I don't to sift through all of the infighting with JM, so is 95.5 to become sports talk anytime soon?

Yes it appears so. Stay away from that other topic.

They have already registered 955thegame on go daddy and the morning show has said a few times that they will be fired in a few weeks.

The general feeling is they're going Sports without ESPN.

FOXSports

"FOXSports"

You really meant FAUXsports, didn't you?

The general facts are they're not "ever" getting ESPN Radio. And I don't believe they're going to flip. Mc74 has stated on this board before that he "knows nothing about radio", so I don't know where in the hell he gets "it appears so". He's got not clue and wants desperately to be an insider.

JM

JM,

Since you work down at Entercom, can you please explain your companies decision to axe the evening show on NRK and I'm hearing, that the same will be for Chris Valentine at the Wolf. Chris is gone and a syndicated person coming on board. Gotta love local radio...oh wait it isn't !

I wonder if JM is one of those at Entercom who "truly believed in the Rick Emerson brand" . . . two weeks before they gave him the axe . . .

I don't work at Entercom, but know good people that used to and still do.

As for 94/7, they weren't the only ones to get slashed. All stations either lost a full-time person or had budgets drastically cut. Which is happening with every single radio group around the country including; CC, ABC/Citadel and CBS.

JM

YAWN!

DOUBLE YAWN! And belch directed at Marlow!

Twixter now stealing my material as ALL CAPS GUY, Brilliant!

BOS, boring and pathetic.

JM

And to the Idea that morning show on 95.5 said they will be fired in two weeks....well lets see now, we are in the Spring ARB now arent we, and the morning show * says * they are going to fired in 2 weeks, lets see. That would be uh?? RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOOK MAYBE, or real close to it...uh? Dontcha think that Jammin' could be spiking the book by tellin' people that there is a change comming ,when there really isnt perhaps, just so a few more people might listen to see if they do get fired and to fuel more rumors in the market about a *change *? Just for kicks and grins maybe?

It isnt likely that the morning show would be tipped off ahead of time and then allowed to *out* it all on the air.

Is KXL-FM going Sports?

NO! NO! NO!!

It's not hard to see the logic in it. They're banking on the Blazers being a serious contender stocked with lovable guys, and this town historically embraces that combination. They'll try to convert the Blazer cume into regular listening, which is something every Blazer PBP station in pdx radio history has done, with varying degrees of success. It's why there was a scramble over the rights every time they came up--until, if course, it all fell under the Allen umbrella.

Add in the Ducks football cume, and you've got a lot of people coming into the tent. What you're left with is the challenge of filling out the rest of the week with compelling programming, so people keep on coming back, hence the battle over ESPN, and I don't know if or how that's been resolved. But they've got a solid beginning with Canzano and Rome, and if they indeed pull the trigger on this format switch, I predict they'll be on top of that particular format ladder by the end of the year. The Fan's in danger.

Twixter now stealing my material as ALL CAPS GUY, Brilliant!

BOS, boring and pathetic.


What's boring a pathetic is that your spending so much time on little ole' me and Mc74. Your suppose to be some big hot shot in the PDX Radio market yet your on here pissing and moaning about us and what we think.... Your the pathetic one. Do you even take a look in the mirror in the morning? You must not like what you see. If your AN INSIDER what the fuck are you doing on here? It funny what PK says about how low you must be on the food chain that your on here putting down people that aren't even in the biz.
Your gender confusion must be enormous.....
Own any of us??? Your the insider!!! Your the man with the 411!!!!
What a mark.....

Sounds like Pk is even talking about how big of a Turd blossom Jennifer Marlow is, on the air. Now Thats funny!
Hey Marlow, you're famous or should I say infamous.
Now Jenny, we have to work on this gender issue especially since you have become "the talk of the town".

Here's a better idea. Don't feed the troll, and hopefully the troll will go away, and the grownups can talk about radio.

I hear Eastwood has slayed the troll. Marlow got Wayne'd!

I got a message in my email this morning that Marlow was banned. Dont worry about him for now.

Hopefully he is gone for good, although he could probably come in with a different screen name!

Sports Radio on FM is nothing new.

Here in Virginia Beach the owner of the Redskins (RedZebra) has launched a FoxSports-based duo on 102.1 (Beach) and 1490 (Hampton). It competes with the long-entrenched ESPN AM 1310 WGH.

While a large market, Hampton Roads only sport AHL hockey and triple-A baseball, much like Portland before the Blazers showed up.

The "Red-Zebra" gang has not been successful with the DC launch. Two flea power FMers rimshotting on 92.7/94.3 plus a AM 730 which goes to nanowatts at night.

JM made some good points, but the way he went about them with his childish actions took away any credibility he had on this board.

Taking on Tim McNamara wasn't a real smart thing to do as well.

I just think the terms of service are worth observing, by all of us. This is Dan's board, and he made the house rules, which make a lot of sense. These are the terms of service we all agree to:

"When writing your messages, please use the same courtesy that you would show when speaking face-to-face with someone. Flames, insults, and personal attacks will not be tolerated. It's fine to disagree strongly with opinions, ideas, and facts, but always with respect for the other person."

The topic of this thread is a significant one for anyone with an interest in pdxradio, and though Jennifer made some interesting and strong points, the abuse she felt compelled to direct at those who disagreed not only destroyed her credibility, but prevented other points of view from being heard. So I spoke up. Evidently not the only one.

I feel left out. JM never made fun of my comic book collection, my Remco toy radio station, or my complete WKRP collection on Betamax.

Randy: How much power does your station put out? I see it has a two tower directional array!

Quark rules!

I agree w/ Kennewickman, it's all a stunt. I remember when Z-100 used the old "Z100 is dead" to come back with some new imaging and sound...Wasn't that what Michael (whatever his last name was) did when he was the PD at Z? I call shananigins on Jammin!!!

