune in and hear the Dreamweaver talking **live** to Bob Costas in Portland. They're talking about basketball, the waterfront fireworks show that just finished -- they're talking about Portland.

This is the most exciting radio station to come around in a long time. Such a refreshing change from listening about wild aliens from outer space and all the other syndicated, formatted, and highly researched crap most other radio stations are putting on the air day and night.

In Portland-area radio ops/engineering?

bossjock

05/22/2000

I'm in search of a used mike arm (Luxo, OC White, or similar). Have you reconfigured a studio lately or just have an older arm gathering dust in the back room? Reasonable price paid for reasonable shape (cosmetics less important than decent springs and no noise). Any offers/possibilities to ivoice@att.net - many thanks.

general musings ...

hearing it

05/21/2000

this website exists, which is good ... this website is not updated nearly often enough for my taste, which i'd like to change. so here are some general musings -- hope to get the pot stirred ...

1) KPAM 860 AM is a relief in the maze of current broadcasting trends to appeal to the lowest-common denominator All The Time; however, i'd love it if their website was up and running, and not just a blank page advising you to "listen to Radio-Free Oregon" and not much else ... tell us your schedule, guys ...

2) Lars Larson -- ah, the possibilities there ... his opinions abound ! his verbal tussles enrage, engage and dissuade !! plus, he's monstrously egomaniacal, which equates to instant success these days ... does he want to be Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly (i suspect Lars would secretly like to pee in O'Reilly's cornflakes for all the "success" and media adulation O'Reilly receives at Fox News) or Bob Grant? the mind boggles ...

3) Dave Stone -- forget "passionate opinions"; try "loud, screechy voice, and nasal to boot" !! how did this guy make it this far in radio? or it is the crummy studio quality of the equipment at reputed-to-be tightwad KEWS?

4) Greg Jarret -- who convinced him to leave KGO in San Francisco and attempt something substantive at KEWS, only to shift him to bean-counter duty at KEX? good for him to realize his error and hightail it back to the Bay Area ... radio history is replete with these kinds of errors ...

4) Alan Colmes -- i miss him ... the old days of 1080 ... i miss Bernie Ward, too ... sometimes syndication is wonderful, sometimes it breaks your heart.

5) KGUY 1010 AM -- yikes ! i'm curious about JJ McKay supporting herself by apparently wooing every single "gentlemen's club" in the metro area as advertisers ... and the weird religious supplements/self-help pay-per sponsored infomercials during the weekends are hilarious ... "we're all about babes and beer -- except when we know our target demo is out mowing the lawn or on their way to the Expo Center for a gun show" ...

so, your thoughts, please?

RE: general musings ...

spinning the dial

05/25/2000

KGUY 1010 - Just what we need, another satellite dish pointed somewhere towards the south, beaming in yet one more NYC radio simulcast.

RE: general musings ...

STUBABY

05/26/2000

>>>KGUY 1010 - Just what we need, another satellite dish pointed somewhere towards the south, beaming in yet one more NYC radio simulcast.

IF YOU LISTENED A LITTLE MORE OFTEN TO THE SHOWS, YOU WOULD KNOW WHEN KGUY 1010 BROUGHT THESE SHOWS TO PORTLAND BACK IN JUNE OF 99 THEY ORIGINATED FROM WASHINGTON D.C. AND MIAMI FLORIDA. NO ONE (EXCEPT FOR JJ MCKAY)WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT THESE SAME SHOWS WOULD'VE ENDED UP IN NEW YORK ON THE SAME STATION AND CALL THEMSELVES THE "GUYSTATION" HMMMM....MAYBE JJ IS ON TO SOMETHING AND MAYBE WE COULD ALL LEARN SOMETHING FROM HER.

RE: general musings ...

Randy_in_Eugene

05/25/2000

hearing it wrote:

>i do indeed suspect KPAM (and the upcoming FM station owned

>by Pamplin to broadcast out of Vancouver) are something of

>a "rich man's hobby" ... that is, until/unless KPAM gets its

>revenue legs under it ...

The part about a new Pamplin FM in Vancouver is news to me. Care to elaborate? The only new Vancouver FM I'm aware of is Clear Channel's 105.9, unless Pamplin is buying it or something.

RE: general musings ...

semoochie

05/28/2000

>>>hearing it wrote:

>>>

>i do indeed suspect KPAM (and the upcoming FM station owned

>by Pamplin to broadcast out of Vancouver) are something of

>a "rich man's hobby" ... that is, until/unless KPAM gets its

>revenue legs under it ...

>>>

>>>The part about a new Pamplin FM in Vancouver is news to me. Care to elaborate? The only new Vancouver FM I'm aware of is Clear Channel's 105.9, unless Pamplin is buying it or something.

This interests me as well. It was my understanding that Clear Channel would go ahead and build 105.9 after an FCC rule change proceeding that involves providing less protection to a second adjacent channel. This would allow them to broadcast from the new KGW/KOPB tower on the new FM combiner at the 470 meter level along with KINK which is already there, K-103, Z-100 and KOPB FM.

RE: general musings ...

hearing it

05/26/2000

>>>hearing it wrote:

>>>

>i do indeed suspect KPAM (and the upcoming FM station owned

>by Pamplin to broadcast out of Vancouver) are something of

>a "rich man's hobby" ... that is, until/unless KPAM gets its

>revenue legs under it ...

>>>

>>>The part about a new Pamplin FM in Vancouver is news to me. Care to elaborate? The only new Vancouver FM I'm aware of is Clear Channel's 105.9, unless Pamplin is buying it or something.

** randy, this could be my error; i think i have to fall back on

"i read this someplace" until i can get my facts in order ...

yes, the frequency 105.9 sounds familiar to me also ...

if/when i come with clarification, i shall post it here ...

thanks ...

RE: general musings ...

diva

05/24/2000

>>>this website exists, which is good ... this website is not updated nearly often enough for my taste, which i'd like to change. so here are some general musings -- hope to get the pot stirred ...

