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JerryTaker

04-05-2005, 12:57 PM

I'm surprised nobody noticed this, I guess I'm the only one left here from the NY area who can't afford sattelite radio.... anyway
 K-Rock, in a ridiculous move, changed thier format to a "rock hits of
 the past 30+ years or so. So they're playing stuff like Def Leppard,
 Van Halen and the Who next to Greenday and Audioslave. If anyone knows
 Jersey stations, it's pretty much the EXACT SAME FORMAT as WRAT and
 WDHA. Meanwhile, stuff like My Chemical Romance,
 Killers, Bravery, Louis XIV, Interpol, etc. (READ: "the only stuff I've
 bothered listening to Krock for in the past few months") will be
 on "K-Rock 2" which is an internet streaming site (READ: "You can't get
 it in your car, you know, where you LISTEN TO RADIO") <a href="http://www.krockradio.com">Here's thier crappy new site with the link to the online station</a> 
 wtf is wrong with this site? I refuse to use IE, so just type "krockradio.com" into your browser, fuck links... 
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Hosp

04-05-2005, 01:05 PM

When did the change happen?  And I only listened to Krock the
other day because I had to use my alarm for the first time in 5 months. 

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ChildofFez

04-05-2005, 01:07 PM

Yeah i thought it sounded different i just didn't know they actually flipped formats i thought they were just doing one of thier "resurrection" music gimmicks.

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JerryTaker

04-05-2005, 01:12 PM

I thought it was a late "april fools" gag, until I heard a DJ at G-Rock
(that's not a joke) hint that it was permanent (or as permanent as
radio gets) and they were going to capitalize on being the only "new"
rock station in the area. I don't think you get G-Rock north of Union
County, though. This happened yesterday, as far as I can tell. I don't
listen to much radio on the weekends. 

 
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torker

04-05-2005, 04:11 PM

Good concept, poor executionsame old, same old songs...nothing we haven't heard beforeoh, Al Dukes is on at least a one week vacation <img src="http://home.comcast.net/~rmfallon/RFnettorker1313.jpg" border="0" /> Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here? 

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furie

04-05-2005, 04:13 PM

will they stop playing rock/rap fusion now? 

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Bulldogcakes

04-05-2005, 05:08 PM

http://www.unt.edu/westhall/images/moron.jpg  Gotta love a guy that cant spell "Moron" 

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WRESTLINGFAN

04-05-2005, 05:48 PM

Did they fire all the other DJ's like Booker and Julie Slater?

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torker

04-05-2005, 06:08 PM

Stern referred to it as a week off with pay.A jock free week.<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~rmfallon/RFnettorker1313.jpg" border="0" /> Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here? 

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SilentSpic

04-05-2005, 06:10 PM

A jock free~week. Howie invited that. 

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Tenbatsuzen

04-05-2005, 06:13 PM

A depressing, negative thread from Jerry?  I was hoping that RF.net users could get format changes too.Jerry, I'll wait for your response to this question...With what's happening on January 1, 2006, WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT THEM TO DO?  Stop complaining.  This is better than what you normally get with a format change, and you should be so lucky that you get the K-Rock2 stream.Think of it this way - If Joel Hollander was still in control when WNEW imploded, we'd probably be able to hear R&F online.... 

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04-05-2005, 06:34 PM

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Tenbatsuzen

04-05-2005, 07:16 PM

DECONSTRUCTING THE POST:  Matty takes on Jerrytaker!I'm surprised nobody noticed this, I guess I'm the only one left here from the NY area who can't afford sattelite radio....First mistake: Making the post immediately about yourself.  Second mistake: Acting like getting satellite radio is some huge financial investment. anyway K-Rock, in a ridiculous move, changed thier format to a "rock hits of the past 30+ years or so. So they're playing stuff like Def Leppard, Van Halen and the Who next to Greenday and Audioslave. If anyone knows Jersey stations, it's pretty much the EXACT SAME FORMAT as WRAT and WDHA.1) WRAT does not broadcast in NEW YORK CITY.2) WDHA gets very spotty reception in NEW YORK CITY.3) Again, as I asked, with Howard leaving, what did you want K-Rock to do?  By broadening the rock music they play, they broaden the potential audience.   The format was being changed; a tweak now and getting a couple of books under their belt will let them know if rock is the way to stay or if we'll see a JACK format in NYC.It's not a "ridiculous move", no matter how you slice it.Meanwhile, stuff like My Chemical Romance, Killers, Bravery, Louis XIV, Interpol, etc. (READ: "the only stuff I've bothered listening to Krock for in the past few months") will be on "K-Rock 2" which is an internet streaming site (READ: "You can't get it in your car, you know, where you LISTEN TO RADIO")Again, would you rather have NOTHING?!  Are you not entertained?  Are you even glad they bothered to make an version of that format available PERIOD?

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Tazz

04-05-2005, 07:28 PM

This change should be considered lucky. The main modern rock station in
CT went from current rock to hip hop last year. One day, we were
getting the 90s at Noon, the next day, Wendy Williams. Woo fucking hoo.
 

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fezident

04-05-2005, 07:57 PM

Did Julie Slater get the boot??  Hope not.

