92.5 this mornings show? I usually listen from 5:45 am to 6:45 am. No announcers today. Did IHeart media clean house again?
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I knew they got rid of Bo Robert’s awhile back, figured that’s what happened today.
Altruistic-Soft70@reddit
I miss the DJs especially Bo and Anna. You could hear the stories about the bands and years of Dallas happenings in the music biz. I think big corporate radio owners are overlooking the Gen Z and older generation that like a bit of talk and music.
trimondo_blondomina@reddit
So, 92.5 and 97.1 just got a new Program Director. His name is Vince Richards and he used to be the Program Director for 103.7. He may be trying to do what 103.7 did a few years ago and getting rid of hosts and focus on a more music intensive program. When 103.7 got rid of their talkers a few years it really improved ratings. 92.5 is doing ok in the ratings, but 97.1 is in real bad shape.
I could go on forever about the state of DFW radio, but please don’t listen to the commercial stations except for the Ticket and 95.3 The Range. 91.7 KXT, 89.3 KNON, 88.7 KTCU, 88.5 KEOM, 101.1 WRR, 90.1 KERA, and sometimes 88.1 are basically the only music stations anybody should be listening to.
TheElPistolero@reddit
103.7 started awesome 8 years ago or whatever with good deep cuts. It was like a deep cuts The Edge.
"103.7, your all music no ads station of DFW"
Then the music got a bit more general and mainstream and it was "103.7, we never play more than 60 seconds of ads and you love it!"
Then two minutes.
Now it's probably "103.7 we'll never play more than 5 minutes of ads and station breaks".
They added some English douche named Camfield at one point. Ear gratingly annoying.
Now I don't listen.
The plan was always to draw people on and then pull the rug out. Fuck em.
trimondo_blondomina@reddit
I’d argue it always was awful.
The “alternative” stations in DFW are KXT 91.7 and KTCU 88.7 and have been for a while now. The deep cuts Alt 103.7 played were mostly just songs KXT and KTCU played regularly. The new music 103.7 would play would just be stuff KXT would have had in regular rotation six months earlier. The DJs are better on KXT and KTCU, the presentation is better on KXT and KTCU, and both KXT and KTCU are commercial free always.
Heck, even if you want that safe playlist 103.7 calls “alternative” 88.1 has a nearly identical playlist but is commercial free.
The only thing 103.7 does adequately is play that kinda harder edge modern rock a little better than the Eagle. But if I’m right and the Eagle is going to adjust the playlist to steal back some of its own listeners from 103.7, maybe 103.7 will be in trouble again.
StRemedius@reddit
Ratings drop into the toilet, station gets rid of the talkers and promotes "More Music In The Morning." Listeners return because of a lack of talkers, station brings on new talkers and additional ad breaks. Listeners leave, loudly and forcefully stating why, and station management hires consultants, who recommend cutting the playlist by a third and firing the only DJs actively liked by the listeners instead of shoving station management into a wood chipper. Ratings go into the toilet. The cycle of Dallas FM radio since its beginning.
mccaigbro69@reddit
Imagine thinking you are some type of media content oracle that goes around spouting off what radio stations are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ morally to listen to 😂🤣
notamyokay@reddit
Imagine listening to Joe Rogan and thinking you have any moral high ground to stand on 😂🤣
Prestigious_Menu7541@reddit
Sick burn
bobsbrain@reddit
Weird seeing all my radio presets in a reddit post 😂
wordaplaid@reddit
Me too!
Connect-Succotash-59@reddit
I assume that means Ben and Skin will be out soon?
trimondo_blondomina@reddit
I’m afraid I don’t know. Apparently, Ben and Skin are paying Iheart to carry their show. If ratings, and therefore, ad revenue improve enough to replace what Ben and Skin were paying Iheart, I guess they’ll drop Ben and Skin. I do know the last Mavs game on the current contract was a few days ago. I don’t know if Iheart will keep the games, or maybe have them on another station and I think Ben and Skin go where the Mavs go. Or Iheart could just completely drop the Mavs games altogether and let some other company take them.
5x4j7h3@reddit
I’m not sure what any of those stations are, but you missed 104.5. DeDe is the only good morning show left to listen to on your way to the office.
trimondo_blondomina@reddit
I haven’t listened to K104 since high school. But I don’t think highly of it. The playlist was super repetitive, there were always the same five songs they’d play in the fifteen minutes I’d be on the bus. I thought it was part of a corporate conglomerate because of the repetition and how safe the playlist is. But it’s actually independent.
nonplussedgiraffe@reddit
The Ticket is being propped up by crypto scams, gambling platforms, and Gecko Green with a Pavlovian Slide Whistle which is one of the dirtiest tricks in the book. In short, fuck them. Only redeemable personality is Gordon Keith and I emailed him suggesting he quit before it’s too late. Fuck that station.