>>>

>>>1) KPAM 860 AM is a relief in the maze of current broadcasting trends to appeal to the lowest-common denominator All The Time; however, i'd love it if their website was up and running, and not just a blank page advising you to "listen to Radio-Free Oregon" and not much else ... tell us your schedule, guys ...

>>>

In regards to the musings of GuyTalk. First, I am pleased that you are all listening to the station and the commercials, (kinda the point), and yes, this is a station that prides itself as the beer drinking, ball scratching, womanizing listener base. However, it sees that many others are tuning in as we get great response from our more affluent advertisers.

Also, a point was made on how we are missing out on other listeners, well, don't you think KWJJ misses out on Jazz listeners because they only play country music? To be able to develop a talk format the specifically targets an audience is what my mission was, and I have accomplished that goal. Having trademarked Guytalk, and being the first in the country to try something like this has been quite satisfying artistically. In the end, radio is art for me. It has been my life's work and Guy Talk is another creative outlet for me. What would really be refreshing is getting commentary from people who work in the business that get it. It has also been fun watching other stations, (the Fan in Portland for instance), trying to copy the idea and failing miserably.

It is a shame that radio is so homogenized, if I can be the John Waters of radio, (one of my favorite directors), then I have done my part. Because in the end what art can do is magnify a certain part of society and get people to think. And for those of you that don't get it or like it, that's just fine. You are obviously not in my target audience of men 20-45 that like to get laid. So go drink your tea and fall asleep listening to old man talk like KPAM.

JJ

>>>2) Lars Larson -- ah, the possibilities there ... his opinions abound ! his verbal tussles enrage, engage and dissuade !! plus, he's monstrously egomaniacal, which equates to instant success these days ... does he want to be Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly (i suspect Lars would secretly like to pee in O'Reilly's cornflakes for all the "success" and media adulation O'Reilly receives at Fox News) or Bob Grant? the mind boggles ...

>>>

>>>3) Dave Stone -- forget "passionate opinions"; try "loud, screechy voice, and nasal to boot" !! how did this guy make it this far in radio? or it is the crummy studio quality of the equipment at reputed-to-be tightwad KEWS?

>>>

>>>4) Greg Jarret -- who convinced him to leave KGO in San Francisco and attempt something substantive at KEWS, only to shift him to bean-counter duty at KEX? good for him to realize his error and hightail it back to the Bay Area ... radio history is replete with these kinds of errors ...

>>>

>>>4) Alan Colmes -- i miss him ... the old days of 1080 ... i miss Bernie Ward, too ... sometimes syndication is wonderful, sometimes it breaks your heart.

>>>

>>>5) KGUY 1010 AM -- yikes ! i'm curious about JJ McKay supporting herself by apparently wooing every single "gentlemen's club" in the metro area as advertisers ... and the weird religious supplements/self-help pay-per sponsored infomercials during the weekends are hilarious ... "we're all about babes and beer -- except when we know our target demo is out mowing the lawn or on their way to the Expo Center for a gun show" ...

>>>

>>>so, your thoughts, please?

RE: general musings ...

buzzer again

05/25/2000

Hey, Diva, why do you keep questioning the libido of guys who aren't enthralled with Radio Free Orgasm? If you're not prescribing Viagra, you're recommending tea, naps, and Old Man Talk Radio. I am right square in your target (I think) and though I take a, umm, back seat to no man in the bouncy-bouncy department, Guy Talk 1010 doesn't do much for me either, mainly because a) I'm a devoted Fan-fan, and b), I tend to have my wife or little ones in the car when Don and Mike are discussing well-tended gardens (their euphemism for the hidden wool of the bikini'd Venus, for those who haven't listened) and it's just a little embarassing. Other guys may feel the same, and don't need your suggesting that their boogaloo has boogalooed. My point is that from what little I've read about radio, a 10 share in your demo would be a huge success but would still mean that 90% in that demo are voting no. Every radio station's audience is a minority. Fine! Give that minority its jiggles and fart noises and whatever else it want

s, and don't worry or even bother to criticize people who don't like it. Maybe someday they might. I have to have my warm milk and Smooth Jazz now.

RE: general musings ...

clambake

05/22/2000

Interesting musings, "hearing it!" Agreed, this website needs much more frequent updates. And also agreed, KPAM needs to get its cyber act together. The internet, as an adjunct to informational programming on radio and TV, is essential for the conveying of reference materials and on-air guests' hyperlinks. Some thoughts:

--KPAM is the first AM station in a long while to recognize the unique and parochial taste of the Portland listening audience. My (admittedly amateur) psychoanalysis of the Oregon mindset is that what brought us here is a conscious and ongoing rejection of someplace else, usually for reasons having to do with values. We're "here," because we choose not to be "there." "Here" is natural and honest; "there" is polluted and commercialized. Slick hype makes our inner BS detector start buzzing. It's been true for a long time that the most successful radio stations here are those with natural non-hyperactive on-air people and a minimum of heavily produced chest-thumping.

--Greg Jarrett belongs on KGO. He sounds too "major market" for Portland, a bit too gee-whiz for me. Whatever happened to Jim Howe, anyway? His Pendleton twang never got in the way of his local knowledge.

--Lars. Hard to take. His taunting of people who disagree is redolent of Rush amd his trashing of anything to the left of Don Macintyre is predictable and annoying. I respect his intelligence but I honestly rarely listen to him any more. "Talk of the Nation" on NPR and the deceptively literate "Jim Rome" on "The Fan" have my ear in the middle of the day.

--Guy Talk 1010. A waste of 100 watts. These creepy commercials for skanky nudie hangouts make my skin crawl. Mister Happy? Give me a freaking break. I grew out of these "gentlemen's clubs" about the time I no longer needed fake ID to get in. On the other hand, the fact that they have commercials at all would indicate that there are listeners and revenue, so fine. Just because it's not for me doesn't mean that it's a bad thing. So I take back what I said about the 100 watts.

