QuoteRadio activity
If industry scuttlebutt is correct, the days of WYSP-FM (94.1) as a rock station are numbered. Infinity Broadcasting has registered "freefm.com" Web domains for a bunch of stations, some that won't be carrying Howard Stern after late December. Last week, Infinity bought 941freefm.com - likely for WYSP. "Free FM" is a handle for "hot talk" - irreverent hosts and shows aimed at young audiences. WYSP actually did a variation of hot talk several years ago when it had Stern, Opie & Anthony, and Don & Mike on the air. Hot talk presumably would not affect WYSP's status as the Eagles station. Infinity won't talk about its plans.
Meanwhile, Arbitron's summer radio ratings are out, and the big winner was WMMR-FM (93.3). Fueled by its hiring of Preston & Steve, 'MMR tripled its ratings among listeners ages 18 to 34 from summer '04. WMMR also was the most popular station among 18-to-34s in the prime hours of 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., zipping merrily past WYSP and WUSL-FM (98.9). (A chart of summer radio rankings covering all listeners, ages 12 and over, is on E11.)
why do people listen to Preston and Steve, they are god awful
Preston and Steve's voices make me cringe. They are HORRIBLE and so many people love them. I was thrilled when they were off the air and then heard they were coming back and it made me puke.
YSP is the only radio station I even listen to (when I actually turn on the radio). :boom
im thankful that I have XM Satellite radio, it's the bestest
commerical radio stinks.
i listen to preston and steve. they amuse me.
after Stern leaves commercial radio, i'll probably never listen to it again.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 20, 2005, 08:51:51 AM
im thankful that I have XM Satellite radio, it's the bestest
commerical radio stinks.
Man, I couldn't agree more. XM is the best. It has everything you could want. Rock, jazz, old school hip hop, news, comedy, baseball, college football... it really does kick ass.
Best $12.95 I spend every month.
:yay
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 20, 2005, 09:35:14 AM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 20, 2005, 08:51:51 AM
im thankful that I have XM Satellite radio, it's the bestest
commerical radio stinks.
Man, I couldn't agree more. XM is the best. It has everything you could want. Rock, jazz, old school hip hop, news, comedy, baseball, college football... it really does kick ass.
Best $12.95 I spend every month.
:yay
don't forget Opie and Anthony >:D
I prefer Ron & Fez.
:yay
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 20, 2005, 09:43:37 AM
I prefer Ron & Fez.
:yay
yeah, Ron and Fez are very good, but O&A are why I bought XM, they're my favoritist
Ron & Fez used to have another partner in the show, Ron Diaz. It was actually called the Ron & Ron show until the guy quit to attend to his terminal wife.
They were just about to break nationally when the poor guy found out his wife had AIDS.
The show broke up and then Ron & Fez hooked up. Their show started at a tiny-ass station here in Daytona & then they split when they got a bigger gig in Washington.
I was flipping through XM a while back and heard Fez's voice & knew immediately who it was. His voice is definitely distinctive (nttawwt).
O & A are fricken awesome too. I love listening to them, especially if I'm in a pissed off mood. They make me laugh almost immediately no matter what they're talking about. Plus, they don't have to worry about the jerkoffs from the FCC busting their chops about their language now, so they can pretty much let 'er rip.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on October 20, 2005, 09:52:45 AM
O & A are fricken awesome too. I love listening to them, especially if I'm in a pissed off mood. They make me laugh almost immediately no matter what they're talking about. Plus, they don't have to worry about the jerkoffs from the FCC busting their chops about their language now, so they can pretty much let 'er rip.
yeah, O&A are just totally foul and repulsive, especially now that Norton is full-time. O&A were actually good friends with Ron and Fez in New York and they got them the job on XM.
Quote from: MURP on October 20, 2005, 09:30:03 AM
after Stern leaves commercial radio, i'll probably never listen to it again.
Amen brother
makes you wonder if 950AM will make a big push to broadcast eagles games.
I was never a huge fan of "shock jocks" yacking too much and being general adolescent on the air. A long time ago, I used to enjoy John DeBella when he was on MMR...but that was pretty much the limit. I'd rather listen to music.
