[GlennaMember]

OK.
R and R has only posted the sp 08 numbers.
Dropping jingles STILL doesn't make much sense.

[GlennaMember]

I did ask Jon one time about any other TOP NEWS stations but he never got back to me.

[mbMember]

The clip is from Listen Against a spoof from Jon Holmes on Radio 4.
Its a p*** take of Feedback.

[RobinBlamires]

And he'd have every right to do so judging by his record on commercial radio.
A nice fella as well.

[topcat]

A quick comment…. or two….

WABC has been shifting itself from being New York's talk radio station to the flagship station of Citidel's talk stations. The imaging that they are doing, including dropping the local jingles and production is a shift to a consistent product. I equate it to McDonald's having the same tasting Big Mac from coast to coast and world wide.

Is this smart? Not really. But in reality, WABC's glory days of locally originating programming geared specifically for the New York market is gone… to be replaced by national shows. So, the removal of local origination items such as jingles and liners doesn't surprise me. However, I think this will blow up in their face and be reflected in their ratings. Plain vanilla just doesn't make sense in the largest radio market in the USA.

Wake up and smell the coffee, Citidel.

[ratnobMember]

Beautifully put, TC

[GlennaMember]

Sounds like socialized radio.

[MarkieG]

In regard to the way things used to be in radio in this country, was there ever a golden era.

Was UK radio better run ? Was ther moore choice? I feel tempted to feel that certainly there was more orginality rather than standard playlists. Of course thats probably me, but thats what I have tended to see.

[GlennaMember]

Did anybody listen last night's to oldies show to see if that's been ruined too?

[GlennaMember]

I listened today to the WABC [SO-CALLED-TOH] and they used a JAM track going into the news but used some cheesy talk over track for toh.Take a listen and see what you think.
Oh well; what do we know?

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