--Dave Stone. Average angry white guy, though sometimes he tells a good story. Last time I listened, he was yelling about Elian, or something, just like everyone else on AM, so away I went to 91.5.

--I basically hang with NPR, though I have KPAM on in my cubicle more and more. I just don't know what kind of future they have. The Business Journal did a story about the high salaries they're paying to all of the people they've hired, and I'm not hearing many actual commercials. Perhaps Dr. Pamplin's philanthropy extends to his broadcasting venture?

RE: general musings ...

hearing it

05/23/2000

"Talk of the Nation" on NPR and the deceptively literate "Jim Rome" on "The Fan" have my ear in the middle of the day.

** agreed, Jim Rome is really, really great radio; not just for

sports fans ... i am a daily devoted listener ... adore NPR,

but crummy office placement blocks all of OPB's signal ...

>>>

>>>--Guy Talk 1010. A waste of 100 watts. These creepy commercials for skanky nudie hangouts make my skin crawl. Mister Happy? Give me a freaking break. I grew out of these "gentlemen's clubs" about the time I no longer needed fake ID to get in. On the other hand, the fact that they have commercials at all would indicate that there are listeners and revenue, so fine. Just because it's not for me doesn't mean that it's a bad thing. So I take back what I said about the 100 watts.

** also agreed; the set of programming at KGUY exists to serve

a specific demographic (males 25-40) and it does so ...

to the detriment of the remainder of the potential audience;

however, i see the value in an array of options available to

the listeners, and although i'm a progressive i can't fight

capitalism too successfully on this front ...

>>>--I basically hang with NPR, though I have KPAM on in my cubicle more and more. I just don't know what kind of future they have. The Business Journal did a story about the high salaries they're paying to all of the people they've hired, and I'm not hearing many actual commercials. Perhaps Dr. Pamplin's philanthropy extends to his broadcasting venture?

** i'd be interested in reading the Business Journal piece; i do

indeed suspect KPAM (and the upcoming FM station owned by

Pamplin to broadcast out of Vancouver) are something of a

"rich man's hobby" ... that is, until/unless KPAM gets its

revenue legs under it ...

THANK YOU for a very well-written reply, clam!

Liking 860 more

buzzer

05/21/2000

They're smoothing out some of the embarassing rough spots. Dwight Jaynes has had interesting guests--Dale Ford (local guy who's a major league umpire) was on last week. The TV spots would lead you to expect some kind of insurgent pirate radio, but in fact it's pretty mellow mainstream talk, minus the hyper packaging and reactionary political invective of KEX and its ilk.

RE: Liking 860 more

hearing it

05/21/2000

>>>They're smoothing out some of the embarassing rough spots. Dwight Jaynes has had interesting guests--Dale Ford (local guy who's a major league umpire) was on last week. The TV spots would lead you to expect some kind of insurgent pirate radio, but in fact it's pretty mellow mainstream talk, minus the hyper packaging and reactionary political invective of KEX and its ilk.

** agreed, buzzer !! you posted this while i posted my list of thoughts, so i appreciate the synchronicity ... come on people, tell everyone what you think ...

Gary McNamara gets a gig

dave

05/18/2000

WBAP Ft Worth/Dallas

Rush at night

Andy

05/17/2000

Why hasn't someone picked up Rush Limbaugh in the evening. If you work you cannot hear him

RE: Rush at night

buzzer

05/21/2000

>>>Why hasn't someone picked up Rush Limbaugh in the evening. If you work you cannot hear him

jeez, don't we have enough of that ubiquitous windbag?

KKRZ's Murphy departs

rovingreporter

05/15/2000

KKRZ's longtime morning star JOHN MURPHY did his last show on Z100 last Friday. His final hug and goodbye break was by cell phone from the station parking lot, and he literally drove off and signed off at 10:10am, on his way to his new home in LOS ANGELES!

The search for his replacement continues......

KEWS promotes MOONING

rovingreporter

05/13/2000

KEWS-AM 620 morning host Scoot is asked listeners to hold a "mass mooning" at a local high school Friday morning. A student was expelled for mooning another student during track and field practice last month, and Scoot calls this event "a protest of schools overreacting to innocent pranks."

RE: KEWS promotes MOONING

Dave

05/13/2000

>>>KEWS-AM 620 morning host Scoot is asked listeners to hold a "mass mooning" at a local high school Friday morning. A student was expelled for mooning another student during track and field practice last month, and Scoot calls this event "a protest of schools overreacting to innocent pranks."

KEWS could give away free gasoline pumped by nude models and nobody would care. KEWS is not a factor.

RE: KEWS promotes MOONING

Andy

05/17/2000

Thats what we need more of in schools - helping idiots with their pranks

RE: KEWS promotes MOONING

STUBABY

05/14/2000

>>>KEWS could give away free gasoline pumped by nude models and nobody would care. KEWS is not a factor.

SO TRUE AND NEITHER IS SCOOTER....

The new AM 860 - wow

Ned

05/06/2000

I just listened to Portland's newest radio station. I've heard lots of radio and this is one of the best news/talk stations ever to grace the airwaves in the Pacific Northwest. It is so refreshing to hear solid local reporting and talk interviews from both sides of the issues. The talent sounds very experienced and very Portland. And, as an added plus we don't hear all those stupid formatic liners and jingles constantly. This is one great radio station.

RE: The new AM 860 - wow

regular listener

05/11/2000

I like it so far. It ain't NPR but it has potential. At first there were so many mistakes it sounded like "Mayhem 860" instead of "AM 860" (little joke). But it's getting better. I discovered it during the OPB pledge drive last week which always sends me scrambling for something to listen to. They need to quit giving the time as "six minutes after the hour" instead of giving the actual time, which they apparently do so they can play the tape over in the middle of the night. Makes it sound like its coming from another time zone, and anyway, they give lots of other time and date references--like, "coming up in the four o'clock hour"--that give away the fact that it's a replay. I really, really like Sheila Hamilton. And I like the fact that there's no self-glorifying hype or claims of "in-depth team coverage" for just your basic news.

