I am just a listener and have been following this change. I liked the previos station and really do not care for this one. Since it was dropped a cheeseball website has been put up on www.movin1075.com which I beleive actually takes you to a Texas streaming site. Nobody currently owns the domain www.movin1075.fm which is really puzzling and K103 owns www.movin1075portland.com. Is there any life to that station is is it on complete auto pilot with no staff to back it up? The play list is also very repetative and somewhat overplayed. A more fitting name would have been "SNOOZIN" because they sure as heck are not "MOVIN" LOL

OK...so how many threads do we need to talk about Movin'? This is now the 4th.

Dude, if you don't like the station, why not make a phone call and bitch to the management.

You don't like it...we get it. Let's "move" on.

Have a nice day!




....and no, I don't work there. I'm not trying to defend it, because it's not defend-able. It does truly suck...for the most part. I'm just sick of reading about it in every fricking thread.

Ditto

imagine how the listening audience, in a vain attempt to find a station worthy of their ear feels............and if you idiots "get it", then why do you keep making these colossal fuck-up moves?

OK
Re-phrase the question.
Of the MOVIN stations nationwide are there any with live shows? If so which one....would like to hear its stream and see what its sounds like. Or is it just to early after the flip and they are just not there yet? Or are they just going to remain on one central program with no live talent? I think these valid questions that I have not yet read any definate answers on. Anyway if you do not want this thread to continue then no more post to it and let it sink!

Most of the time it takes longer than a week or two to staff a new format. The playlist is also always evolving with a chr "based" (since they also play older music) and 2 weeks is still to the point where all of the kinks are getting worked out.

Geez what happened to staffing a format B-E-F-O-R-E the flip?

Name 3 stations staffed B-E-F-O-R-E a major format flip, and those first airstaff were there 3 months later...

Movin is truely a god-awful station. I would hope management is smart enough to hold off on the talent to see if this piece of shit format can even get listeners. You can have the best dj's in the country, but when a format is a complete crap hole nothing will save the station.

OK so the answer is who really knows at this point then. Guess we wait and see unless someone who works there wants to chime in and let us know. The station could do well once a live show and real play lists went in but right now I agree it is not very good as it stands. Are there any MOVIN format stations with live shows? If so which ones?

It's a Jukebox until the suits think it's time to place someone in front of the microphone. Charlie still is........

Has Seattle added personalities to their movin?
Im guessing management are not convinced that this station is even worthy of a real format. They are testing the waters to see if people are responding to this type of crap. As a listener who is in the demo I can't imagine this station will get any listeners unless they make some major music adjustmnets. Paula Abduel "straight up"- I don't think so. En Vouge "My lovin, You're never gonna get it. How about "my listenership, you're never gonna get it." After 2 full books this format will be done with. The Music is not strong enough to hold any listeners.

I was getting my hair cut the other day the they had 107.5 on the radio. Absolutely HORRIBLE music. I can't imagine anyone proactively seeking out this genre of music. They are exhuming music from the grave that is better off left buried and forgotten about. This station is now not even worth tuning into to see what's playing.

Everytime I turn this station on I cringe and think....This song is so painfully BAD! This format could work but they are going about it THE WRONG WAY! For some reason they think The "cheese factor" is something people want to listen to all day. IT'S NOT! Every once in a while- OK, But every day?? NO WAY! I have tried to given this foramt a chance, but
its not listenable.

You guys really are a bunch of Whiny Bitches, with nothing better to do than bitch about a station that is not even targeted at you. Here's who this station is targeted at:

A woman between 25-45 who grew up in the late 80's to mid 90's listening to Top-40. These woman grew up listening to such music genres as Freestyle, Crossover, Early House, Euro and mainstream Pop. They were the people who probably listened to NKOTB, or CMB. The only "Guys" that this format will attract is ones who listened to Freestyle, Pop R&B, Early House, Euro. They probably listened to New Edition and its spin-offs, and fell in love with artist like Debbie Gibson, Tiffany and En Vogue.

If the above describes you..hurray we finally have a station to hear that music on. The rest of you..Go "F" yourself..I am tired of reading your post bitching and whining about the station. Justin-Quit tuning to it, and then quit talking about (unless you secretly really want to listen), Beano-If you don't like it, you aren't in the Demo (See Above)..Mayo-Quit listening if don't like it..

Seriously, are you all SO BORED that you need to come on hear and bash some station that is not targeted at you? I mean are you that starved for attention or that egotistical to think everyone needs to hear you whining about this station? Yes, people from MOViN read this site, and yes there is a staff still inplace, but as common WITH EVERY OTHER FORMAT FLIP IN THE HISTORY OF RADIO, they are probably still fine tuning the sound of the station.

And besides..Nobody out side this board really cares what you think you know about radio..

Nobody cares what you think either, so what's your point?

Where am i, what you say basically rings true except:

"...but as common WITH EVERY OTHER FORMAT FLIP IN THE HISTORY OF RADIO, they are probably still fine tuning the sound of the station."

Back in the olden days of radio one of two things happened when a station flipped format. 1) They had a staff stashed in a hotel waiting for the flip, or often the transfer of license authorization from the FCC. I remember when KIMN in Denver switched owners and staffs, the new staff spent a couple three weeks sitting in a hotel (and working on the formatics) waiting for the word to come from Washington, DC. Or 2) They just keep the staff they have. When KGW switched to Top 40, they pretty much kept the staff they had during the preceding MOR days.