Dang! Malamar's gone? Now what are we gonna do for entertainment around here? I was all set to park in front of my screen with a tub of popcorn, and read the latest funnies! Ah, C'est La Vie. I'm sure someone will come along to fill the void. We'll always have a Jemmifermarlow, or an Omega3, Newportradio, Jason_kyte, Waynes_world to look forward to.

Oh, and TDanner.... "slayed?" Tsk tsk tsk. You should know that the past tense of slay is 'slain." (paying homage to Merkin)

> Sounds like Pk is even talking about how big of a
> Turd blossom Jennifer Marlow is, on the air. Now
> Thats funny!

What did PK say?? I'd imagine that most Playhouse listeners don't know or care that this message board exists.

has/have/had slain or just slayed, by itself

I stand corrected.

Eastwood's post is spot on. If JM gets let back on the board, hopefully she can start playing nice in the sandbox.

As for Kennewickman's comment about all the morning show talk being a stunt ...you may very well be on to something. I worked for Citicaster's back in the day when Z100 did the "We are pulling the plug" stunt. Some of the same personnel who were involved in that marketing decision now work at Rose City! On that same note, Rose City is pretty old school, not getting ESPN and then creating a stunt out of the whole thing is creative in a way that only non-corporate broadcasters could be.

Personally, I think I am going to tune into 95.5 to see if there are any more comments that could smell of a forced listening promotion aimed at creating tune in.

This could be a lot of broadcast fun. Haven't seen anything like this in Portland radio since Humble Billy Hayes on the outdoor board or Woody River's arrival to Z100 ...and Z buying air time on Q105 to promote it!!! Great stuff!

KXL FM SHOULD GO EASY LISTENING/INSTRUMENTALS!!

Beautiful Music ran out of steam about 25 years ago. Easy Listening was a temporary fix but the audience just got too old to sell. Imagine what it would be like now!

Dead?

As far as the sports deal goes...no market can support an all-sports format without the NFL.

In my humble opinion, of course.

In college, I had a roommate who was a big fan of orchestral easy listening music. However, even he conceded (back in the late 1990s) that it wouldn't be possible to do a beautiful music format like the ones commonly heard on FM radio in the 1980s and 1970s because of the lack of new material available. He cited two reasons for the demise of this radio format: 1) what Semoochie pointed out--research showed that a large segment of the audience was too old to be attractive to advertisers and 2) contemporary music evolved in such a way that orchestral arrangements of pop songs, a very important part of Beautiful Music/Easy Listening programming, no longer worked very well. To elaborate on point #2, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, harder, more driving music started to become mainstream and as a result, hard rock and grunge music became commonplace on pop charts. These newer styles of music didn't lend themselves very well to being covered instrumentally. For many people, hearing rock songs reworked into orchestral pieces sounded kitschy, and that was and still is not an image that broadcasters or merchants consider favorable. (As part joke and part protest against the commercial success of grunge, artist Sara DeBell put together an album called "Grunge Lite," in 1993, in which she did easy listening instrumental covers of popular songs from Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. The album artwork included pictures of sheep dressed in flannel.) Furthermore, as the audience for contemporary music became more and more fragmented, there were fewer pop songs that "everybody" would recognize.

Note that today, when you walk into a business establishment, you often hear background music that was programmed by some professional background music service. The difference is that today, original artists' recordings are used, instead of music specifically intended to be background music.

Check out Paul Anka's "Rock Swings" album.

We ought to start another thread.

KXL billed itself as being "Easy Listening" during much of the 80s (I was born in 1984, so please correct me on this if I am wrong) and into the mid-90s, before switching to an 80s/90s format.

But from what I remember of "K95.5"--and I assure you, nowdays it ain't much--it was more of a "smooth jazz" sound, kinda' like what KKJZ was putting out but a little bit more upbeat.


but then again, some of my friends

On a Trail Blazer related message board, someone who says they have "inside info", said that KXJM going to sports will happen, and that Greg Oden will have his own show on this new station.

The Elevator Music generation is either dead or so old they dont care anymore. Elevator music was very popular amongst the 'principles' of my parents generation ( my parents are now 82 years old ) . I had an appreciation of it, but like most of my generation, prefered 'our music'. As in 62 KGW or KYTE or KGON or KINK.

KXL and KQFM ( Z-100 ) and KYMN-KYXI were among the principal Portland beautiful music stations of one genre' or another. Seems to me KPOK ?? did some of that too. I might have missed another station or two and I am sure someone will correct me.

In the 60s and early 70s you had the symphonic lean B.M ( KXL aisle 750 genre') , the contemporary leaning B.M ( my favorite BM, KYXI ). and the M.O.R. B.M. And then you had the Elevator Music B.M.( KQFM B.M ) ( and KQFM, my friends, was really B.M ! at its best ).

So, some of you bright young uns' out there could perhaps create a new BM format. The "New Hollyridge Strings" rendition of "Hammer Time" or Will Smith's cover of " I wannah thank you ".
B.M for Gen-Xers that will someday populate the long hallways of a Nursing Home near us .

DING!

Another reason BM can never return is that both Mantovani and Ray Conniff have passed on. Together they probably account for more than half of the format's entire music library!

I absolutely heard a Hollywood Strings version of "Smells Like Teen spirit" at Haggens the other day. Piccicato strings on "I feel stu-pid....and conta-gious...here we are now...enter-tain us..."

What I didn't mention was that the AC format took away the younger end of Beautiful's audience. Before that happened, virtually all adults listened to it when they wanted to relax. Even 18-34 numbers were pretty impressive at one time! There were 2 big exodus(es?) for B/EZ, one in the early to mid 80s when the primary stations dropped out(KUPL) and one later on where they all gave up hope(KXL). The latter was around 1990 and some stations, including KXL, went to a very soft AC format, labeled "vocals", to try and keep as many of their younger listeners as possible.

