tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post8189573451044254276..comments2024-03-28T22:55:02.018-07:00Comments on RICH LIEBERMAN 415 MEDIA: Amid KGO Radio Down-In-The-Dumps Tude, Cumulus Plans 'Secret Meeting'; Dickey Brothers SF Summit Rich Liebermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174495340920055435noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-73562796875596857452015-07-05T23:10:15.136-07:002015-07-05T23:10:15.136-07:00You can't make chicken salad out of chicken s....You can't make chicken salad out of chicken s...kin.<br /><br />I will listen to any station that will tell me things I don't know. KCBS, KQED, KALW, will do that. When I am thinking about sports, KGMZ and KNBR fill the bill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-23712379623838943912015-07-05T07:49:36.372-07:002015-07-05T07:49:36.372-07:00So you think the "bring back" crowd is w...So you think the "bring back" crowd is wrong?!? :-)<br /><br />None of them have ever sold a nickels worth of radio. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-33331439956284642452015-07-04T10:05:16.842-07:002015-07-04T10:05:16.842-07:00Surely the solution is to beat on the remaining pr...Surely the solution is to beat on the remaining programming staff some more -- clearly they're doing it wrong! do it right or you're FIRED! (hey you: what do you do again? You're fired! Lee Hammer will add it to his duties! Get out of here!). How come our ratings suck? Hey! Something Shiny! Dude, your program is cut short because we got a better offer from Prevogen. They can't be bothered to produce any new content, so here's the same 25 minute program we've aired 87 times before again, twice in a row. Followed by 3 mattress adds and a Kars for Kidz ad. How come our ratings our so bad? It must be the programming staff's fault! Fire someone quick!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-53268058386236384032015-07-04T08:18:55.305-07:002015-07-04T08:18:55.305-07:00The problem is, KGO may have a few under-40 fans, ...The problem is, KGO may have a few under-40 fans, however, not enough of them. Various reasons. Not enough stimulating conversation and programming, it's AM, which most under-40s don't know or care about, and the loyal older audience has flown away. KGO will not be what it used to be as it is too expensive. Advertisers don't want an older audience to put huge money into. It's out of the "sweep spot" of 18-49 or 25-54. Money isn't flowing like it used to -- espeially on AM.<br /><br />Then, there is the idiocy of programing. There is little to no "recycling" of audience daypart-to-daypart. The go from Ronn to Chip which is tolerable at best. then to news for three hours, then ... into the hideous DreX and Heather, whih forces audience away for the night. There is no "service" and the station is stale, has poor imaging and the cutbacks are obvious. <br /><br />KGO still has a few fans (342,000 of them.) Just not enought of them (600,00 and more like it used to. Times have changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-62956513705769164102015-07-03T18:50:35.608-07:002015-07-03T18:50:35.608-07:00A distinct possibility. The Dickey's ego goes...A distinct possibility. The Dickey's ego goes only so far and at $2.01 a share and dropping, it's Citadel all over again. The "move the deck chairs" meeting won't help much. More threats and low esteem for the employees coming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-32079929457908141852015-07-03T18:15:13.916-07:002015-07-03T18:15:13.916-07:00If that really is you, Ray, (which I doubt) this 6...If that really is you, Ray, (which I doubt) this 60-ish conservative always enjoyed you because you give good radio. Your program was always very entertaining, and I enjoyed listening to you. Like the person above said, I hope to hear you on KGO again someday (but I doubt that will happen because the current brass there are so out of touch as to what made KGO so great).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-27374537983117730522015-07-03T15:50:25.396-07:002015-07-03T15:50:25.396-07:00Good to hear from you, 10:44! It wasn't me th...Good to hear from you, 10:44! It wasn't me that made the "Ray-Tee" posting, but nice to know you're thinking of me. As Gary Sinise would say, "Happy 4rh of July, Fuckface."Lt Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-72075318897306979932015-07-03T15:43:08.789-07:002015-07-03T15:43:08.789-07:00Perhaps Cumulus will go bankrupt before they throw...Perhaps Cumulus will go bankrupt before they throw virtually everyone from KGO out onto the street. Let's hope so!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-16229118165022895072015-07-03T15:32:43.526-07:002015-07-03T15:32:43.526-07:00Funny 12:14 and though accurate on your point, it&...Funny 12:14 and though accurate on your point, it's amazing that the Dems can't do the same. Why? Libs just aren't that entertaining and there aren't any successful "progressives" on KGO. The 1.4 rating proves it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-62040729400089547532015-07-03T15:29:38.224-07:002015-07-03T15:29:38.224-07:00Sir, don't be a moron. 