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Pope said:
It isn't just local radio that's dead, over the air radio in general is dead, at least as far as I'm concerned. Why listen to radio when there are a million streaming options, many with local content, available?
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I still enjoy the radio. I tend to go back and forth. It's nice to have a little more variety than just what I stream. Problem is local radio has so many ads it's hard to listen to. I enjoy KGGO's 95 mins of non-stop music with no ads, after that I'm out. Omaha has a station that has very limited commercials and when I'm that way is a good listen.
 
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CYdTracked said:
You have high paid execs and management usually located no where near the office you work at that have no idea what is really happening on the "frontlines" yet sign off on wasteful spending and ideas and promote the heck out of it trying to get you onboard with it. As long as the company stock price is good and they are getting their fat bonuses and perks while the people putting in the real work that drives the revenue has to deal with being micromanaged and stiffed on pay and benefits things usually don't change much. The upper management may come and go but the same flawed thinking still happens. If they need to tighten the finances usually the lower-level folks are let go first and the remaining people are just micromanaged even more trying to squeeze out ever little bit of productivity they can out of them now that they are scared they could be in the next round of layoffs if they don't do more work even though they already have been over-tasked.
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My wife used to work for a company who was managed out of state. They had no clue about the DSM market, but they knew more about what DSM needed than the people here. If they would have listened to the local people, they would be so much better off today, but instead they are a shell of themselves.
 
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kingcy said:
My wife used to work for a company who was managed out of state. They had no clue about the DSM market, but they knew more about what DSM needed than the people here. If they would have listened to the local people, they would be so much better off today, but instead they are a shell of themselves.
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Every "local" radio cluster is a shell of themselves.

I worked for 30 years in radio, but finally got tired of days like Tuesday, and got out in 2014. I feel for everyone let go, but if they weren't prepared for it, that's on them.
 
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It certainly sucks that local media was cut by corporate media but that station hasn’t been the same since the all the shows I used to listen to constantly left. I listened to Chris and Ross pretty much daily.
 
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cyspy said:
Iheart is letting go of people all over the country again. Next will be voice tracking from a studio 500 miles away or A.I. Radio is hurting big time. The radio stations in Newton (KCOB and Energy 106.7) and KGRN in Grinnell were shut down (for now) on June 9th by the company that owned them due to "financial difficulties".
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The stations in Fairfield went dark even before Grinnell and Newton.
 
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Just finished up listening to Miller and Condon from yesterday. I've never been a fan of Trent but he did a really good job not only addressing the layoffs but still paying tribute to Ken. All the audio messages were pretty cool and really enjoyed the Jim Brinson call in. Its too bad Ken didn't do the show other than calling in at the end so we could get his reactions as he heard them but don't blame him either.

I do wonder if Trent will get any backlash from iHeart as I get that he is a contractor that buys his airtime but also gotta think that if you talk bad of the folks that are giving you the platform to air your show that may have some consequences too. We'll see I guess.

One a lighter note I am sure they didn't reach out to Marty considering he is in jail so here is a gem that was pretty accurate of how Marty and Miller sounded like back in the days. Hassel got Marty's little squeal laugh down perfect.

 
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CYdTracked said:
Just finished up listening to Miller and Condon from yesterday. I've never been a fan of Trent but he did a really good job not only addressing the layoffs but still paying tribute to Ken. All the audio messages were pretty cool and really enjoyed the Jim Brinson call in. Its too bad Ken didn't do the show other than calling in at the end so we could get his reactions as he heard them but don't blame him either.

I do wonder if Trent will get any backlash from iHeart as I get that he is a contractor that buys his airtime but also gotta think that if you talk bad of the folks that are giving you the platform to air your show that may have some consequences too. We'll see I guess.

One a lighter note I am sure they didn't reach out to Marty considering he is in jail so here is a gem that was pretty accurate of how Marty and Miller sounded like back in the days. Hassel got Marty's little squeal laugh down perfect.

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I had forgotten about the "six, two, even and adios."
 
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kingcy said:
My wife used to work for a company who was managed out of state. They had no clue about the DSM market, but they knew more about what DSM needed than the people here. If they would have listened to the local people, they would be so much better off today, but instead they are a shell of themselves.
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You’ve just described the bureaucracy in any multi-state company. The farther management is removed from the deliverable, the less they know about it. But they never realize it.
 
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isu81 said:
lol I've done that for 10+ years, however they've now automated that. Kind of like "if you're calling to tell us you're leaving because we sent you a bill for $15/month and you'd rather pay $4/month, press 1".
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I just tell the AI chatbot to take a hike and then actually cancel. Then they send me an offer in the mail two weeks later that is even cheaper than the chatbot's lowest offer.
 
simply1 said:
How often do you have to call and play the I’m leaving game?
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Surprisingly the rates are so low now I don’t even have to do that. That used to be a thing. I used to let it cancel for a few days and then call n and play the game. Now they have just lowered it so far it’s not worth my time to do it
 
Overall I've always liked Trent even if he's a homer (at least he admits it)...he does his homework and he cares. That's better than most. Thought he handled the last show about as well as you could considering everything.

Hoping some of these guys turn to youtube/podcast world to keep the local content coming.
 
mj4cy said:
I credit them for recognizing the changing landscape.

Couple decades ago Blockbuster thought the Netflix craze would come and go because people liked to go to the store to pick out their videos.....and they could have even bought Netflix for only $50 mil at the time.
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I subscribed to Netflix when their streaming came out. I had a PS3 and you had to put in a disc to access the streaming. I ended up cancelling after a while because it was mostly B-level movies that were available. Things have definitely changed.

The thing with IE is that it cuts out a lot of the middle men and no corporate bureaucracy.
 
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4cy16 said:
The stations in Fairfield went dark even before Grinnell and Newton.
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The guy running the Fairfield station is trying to get back on the air but doesn't have the ability to use the tower they were using to transmit their signal. He is trying to buy the tower and in turn trying to help Newton and Grinnell get back on the air. In other news,Doug Wagner was let go at WMT. He was the morning man and the host of Sound Off on WHO and WMT after Iowa football games.. Will they find a replacement or could this be the end of Sound Off?
 
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WMT went on the air 104 years ago and yesterday was the first day in the station's history that it did not broadcast a single minute from it's studios in Cedar Rapids or Waterloo (the station was named for the Waterloo Morning Tribune and broadcasted from Waterloo from the mid 30s to mid 40s).

It's just a shame.
 
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Pope said:
It isn't just local radio that's dead, over the air radio in general is dead, at least as far as I'm concerned. Why listen to radio when there are a million streaming options, many with local content, available?
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I used to listen to local sports talk shows, but the commercial time was driving me nuts. One day, I had nothing to do and tracked it. In 30 minutes, 16 minutes talk, 14 minutes commercials. I called up Sirius XM that day and haven't looked back.
 
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