The real end came in the early 90's when WGAY, Washington gave up the format. This was the place where the PD (name escapes me), to address the lack of new content, commissioned beautiful music arrangements of newers songs. I believe the London Symphony Orchestra did a bunch of charts for him way back when. Any radio historian out there with the full story?

I think the best Beautiful Music on radio came from Schulke. Those stations were very quality oriented, the mixes were perfect, over and over again. The Schulke format would probably work quite well today if only someone could recreate it.

Here's an interesting article on BM and Schulke:

The Beautiful Music Radio Format: An insider’s Perspective

Good link Joel. I forgot about the IBMA. I ran into that organization when I did a very brief stint @ Audio Group in 1984 ( speaking of the old KQFM and the Macadam avenue Myers Communications Castle building )that, as a background music sales person ...ya, ...Dont ask !

Anyhow, in training I got the theory of the Muzak tempo changes and all that psycho-science. It appears that SRP had success with this concept.

"( speaking of the old KQFM and the Macadam avenue Myers Communications Castle building )"

Which is now the K103 & KOOL studios.

Thanks for the link. That also answers the question about the "Magic" monicker.

Craig,

I havent kept up on those buildings on Macadam Ave. So then, Dave Meyers built another building next to the original one, to the South, I heard, and that was quite a few years ago. They look the same , as I have driven by them twice or 3 times in the last 20 years or so when visiting Portland , but I dont remember the sequence of whos who in those places.

Is the CC building the one to the South, which I know is the original Audio Group/KQFM building. So what is housed in the other building? The one to the North. I thought the North building was Golden West, then TAFT then whatever?? I guess I am confused.

The North building was the "Golden West Broadcast Center" at 4949 S.W. Macadam Ave. which opened in November 1978. It houses KEX & KKRZ & KPOJ.

The south building was the "Audio Group Building" at 5005 S.W. Macadam Ave. which opened in August 1975. It houses KKCW & KQOL.

I don't believe Clear Channel uses the 5005 address. All stations are said to be at 4949, where the main offices are located.

Thanks ! That gets me up to speeed now ! I can see why CC would want to use 4949, its a better address and easier to remember.

What stations, in addition to KQFM, were housed in these buildings when Golden West and Audio Group owned them?

5005 was built for KQFM, plus: Audio Electronics Corp. (Portland's "Muzak" franchise), Dub-Master & Metro Music. These companies were under the umbrella corporation name: The Audio Group.

Later 4949 was built for KEX & KQFM on the 2nd floor. The 1st floor was for lease.

Yes and another company within the Audio Group umbrella was 'Point O Salescast'. That one used sub audible tones broadcast over KQFM to start local cart machines located in A&P stores, IGA, Fred Meyer, etc to deliver weekly or even daily updated sales messages during a commercial break on KQFM, covering up of course the radio break with local in store specials. And usuing the store PA system , back to the elevator music. Much of this was also done with the phone line and later Sat delivered MUSAK in the same or similar manner. You could have it either way courtesy of Mr. Dave Meyers and crew.

But many accts just used KQFM and a cart deck in the store. Production talent also provided by Point O Salescast as well. Notables , Rod Anders, Jim Liniger, Gordon ( the Fred Meyer guy, I cant remember his last name now )..and I am sure a cast of many others over the years. A good source of extra cash for Portland air talent. KQFM and company was a money makin' cash cow for well over 20 years !

In 1973-4 when Audio Group was waiting for the new building to be completed they were in an old and long torn down old railroad shop building just south of 5005 and on the other side of the street after moving from a hole in the hill very small building on Terwilliger Blvd. KQFM's automation and two studios temproaried in the old railroad building with all the sales offices. The big new deal in 74' for background music was the NEW foreground concept created by 3M called ' OZ " ...the leading edge of the changes to come.

KQFM studio addresses:
Terminal Sales Building was 1220 S.W. Morrison, room 423. (1954)
The 18th Ave. building was 405 N.W. 18th Ave. (1964)
Barbur Blvd. studios was 2815 S.W. Barbur Blvd. (1969)

Yeah it was Barbur Blvd...I get that lower portion of Barbur mixed up with Terwilliger sometimes. I dont know about the downtown address or N.W., but that railroad building was pretty temporary till the new building was complete. And it was just down the street so Dave could keep tabs on the new construction. I remember that place like it was yesterday. They were in it a little over a year, maybe a year an a half.

Al - Was that Fred Meyer guy you're thinking of Gordon Scott?

If we're talking about the KQFM era, Gordy Miller would be more likely.

That's what I was going for too: The voice of 62KGW!

The soul and brains of the place as well, mentor to the young, tormentor to the foolish, and the antidote to the occasional managerial bozo. One can only imagine what Gordy would say about the goings-on these days. RIP.

Ya, it was Gordon Miller ! thanks for the 'brain jog" Randy. I only met him once when I was hangin with my buds @ the railroad building Macadam Ave KQFM "et al" site.

Speaking of brain jogs, Craig's posting of those other addresses for KQFM. I dont know about you guys but I get real clear on a recollections when I first wake up in the AM after a good nights sleep over something the night before I couldnt remember much anything about. Those other addresses , yes , Dave had the KQFM automation located on Barbur Blvd for years, right below Healy heights and the transmitter. There was a prod/control studio there and some small offices. I had something to do with his autologging system. I worked for a company called Simplex Time Recorder. They made something called a Productograph. It was a modified time recorder ( electromechanical all the way )that was used on any automated device to record different events using numbers or alphabet coil operated key stamps with time and date recorded on a paper tape, which became part of the daily logs. Well there were two radio stations in the Portland Market that I knew of that used those things, KQFM and KKEY in Vancouver. After I worked for Simplex a few months they used to send me to the radio stations because they knew I had friends in the biz and they thought that I would be familiar with their operations etc, so send Al over there ..

