tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post6957818062296766482..comments2024-03-18T23:26:14.711-07:00Comments on RICH LIEBERMAN 415 MEDIA: SF Radio Ratings; KNBR #1, (Thanks Giants); KGO in Free Fall, (Lowest Numbers Ever); KCBS SlipsRich Liebermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174495340920055435noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-35128231868814859792012-10-22T08:16:43.843-07:002012-10-22T08:16:43.843-07:00Instead of saying "Cumulus," say "L...Instead of saying "Cumulus," say "Lew Dickey." (Lew Dickey is the CEO of Cumulus.) Lew Dickey is the one who signed off on destroying the old KGO, not "Cumulus." Don't let him behind a corporate curtain. Lew Dickey destroyed a great and profitable institution for a hill of beans and as mountain of ego. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-63602780888196285832012-09-17T00:11:37.175-07:002012-09-17T00:11:37.175-07:00KGO and Cumulus deserve everything they receive fo...KGO and Cumulus deserve everything they receive for sticking their middle finger at their bread and butter the millions of faithful listeners over the years. They have totally screwed up programming. Humm 9 hrs of Cal and 49er football now on the weekend taking what little "talk" radio they gave to try and hold us to 810! The bottom line = no listeners = no sponsors = no Cumulus = no KGO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-23515330545051364832012-06-19T12:25:38.454-07:002012-06-19T12:25:38.454-07:00Fitz and Brooks.............Yawn. Does anyone real...Fitz and Brooks.............Yawn. Does anyone really listen to them anymore? Good thing they really love themselves. Switch over to D Bruce on 1050!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-18868578387006168692012-06-14T22:19:41.972-07:002012-06-14T22:19:41.972-07:00I wasen't trying to defend Ronn, I just was tr...I wasen't trying to defend Ronn, I just was trying to be fair. Leaving Ronn out of it, my point was that Mickey ran a first rate station for many years, he did with local hosts, and creating a feeling of community (leukemia fund raiser, thanksgiving charities). LA is not San Francisco, I'm not sure a John Rothman or Gene Burns would do as well in La as in SF. Just speculation, but because a host bombs in one market, doesen't mean he is bad. I use to like Ronn's show a lot, the week he use to do from Washington DC, etc. he was a good interviewer, I suspect he is having a hard time being a witness to what has happened to KGO, which he use to be real proud of, as he and any other host (Bill Wattenberg, Gene Burns, John Rothman) were, and could be. Not anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-5689135200308723632012-06-13T12:53:58.119-07:002012-06-13T12:53:58.119-07:00Copeland, nice guy, but zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzCopeland, nice guy, but zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-82521966626704210082012-06-12T22:36:45.266-07:002012-06-12T22:36:45.266-07:00A 1.4 rating is not anything to speak about, nor i...A 1.4 rating is not anything to speak about, nor is its "soaring" cume. These "overall" figures are mere "beauty contest" numbers and reflect only a "trend" not anything worthwhile.<br /><br />A 1.4 is a dog when it comes to making money or showing any appreciative audience out of 6-million residents in the market. Until KKSF gets within striking distance of 2.4 ... which is horrendous for KGO ... KKSF is essentially meaningless with no revenue -- hence why they play Clear Channel / Premier Networks programming like Limbaught, Sullivan, Colmes, Coast-to-Coast etc. etc. It has a long way to go before they start thinking about hiring Rothman fulltime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-31564632663536088162012-06-12T22:24:31.985-07:002012-06-12T22:24:31.985-07:00Never. 910 is boxed in and so directional that it ...Never. 