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billroper ([personal profile] billroper) wrote2006-07-19 08:22 pm
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CBS Doesn't Know Jack

The Chicago Tribune reports (among other things) that the ratings at WJMK-FM in Chicago have fallen like a rock since they dumped their local talent and the oldies format to switch to Jack FM, which has been likened to listening to someone else's iPod. The station's ranking has declined from 11th to 25th in the market, going from 2.9 to 1.7.

Obviously, CBS Radio management was expecting this, as they have demonstrated their inability to follow the fine business maxim, "When you're in a hole, stop digging." Earlier this week, they let go Dick Biondi and the rest of the on-air talent that had been broadcasting to an audience of approximately zero people on their HD outlet.

For some Chicago broadcaster with two brain cells to rub together, this might be seen as an opportunity.

[identity profile] drzarron.livejournal.com 2006-07-20 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
I'm betting its the same gang who took over one of the numberous niche stations here in Detroit and made it over to "DOUG" FM, "We Play Everything" being their tagline (We always joke when we hear it "Yeah? When you gonna play Mozart?") Actually its a pretty listenable station.

And being a satellite station, they need almost no instate personel, its gotta be a whole lot of profit.