And I remember NOW , yes , Dave had his sales offices downtown and his service operations in NW portland , neither of which I ever visited. But then in late 73 he leased that big railroad shack to consolidate all his business under one roof 6 blocks or so south of 5005 SW Macadam Ave for an easy and quick move into his new Facility. They left the old IGM automation to rust in that old building ( figure of speech only ) as they got a new Schaeffer 901 or a 903 ( I dont remember what model it was now ) after they occupied 5005 " Mac " in 1975. I went to the grand media party presentation of the 'all new technology' in a glass encased shrine they built for it in the main lobby upstairs. It was quite a 'thing'. It looked like something you would see in the Smithsonian'.

I think we all worked for Dave "Andy Rooney" Meyers. I worked for him in the 70s and was on the road 5 weeks out of the month checking up on background music systems. At that time,I had been to every Fred Meyers and PayLess Drug store in the Northwest except for AK.
Know 5005 Macadam well....

Andy Rooney indeed ! You know that guy went to Havard Business school. Married a person who's family owned half of downtown Boston. Then he and Ann bought a little AM daytimer in Worcester, Mass. He told me some story once about how they used to run around in a 1958 news car with a long shortwave whip antenna on the bumper doing on the spot news actuality and remotes and selling every conceivable time sales and other production services under God's blue green umbrella. I dont remember how it was he got out here and bought KGW FM....Someone told me that story once, but I dont remember now, maybe I will tommorow morning when I first wake up !

Your problem is solved! KQFM was KGW-FM.

This from R&R (Thanks to "Dirty Dave" for the heads up):

--------------------Houston, We Have A Programmer---------------------
We knew this deal was in the works but were sworn to secrecy until today: Mark Adams has been tapped as the new PD of CBS Radio's recently launched top 40 outlet in Houston: Hot Hits 95-7, the former smooth jazz outlet currently awaiting the approval of the KKHH calls.

Adams most recently spent eight years with Rose City Radio in Portland, Ore., where he was PD of Rhythmic KXJM (Jammin' 95-5) and OM of news/talk monster KXL-AM, before leaving in mid-March.

"I'm very excited to be joining Hot 95-7 and CBS in Houston!" Adams tells ST Daily. "I'd like to thank OM Jeff Garrison, SVP/GM Laura Morris, WBBM (B96)/Chicago PD Todd Cavanah and CBS SVP of programming Greg Strassell for their confidence in me and the opportunity to join such a dynamic and exciting new radio station. I'm confident we're going to have a lot of fun in Houston, and I'm looking forward to getting started."

His previous programming stops include two years with the late KZQZ (Z95.7)/San Francisco, a year with Saga hot AC WPNT/Milwaukee, and four years with KBOS and KCBL (the Ball)/Fresno.

"Hot Hits 95-7 is very excited to have someone of Mark's caliber join the Hot Team," said very excited FM operations manager Jeff Garrison. "Mark's experience and success is exactly what we were looking for as we launch the Hot Hits brand in Houston."

Concurrently, the station has hired its first personality: night jock Mo Bounce, who most recently handled nights at Clear Channel top 40 KXXM (Mix 96.1)/San Antonio until Nov. 2007.

Congrats to Mark on his new gig.

Mark in Houston!! A big market for a big P.D. Congratulations!!

He was in a big market. Now he's in a major market. Congrats!

Tom..I stand corrected!

A major market for a MAJOR P.D.!

Mark is a stand up guy and KKHH is going to be a BIG success with him at the helm! Moving on to a new gig is sometimes a big challenge but Mark is the right guy for the job.....

Ive noticed the production on Jamminn is not nearly as good as it used to be.

Anyone else notice that they no longer use the big voice guy that does the JAAAAMIN NINTEY FIVE voice??? He is gone! Which is too bad because I thought it sounded good, it was in your face and hard to forget. Now they have this annoying high pitch girl yelling "jammin 95.5". NOT even close to how good it used to sound.

I always HATED the "J-HAM-in Ninety F-HYVE Point F-HYVE" voice.

Just irritating.

I agree with Tadc. I hated that over the top guy they used. It sounded to forced, to fake.

What time will Lars be on KXLsports-FM95.5????

Personally I don't think that's far fetched down the line in a year. Except 95.5 won't be sports at that time.

I sort of feel sorry for KXL-sports since they'll be doing more than twice the work for the same pay

What time will Lars be on KXLsports-FM95.5????

Right before Randi Rhodes

What are the chances Mark Adams WAS the image voice?

then,right after the KXLFMRandi Rhodes show could be the O'BillO'lRRrielly FM-radio factor and the Lars national shows,before resuming into sports programming!!!!!

Yawn !!!

Nope, Mark was NOT the image voice Smooch. He wrote the liners(Which were really clever, but he didn't voice it) KDUK is now using the old Jammin voice guy now. I can't remember his name?

I just thought since they both left at about the same time, he might be. Thanks for the info!

His name is Saint John.

(Geoff) St. John does (did?) the VO on KXJM, his home is pm drive on KYLD, SFO.

Come on Tim! Make the switch!!!

It is two weeks after the above mentioned statement was made about the Playhouse crew being fired in two weeks. I can't say that I care for either the existing or the proposed format at 95.5, but it will be interesting to see when (or if) the switch occurs.

I believe someone posted earlier, May 5th.

This whole thing reminds me of when we were waiting for the demise of KISN 910.

I wonder if the Blazers not making the playoffs tripped up the timing.

I believe someone posted earlier, May 5th.

I posted May 12th

The over/under is May 7th.

I'll take late Summer. Makes more sense to launch just as Ducks football and Blazers basketball get going.

I agree with Triforce. That would be the ideal time to launch the new sports format.

