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The Cat Stays Local During the AM
This is probably not new to you, but I've been monitoring the show. Yes KDRK has moved PM personality, Big Cat Daddy
and Bob Castle as the new Cat Morning Show..
I bet this is a spot Big Cat has wanted for a long time. Congratulations.
It shows Radio Spokane's commitment to "The Cat" and keeping it local.
It will be interesting to she after two books how KDRK agonist its competition.
My only suggestion to the morning team, is be yourselves, have fun, its radio, and don't try to be your competition.
Jamie Patrick, the production man, has taken over Big Cat's PM time slot. He calls his show "The Afternoon Drive."
- (06/15/09 - kjd)
Place Holder
As you probably already know KAZZ is back on the air, its only running off its Deer Park
originator, not on its Spokane booster.
Nancy Isserlis has put the station on in order to keep the liscense while the station is for sale.
The station is playing a mish mash of classic hits that I can only describe as mostly classic AC. It reminds
me of Cummulus's WMHX in the Harrisburg, PA market(http://mix1067fm.com).
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No buyer is eminent.
- (06/28/09 - kjd)
A Real Proposal for The Obama Administration
If I thought this would get some real consideration I would send of an e-mail to the Obama team
in that "other" Washington, but I may just tilting at windmills.
Rather than regulate local broadcasters, with "local advisory boards", who by the way have no idea about the
radio business, I would build a national radio network, that would have some local and regional programming that
all Americans could be proud of. Like the CBC (Radio One and Two) in Canada, or the BBC in Britain.
I would pour billions of dollars into this network (might as well, we're spending too much already).
This network would have outlets everywhere from the largest cities to the smallest hamlets, and would be heard coast to coast along with
Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the US territories.
This network would not be ethnocentric but air things like CBC's "The World at Six", a news show with Canadian and important World news.
I know this can ruffle a lot of feathers in our current public radio circles, but I think Spokane would be a natural center for regional programming
that would cover both Eastern Washington and North Idaho with state programming coming out of Seattle.
Kind of like what CBC Radio One does with national programming from Toronto, Province wide programming from Vancouver,
and interior programming from Kelowna.
This network could use some of the current NPR system, and should concentrate on news and talk. If a second network was formed it could
focus on the arts, including jazz, classical performances, authors and books, etc..
Back to local broadcasters. I don't think they should be overly regulated. Spokane may have too much conservative talk
stations, with KQNT, KJRB, KXLY and part time talkers KSBN, KTRW, and KSPO. At least two should survive. We also have "liberal" talkers
like KPTQ and much of the programming on KSFC.
To start these local radio boards are just a way to break up national conservative talkers, and control the content heard on local
radio. A foolish move that would only lead to many AM stations going dark. A radio insider says this is what will happen if Obama gets his way.
Sad when most music moved to FM, talk saved AM, now the President may finally kill AM radio.
- (06/28/09 - kjd)
K-102 Ratings Rise
K-102, KICR 102.3 Couer d'Alene and Spokane, KIBR 102.5 FM in Sandpoint, and 102.1 FM in Bonner's Ferry, has seen a bump up in ratings
while Spokane's 93.7 The Cat (KDRK), Kix 96.1 (KIXZ), and Coyote Country 96.9 (KEZE) are caught in a dog and cat fight.
K-102 plays a mix of cureent and classic country. So what are they playing to raise the roof? Here's a
sample hour:
Hank Williams Jr. - Red, White & Pink Slip Blues
The Judds - Girls Night Out
Alan Jackson - Remember When
Reba McEntire - You're The First Time I've Thought About Leaving
Mark Chesnutt - She Never Got Me Over You
Ricky Van Shelton - Backroads
Brooks & Dunn - Put A Girl In It
Shenandoah - Sunday In The South
Toby Keith - Lost You Anyway
- yes.com (05/24/09)
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