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TheMojoPin

04-05-2005, 09:58 PM

First mistake: Making the post immediately about yourself.  Second mistake: Acting like getting satellite radio is some huge financial investment.Third mistake: forgetting that ANY post about radio turns Matty Fridays into an even bigger cunt than usual.

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ToddEVF

04-05-2005, 10:59 PM

thank god i gave up on new york radio, being that there is nothing good anymore

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Doogie

04-06-2005, 02:49 AM

Yo Matty calm down and take your Zoloft. You may know a lot about radio but back the fuck off peoples dicks. Damn! If you wanna be informative be informative, but you dont have to totally rip the guy cause you dont like him.

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Reephdweller

04-06-2005, 02:57 AM

I'm just asking this out of curiosity, though is it possible that Infinity may want a stake in satellite radio and could ultimately port a station like K-Rock2 over to be broadcast on satellite? For me personally I liked when K-Rock had classic rock, I think that with a combination of alternative music on it as well it will be a good thing ultimately. Though I would have hoped they would convert WNEW into an alternative music station.

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Tenbatsuzen

04-06-2005, 06:37 AM

quote: Did Julie Slater get the boot??  Hope not.  According to Radio and Records, none of the staffers, on-air or support, lost their jobs in the transition.  So that means Julie, Al Dukes, etc. are all still there. 

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Tenbatsuzen

04-06-2005, 06:39 AM

quote: Yo Matty calm down and take your Zoloft. You may know a lot about radio but back the fuck off peoples dicks. Damn! If you wanna be informative be informative, but you dont have to totally rip the guy cause you dont like him.Well, where's the fun in THAT?!?!I'm just pissed off when people can't be constructive with their criticism.  I've never seen ANYBODY on this board say that K-Rock was a good station, and now that K-Rock's done something different, people are lamenting that K-Rock really sucks, even though K-Rock2 is an awesome idea.  

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Hosp

04-06-2005, 06:52 AM

I'm just asking this out of curiosity, though is it possible that
Infinity may want a stake in satellite radio and could ultimately port
a station like K-Rock2 over to be broadcast on satellite?I
don't think so, I know XM already has 5 different channels catering to
that audience (Squizz probably being the closest), and I see it more as
a move to combat satelite radio just to offer their fans something
else. 

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Recyclerz

04-06-2005, 08:33 AM

Relatively interesting article in yesterday's NY Times about broadcast radio's attempts to combat the rapid growth in satellite radio.<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/national/05satellite.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/national/05satellite.html</a>My favorite snippets: "At the end of the day, people want to hear what's going on in their local market," said Joel Hollander, chairman and chief executive of Infinity Broadcasting, owned by Viacom and the country's second-largest broadcaster behind Clear Channel. "People are emotionally involved with local radio."Yeah, and I'm sure you'll be sensitive to that involvement which may be demonstrated by, say, renting a plane to pull a banner supporting their local radio heroes, right? For instance, XM Comedy, a channel that features the often raunchy stylings of Chris Rock and others, is among the company's 10 most-listened-to.  "Comedy - who knew?" said Hugh Panero, XM's chief executive.Comedy is a driver for XM and no O&A mention in the article?  They won't be happy about that. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/annoyed.gif" border="0" /> 

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Death Metal Moe

04-06-2005, 08:39 AM

Oh good, another "RADIO INSIDER" attack from Tenbats.  Jerry's thread didn't seem "depressing" to me, but his last one really was, so I can't say he doesn't deserve a little ribbing for it.  But not from you.  THAT'S GAY.Anyway, KROCK has sucked balls for a long time.  They get you to keep listening with the promise of some good stuff, mostly old music like AIC or Nirvana, and then they bombard you with crap.  Wee wee wee wee, boring.  Oh, and a KROCK 2 stream is one of the stupidest things I've heard of.  I'm sure that's getting a lot of traffic.  The moral of this story?  I don't give a shit if they play 24 hours of Booker queefing into the mic.<img src="http://unhallowed.com/sigs/Death-Culture.gif" border="0" /> <a href="http://www.unhallowed.com/">www.unhallowed.com</a> <a href="http://thebigsexxxy.blogspot.com/">One Big SeXXXy Blog</a>

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Melrapuo

04-06-2005, 10:22 AM

I like the format change, and I really don't care about K-Rock2, only cuz the music that's gonna be on it sucks, so I won't even bother with it.

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JustJon

04-06-2005, 11:11 AM

Last mistake: Stop baiting.  Any response this part of my
message get s you a travel ticket.  Don't like it, take it up with
me personally. I've never seen ANYBODY on this board say that K-Rock was a good station
Because we don't think it is.  It's why we laud xm so much. 
But he's saying they stripped out of the part of the station he did
like. Comedy
is a driver for XM and no O&A mention in the article?  They
won't be happy about that.They were also a premium station at
the time.  They're finally getting advertising, so things will
change. 


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JPMNICK

04-06-2005, 11:33 AM

he may have mentioned them. if you notice, his quote was only a small snipit. he may have said things about them, but it may have been cut out

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Tazz

04-12-2005, 03:22 PM

I think I figured it out. They are now exactly what 104.3 was before
they flipped to classic rock. A mixture of "new" and classic rock. I
like it. More Skid Row is more gooder. 

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badorties

04-12-2005, 03:30 PM

it sounds like a safe, target-demo tested format that plays the same ol' songs endlessly ... the whole market stinks ...

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