I was just relaying info that I heard. But according to JM weeks ago I don't know my ass from 3rd base so it doesn't matter.....
I noticed the other day that PK put his house up for sale.....

how about game shows on FM Radio?

>I noticed the other day that PK put his house up for sale...

Probably because it's such a seller's market.

Will the Blazer's move to Seattle have any affect on the Sport's format?

Wow, Cweaklie just pulled that one out of his ass.

Centralia?

That's it! The Seahawks could move to Centralia and become the Seattle/Portland Seahawks. At the price of gas, everyone would go to the games! The locals would love the extra traffic and just think, if it catches on, the Mariners could move there too!

Centralia IS a great sports town! Semoochie hits the nail on the head!! But what I like best about Centralia is that you can actually stand INSIDE the urinals in the men's room at McMenamin's.

Yep those are some huge urinals! Fine woodstove, too.

Paul'd have a legal fight on his chubby hands if he tries to bring his Blazers home to Seattle, what with that Rose Garden contract and all. And there's really no reason to--he's already got a decent arena here, unlike Seattle, and it might even be full next year. But Portland's city government is notoriously numb-nutted when it comes to pro sports. And Mayor Adams' plate will be full with re-locating bridges and granting civil rights to trees. So Cweaklie might be right.

It will be interesting to see if the Blazer network expands north to Seattle with the move of the Sonics. What Seattle area station would carry the Blazers?

Will the Blazer's move to Seattle have any affect on the Sport's format?

YES! The Blazers are moving to Seattle!!!

NBA wouldn't allow the Blazers to move that close. They would have to relocate to another market and then again to Seattle.

Yeah I kinda have the feeling that Paul Allen will eventually move the blazers to Seattle, the move would cost him but he has no problem spending money

Why would Paul Allen move the Blazers to Seattle? I mean, seriously? Sure he lives on Mercer Island and he also owns the Seahawks ... but let's look at this.

-It would cost him hundreds of millions to get a new arena built up there, even if he did a public/private partnership like he did with Qwest Field, or where he ended up in control of the arena like he does here. KeyArena is not a viable NBA arena, it's too small with a lack of luxury suites, no parking to draw revenue from ... it was outdated the day its doors opened some 12 years ago. Paul Allen owns a MUCH BETTER arena here. Why would he leave that?

-If you're putting together an FM-sports station you own and operate, why the heck not have the only major-league professional sports team as it's cornerstone, it's foundation? Makes sense to me.

-If Paul Allen's desire was to really move the Blazers to Seattle, why was he one of only two (along with Mark Cuban) owners to vote AGAINST the Sonics relocating to OKC? If he wanted to make this move, he would have most likely rubber-stamped the relocation along with all the rest of the sheeple that constitute NBA owners.

Don't fret Portland, I don't see this happening.

Paul Allen didn't even blink an eye losing billions on charter cable, he lost a hundred million dollars during seasons with the blazers and I don't see a hundred million preventing him from moving the team

First off, The Blazers are not moving to Seattle. Allen has said many times that he wants to keep the team here.

Secondly, The NBA would never allow it after what happened with the Sonics. They do not want their NBA teams to play musical chairs.

The original question I asked was, would a Seattle station carry the Blazer games after the Sonics leave?

The Trail Blazers arent going anywhere... ever.

I don't think Paul Allen can move the Blazers to Seattle, the NFL now has a rule against an owner owning another major league franchise in the same city.

"I don't think Paul Allen can move the Blazers to Seattle, the NFL now has a rule against an owner owning another major league franchise in the same city."

That can be circumvented.

The NFL got rid of its longstanding rule that you could not own another major league franchise at all to let Paul Allen puchase the Seahawks. It was either that, or Ken Behring would have them in Anaheim.

The NBA wants to move a team to Seattle. That's why Seattle made a deal with the NBA so they could keep the name (Super) Sonics and the color scheme. Oklahoma City will have to come up with a new name and colors for next year.

my money is the Clippers eventually moving to Seattle, unless the NBA expands. That being said, any Seattle expansion of Blazer Broadcasting would be rejected, as "salt in the wound" as it were. I do beleive the Blazers will never leave Portland, especially now that the ownership and arena situation has been handled.

Never mind.

Gavin Dawson and Jon Strong... c'mon now

If this is the future of sportstalk radio in Portland then heaven help us

Destiny - there are other more viable options for relocation, namely New Orleans and Memphis. Ironically, two franchises that left bigger markets for smaller, less lucrative markets, and are failing miserably in those markets.

The Clippers aren't leaving Los Angeles. Donald Sterling makes a ton of money being the second tenant in Staples Center, and he cares more about the bottom line than he does winning. No way he makes more money in Seattle.

Marley, At least they are talking sports.

>>>>The NBA wants to move a team to Seattle. That's why Seattle made a deal with the NBA so they could keep the name (Super) Sonics and the color scheme. Oklahoma City will have to come up with a new name and colors for next year.<<<<<

That's not the case at all. Except for the players & coaching staff, Clay Bennett wants nothing related to the Sonics whenever he moves to OKC. He wants a new team name, new colors, new announcers, new PR staff and possibly a new front office. Because of that, he was happy to let the Seattle Super Sonic fans know that they can keep their name and colors.

This morning, David Stern was on with ESPN's Mike Tirico. When asked about the possibility of the NBA returning to Seattle, he skirted around the question. When pressed, he said that it all depends on how they leave Seattle. He's obviously pretty ticked at all local & state politicians.

I essentially agree with Brianl's analysis (several posts up) as to why the Blazers won't move to Seattle. My only quibble is that Allen's vote on the Sonics' relocation doesn't mean anything one way or the other. Clearly, the man knew which way it was going to go, so there was no reason for him not to put a game PR face on, no matter what his private thoughts were. (Politicians do that sort of thing all the time.) That said, if Allen were really interested in owning a Seattle basketball team, he could easily have sold the Blazers and bought the Sonics when they became available, thus keeping everyone in both towns happy and saving himself the hassle of a move. I seem to recall Dwight Jaynes urged him to do just that a few years back.

