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First Cumulus/Citadel Domino To Fall In Washington? (Rock 105.9 Wash DC to talk?)
radioinsight.com ^ | 9/18/11 | Lance Venta

Posted on 09/18/2011 6:26:51 PM PDT by raccoonradio

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To: raccoonradio

What a shame. The weekend music was fantastic.


21 posted on 09/18/2011 7:32:12 PM PDT by SengirV
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To: max americana
I lost Rush on FM. A couple of years ago, the CC station used to
simulcast talk on AM/FM. FM went stereo and oldies, last time I
checked, the AM stayed talk, let Rush go, and kept C2CAM.
22 posted on 09/18/2011 7:34:54 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: cicero2k
Who needs live talk radio when we all have podcasts and internet radio?

When I'm driving, I can't listen to Internet radio. That's when I do most of my listening to talk radio.

23 posted on 09/18/2011 7:36:16 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: raccoonradio

Fine w/ me - classic rock is pretty much the same 30 or 40 songs over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over... with the Doobie Brothers’ “China Grove” at least once and hour.


24 posted on 09/18/2011 7:36:46 PM PDT by VoiceOfBruck (Welcome to Costco. I love you. Welcome to Costco. I love you.)
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To: raccoonradio
Hopefully, this is a good sign that Cumulus will be undoing some of the damage that Farid Suleman of Citadel did to conservative talk radio.

-PJ

25 posted on 09/18/2011 7:42:35 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day, Mexican on Cinco de Mayo, and American on Election Day.)
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To: Hammerhead

Chris Plante is great and one of the best. He actually listens to his callers and lets them speak. Unlike Fawn Vannity and Limbo he gives the impression that he cares about what the caller is saying. I think he might be the best.


26 posted on 09/18/2011 7:43:56 PM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: VoiceOfBruck
- classic rock is pretty much the same 30 or 40 songs over and over...

I suppose that that is because there's not a huge number of hit songs to choose from. It's not as though one were selecting from the late 50s and all through the 60s.

27 posted on 09/18/2011 8:05:13 PM PDT by OldPossum
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To: central_va

I like the Fawn Vannity... haha!

respectfully disagree.

He always sounds like he’s too excited and rushes his words. Plus there’s always a slight saliva suck in his voice during pauses.

He needs a voice coach.


28 posted on 09/18/2011 8:08:22 PM PDT by Hammerhead
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To: bigbob

Internet, Sirius/XM, and podcasts on cell phones plugged into the car’s MP3 systems killed the radio star.

I no longer listen to radio music since I downloaded (free) Pandora.


29 posted on 09/18/2011 8:10:26 PM PDT by Hammerhead
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To: Hammerhead

The days of Wolfman Jack are over.


30 posted on 09/18/2011 8:10:56 PM PDT by Hammerhead
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To: Hammerhead

The days of Wolfman Jack are over.


31 posted on 09/18/2011 8:11:44 PM PDT by Hammerhead
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To: Hammerhead

The days of Wolfman Jack are over.


32 posted on 09/18/2011 8:11:48 PM PDT by Hammerhead
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To: Hammerhead

Chris Plante is the only broadcast guy I listen to regularly. Beck is opposite him and loses the comparison, Rush is usually boring, Hannity is a blow dried airhead, Levin is fingernails on the chalkboard to me.


33 posted on 09/18/2011 8:51:47 PM PDT by crusher (Political Correctness: Stalinism Without the Charm)
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To: crusher

Agree.

Believe it or not, I find myself listening to Lou Dobbs more and more.

Or I just plug in Pandora to the MP3 off the cell phone and tune out the world.


34 posted on 09/18/2011 9:43:31 PM PDT by Hammerhead
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To: kburi; sofaman; BufordP; SE Mom; armymarinemom; HokieMom; MarineMom613; Tennessee Nana; ...

630AM WMAL to flip to 105.9FM as of Noon today, Sept. 19, 2011.

No word on what will happen to 105.9 The Edge (Classic Rock).