RE: The new AM 860 - wow

jkmartin

05/07/2000

...Have listened to KPAM at different hours of the day over the past four days. This is what radio news/talk should be: Truly "live and local!" Thankfully, this venture into news/talk has not resulted in another canned/syndicated drivelcast from elsewhere, with the local orientation of the talk segments a welcome change from every other broadcaster in the A.M. band. Local news has been solid so far and hopefully will expand to coverage beyond the Portland metro area, as the coverage of this station seems to penetrate well into the mid-Willamette valley and equally well, I suspect, into SW Washington. The base of local talent is impressive. Looking forward to great things from this station.

RE: The new AM 860 - wow

STUBABY

05/06/2000

>>>I just listened to Portland's newest radio station. I've heard lots of radio and this is one of the best news/talk stations ever to grace the airwaves in the Pacific Northwest. It is so refreshing to hear solid local reporting and talk interviews from both sides of the issues. The talent sounds very experienced and very Portland. And, as an added plus we don't hear all those stupid formatic liners and jingles constantly. This is one great radio station.

...POOR BOY, YOU PROBABLY COULDN'T TELL A B.M.W. FROM A B.M. YOU MUST GET OUT MORE OFTEN AND QUIT SMOKING THAT CRACK, IT'S BAD FOR YOU

620a.m

TMtrek

05/05/2000

Why does 620 a.m. not have it's own web page???

The outher stations do,so 620a.m. should !!!

The station has good progrmas and it would be nice to be able to print a program guide. It would also be nice to email the hosts or the station manager to share ideas,ect...

KXL's Mario

rovingreporter

05/05/2000

Mario Devoe has surfaced at KXL and makes this statement:

"This the most organized and incredible sounding station I have ever heard since I worked at WJMH-Greensboro. PD John Christian gets it and he is hiring no one who doesn't get it. The GM is cool and the owner is Paul Allen..it's JAMMIN!"

Devoe recently did afternoon drive at "Mega 100" in LA...

RR

KisnFM wrong secretary

our class

04/28/2000

KisnFM chose the wrong secretary for the Las vegas vacation. The other secretarys can't compare to Joy Bowman. Joy is probobly a lot nicer than the other secretaries too!!! she was the only secretary that devoted her life to the place kids go to learn...A SCHOOL!!!

Just remember that when ever you think about Las vegas!!!

anonymous

KisnFM wrong secretary

STUBABY

04/30/2000

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKIN ABOUT YOU FREAKIN WEIRDO...SOUNDS LIKE JEALOUSY TO ME GO TALK TO KISN.WE DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT IT.

KisnFM wrong secretary

avidlistener

05/05/2000

Oh cmon Stubaby, there's so few people posting here do we really need to flame someone just because what they have to say is a little too....specific...for this board?

Portland radio, good vs. bad

J J Mckay

04/25/2000

Local vs. National Radio, the real question should be Good vs. Bad.

Portland Oregon was a mediocre talent town when I moved here. I was actually shocked, having moved from Mornings in Orlando, (market 50 at that time), to Portland, (market 24), at the lack of good talent in the market. My expectation was that as you move up market size, the level of talent improves. Perhaps it's because Portland is such a wonderful place to live that talent just wants to keep a job, or maybe it's because outside of Seattle, there is no real jump that major market talent can do in the Northwest. The nice thing about Florida is that if things get dicey in a large city like Orlando, there are plenty of other big metro areas to hang your hat. Portland is such a destination town that once you get here, you don't want to leave.

For years in Portland, radio folks would go on about how listeners wanted local content and that national shows would just fill non-drive times. The city went into a state of shock when LA morning team Mark and Brian were brought in at KGON 92.3 FM to replace the local Dave and Tom show in the early 90's. Everyone thought it was the death nail for the station, but a year later, when Mark and Brian achieved #1 morning show status, everyone realized that being local isn't always a ratings winner. These phenomena repeated itself time and time again with Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura, Art Bell, Imus and Howard Stern. It was also evident that much of the local radio talents in town were unable to come close to measuring up, as ratings in the following daypart would drop significantly in many cases after these radio powerhouses left the air.

It has become pretty clear that listeners for the most part don't care where the talent is based, they just want to listen to good radio. In Portland and other cities, the bar had been raised, leaving many tired local talk show hosts and morning teams with major competition. This situation also gave programmers more options in lining up talent for the station. While many radio talents, (present company included), thought that this influx of national programming would get us all unemployed, the opposite has actually occurred. As more listeners were able to get exposed to some of the best talk show talent in the nation, more and more listeners switched to talk radio, not because they liked talk radio in general, but because they liked good radio. And in a city like Portland, listeners have more choices than ever to hear the good stuff.

Now with 9 talk stations in Portland and a wealth of decent national shows, programmers now have the time to focus more on developing local programming in nonessential times and local talent are able to get exposure to some of the best talk radio in the country. I certainly can't speak for the rest of the radio community, but I know that growing up in Florida and listening to shows like the Greaseman and the Original Morning Zoo in Tampa gave me the exposure to a kind of radio that has inspired me ever since.

At my station (AM 1010 KGUY), where national programming options are bountiful, I am able to develop local shows on the weekend, without the pressure to put them on during a more important slot before the talent is ready. Unlike music radio, doing talk well is truly an art form, taking tremendous talent, focus and effort and practice to pull off well. While I think it will be near impossible to develop a show at the level of quality of a Don and Mike or a Dr. Laura, at least I am able to give talent a benchmark to work towards that is based on quality radio, not local content.

RE: Portland radio, good vs. bad

Me again

05/17/2000

I need Viagra because I think Don and Mike are essentially porno? Gee, I feel like I've been flamed! Truth is, I think Don and Mike ARE Viagra--for wankers. Not that that's a bad thing, but it's basically wanker-radio. Everybody's got their target demo, and that's Don and Mike's. It's ok, really! Whack on, boys!