Gosh, FM radio used to be soooo good back in the day. WMMR was practically underground material, WYSP transmitted in quad (and used great spacy noise behind the DJ's talking), and even WIOQ (does that even exist any more?) was good.
My favorite radio station is kexp out of Seattle. www.kexp.org
I listen all day at work, often all evening at home, too. I constanstly hear music I don't know. Which is saying something.
Wow. A WIOQ reference. :o
:-D
I agree, though. That station kicked ass. They had an excellent format that focused mostly on progressive rock with some hard rock sprinkled in on occasion.
They played Yes, Alan Parson Project, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis (before Phil Collins started strangling cats).
Excellent shtein to get baked to in high school... :sly
free beer and hot wings :D
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 20, 2005, 08:51:51 AM
im thankful that I have XM Satellite radio, it's the bestest
commerical radio stinks.
Agreed, but Sirius has the NFL baby.
Quote from: Cerevant on October 20, 2005, 01:53:43 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 20, 2005, 08:51:51 AM
im thankful that I have XM Satellite radio, it's the bestest
commerical radio stinks.
Agreed, but Sirius has the NFL baby.
yeah but you know why that's just ok? football is an event, you plan your schedule around football (well if you are fan enough to buy satellite radio for it you do). how many times have you been in a situation where you wished you could get a different football game on the radio?
chances are, if you live out of town, you have the dish with Sunday ticket and you watch the game that isn't in your city.
personally, i think having MLB is better than having the NFL
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 20, 2005, 02:13:38 PM
Quote from: Cerevant on October 20, 2005, 01:53:43 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 20, 2005, 08:51:51 AM
im thankful that I have XM Satellite radio, it's the bestest
commerical radio stinks.
Agreed, but Sirius has the NFL baby.
yeah but you know why that's just ok? football is an event, you plan your schedule around football (well if you are fan enough to buy satellite radio for it you do). how many times have you been in a situation where you wished you could get a different football game on the radio?
chances are, if you live out of town, you have the dish with Sunday ticket and you watch the game that isn't in your city.
personally, i think having MLB is better than having the NFL
I have the Sunday Ticket, but am also thinking about getting Sirius so I can listen to the Eagles' announcers instead of whatever dolts Fox or CBS has calling the games.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 20, 2005, 02:13:38 PM
yeah but you know why that's just ok? football is an event, you plan your schedule around football (well if you are fan enough to buy satellite radio for it you do). how many times have you been in a situation where you wished you could get a different football game on the radio?
1) Travelling on business
2) Delay caused by satellite transmission makes it possible to synch the game with the TV (using TiVo) when the radio is ahead of the broadcast.
3) NFL Radio on Sirius - real NFL talk, not that WIP bullshtein.
And the music stations aren't half bad, either.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on October 20, 2005, 10:49:42 AM
I was never a huge fan of "shock jocks" yacking too much and being general adolescent on the air. A long time ago, I used to enjoy John DeBella when he was on MMR...but that was pretty much the limit. I'd rather listen to music.
Gosh, FM radio used to be soooo good back in the day. WMMR was practically underground material, WYSP transmitted in quad (and used great spacy noise behind the DJ's talking), and even WIOQ (does that even exist any more?) was good.
the good ol days of decent rock radio are going/gone (OMG, I sound like my parents!). $$$ is the more important game now...the only outlet is satellite radio or just put up with endless commercials on FM. Or ol reliable iPod/CD/cassette/8-track/etc...
I prefer this:
(http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/aa/edison/aa_edison_phonograph_2_m.jpg)
Quote from: Cerevant on October 20, 2005, 01:53:43 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 20, 2005, 08:51:51 AM
im thankful that I have XM Satellite radio, it's the bestest
commerical radio stinks.
Agreed, but Sirius has the NFL baby.
And Howard Stern darling. Anyone hear any of the 24 hours of Wendy the Retard locked in a room? Awesome radio.
Probably getting Jay Severin, who used to be with WTTK, a talk FM station in Boston, on this new Infinity Line-up on WYSP.