>>>>The NBA wants to move a team to Seattle. That's why Seattle made a deal with the NBA so they could keep the name (Super) Sonics and the color scheme. Oklahoma City will have to come up with a new name and colors for next year.<<<<<

That's not the case at all. Except for the players & coaching staff, Clay Bennett wants nothing related to the Sonics whenever he moves to OKC. He wants a new team name, new colors, new announcers, new PR staff and possibly a new front office.

I'm just relaying what I heard on The Fan. Primetime talked about it!!!! They said that Bennet and the State Legislature came up with a deal to LEAVE the color scheme and name in Seattle.

Bennet is very happy to leave the Sonics name, history and color scheme, and all the records in Seattle. Those kinds of deals have been brokered before - when Art Modell moved the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore he was forced to leave the Browns name, colors, logo (or lack thereof), and team history in Cleveland and start anew in Baltimore. What he essentially had was an expansion franchise, just with a roster, coaching staff and front office intact from Cleveland.

The same thing will happen here. The front office and coaching staff will move to OKC with the team, I imagine the PR department and broadcast team will as well (though losing Kevin Calabro hurts, the man is absolutely the best in the NBA).

I don't know why Clay Bennett is bitter towards Gregoire and the state legislature, how the hell did he ever even foresee the state approving $500 million for a brand new arena after helping bankroll Safeco Field and Qwest Field? And the Nintendo group and Paul Allen chipped in their own money on those projects!

Clay Bennett never intended to stay in Seattle. They went through all the proper motions, but it was clear from the start (between the lines, anyway) that OKC was the home of the money and the team.

The rest was all smoke, mirrors and the power of Denial on all parts.

The Bush administration of the NBA...

Hah Trixter, I don't know who I have less respect for - the Bush administration or the Clay Bennett ownership group.

Mr. Parker - you are right. How ANYONE thought Clay Bennett was going to honor the terms of the sale of the Sonics and give a one-year good-faith search into options for a new home for the Sonics in Seattle is beyond me. Let's see, an owner who was hemmoraging red ink with a franchise he spent no money on to make the product on the floor better, with an idiot as the team president (Wally Walker), an idiot as the GM (Rick Sund) and having run Mr. Sonic out of town to Portland (Nate McMillan) cuts a back-alley deal to sell the team to a guy from Oklahoma City, which at the time was the temporary home for a franchise dislocated by a hurricane (with, admittedly, great success in OKC). Add in the horrible lease agreement on the worst arena in the league, yeah nobody could see THIS coming.

It's sure hard to be a Sonics fan right about now.

Check this in today's Willie Week:

http://wweek.com/editorial/3424/10834/

Eastwood,

I have heard of the talent selection mentioned in WW via someone close to those who are setting policy and making the choice of talent. I don't know it is true, but the source is impeccable.

The real evidence is mounting !!

Jammin AND Sports...now there is a winner for ya.

So much for Marlow. No outright denials from the parties mentioned, is there?

"partially sports format"? Interesting.

I love hearing that Kenny Vance may be back on the air. I thought he was great when he was on The Fan way back in the day. But not so happy about Katy Brown. I'm not a big fan of hers.

it just seems like with this latest rumor of Vance and Brown, that there is too many names for a "part time" format (which i think is safe to say would be a VERY tough sell), perhaps the confusion is that it would be part local, part national? As it is, if Canzano makes the jump and this other pairing joined up, presumably that covers drive times and Rome in Middays, leaves them more local already than KFXX. Time will tell, but I think we see the horizon of the new 95.5

So much for Marlow. No outright denials from the parties mentioned, is there?

NOPE!

Katy is unspectacular and boring on tv. Why should we expect anything better on the radio

I think they are going with Katy because every one knows who she is. That is a promotable. And being female, I'm sure there will be plenty of stories written about her in the local print media.

I agree with Radiohead. They probably went with Brown because she's already made a name for herself here in Portland.

I'd like to see G.Dawson on also.

I'll take the "over" on Trixter's May 7th over/under. Mid May is when I think the switch will happen.

I'll take the "over" on Trixter's May 7th over/under.

I did say May 12th not the 7th.... So that would be mid May....

I’m not much of a sports fan, but I really did enjoy listening to Kenny Vance when he was paired with another host some years ago. I thought he did a good job keeping this listener entertained. But if I remember correctly, he later hosted another show – perhaps at another station, alone. I didn’t find him as entertaining. Maybe he does better when paired with another party.

As for Katy Brown, I’m not a huge fan of her television work. I find her a bit dull. Maybe she’ll translate better on radio.

Source at The Fan says they're planning to unleash yet another new lineup as a pre-emptive move against the potential switch at 95.5. The Fan is panicking. Isn't it a bad idea to keep swapping lineups month after month? Isn't continuity and giving listners a reason to come back day after day Radio 1-A?

FIRE SALE AT THE FAN!!!!!

the playhouse in the morning 5-9? Rome9-12? Vance and Brown 12-3? Cas <sp> 3-7? them music?

Only thing that matters to me is getting Rome back on the air in Portland...

The reason I joined this forum is to try to find out if this would happen, and when.

May 12th

Sports and (Urban)music? The Fan has nothing to worry about.

Here is the scoop (it pays to listen to drunk sales reps during Happy Hour at Stanfords!):

Hot Talk w/ Hip Hop is the concept

Playhouse 5am-9am
Rome 9am-12
Music 12-3pm
Opie & Anthony 3p-7p
7p-5a

Katy Brown, Kenny Vance are only being talked to about doing sports reports along with Jay Allen (ala Swygard). They launch in June with an ad campaign running in the Nickel Ads & Auto Trader.