RE: Portland radio, good vs. bad

regular listener

05/11/2000

Don and Mike are "the good stuff?" It's soft core porno and sometimes not all that soft. Plus the commercials are for all these strip bars. I feel like getting a penicillin shot after listening.

RE: Portland radio, good vs. bad

diva

05/15/2000

>>>Don and Mike are "the good stuff?" It's soft core porno and sometimes not all that soft. Plus the commercials are for all these strip bars. I feel like getting a penicillin shot after listening.

The listenership for Guytalk radio are men, 25-54 that like to get laid. Apparently you are not in that demo. Maybe a free sample of Viagra will make you an avid listener.f

RE: Portland radio, good vs. bad

semoochie

04/27/2000

It's interesting that you should mention Imus in the same breath with Stern and Limbaugh. It was my understanding that the best Imus does anywhere in the country is third in men 35-54 and that's in New York.

RE: Portland radio, good vs. bad

bb

04/30/2000

There are some incredible national shows out there. I heard Phil Hendry on 620 last night for the first time and was blown away. Don and Mike are usually good, but the station is hard to pick up. But there are some pretty good local morning shows, like Craig and Jon on K103 and Les and Mike on KINK that seem to last for years and must be successful otherwise they'd be replaced by something off a dish, right? It also depends on the audience. I'm a guy and I like Don and Mike because they're talking about guy stuff, namely, naked chicks. You never hear K103's morning show doing that, but they're for moms in minivans. I've also become a huge Jim Rome fan but wish he was on a station you could pick up.

Beat 107.5

me

04/19/2000

KBBT-FM 107.5 (THE BEAT) has LISA ADAMS moved to APD/MD....

KVAN has new show

me

04/19/2000

"MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS" will be a new syndicated program soon on KVAN-AM 1550....

FM Talk

avidlistener

04/17/2000

I really wish Portland would get on the ball and follow this new trend. The AM reception where I work is truly horrendous so the only options I know about is to listen to KBOO (sometimes) or KOPB (most of the time) and Howard Stern in the mornings of course. If we could just get someone to put up a newer style FM talk station I think it would do quite well here.

This board doesnt get much traffic but I'll ask a question anyway. Does anyone know of any other talk options besides what I mentioned above? I'd like to get a little more variety.

RE: FM Talk

stubaby

04/18/2000

i agree we should have more talk radio on fm i think the younger audience needs something other than music to stimulate their minds

RE: FM Talk

waynesworld

05/28/2000

>>>i agree we should have more talk radio on fm i think the younger audience needs something other than music to stimulate their minds

I think there should be a full time FM talk station... One that could carry Mark & Brian, instead of KGON. I kind of like their classic rock format, &, except for KLOO, it's the only one in town. No classic rock in morning, that stinks!

KKRZ's John Murphy leaves

bababooey

04/14/2000

Veteran KKRZ/Portland morning co-host John Murphy departs -

No replacement has been named; No mention of his future plans...

RE: Hate sports on Sinatra station

semoochie

04/21/2000

Does Sunny 1520 carry sports on a regular basis or just as a fill-in when The Fan is running another contractual sporting event?

RE: Hate sports on Sinatra station

Dan Packard

04/30/2000

>>>Does Sunny 1520 carry sports on a regular basis or just as a fill-in when The Fan is running another contractual sporting event?

Just as a fill in. Although, last summer they broadcast the local Portland Rockies baseball team.

KXJM

bababooey

04/11/2000

THE PLAYHOUSE SMACKDOWN from KXJM featured morning wimp P.K. wrestling women for front row tickets to the JAMMIN' 95.5 BOMB that featured featuring ICE CUBE, BONE THUGS 'N HARMONY, MONTELL JORDAN, SOLE, PINK,

DONNELL JONES, KURRUPT, E-40, WARREN G., and SYLVIA at the

PLAYHOUSE ROSE GARDEN. The show was a sellout with 15,000+ seats!!

Results and the play-by-play

was covered by two TV stations; gom to http://www.jamminfm.com.

KXJM's Scooter

bababooey

03/27/2000

KXJM PLAYHOUSE player SCOOTER spent Friday morning (3/24) singing 'The Thong Song' at Pioneer CourtHouse Square -- dress only in a thong as penance for a stunt he pulled the previous morning...

SCOOTER faked getting mugged and having his cell-phone stolen so he could go get breakfast. When the rest of THE PLAYHOUSE found out, they solicited JAMMIN 95 listeners to come up with SCOOTERS punishment and the thong idea won.

Some lady, disgusted by SCOOTER and his antics, threw a cup of coffee on him! A cop was nearby and arrested her for assault. She was carted off in cuffs and SCOOTER will be broadcasting live from her court appearance.

The pictures are on the web at:

http://www.jamminfm.com/playhouse_thong.asp

Truth in Radio - for those in the biz

Dan Packard

03/26/2000

*** The Top 40 radio rules of wisdom ***

1. No matter what they say, the sexy-sounding person on the request line who wants to do the wild thing with you is ugly and underage.

2. If you give your girlfriend/boyfriend the hotline number, she/he will always call when the PD is trying to reach you.

3. No matter how long the song, your bathroom break is just a little longer.

4. If you give away a prize to the 10th caller, the 9th will always think you're screwing him, and half the time, will try to sue.

5. If your General Manager likes the way the station is sounding, you're in trouble.

6. If your local record rep likes the way the station is sounding, you're really in trouble.

7. To the air staff, the sales department is a necessary evil.

8. To the sales department, the air staff isn't necessary.

9. Any engineering adjustments are always made during your shift.

10. Your headphones are missing, but there's no thief in the station.

11. No matter how long the intro to the song, it isn't long enough to get every bit of your "way cool break" before the vocal.