Movin in Seattle signed on in April and they're already #2 Women 25-54. This music not being played was the biggest hole in Portland radio.

So we can expect improvements sometime soon then? Will be interesting to see how it progresses. How well is it beeing accepted so far in PDX by it's target audience? Can't really tell as my wife being in that demo is a CW fan. She has heard it but did not really say anything about it. To early to tell yet so gonna coast and see what comes from there in a few months. Sorry bout the Snoozin remark! I imagine everyone still at 1075 is catching no end of flak. You guys stick to your guns and when it does come out on top you can then say HA...BIE ME! I have been somewhat critical about this without giving it any time to get on its feet. Sorry about that. Time will tell and its time to just wait and see. Take it easy.

My daughter is 29(I didn't say that)with a 7 year old and grew up with Z100. I made several attempts to get her to sample Hot AC when she was younger but to no avail. I think she found Rosie on her own. She liked Garth Brooks when he was at his peak but didn't listen to any other Country songs or Country stations. For the last few years, she's decided she likes Country and that's about it. This is someone who saw New Kids on the Block TWICE, once in Seattle and again in Portland! I called her the day Movin' went on the air and told her about them. I saw her today and asked what she thought about the station. She said she really liked it! She also said she thought that stations ALWAYS start out without an "airstaff in place"(my words). I'm wondering if she just got tired of the "in your face" jocks, first on Z100 and then on Rosie, rather than the music. I know this isn't a typical situation since she knows me but still, I didn't have much effect on her musical choices before.

Someone made a good point earlier about the target of this station. It is not in my demo, the station is still developing, just gonna wait and see how it turns out. Now that they have a format they own they can probably cut loose with it unlike the Rock Hits thing. Once the fine tuned version hits the air it will probably be great but right now they have to air something until then. The people still there through the flip are good people and most likely under a lot of pressure. And not to mention that some of their friends and co-workers lost their jobs in the transition....that's gotta suck. And people like me being critical of it before it even gets going probaly not very helpful.....and for that to you at MOVIN who are trying to make a go of it I am sorry.

Speaking of people still there....does anyone know what is going to happen to the DJ's? Are they gonna be on the air when they go live?

Where am I? how about, Who are you? You jumped me about having everything in place BEFORE flipping a format... and you jump everyone else for their comments about the format....

you said, "And besides..Nobody out side this board really cares what you think you know about radio"...

Which is the exact purpose of this forum. The discussion of radio topics. The idea with a format change,though, is to create this Buzz among the potential audience and not within a bunch of radioheads.......

You do it successfully with a big promotion, big advertising and a staff in place ready to roll.

It's like planting a garden and hope enough animals crapped there to fertilize it and hope it rains enough so everything doesn't die. You have a better chance for long term success if you do the prep.

Why wouldn't you put as much effort into the launch as went into the research to see if the format is viable?

I have a can't miss classic hits format idea. All of my friends love it... Why aren't any stations calling me about it? BECAUSE THOSE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT. I haven't shopped it, I haven't promoted it, I just quietly put it together and am now waiting for programmers to find it!

Same thing! but your right, no one cares what any of us think, if they did, we would all be fabulously successful in radio as you are.

My thoughts...

1. The stations fills a niche with music not played on other local stations. Smart move.

2. The station cleaned the slate of the air staff and kept Stacy Lynn. Smart move. The other personalities would not have been compatible with the new format.

3. Although highly repetitive, which must be addressed, I like the music selection because I can't hear some of those songs anywhere else anymore, including Charlie.

4. This station does need vibrant air staff, which I'm sure will happen. Movin' 93.9 in Los Angeles has Rick Dees in the morning. I'm sure other markets will follow suit with local on air staff.

Guru said>>>
I like the music selection because I can't hear some of those songs anywhere else anymore, including Charlie.

There might be a good reason for that.....

You say they kept Stacey. But what happened to the other three. Did they get their walking papers or some other job in the corporation?

They kept Stacey. So what happened to the other three? They get let go or get other jobs in the corporation.

Portland: www.movin1075.com
Dallas: www.movin1075fm.com

Darn. CBS had not yet bought the .fm domain on Friday. Should have got it and made them pay good money for it. They can't get movin1075portland.com because someone already got that one. Oh well would not want to get in a legal fight with them I just a poor man trying to find good music to listen to. I am not in the target of 1075 anymore.

I'm surprised that the Dallas "Movin" didn't pick up the .fm domain.

"I am not in the target of 1075 anymore."
Then why are you so obsessed with it?

You can't wait 20 minutes without an answer to your question and you have to change a few words and ask it again.

You don't like the station, you don't like the music, you don't like the way the website URL's are taken or to whom assigned, you don't fit the target,...... and on and on and on.

Move on and find a station that plays what you want or buy your own station and program it the way you and the mayo person want so everyone can tear apart and criticize your programming decisions.

It is radio. There are winners and there are losers. Someone makes a decision. Time will tell whether it is right or wrong. People (air personalities) come and go. That is the nature of the business........ Always has been. You learn to work with the system or you get out.

Sorry about the double post...comp freaked out and I did not see that it went in the first time so I guess I did it twice. Been a little to critical of this new station lately and just gonna wait and see how they do. Not in the direct target but I do not mind listening to some of this type of music. Want to see what impromements they make. Sorry about this thread and any previous harsh posts.