2:41 is a fake name and...Sir, don't be a moron. 2:41 is a fake name and is not Ray T. He's a phony troll who thinks he is funny and doesn't realize he isn't. He's listed under a dozen different "log ins" on the blog. You've been pawned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-58796965483779807382015-07-03T13:59:23.457-07:002015-07-03T13:59:23.457-07:002:41, this is 6:26. Good to see you're still t...2:41, this is 6:26. Good to see you're still tuned in to "the issues of the day" as your esteemed colleague used to say. Disagreed with you politically 97% of the time, but always found your interactions with callers you considered to be "idiots" to be entertaining. May be a pipe dream, but I hope to hear you back on 810 AM again as the overnight voice of KGO. Props to you for all the years at the mic of that once-great station. And for all those brainiacs who are crowing about "demographics" -- I'm in the under-40 crowd myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-43706031908410883162015-07-03T12:14:57.215-07:002015-07-03T12:14:57.215-07:00Newsmax is a right wing website. Of course they a...Newsmax is a right wing website. Of course they are going to list other right-wingers like Sussman high on the list. Neither a neutral nor a reliable source.MarkNicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-80604821673335606562015-07-03T11:21:23.047-07:002015-07-03T11:21:23.047-07:00Oh really??? Didn't he discover Savage?Oh really??? Didn't he discover Savage?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-55955221308459465172015-07-03T11:06:43.791-07:002015-07-03T11:06:43.791-07:00Clearly they haven't seen Sussman's rating...Clearly they haven't seen Sussman's ratings Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-77046900202471878782015-07-03T11:06:02.238-07:002015-07-03T11:06:02.238-07:00Oh please. He understands demos and did nothing to...Oh please. He understands demos and did nothing to change them in his last years. He was content like the rest and lucky enough to be working at a powerhouse that lacked competition. He's fine at his job but let's not pretend he is some creative genius. He was a good manager of people for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-40795906022593295712015-07-03T10:57:15.673-07:002015-07-03T10:57:15.673-07:00Here's proof that KGO is reaching for a demogr...Here's proof that KGO is reaching for a demographic on AM that isn't working, nor ever will ....<br /><br />http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Census-shows-Calif-median-age-at-record-SF-older-2372237.php<br /><br />Should have considered those 45-64 year olds, Mr. Dickey. They have now abandoned KGO and the "youngsters" of the "new" KGO find it not relevant. They have other choices in music, news, talk (not doing well in the maket), satellite, online, TV, etc. <br /><br />Enjoy that knife twisting in your heart, Cumulus. Put a fork in it. You're well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-30130394174374581132015-07-03T10:44:34.895-07:002015-07-03T10:44:34.895-07:00Still not funny 2:41. You're still a shmuck a...Still not funny 2:41. You're still a shmuck and a creepy one at that. How about a little maturity instead of mediocrity for once? Even DreX is funnier than you and that says very very little, asshole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-11112747892234515972015-07-03T10:33:35.403-07:002015-07-03T10:33:35.403-07:00Happy 4th of July to Cumulus! After every stock f...Happy 4th of July to Cumulus! After every stock fail the company gets, there is always a "secret" meeting or terse text. <br /><br />Same thing happened under Citadel. <br /><br />This joint will be bankrupt in less than three months at this rate. <br /><br />Here is today's latest stock quote:<br /><br />https://www.google.com/search?q=cmls+stock&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=ubuntu&channel=fs&gws_rd=ssl<br /><br />So much for "The Bay Area's News and Information Station."<br /><br />Goodbye, DreX and Heather. You, too, Ronn. Better get those number up, Chip -- and fast. <br /><br />NASDAQ investors have about had enough of Cumulus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-57136634664420252015-07-03T10:21:07.869-07:002015-07-03T10:21:07.869-07:00One of the national radio trades and Newsmax says ...One of the national radio trades and Newsmax says that Sussman is now the #7 ranked talk host in "local" American talk radio. It does not count nationally syndicated tonsils like Rush, Hannity, Savage, Levin, etc. <br /><br />Ronn Owens is ranked 22st. Gee ... no DreX. No Chip Franklin. So bad ... so sad. <br /><br />http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/influential-talk-radio-hosts-shows/2015/06/30/id/652849/<br /><br />And that's it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-78146371308978531712015-07-03T09:24:13.221-07:002015-07-03T09:24:13.221-07:00Unless Swanson comes back somehow (uber-large sala...Unless Swanson comes back somehow (uber-large salary, guarantees, etc., or he heads a buyout team) KGO as a reborn talk station has no hope. <br /><br />The first thing would be to bring back old listeners, then build from there. Otherwise, expect some day for KGO to be bought for [1/4] pennies on the dollar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-58868799451386837602015-07-03T09:20:30.913-07:002015-07-03T09:20:30.913-07:00I agree that this is the real situation. It's...I agree that this is the real situation. It's cash-panic mode, and they're likely thinking along the lines of setting the station up somehow for a sale, maybe to Salem, Family Media, or a foreign (non-English) language provider, such as Liberman. Changes of any kind there will likely be made along the lines of making it attractive to a buyer, which likely means trimming losses and coming up with more income avenues, such as more infomercials. It won't be pretty for the audience, if this is the scenario.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-22396751004091444052015-07-03T09:13:19.172-07:002015-07-03T09:13:19.172-07:00A "stack of Neilsens" represent the past...A "stack of Neilsens" represent the past. What about the future? What is the listening trend of 25-54 as you chronologically sequence through this stack? I'd bet the trend is downward. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-91872214629390497212015-07-03T09:09:05.652-07:002015-07-03T09:09:05.652-07:00@ 2:17 re: where's the cash gonna come from:
...@ 2:17 re: where's the cash gonna come from:<br /><br />It's a simple, time-honored formula, and one that is utterly lost on the Dickey Bros:<br /><br />1) Provide a valuable product and attract an audience.<br /><br />2) Competently sell that audience to advertisers who will actually benefit from said exposure.<br /><br />3) Execute a good and generous campaign for your paying customers, so that they get results. DO NOT SCRIMP ON THIS STEP. <br /> <br />4) Show your paying customers how they got bonafide value for their investment by demonstrating that you CAN and DO get RESULTS. Notice I didn't mention ratings, I said RESULTS.<br /><br />5) Rinse and repeat: Good, correctly placed spots reaching a viable audience with a valid message offering any kind of value WILL get positive results for the advertiser, which will make for happy advertisers who become repeat customers. As this cycle repeats and confidence grows, both volume and rates go up: you've got cash!<br /><br />The Dickey sales model ignores results in favor of a quick buck. The sales guys pride themselves on how little they can deliver for how much money: there is no customer focus, no emphasis on results for the advertiser. The advertiser feels fleeced, sees no return on investment and leaves. It's short sighted and backwards, and it's run out of Atlanta.Some Guyhttp://www.kgoradio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-4368402571382986922015-07-03T09:01:30.099-07:002015-07-03T09:01:30.099-07:00First Cumulus came for the traffic reporters: &qu...First Cumulus came for the traffic reporters: "we'll do traffic out of Texas" they said. "It's cheaper." So we got 30-minute time-delayed traffic reports by people who have never been to California and don't know how to pronounce the local landmarks, much less know anything about our commute routes and bottlenecks. Then, they got the idea that the Texas Traffic Troop could also do "local" news in the off-hours, right? Rip and Read, Rip and Read. OK, so what if the guy behind the mark couldn't find Menlo Park on a map to save his life. But wait, there's more!<br /><br />Time to further cost-cut: have you noticed there is NO traffic on KGO or KSFO on the overnights, lately? Yeah, they cut that; the Texas traffic center is CLOSED on the off-hours now. Oh, and they stopped doing the news out of there; never really worked anyway, but now you got NO news in those hours either.<br /><br />Some six or so months ago on this blog, I commented that the Dickeys' business model is much like a guy who buys a house, and decides that rather than pay for heating oil or firewood, he'll just burn the furniture. And the siding. And the stairs. Didn't cost him anything, so he had a good quarter. Ah, don't worry about next year; just make your numbers this quarter, right? Sorry guys, winters a-comin, and we're running out of stuff to rip off the walls and burn....Some Guyhttp://www.kgoradio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-60482872291816595512015-07-03T07:59:54.816-07:002015-07-03T07:59:54.816-07:00That, of course, is the popular myth. I've got...That, of course, is the popular myth. I've got a stack of Neilsens that say otherwise. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com