35 posted on 09/19/2011 3:31:57 AM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD
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To: max americana

We get Rush on FM here as well. We have an excellent lineup with Quinn & Rose, Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage and Levin. I’m praying they don’t change it anytime soon!


36 posted on 09/19/2011 3:37:57 AM PDT by sneakers (EAT YOUR PEAS!)
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To: raccoonradio

I love Howie Carr, but I have to listen via podcast. I can’t download an entire show - just segments. What’s up with that? I wish they’d post the entire show.


37 posted on 09/19/2011 3:40:10 AM PDT by sneakers (EAT YOUR PEAS!)
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To: Hammerhead
Chris Plante is lame.

I couldn't disagree more.

38 posted on 09/19/2011 4:12:27 AM PDT by KevinB (We'll stop treating Obama like a dog when he stops treating us like a fire hydrant - Fred Grandy)
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD; kburi; sofaman; BufordP; SE Mom; armymarinemom; HokieMom; MarineMom613; ...

Indeed and it is now on the WMAL site. (Maybe they’d put 105.9’s rock format on HD radio or online, I don’t know)

From WMAL site
http://www.wmal.com/Article.asp?id=2288868

WASHINGTON — This may take a little getting used to - Rush Limbaugh in STEREO!

It’s been quite a weekend at WMAL.

On Friday the station received new owners, and at noon Monday, after 83 years at 630 on your AM dial, WMAL will make its debut on FM radio at 105.9.

WMAL’s new signal addition is the first action taken by the station’s new corporate parent, Cumulus Media, since a purchase of the previous owner, Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, was closed Friday.

WMAL’s arrival at 105.9 on the FM band will allow more listeners than ever to enjoy The Morning Majority, Chris Plante, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Mark Levin, but the good news is that if AM 630 works for you, WMAL will continue to be there as well!

Here is the official announcement from Cumulus Media:

Washington’s 630 WMAL AM Now Available on FM
Cumulus Announces Simulcast on 105.9 WVRX FM
First Platform Change Following Acquisition of Citadel Stations

WASHINGTON, DC, September 19 — In an effort to compete directly with nation’s highest-grossing radio station, Cumulus media today at noon begins simulcasting news and talk programming from 630 AM WMAL on 105.9 FM WVRX — providing FM listeners in the DC area with access to WMAL’s 85 years of award-winning programming and community service.

“By expanding our successful brand to the FM dial, we will be a viable listening and advertising option for many more people in the Washington, DC, area,” said WMAL President/General Manager Jeff Boden. “There are many potential listeners who never listen on AM, and we are now making programs of wide interest available to the largest possible audience.”

Programming simulcast as of noon today on AM and FM includes The Chris Plante Show, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin and “Morning Majority” (hosted by former Fox News anchor Brian Wilson, “The Daily Caller’s” Mary Katharine Ham and WMAL veteran Bryan Nehman).

This simulcast uniquely positions WMAL/WVRX to compete head-to-head with WTOP, whose $57 million in annual ad sales make it the highest-grossing station in the nation. While WTOP has a repetitive news-wheel format, WMAL/WVRX programming is interactive through a mix of news reports and call-in shows that allow for engagement with listeners.

“When we grew to 570 stations nationwide last week after closing the Citadel deal, I told my team to be creative at using innovative ways for the newly acquired stations to bolster our community involvement, and that’s what our Washington, DC, team has done so elegantly here,” said Lew Dickey, CEO of Cumulus.

On Friday, following approval from the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission, Cumulus completed a $2.2 billion purchase of Citadel Broadcasting and is now the nation’s largest pure-play radio owner with 570 stations reaching 93% of Americans each week.


39 posted on 09/19/2011 6:06:07 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

Most of the top talk hosts nationwide (commercial radio) are conservative. The few liberals (Colmes, Steph Miller, Ed S.) pale in comparison. Conservative talk makes MONEY.

Talkers’ Top Talk Radio Audiences
http://www.talkers.com/top-talk-radio-audiences/


40 posted on 09/19/2011 6:11:15 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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