12. The commercial that runs twice overnight on Sunday is the same one you had to cut six different times, before the client was satisfied with the "read."

13. A salesperson who says he "pays your salary" doesn't like to be told, "Get off your ass and sell something so I can get a raise."

14. Most record reps "used to be" great programmers.

15. 19 out of 20 requests are for the song currently being played.

16. 19 out of 20 callers don't know the title or the artist, but it's their favorite song. And, it's about love and has "baby" in it somewhere.

17. Songs that end cold always catch you off-guard.

18. Your original, great idea has been done somewhere else before. Probably twice. And always better.

19. No matter how hot you think you are, the same caller is hitting on the overnight intern.

20. A picture accompanying a resume is absolutely, positively irrelevant...unless she's really good looking.

21. The song that skips will always come up on YOUR show.

22. No air check is ever done on a clean tape. Everyone uses an air check tape from a recent job applicant.

23. You can do 99% of your breaks perfectly and screw up only one. Which do you think the PD will hear?

24. A GREAT promotion turns to crap as soon as a client is attached.

25. Most contest callers have no idea what they're calling in to win.

26. Chances are the new car in the parking lot does NOT belong to anyone on the air staff.

27. If you bring a drink into the control room (against the edict of every memo that's ever been written), no matter how careful you are, you will spill it.

28. When you have a really hot date, your relief jock is always late.

29. Nothing is scarier than hearing your Top of the Hour Show Intro while you're in the car on the way to the station.

30. Show prep is getting into the control room before the last song fades.

31. Why do most jocks fear time off? 95 out of 100 jobs are lost while you're on vacation.

32. No matter how many times you've been turned down for the "big" gig, you know you're better than all the jocks in New York.

33. Bad ratings are never accurate....Arbitron methodology can't be trusted...unless, of course, the book is UP. Then it's right on track.

34. Just when you think you have the most ignorant listeners, one will tell you how great you sound.

35. 85% of all radio station owners are cheap.

36. 15% of all radio station owners spend money only when they're trying to sell the station.

37. When the owner calls a meeting to tell everyone the station isn't for sale.....it is. This is particularly true if pizza is served at the meeting!

38. Regarding "format change" rumors: If management tells you not to worry about it-WORRY!

39. The more times you practice a bit before airing it, the more likely you are to screw it up on-air.

40. No matter WHAT you've heard, no one has ever gotten laid in the Promotion Van.

-- Courtesy of Candi Chamberlain (San Francisco)

Portland is too good for Howard Stern!

Salinda

03/15/2000

Nobody likes or listens to Howard Stern in the morning. The locals want traffic reports, news and sports in the morning. The locals like MUSIC, something Stern has no notion of at all. It will ne a great day in Portland when KUFO's contract to syndicate Stern runs out! He's okay, and probably a great guy, HOWEVER, Oregon should have way more class than waking up to Stern in the mornings.

RE: Portland is too good for Howard Stern!

ned

03/25/2000

Yes, it's amazing that in a market this size, great local talent cannot be tapped. Syndicated radio sucks.

RE: Portland is too good for Howard Stern!

avidlistener

04/17/2000

As a regular Stern listener I truly hope KUFO decides to keep him on. He cracks me up regularly though to be honest I'm almost ashamed to admit it to my family and friends. Maybe Stern is too good for PDX radio eh?

hmmm

KGUY 1010 AM GUYTALK

STUBABY

03/08/2000

I HAVE AN UPDATE FOR ALL YOU RADIO JUNKIES...THE BEST RADIO STATION IS HERE AND IT'S ON 1010AM GUYTALK. THE MORNING STARTS EVERYDAY WITH THE "DRIVE" A SYNDICATED SPORTS SHOW FROM MIAMI WITH THE LATEST IN CURRENT EVENTS AND INTERVIEWS DAILY WITH YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS CELEBRITIES FROM 6 TO 10AM. THEN FROM 10 TO 12 ARE THE "SPORTS JUNKIES" THEY ARE SYNDICATED OUT OF WASHINGTON D.C.'S NUMBER 1 STATION "WJFK" THEN COMES THE BEST OF THE BEST RADIO "THE DON AND MIKE SHOW" FROM 12 TO 4PM EVERYDAY MONDAY THRU FRIDAY THEY JUST HOWARD STERN ON THE SAME STATION AND ARE CURRENTLY NUMBER 1 IN SEVERAL OTHER STATIONS AROUND THE COUNRTRY AS WELL. IF YOU WANT TO LAUGH AND LAUGH HARD THEN DON'T MISS THIS SHOW IT'S ADDICTING I PROMISE YOU. AND THE COMMERICALS ARE JUST AS GOOD TOO. THEY DO THIS SO YOU WON'T CHANGE DURING THE COMMERICALS I THINK. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. E-MAIL ME AT ANISTU@AOL.COM

RE: KGUY 1010 AM GUYTALK

brent26willie

04/07/2000

I agree with you about KGUY, especially the Don and Mike show. Its a great show, funny, entertaining, and relaxed. Its the best thing on radio and deserves high ratings. My props to KGUY for running it. I'd like to meet JJ Mcay(?) the person responsible for bringing this brilliant work to Portland. brent26willie

KRSK makes Wall Street Journal!

bababooey

03/03/2000

The clash between Rosie O' Donnell and KRSK actually made the WSJ

Thursday the 2nd. While there's little new action in the lawsuit O'Donnell has filed against "Rosie 105" owner Entercom, they report that further legal action may be forthcoming...

"We've got a bunch of elephants here who are planning to file a class-action suit" against O'Donnell, says a spokesman for the Oregon Zoo, where Rosy the elephant held court for 40 years...

KKRZ on CNN

bababooey

02/28/2000

Last Friday (25th) on KKRZ they held a "TONYA HUBCAP

TOSS", allowing fans to hit a cardboard cut out of TONYA with a hubcap. This is about fallen ice skating princess TONYA HARDING

being arrested last week for beating her boyfriend in the face with a hubcap.