He left Beantown radio in a hurry after signing a deal with Infinity.
He does mainly politics kind of irreverently and extremely egostistic and sexist. I wonder what other talk jocks will be on this new Infinity deal?
Wow, that would be weird after all these years. I remember when it went on the air and they played big band :). It's been a rock station so long though, I could never imagine it being anything else.
Is WMMR still hanging in there?
They're still hanging in there. I think they're still calling themselves a classic rock station while playing the latest in crap rock.
Anyone tune in today. It was supposed to take effect? I cant listen from work
QuoteDavid Lee Roth to replace Stern; Barsky back
By Michael Klein
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Rock-and-roller David Lee Roth will replace morning-radio giant Howard Stern on WYSP-FM (94.1) and at least six other cities, Infinity Broadcasting announced this morning as it also rehired Philly radio veteran Paul Barsky to host middays with Vinnie the Crumb.
Stern's last live show will be Dec. 16 as he heads to Sirius Satellite Radio in January.
Roth will start at 6 a.m. Jan. 3.
With today's announcement, WYSP and six other Infinity stations changed format to "Free FM," a personality-based talk hybrid.
WYSP will be talk-based from 6 a.m. through 7 p.m. and will play rock at other times.
Today also marks the return to Philadelphia of Barsky, last heard here in November 2003 when the station at 96.5 FM changed format. His show will run from about 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sports guy Vinnie the Crumb, a Barsky protege who later was heard on WMMR-FM (93.3), will be part of the show.
Kidd Chris, a recent arrival at WYSP, will take the 3-to-7 p.m. slot.
Other veterans will remain in the rock portion of the schedule: Couzin Ed will move to 7 to 10 p.m. Matt and Huggy will move to 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Overnighter Rick Allen will keep 2 to 6 a.m.
WYSP also brought in as operations manager Tom Bigby, former program director at WIP-AM (610). Bigby had spent a year at a station in Dallas.
WYSP also promoted assistant program director Gil Edwards to program director.
Infinity, which carries Stern in 27 markets, will put Roth on the air at Stern affiliates in New York, Dallas, Boston, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and West Palm Beach, and Philadelphia.
Radio and television personality Adam Carolla ("The Man Show") will take Stern's slot in Los Angeles.
:puke
the WYSP website is nomore
David Lee was on Stern this morning talking about it. Sounds like he's going to play music. I don't know that he'll last all that long but he's got the energy for it.
Rock's been dead for more than a decade. Not all that surprising that the rock stations are dying now too.
I'll be buying Sirius for myself in December for my Christmas present to myself...
Quote from: mikey418 on October 26, 2005, 08:48:16 AM
I'll be buying Sirius for myself in December for my Christmas present to myself...
get XM, it's more gooder
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 26, 2005, 09:10:48 AM
Quote from: mikey418 on October 26, 2005, 08:48:16 AM
I'll be buying Sirius for myself in December for my Christmas present to myself...
get XM, it's more gooder
Can't, no Stern.
Quote from: stillupfront on October 26, 2005, 06:26:55 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 26, 2005, 09:10:48 AM
Quote from: mikey418 on October 26, 2005, 08:48:16 AM
I'll be buying Sirius for myself in December for my Christmas present to myself...
get XM, it's more gooder
Can't, no Stern.
Stern is done, he hasn't tried to do a show in years. O&A are the way to go.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 26, 2005, 07:06:04 PM
Quote from: stillupfront on October 26, 2005, 06:26:55 PM
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 26, 2005, 09:10:48 AM
Quote from: mikey418 on October 26, 2005, 08:48:16 AM
I'll be buying Sirius for myself in December for my Christmas present to myself...
get XM, it's more gooder
Can't, no Stern.
Stern is done, he hasn't tried to do a show in years. O&A are the way to go.
What are you, like 12?
While I think that O&A are weak, Stern at this point doesn't deserve such a ridiculous following. Same shtein over and over again.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 26, 2005, 07:25:55 PM
While I think that O&A are weak, Stern at this point doesn't deserve such a ridiculous following. Same shtein over and over again.