When they couldn't get ESPN they gave up on the all sports format.

Apparently Entercom hired some smokin' gun PD from out of market that has them a little gun shy. It's all wait and see. There general feeling is that the combination of Playhouse, Rome and Opie & Anthony will drive numbers in the appropriate dayparts and they play music when listening on the station is down anyway. If the Fan continues to do pretty well they are going to look for things like Rick Emerson, Mancow or Don Imus to fill in the holes.

Everyday it looks more and more like the Fan will be our only choice for sports. Oh well, at least they carry the Mariners!

"Here is the scoop (it pays to listen to drunk sales reps during Happy Hour at Stanfords!)"

I wonder how many radio secrets have been discovered this way, over the years. Remember the phrase: "Loose Lips, Sink Ships!"

my informers tell me within 2 weeks. Playhouse will move to Movin with a full format revision.

my informers tell me within 2 weeks. Playhouse will move to Movin with a full format revision.

May 12th
Oh that's right..... That's in 2 weeks....

ESPN isn't the only Sport network. In the Seattle area, KHHO (Tacoma) is affiliated with Fox Sports. KRKO in Everett with ESPN, and by the looks of their web page, KJR doesn't seem to be affiliated with either. There is no reason why Portland couldn't have a Fox Sports affiliated station on KXJM. After all, KXL is a Fox radio affiliate for news.

KXL is also the Fox Sports affiliate in Portland.

Radiogaga, that's funny stuff. If you're serious about your post, which I doubt, you must have been talking to a sales rep from Entercom.

The Playhouse is coming to Movin??

HMMMM somehow I don't think that will happen. Movin doesn't have the budget to bring the Playhouse to Entercom.

Movin belongs to CBS

Playhouse will move to Movin with a full format revision.

Will Rose City Radio sell the Playhouse to CBS?
Radioboy??

NOPE!

CBS: cut the salaries...give 'me a take it or get those unemployment checks or be jammin' in Glendive, Mt...last on the list of ADI markets.

Why would Radio and Records announce a new PD last month, Bootz, who is experienced in Rhythmic programming? That seems to be the icing on the cake. No format change for Jammin.

I don't think Bootz' hiring would foreclose a sports/music hybrid of some kind. Perhaps the idea is for Bootz to oversee the music component, while others in the Allen organization oversee the sports.

...be jammin' in Glendive, Mt...
Right alongside Emilie Boyles! That would be funny.

Why would Radio and Records announce a new PD last month...
I've heard of stations that are going to change format having PDs during the transition. I obviously have no clue if that's what's going on here.

or maybe its Jammin looking out for its employees. When a switch is made and people are no longer employed they can get a job with the title they now have. Just a thought....

The exact same thought occurred to me when I first read the news: perhaps Bootz' promotion was just a courtesy, to help him get another gig. I personally have no idea.

If 95.5 goes all sports Wouldn't the Playhouse be available for syndication in the Portland market? It would be logical for Z100 to pick it up. Yes, the playhouse helped destroy Z, but Z has never been able to have anything even close to them in numbers right?

Is PH barter? Rose City could still recognize sales in the Portland market while using their own frequency for something they portray as a better opportunity.

Might see a bit of a shift in the focus and humor of playhouse too if they stay on 95.5 on a shared sports station or end up on a different flagship.

Just can't see them shutting down the network. They have put a lot into building the brand over the years.

Just a thought, but stranger things have happed before, right?

Word is that there is an all staff meeting at RCR tomorrow morning.

Since The Playhouse is already syndicated, couldnt RCR just syndicate the show to another Portland station? Or would that not make financial sense?

95.5 is indeed going all sports. Colleague at Jammin' just dropped the bomb, it looks like Entercom has about a year left before it flips 1080 to mens light talk.

Like some of you guessed (or already knew), May 12th is the date. Official press release will go out on May 6th that will give more details (show line up).

6-9 Katie Brown & Kenny Vance
9-12 Jim Rome
12-3 Chris Myers
3-6 John Canzano
?6-8? Gavin Dawson

This is what the Rose City sales people sent to clients today:

Have you heard??? Jammin’ 95.5 is undergoing a remodel . . . . .so to speak. As of May 12th, 2008 Jammin’ 95.5 will become 95.5 The Game.

95.5 The Game is the first ever all-sports FM radio station on the West Coast, the first FM Talk Station in Portland and will carry, in addition to the line-up attached; The Portland Trailblazers, University of Oregon Ducks Sports and the Seattle Seahawks. 95.5 The Game will offer more live, LOCAL sports programming than has ever been offered before in this market. Our ability to provide LIVE programming allows our audience to stay on top of sports news as it happens!

Rose City Radio’s long term success has been with the spoken word format. With 95.5 FM The Game and News Radio 750 AM KXL, Rose City Radio will now have an even stronger combination to offer advertisers. The two stations will reach white collar men with the greatest possible consumer power.

The new format begins in 12 days. Be the “first on your block” to advertise on Portland’s NEW Sports Talk Station – 95.5 FM – The Game.

This sounds like it's beyond the rumor stage.

Who had the over/under pegged at May 12th?

Canzano has just stated twice on his show this evening: tune in to his Friday show for "the biggest announcement in the history of Portland radio", "which involves this show, The Bald-Faced Truth".

I see The Game and The Fan spliting a 2 rating. The Fan will win mornings. The Game will win win afternoons. The rest will be a push. Will either station be happy with a 1 in the targeted demo ?