Winners got tickets to see SMASHMOUTH at the KKRZ concert "Z-TOPIA"

APRIL 6th. Video on the contest was featured on CNN HEADLINE NEWS, and

was named the "PLAY OF THE DAY" during their hourly sports reports..

RE: KKRZ on CNN

Barthalomew

03/01/2000

Geesh. Kinda funny. What will they think of next. I was hoping I'd never have to hear all the slimey details of Tonya again in my lifetime.

KKRZ

Bababooey

02/24/2000

KKRZ won awards for 'Best Station' & 'Best Marketing/Promotions' in the "TOP 40/Large Market" catagory at The GAVIN 2000 Awards held last week in San Francisco....

KXJM

Bababooey

02/24/2000

KXJM (JAMMIN 95.5)/PORTLAND night jock LOUIE CRUZ

is departing for California; Meanwhile, MD/late nighter Pretty Boy Dontay moves up to MD/nights and JEFF G steps into the late night slot.

ALSO, with LARA SCOTT's exit, KXJM PD MARK ADAMS talks about his new morning show:

"THE JAMMIN 95.5 PLAYHOUSE will be up and running soon" he says. P.K, SCOOTER, E-BRO, DOUG ZANGER, and SONIE are ready to rock."

Adams will also be looking to add a sixth member to the show to replace LARA.

The station also has unveiled plans for it's

birthday show, "THE JAMMIN' 95.5 BIRTHDAY BOMB" on

FRIDAY APRIL 7th at ROSE GARDEN. The concert features

BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY, MONTELL JORDAN, DESTINY'S

CHILD, DONNELL JONES, PINK, KORRUPT, E40, SYLVIA, RUN

DMC and SOLE.

KKRZ's Valentine's Day

shookie

02/14/2000

Two KKRZ (Z100) listeners celebrated Valentine's Day 5,000 feet above the city -- and consummated their marriage as well!

Jim and Carmen Sparks exchanged their vows on the airport tarmac, and then boarded a Piper Navajo with four of the plane's six seats replaced by a futon mattress for the happy couple's hourlong flight. And although the couple was isolated by a specially installed privacy wall behind the pilot, Z100 air talent Dr. Doug rode along to offer live play-by-play!

Lawsuit against 'Rosie 105'

vgi2000

02/01/2000

I was listening to "Rosie 105" this morning and everyone is laughing about the lawsuit.

Even Portland Zoo called and said that they have elephants named "Rosie" since 1952!

So who should stop using the name 'Rosie?'

I support Rosie 105 since they named the station after the "Rose City" also known as "Portland, Oregon".

Rosie and 105FM - unbelievable!

Renie

02/01/2000

Dear Rosie,

My name is Renie Rodden, and I am writing to you from a suburb of

Seattle. I am a bona fide East Coaster though, born and raised right across

the water from you in Milford, Connecticut.

I have been a fan of yours for many years, and I have admired not only

your entertaining abilities, but your efforts for various human interest

causes through the years.

Yesterday, I was absolutely shellshocked when I heard that Warner

Brothers and Telepictures are suing KRSK-FM in Portland, also known as

"Rosie 105" to stop using the nickname and to pay triple damages for it's

unauthorized use.

Rosie, Portland is known as "The Rose City". The moniker refers to the

city's nickname, not yours. I live in the "Land of Microsoft", so lately I

am used to seeing some pretty ridiculous lawsuits, but this one is way out

in front right now. They call Seattle "The Emerald City"-Maybe The

Munchkins and The Great Wizard should file lawsuits against us too!!

I am really not being facetious; I am hoping that you are totally

unaware of this lawsuit and can use your finess to get your people to drop

this silly thing. You have an awful lot of fans in The Pacific Northwest,

and I'd hate to see people judge you unfairly for a situation you knew

nothing about.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Sincerely, Renie Rodden irener@gte.net

RE: Rosie and 105FM - unbelievable!

Salinda

03/15/2000

I think that whole lawsuit is ridiculous too. My whole thing is this, I hougth Rosie 105 was the dumbest name they could have come up with anyway. How many guys do you know that are going to go to their buddies and say "hey, did you hear that cool new Rosie station?" Right! The new call letters that Rosie got were KRSK. Wouldnt it have been more appealing to beth genders to have called it SKY 105? Thats what I thought they sould have called it.

RE: Rosie and 105FM - unbelievable!

semoochie

03/15/2000

>>>I think that whole lawsuit is ridiculous too. My whole thing is this, I hougth Rosie 105 was the dumbest name they could have come up with anyway. How many guys do you know that are going to go to their buddies and say "hey, did you hear that cool new Rosie station?" Right! The new call letters that Rosie got were KRSK. Wouldnt it have been more appealing to beth genders to have called it SKY 105? Thats what I thought they sould have called it.

>>>I'm sure that Rosie 105 would be happy to reach young males but I don't believe it is their primary goal. Most hit based radio stations by nature target women. That's just the way it is. Here's an interesting side note. Before it was Z-100, when it was still Adult Contemporary, KKRZ chose its call letters so it could be "The Rose".

Gary MacNamara on KXL, where is he?

pete

01/16/2000

Has anyone heard what happened to MacNamara on KXL?

RE: Gary MacNamara on KXL, where is he?

shookie

01/25/2000

>>>Has anyone heard what happened to MacNamara on KXL?

Gary left in November and is still in Portland but not on the air. He was

offered something in Vegas and turned it down.

RE: Gary MacNamara on KXL, where is he?

Lyle

01/20/2000

>>>Has anyone heard what happened to MacNamara on KXL?

He probably went back to Buffalo.

Artie Shaw cool big band

Ned

01/05/2000

KBOO is airing a super documentary on Big Band great, Artie Shaw. The show runs Wednesdays from 1:30 to 2:30p and is produced by Ted Hallock of Portland. Take a listen and hear why that cat was the baddest.

