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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 8:56 AM Jack radio is going to be the downfall of the industry. whole radio stations are essentially being replaced by ipods set on random at a rate of 1 a week. This is so long to jobs for people in the radio business, and will leave only talk shows and robots. Moral is, screw 'em, don't listen to it for the good of the business, please. —Stu-pot |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 9:36 AM good! who wants to listen to dj's babble? —000 |
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bguirk |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 10:04 AM And this has what to do with Loveline? Maybe a subject like "OT FUCK JACK RADIO" would be better? —bguirk |
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Ovid |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 11:11 AM What is Jack Radio? There are two Jack FM's in LA now. Arrow 93.1 just changed. —Ovid |
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Stu-pot |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 11:21 AM Jack FM is a radio station with no human D.J.s, just a playlist of random songs. Also, to 000, eh, I have no other soapbox. —Stu-pot |
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clodhopper |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 12:33 PM It's called automation people and most radio stations already do it--they just have DJs recorded during breaks. The only jobs lost in such a format are the few DJ jobs which arguably weren't necessary to begin with. Everything else goes on like it did before: sales, promotion, production, etc. —clodhopper |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 12:41 PM I don't mind the DJ's if they do interviews and tell where all the concerts are and stuff. I actually don't tune out when the FM 94.9 DJ's start talking. At least Jack FM replaced all those faggy DJ's on Star 100.7. Oh, Jack FM sounds like the IPOD of someone you would never want to hang out with. They suck. —Hashmeer Shashmeer |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 12:46 PM Clodhopper is right yo. —bguirk |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 1:46 PM One of my favorite radio stations here has been automated for at least a decade. I love it because unlike the DJ, the recorded lady usually tells me what song I just heard. —chix0r |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 1:50 PM That's what I love about the public radio I listen to. They tell you the artist, song title, even the cd title, and sometimes a little interesting background info. —catloaf |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 1:50 PM
Edited Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 1:51 PM Everything else goes on like it did before: sales, promotion, production, etc. Don't forget traffic and weather! That's what I love about the public radio I listen to. They tell you the artist, song title, even the cd title, and sometimes a little interesting background info. —catloaf That's because they'll be hitting you up for cash soon enough. —bguirk |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 1:52 PM We've got something similar out here. It's pretty cool. No commercials, no stoned out acid-trippin' DJs, just music. Music all day and all night. I love that station. —gouranga3221 |
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clodhopper |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 2:11 PM College radio will backsell music as well--that is, if the DJ isn't horribly baked and/or incompetent at the time. I've been DJing for three years now and I always am sure to backsell the music and add in some info which make be written on the CD. To me, that's what a DJ should be doing in the first place. —clodhopper |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 3:16 PM We have had that sorry ass thing here for about 5 months or so. They have decided to let anyone submit thier playlist to be played, they also have a phone number so all the little teenie boppers can send "shout outs" to thier homies. They also play everything, country, rock, hip hop, pop, R&B, punk, alternative, oldies, classic rock etc. Bad Idea. —dalamar23666 |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 3:52 PM When I was having dental surgery the other day, they were playing the radio and it was on Jack FM. I have to say, I was seriously rocking out. It may have been the nitrous, but when they played Sunday Bloody Sunday and then Love Shack, it was sooooo on. —mandeemoo22 |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 4:02 PM
Edited Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 4:03 PM That's because they'll be hitting you up for cash soon enough.
—bguirk Yes, and it's worth it to me to not have to listen to cookie-cutter bullshit and 600 commercials every hour, and to call them up and ask to hear any song I can think of and them play it within a few minutes. I have a smile on my face on the 15th of every month when I fork over my measley few bucks. —catloaf |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 5:42 PM ^Agreed. A great combination is a public/college station that has a website that has a full and instant list of played songs. KEXP here in Seattle does this. Never have to wait around to find out who the artist is. Love it. The Jack station here made agood move in reducing the bs not-rock (think Neil Diamond) and upping the harder/newer stuff a bit. I'll admit it's a decent option when scanning the pre-sets. The "caller" generated station endorsements are vile shading to funny, *always* featuring what sound like sun-blasted, unfiltered Camel-smoking alkies. —i'm just saying... |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 10:11 PM You can thank Canada for Jack FM being on the air (sorry). Since we have had it the longest, let me tell you what is going to happen. Jack opens to HUGE ratings. It is new, it is different. After 3 or 4 books (so 9-12 months) the ratings have peaked, and start to drop. People become angry over the lack of theme. You might like disco, and hate 80s, and somewhat like classic rock with some alternative rock...however, you are probably in a certain mood when you turn on the radio. If you are hate 80s pop...you will probably never turn on that station again. Jack hops around too much. I know I once liked Jack...but stopped because it was too discordant. I like a theme, people do not want to step out of their comfort zone...and that *is* the basis of Jack. Jack is *not* a voice track only (ie automation) format. In Vancouver, where the first Jack FM is, the only reason they have kept up their ratings is because of the live on air talent they have. But, there was a lot of talent to pick up form the former top rated music station that was destroyed because the mega corp that owned 4 stations wanted their two FM properties to be more distinct from each other. —Laxdude |
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 10:31 PM Portland canned one of the longest running stations in this area in favor of "Charlie FM" It sounds identical to Jack but I actually like the format and variety. Adam is dead on with his lightning round since DJ's only detract from a music station. Talk radio is a different matter obviously. —Kmmeeuwsen |
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Stu-pot |
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 3:08 AM You may like the variation, but there won't be tickets given away, souls involved, acid-tripping DJs (which I actually like), and you'll have to hear Abba bi-daily. —Stu-pot |
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bguirk |
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 8:25 AM Yes, and it's worth it to me to not have to listen to cookie-cutter bullshit and 600 commercials every hour, and to call them up and ask to hear any song I can think of and them play it within a few minutes. I have a smile on my face on the 15th of every month when I fork over my measley few bucks. —catloaf I probably listen to 94% public radio during the work week--I just hate their pledge drives which render my favorite stations unlistenable for 5-9 days. We've been members before---I told them last time that if they didn't messing with Charlie Rose's time slot I would stop pledging. —bguirk |
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catloaf |
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 9:02 AM I don't really mind the pledge drives so much. They still play almost as much music as any other time, and still waaay more than commercial radio at any given time. Plus, they usually have two DJs on at a time during the drive instead of just one, so it's a chance to hear intelligent banter between two true music lovers instead of a couple of blathering idiots talking nonsensical crap. —catloaf |
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Brice |
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 12:28 PM One of the jacks, or "simon" as it is called out here has a live, local morning show, and the rest of the day is all music, nothing else. Since I love morning talk, having a talkshow in the AM and music for the other 20 hours is great. I like the "jack" FMs; then when I get tired I like to flip back to upbeat DJS, young adults and phone pranks on top40's or alt rockers. Just depends. —Brice |
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