910 is boxed in and so directional that it would need several translators that would go virtually nowhere. You don't buy those things at Radio Shack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-81077096956037292002012-06-12T19:07:28.603-07:002012-06-12T19:07:28.603-07:00Why don't they just get it over with at KGO an...Why don't they just get it over with at KGO and lease the air time to ESPN or somebody else willing to pay a fortune for using a 50 KW boomer? Eliminates all the overhead and having to deal with all those pesky things known as employees. They can negotiate tons of avails for Sweet Jack, which seems to be their main focus these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-34516628340057109342012-06-12T17:14:36.832-07:002012-06-12T17:14:36.832-07:00Copeland is unlistenable but I guess the price was...Copeland is unlistenable but I guess the price was right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-64253700907187093812012-06-12T16:53:14.488-07:002012-06-12T16:53:14.488-07:00Guys and gals, I posted the 4:29pm item. I was bei...Guys and gals, I posted the 4:29pm item. I was being sarcastic. With the departure of Owens and Montemayor it may not be far fetched to see P-Conn doing newstalk. I hope Jared Hart does not take my post seriously and follows my sarcastic adviceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-20195534831573587852012-06-12T13:18:37.090-07:002012-06-12T13:18:37.090-07:00@9:55 am-- Sounds like a pipe dreamer, Owens sunk ...@9:55 am-- Sounds like a pipe dreamer, Owens sunk KABC into a rating abyss, he didn't work in market 2, oh he was home sick? ...Tough shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-640192747112664612012-06-12T11:01:04.730-07:002012-06-12T11:01:04.730-07:00I normally listen steadily to the KFOG A-Z runs, b...I normally listen steadily to the KFOG A-Z runs, but this time I only caught bits and pieces of it.<br /><br />Why?? Because they've completely revamped their music library in the past year, or so. It's now more tailored to that 18-34 demographic that sCumulus seems so fixated on, despite there not being any real revenue generation there for their advertisers.<br /><br />The A-Z series used to play older obscure tunes that I hadn't heard in decades. That made it fun, not knowing what would pop up from years past!<br /><br />About all that's left now is what I'd call the Top 20 tunes from decades past. Most of the eclectic stuff that you don't hear elsewhere seems to have been purged from their library, probably at the advice of some asshole consultant.<br /><br />I'm not saying there is nothing good in contemporary music. There are groups like Cold Play, Snow Patrol, the Dave Matthews Band, etc., etc., that I still really enjoy. But if it's anything with a (c)rap music sound, just forget it. I find chanting to a musical accompaniment, and sampling (stealing content from other more talented artists), to be a really amateurish-sounding yawner.Del Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-23630620659646086912012-06-12T10:01:32.495-07:002012-06-12T10:01:32.495-07:00You are so right I especially like Stacy Taylor, I...You are so right I especially like Stacy Taylor, I write KGO and complain every time the comedian is on, I have even since Dec. written a few times complimenting them on having Stacy or Peter B on, I'm sure I'm not the only one who complain, but obviously they don't listen. I also keep telling them that I listen more and more to 910 and other stations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-24290673665660352572012-06-12T09:55:26.121-07:002012-06-12T09:55:26.121-07:00Several comments have mentioned that Ronn flopped ...Several comments have mentioned that Ronn flopped in LA seveal years ago. I'm not sure that is quite true, just to be fair. I have heard him say he hated, the one week in LA, the other in SF, he was commuting back and forth. I remember reading an interview with Mickey Luckoff, and as far as I remember he said that KGO was a local station serving the community and KGO bought out Ronn's LA contract, so he could come back to SF and do what he did (yes did) best, being a local talk show host. I don't know what Ronn's LA ratings was, it sounds like a short experiment that wasen't given they time to see if it would work, because both Ronn and Mickey felt it was not what KGO was. Mickey ran a first rate station for many years, and it slipped to 4 or 5, and the station let him go, and changed format and the station keeps slipping in the ratings. Real bright Cumelus, how about this "If it isen't broke don't fix it", but of course as we have learned since Dec. these people don't seem to have a clue. The keep putting the comedian on Sunday nights, and she filled in for Monte this past weekend, I'm sure they get lots of mail, telling them how awful she is, and she doesen't seem to get any better. I think the Candace deLong show is a disaster, she will have to "grow" and find a way to be as interesting as the host as she was as a guest to get some decent ratings. What an overall disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-22272861758236515972012-06-12T09:34:59.490-07:002012-06-12T09:34:59.490-07:00KGO, a national radio icon, now circles the drain....KGO, a national radio icon, now circles the drain. What next, Spanish language programming?