Posted on 01/27/2006 4:22:54 PM PST by joesbucks
More local shows, ESPN added; less political gabbers
By Jeff BahrAmerican News Writer
The boosting of ESPN Radio to 24 hours a day, the loss of Rush Limbaugh and the addition of more local programming are part of a flurry of local radio changes that will take effect Wednesday.
One of the changes will result in KSDN-AM 930 being "local and live" from 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week, said Brian Lundquist, general manager of the Aberdeen Radio Ranch.
KSDN-AM will be the kind of full-service local station that Aberdeen hasn't had in some time, Lundquist said. Further down the AM dial, Rush Limbaugh and Ed Schultz will give way to ESPN Radio on KGIM-AM 1420.
ESPN Radio will be heard around the clock on KGIM-AM. ESPN afternoon, nighttime and weekend programming is now heard on KSDN-AM.
After Wednesday, the Limbaugh and Schultz talk shows will no longer be carried in Aberdeen. Limbaugh currently airs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Schultz, based in Fargo, N.D., from 2 to 5 p.m.
"Bob & Sheri," currently heard each morning on KGIM-AM, will return to KBFO-FM 106.7, known as The Point. It'll be heard from 5 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday.
The Point will have local programming from 9 a.m. until about 7 p.m., Lundquist said.
Scott Solberg and Lundquist will be on the air on KSDN-FM 94.1 weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m.
Les Cummings, who is currently in that shift, will be heard on KSDN-FM from 9 a.m. to noon and in the afternoons on KSDN-AM.
Fans of Limbaugh and Schultz can easily listen to their shows on other stations in the region, Lundquist said. What does the Radio Ranch's decision to drop them say about the shows' popularity here?
Lundquist said "they're very well listened to but from a financial standpoint, it's a harder sell." In the meantime, ESPN shows hosted by Dan Patrick and Erik Kuselias, now heard on KSDN-AM, are popular, and many have asked to hear "Mike and Mike in the Morning," another ESPN show. That program will now we heard on KGIM-AM.
Also, more news and other local programming, including music and talk shows, will be broadcast on KSDN-AM. "Agritalk," now on KGIM-AM, will move to KSDN-AM but remain at 10 a.m.
No jobs will be lost as a result of the changes, Lundquist said. The station has recently added some part-time employees, he said.
Among the personalities who'll be heard each day on KSDN-AM, in addition to Cummings, are Denny Pitman, Doc Sebastian, Mike Johnson, Curt Campbell and Scott Allan, whose real name is Scott Sundberg.
"Coast to Coast," a show dealing with the paranormal, will occupy the overnight hours on KSDN-AM, moving from KGIM-AM.
I reprint, you decide
I guess Phil Hendrie is out of the question.
This is a fluke event, not related to what I'm about to say
As a major Rush fan, I regret saying I think he's been off his game lately
Seesm to me it's odd a small market it taking on the cost of local hosts rather than the low cost of syndicated programming. I think it's a refreshing move, quite honestly, if they can keep the shows topical rather than the obits and hospital report.
I'm not telling you where I am since you didn't think I should know where in the world this story is about...
Were you aware that this is an international forum?
Out of the few places that have "lost" Rush, many were AM to FM radio moves. If there's enough market for it, an FM station or a higher power AM station could pick up his show, to the benefit of all.
I reprint, you decide
Aberdeen, where? How about putting a geographic market the next time you decide to "reprint".
Anyway probably no biggie to Rush, some other station will probably pick him up.
Sorry. Didn't embellish and tarnish the original article. South Dakota.
He has too much woman stuff on his mind lately.
Not to pile on but my first guess would have been Aberdeen Maryland followed by Scotland.
He couldn't come up with something more interesting, like Scott F. Fitzgerald?
Part of the "He-Man Woman Haters Club"? ;)
Aberdeen, SD. Not a big market by any stretch, but a loss. Plus, I believe it was on a station owned by Rush's syndicator. Funny for such a small market they would pay talent rather than run something off the bird.
I'm beginning to see a mass serial killing of talk radio. WRKO in Boston had a stellar lineup until late last year. They booted half the shows and replaced the with sports and around town programs. The replacement hosts are absolutely boring.
Yes. It was a Clear Channel station. It is not now. It is family owned and God knows what their agenda is.
Since it's North Dakota, I'd like to hear Harvey Wireman read the farm futures.
AhA! It really could be just a simple arithmetic solution for paying Rush's syndicator in a tiny radio market.
Maybe the one listener died.
Out in the hinterland local radio is "a dollar a holler"
And that whole bit about Rush being funnier before. Before what? Maybe youve just grown up a bit. His humor masks a lot of very unfunny stuff,pardner.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.