5x4j7h3@reddit
You mean the trumpet? Yeah that’s dead, hopefully.
Dangerous-Sale3243@reddit
Why the heck would anyone listen to the radio when you can get much better quality audio and free choice and no ads from Spotify/etc.
trimondo_blondomina@reddit
I’ve got Spotify premium and it makes up about half of my listening in the car. However, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut on Spotify. The non commercial stations like KXT 91.7, KNON 89.3, and KTCU 88.7 still are good for ideas and do play stuff my Spotify misses. Also, all three play local bands in rotation and have local showcases. My Spotify just doesn’t recommend local bands to me like KXT, KTCU, and KNON can.
5x4j7h3@reddit
I’ve had Spotify since they started, but for the car? Serius xm. I can just push a physical button for music. Believe it or not I have 7 buttons on my dash and I can press one and immediately jam out. It’s incredible. No phone required.
icheinbir@reddit
As someone who works a 12 hour overnight shift and has a lot of time with ear buds, YouTube premium has been my go to. All the podcasts I like are there, you can find any song you could think of and make Playlists (or find someone else's), for serious downtime there are usually some fun free movies, and obviously all the regular YouTube content. YouTube premium allows you to play while the screen is off, as well, plus they've recently added a jump ahead button that usually pops up to skip the creators ad reads. Just my $.02.
KelleyElsie@reddit
KEOM 88.5 FOREVER!
TheBigBlind@reddit
Just curious, why not 105.3 the fan? I’ll listen to both them and the ticket regularly.
trimondo_blondomina@reddit
I’m not much of a sports guy. Sometimes, the Ticket guys talk about stuff other than sports and can be pretty funny or interesting. The Fan is all sports. So I just don’t listen to them. Though, I’m alright with Eric Nadel, mostly because he’s a huge KXT fan like I am.
No_Drama2424@reddit
You listed 9 stations that people should be listening to, that seems like kind of a lot actually
Tiny_Reference_3697@reddit
Great list!
I went back to work in network radio at IHeart after being retired a long while...was so excited to go in the big, mirrored IHeart building...and it was a mausoleum: empty studios and cubicles; ghost stations and zero feeling of life. And that's how any network-owned anything feels now: lifeless.
Because it literally is.
Cheers to you for helping support local radio, cuz if the internet gets shut down for any reason, if nothing else, we will all reeely miss our local wx guy telling us when the tornado's blowing in...
Tooters-N-Floof@reddit
Knon!!!
BourbonXenon@reddit
The voice of the people
David_Parker@reddit
So random question: I pass by KNON offices every morning, but I don’t see a radio tower.
I’m assuming these days there’s software they use to transmit to another physical tower location as opposed to be hard wired?
SleestakJack@reddit
Studios have been completely separate (by a lot) from the transmitters for at least 40+ years.
David_Parker@reddit
Makes sense. I knew the array was in cedar hill
wandering_Grizzley@reddit
95.9 the Ranch has real dj’s and good Texas country
bebopgamer@reddit
Why pay for a person when an algorithm playlist works for free. AI DJs already exist too. Soon it will all be AI-made music playong between AI-generated adverts and the cycle will be complete.
noncongruent@reddit
And not too long after that it'll be all AI listeners too.
arlenroy@reddit
They already have that, viewers too, for a nominal fee you can increase your views or streams for your media platform.
electricgotswitched@reddit
Even when it was human DJs you just got the same 15-20 songs on rotation
SimpleVegetable5715@reddit
Radio was peak before all these huge corporations bought up all our radio stations. I mainly blame Clear Channel for destroying radio, but I Heart Radio definitely did it too.
Mission_Quarter_6395@reddit
I love this. I hate turning o. 97.1 and hearing those idiots talk
EightEnder1@reddit
At this point they could just let A.I. take over as a D.J. Half the YouTube videos have already done that. At least over the radio you wouldn’t be able to tell that the lips moving and words spoken are out of sync.
deraser@reddit
Music only, please. I don’t need to hear babble from ANY shows and DJs on music-focused stations unless it’s: trivia or news about the band/performer, the song they are about to play or that just ended, the album it came off of, or tour dates for the artist/performer.