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-32017969247841243742012-06-12T09:23:33.618-07:002012-06-12T09:23:33.618-07:00I agree (while hitching up my pants)P-con is a reg...I agree (while hitching up my pants)P-con is a regular Abe Lincoln and Franky Roosevelt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-39471310099077134812012-06-12T08:37:09.327-07:002012-06-12T08:37:09.327-07:00When will 910 add a few repeaters, to strengthen t...When will 910 add a few repeaters, to strengthen their signal??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-14316580399509418372012-06-12T08:34:06.983-07:002012-06-12T08:34:06.983-07:00The "young and dumb" crowd is listening ...The "young and dumb" crowd is listening to XM, their iPOD, or are on three different electronic media at once, posting pictures of themselves acting like fools, smoking pot, getting drunk, or whatever. They have ADHD up the wazoo! Think they can listen to one radio station for several hours straight? Please. Times have changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-37327591310563607202012-06-12T07:44:13.692-07:002012-06-12T07:44:13.692-07:00I suspect that KGO lopped enough off their payroll...I suspect that KGO lopped enough off their payroll when they let their hosts go that they are ok with the lower ratings. I can't imagine that the stations history carries any weight in Atlanta. I bet they are right about where they projected they would be.Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-51440839341014917272012-06-12T07:05:37.164-07:002012-06-12T07:05:37.164-07:00I dialed into KGO on this weekend, and it was that...I dialed into KGO on this weekend, and it was that New York chick, Maureen (?), subbing for Monte. Why not have local folks/familiar hosts substitute instead? I would have listened to KGO if Christine Craft or Stacy Taylor had been on the air. Why weren't they?Julie Mendelsohnhttp://www.juliethegardener.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-73074531654609604412012-06-12T06:44:30.876-07:002012-06-12T06:44:30.876-07:00Incredible, putting that Bloomberg crap on all nig...Incredible, putting that Bloomberg crap on all night. It must be a near free feed so they still make some money off it, but still. KGO has this powerful signal and they just piss it away. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-32299816602736195442012-06-11T23:34:02.671-07:002012-06-11T23:34:02.671-07:0020+ year KGO listener here. I just turned it on an...20+ year KGO listener here. I just turned it on and they're piping that Bloomberg shit.<br /><br />Wow, they really just don't give a shit at all, do they? What a spectacular fall for a once super dominant radio station.<br /><br />Cumulus execs, if you think there won't be consequences from this, you are very much mistaken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-90131861446219230372012-06-11T22:13:14.614-07:002012-06-11T22:13:14.614-07:00Interesting info, but it really doesn't matte...Interesting info, but it really doesn't matter. Radio as a whole, is slowly being suffocated by the Cumulus meanies,, the droids at Clear Channel, the clones at Infinity, and the boobs at Entercom among others. <br /><br /> A once proud, creative, and vital part of our free democratic system has been hijacked by cold-blooded, low level corporate Raiders. The Lou Dickeys of the world are only the small fry in the<br />Shark Tank. The real bastards are the people that nearly melted down the banking industry and then got propped up by our country as a reward!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-57926506101222483072012-06-11T22:09:42.269-07:002012-06-11T22:09:42.269-07:00Unbelievable! Team can't defend, can't hi...Unbelievable! Team can't defend, can't hit, both hated rivals are hot, and their long-time ace isn't! And sCumulus still gets away with it, even as KQED & KCBS still produce consistent work! Rubbish!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-6436498838101498502012-06-11T22:07:22.655-07:002012-06-11T22:07:22.655-07:00@ 5.50 mostly morons like you that listen EVERY DA...@ 5.50 mostly morons like you that listen EVERY DAY and then complain about the showAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com