- -RE: Chrsitmas Music -

- -Max Input -

- -12/13/1999 -

-I particularly enjoy some of the esoteric stuff on Portland State's station KPSU. 1450 on the AM band at night. Have a kool yule.

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- -Chrsitmas Music -

- -nicky -

- -12/13/1999 -

-I think AM 1520 Kisn and also their FM, at 97, are playing the best Christmas music right now. My fave - Grandma got runover by a Reindeer.

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- -KXL talk change -

- -Collin -

- -12/13/1999 -

-I just heard that KXL put Lars on in the morning and those funny guys, Dave and Dwight in the afternoon. Gary McNamara is gone. I'm glad to hear more of those nuts. They're a riot.

RE: The Media Endangered Species List....

Max input

12/14/1999

-You're right Jason that much of Portland's music radio nowdays is so tightly formated and regimented that the soul has been squeezed right out of it.

I'm more hopefull that things can only change and for the better. I beleive that part of the reason talk formats are so popular today is because outside of mornings, music stations have absolutely no personality.

I think radio's new motto should be "caveat emptor".

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The Media Endangered Species List....

Jason

12/14/1999

Hi fellow radiophiles...

Whoever is reading this.... Whether you're in the biz, used to be, want to be, or are

just a listener...

Our medium is dying... Music radio in particular is in intensive care at best...

Before anyone accuses me of whining, idealism, or dreaming, think for a moment about the state of music radio... Think about the predictability... The coldness... The

foolish marketing schemes... Think about the fact that DJs everywhere sound alike, and are all told more or less to say the same stuff... Think about the fact that if you check the radio charts, you'll find several formats sharing up to 70% of the music in R&R's Top 30... Think about the general lunacy of reliance on consultants... Think about the proliferation

of syndicated, satellite programming... Think of the tight playlists... Think of how the people on the front-lines (DJs) have ABSOLUTELY NO SAY AS TO WHAT GOES ON THE AIR....

I've only been in the biz a couple of years, and already I've worked in a variety of

settings... A station that's 80% satellite programmed... I've been a news reporter and

anchor on a 40K watt news-talk... I've been a DJ/production at a Top 50 market Alternative station (one that used to be truly independent, and now has been CONsultantized to death)... But I know enough to realize that there is almost no humanity remaining in the industry... I realize that Arbitron has had a stranglehold on the whole field since the early 70s... I realize that automated studios have been around since the 80s... And I'm not expecting Hit-driven formats (CHR, AC) to suddenly become hotbeds of creativity... But it has gotten to the point that PDs and consultants and other marketing nerds think they know EXACTLY what listeners think...

The reliance on research has castrated the medium... Radio is great when it's

spontaneous, imaginative, and has the ability to transport the listener... Now radio is

microcalculated, boring as hell, and thinks obnoxious over-produced imaging is the way to

make a listener feel like he or she is at home with a station...

Particularly with the Rock and Alternative formats this is a plague... The Music has been forgotten... For either of these two genres to feel comfortable with a 300-400 song library is an insult to anyone who loves music in the least... There are so many possibililties, and they are all scoffed at because of the belief that "the listener won't put up with variety, unknown songs, or song selections that are surprising"... Once again,

research is at fault.... Instead of creative thinking and subtlety, management simply refers to "research" that shows which several hundred songs listeners like to hear... They don't trust

that DJs have the ability to weave together a set of music that will engage and excite their

listeners... This is mostly because they don't believe (or want to believe) that it can be

done.... They sure as hell couldn't do it without a playlist or liner cards...

What could the future possibly hold for those who know how to make good radio...

For those who know how to ENGAGE a listener instead of merely spewing out pseudo-shock?... What will it take for management to understand that for air-talent to really get through to an audience, they need more time than a 20-second song-intro?... What will it take for management to understand that listeners only put up with the crap they're fed is because THERE ARE NO ALTERNATIVES OFFERED?... They don't know any better, they don't know how personal and vital radio can be, BECAUSE THEY'VE PROBABLY NEVER

HEARD IT!!!....

Not only is it a lost art, but "being on the radio" is indeed on the endangered species

list for Jobs, for an Occupation.... Most of those who are on the air nowadays aren't "on

the radio" really; not when everything they say could just as easily be fed into a hard-drive

along with all the music... Not when they have no say EVER as to what song will follow

which.... Not when they risk being fired if they try something because their intelligent, educated opinion is that it will sound good and connect with listeners....

Now i am not suggesting that all radio be free-form college messiness... Quite the

contrary... There are so many intelligent, articulate, imaginative, creative, music-loving

and communication-loving people out there, and THEY are the ones who should be on the

radio.... And they are also the exact people who are not going into the field, because they

know they aren't allowed to utilize their skills... Instead, we have a generation of people

who grew up listening to Stern, Lovelines, and other mechanized tripe.... A generation who CAN'T think for themselves, CAN'T talk intelligently and passionately, CAN'T connect with listeners.... And worse, they know those things are bad, because PDs and Management and Consultants say so...

So believe me.... Music radio as a creative medium is in big big big trouble.... And

for those of us who know that is where their calling lies, it also means that our calling

itself is danger of becoming extinct....

I feel that this will not change.... The listeners have no idea whatsoever how they're

being gypped, how they're being deprived of one of technology's greatest gifts, one of those rare instances of bringing people closer together.... Management will never ever ever

believe that music radio can give people that kind of connection... They will never believe

in anything more than numbers and statistics...

The only way I think things will change is if the people on the front lines do

something about it.... The DJs.... Only through a sheer act of will.... Concerned DJs everywhere HAVE TO organize, and attack this problem head-on, on-the-air....

It all has to start somewhere, sometime.... Because if it doesn't, the alternative (ahem.... *cough*....) will be the death of an art-form.... A death brought on by the tyranny and virtual censorship of those who have not the slightest conception of the

medium.... Can you think of any other art-form where this is tolerated to this extent?.... I

can't....

It all has to start somewhere, sometime...