He's been restricted from doing anything remotely entertaining on the airwaves. The FCC has had their microscope shoved up his ass for the last 20 years. Once he's on satelitte he'll be free to do as he pleases. I plan on getting Sirius once I move home to Philly.
I was wrong about Severin on WYSP looks like it'll be Infinity's AM station in Philly
October 18, 2005
INFINITY BROADCASTING ANNOUNCES STATIONS TO FEATURE JAY SEVERIN
Former Political Advisor's Three-Hour Talk Show To Be Broadcast On KRLD-AM, WPHT-AM, WJFK-FM And KMOX-AM
Infinity Broadcasting today announced that four of its stations will broadcast former political advisor Jay Severin's three-hour weekday talk show. KRLD-AM in Dallas, WPHT-AM in Philadelphia, WJFK-FM in Washington, D.C., and KMOX-AM in St. Louis will premiere Severin's show on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. (check local listings for program times)
The show will be a smart, fast, thoughtful, provocative, high-energy insight and opinion program on the hottest issues of the moment, including challenging one-on-one discussions with listeners.
For 20 years, Severin was in private practice as a national political and media consultant, advising candidates and incumbents in major campaigns for Governor, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and President. He currently hosts a top-rated afternoon drive program in Boston.
Severin is a former MSNBC political advisor, appearing frequently on various NBC News programs, and also was a featured columnist for MSNBC.com. His extensive media work also includes contributions to the BBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, CNBC, CNN, and foreign television networks in Ireland, Japan and Australia, as well as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Newsweek and Business Week. He has authored op-ed articles for the New York Times, Boston Globe and San Francisco Chronicle, and is a frequent guest on the "IMUS IN THE MORNING" radio program.
Severin was a 2004 nominee for the Marconi Award for Radio Personality of the Year, the radio industry's highest distinction.
Severin spent considerable time during his teenage years engaged in the Vietnam era war protests with his early political/media mentors Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin. He currently resides in his family's Sag Harbor home.
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Infinity Contact:
Karen L. Mateo
212/846-7638
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 26, 2005, 09:35:04 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on October 26, 2005, 07:25:55 PM
While I think that O&A are weak, Stern at this point doesn't deserve such a ridiculous following. Same shtein over and over again.
He's been restricted from doing anything remotely entertaining on the airwaves. The FCC has had their microscope shoved up his ass for the last 20 years. Once he's on satelitte he'll be free to do as he pleases. I plan on getting Sirius once I move home to Philly.
that's his excuse, but he's done. he's trying to still be shocking but he's rich and he doesn't care about the listeners anymore. when he goes to Sirius he's only going to do a show for 4 days a week with tons of vacation time.
good luck with inferior technology and subpar programming if you buy Sirius.
O&A own Howard.
Pa. Court Throws Out Salesman's Bias Award
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Writer
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A state court on Thursday overturned a six-figure award to a former ad salesman for Philadelphia Eagles radio broadcasts who was told to "dress very white."
The Commonwealth Court panel reversed the decision by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission to award Shawn Brooks more than $600,000 in back and front pay in February 2005.
Brooks claims a book the Philadelphia Eagles Radio Network distributed at a 2001 sales meeting amounted to a hostile work environment. "New Dress for Success," by John T. Molloy, said most blacks are anti-establishment, advised black salesmen to "dress very white," and said solid-blue suits have "a very negative association for blacks."
Brooks, who is of mixed race, complained to a supervisor but got no response, according to the Human Relations Commission. The commission's chairman called it an "egregious" case of stereotyping and bias.
The state court disagreed.
"While there is no question that the distribution of the book at issue here was unprofessional, insulting and insensitive, it was not severe and pervasive" as in other court cases, Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer wrote.
The court also said the commission improperly allowed Brooks to supplement his evidence with other allegations of harassment that were not listed in his complaint.
Attorneys for Brooks and the radio network said they had no immediate comment because they hadn't read the decision. The radio network is affiliated with WYSP-FM, and their parent companies are Viacom Inc. and Infinity Broadcasting Corp.
White on Black crime.
Them damn black people... always causin' trouble. >:(
By the way I love the Kidd Chris Show :evil