Check it...

http://www.955thegame.com/

Pdxpd, posted the above statement: "the first FM Talk Station in Portland"

I'm afraid not. That honor went to the first 24 hour All-Talk FM station in the Nation. KLIQ-FM 92.3Mhz signed on the air December 6, 1967 with a talk line-up which included: Doug Baker, Barry Farber, Joe Pyne, Mark Lee, Joe Redburn, Oliver, Pete Wheeler and beginning on December 11, 1967 a young kid named Mike Turner began his overnight talk show midnight to 6am.

marley,
during Marlow's brief tenure here, he had but one thing right, sports talk is based around billing, not ratings (case in point, WFAN in NY, which with its 2 something share, was top biller in the nation for several years), and while i think its more likely that the ratings will be higher than a split 2, the success will be defined by how much money the format makes, as opposed to the arbitron numbers.

Trixter you have called this one May 12th for along time. I'll give credit.
I have nothing against The Fan, I just believe competition will make the overall product better! I look forward to it.

Destiny

True. It's all about the demo and the billing. So let's say The Fan billed 4 million last year. Which I think is about right. Are these two stations fighting over 4 million and maybe each will pull in 2 million ? Is 2 mill enough to keep each station successful ?

Hmm...

It looks to me like the playhouse will stick around when this format change goes through. Good for PK and the gang I guess, but you have to wonder how long Timmy M is going to keep pumping cash into a show that's lost over 50% of its listener ship recently.

Take a look at radioplayhouse.com... They only service Eugene, Fresno, Santa Rosa, Spokane and Portland now, although their nice web guys make them look bigger by keeping the other 10 markets they lost through time on there with defunct stations and other replacement morning gigs.

Good luck to the game. Saw the new look site tonight some and its coming together well.

I heard that The Playhouse will be on until May 9th. Jammin will be automated during the rest of the day until May 12th. Will another station in town pick up The Playhouse? Only time will tell. I listened to The Playhouse this morning for about half an hour (that's all I could take) and they didnt mention or give any hints regarding this news.

In regards to the line up that Radoh posted. I'd like to see Brown/Vance in afternoon's and Canzano in the mornings. Canzano's show is dry/boring most of the time. I just dont think he has the personality/charisma for his own show. I think Brown/Vance would have a much better shot at getting listeners from Suke/Ropp than Canzano will. The Herd will continue to be the choice for morning sports fans. I get the impression that Canzano is still hated by most die hard Blazer fans due to all his columns bashing every little thing that happened with the team.

I'm excited to listen to Gavin's show. I was always a fan of his when he was at The Fan, and thought that the show he and Ropp did on the weekends was their best local product.

I heard from someone at Entercom that ESPN wanted to move to 95.5 The Game and it was close to happening, but The Fan found a clause/option in their current contract that prevented it. As soon as ESPN's contract is up with The Fan, you can bet they'll jump to The Game. And that will be the nail in the coffin for The Fan.

marley,
i think you will see some first time advertising on 95.5, so the billing should change, and i think you are looking at, IF its done right 3.5 mil for KXL-FM and 1.5 or so for KFXX. Thats personal opinion though, and i have nothing to back it up. That being said, one of the biggest things financially for KXL (am) is the fact they can now stop pre-empting programming for blazers, which allows KXL to get avails back and it gives 95.5 the automatic sales that accompany Blazer games....

Friday, 5/2/08, 8:15 AM (Jay Allen sports report during KXL Morning News): the announcement will officially be made.

Someone who claims to have good sources posted on a Trail Blazer message board yesterday that Greg Oden will have his own show on The Game in the fall.

With the rise of the Trail Blazers, I think stuff like this will bring in very good ratings.

Article from the Oregonian on the format change:

Portland radio Hip-Hop station changing to all-sports talk format

i am guessing its more likely that he, and possibly other blazers will have weekly "shows" on the station in the form of segments on existing local shows....but i am all for being more surprised by a weekend show or something hosted by Oden, just doubtful about it as of now

Rasheed used to have a show on Jammin way back in the day, so its not that far of a reach to think that another Trail Blazer could do it again. Oden definitly has the charisma/personality to have some fun with his own show.

Greg Oden is being paid millions of dollars to play basketball..I hope he concentrates on that. So far, it seems like he's taking all of those millions pretty lightly...

Go Blazers.

Oh, and for whoever said "Canzano blasts the Blazers for every little thing they do", um, you're crazy.

Athletes here (and in Seattle) get the powderpuff treatment every single day...until the day they leave. (Try Philadelphia!) The press (including Canzano) enabled every Jailblazer (including Rider, Stoudamire, up to Miles) until the day they left.

I just want to pop on here and say this is all really sad for me. Good people in that building are being affected.

I covered the JR Rider era at the fan and we roasted him. Mychal Thompson was trying to understand the Blazers mentality...and was very critical...
You are right, Squawkker, these athletes are put on pedestals...usually the reality of their lives don't belong in the public. The can smoke crack and get DUIs...i don't care...there are other bigger, more pressing problems in this world...

The next question, of course, is who is going to pick up the hip-hop standard for Portland? Movin? (God I hope not).

I'd like to hear a station that is more oriented toward old-school/"real" hip-hop and not the commercialized crap that Jammin played.

Website's updated: http://www.995thegame.com/

That's www.955thegame.com. Unless something's happening at The Wolf we don't know about

STOP CALLING ME!
I'm NOT picking up my phone!!!!!

This from R&R:

---------------------Portland Gets FM Sport Station----------------------
By Mike Stern

Rose City Radio rhythmic KXJM/Portland will change to sports Monday, May 12, putting the station up against Entercom sports KFXX.

The station will be called "The Game" and will be an FM home for the Portland Trailblazers, Seattle Seahawks and Oregon Ducks. All three sports franchises had been on Rose City's other Portland property, talk station KXL-AM.

Also moving from KXL is Oregonian columnist John Canzano's "Bald-Faced Truth," slipping into the 3-6 p.m. slot. In addition, expect two former KFXX hosts, Gavin Dawson and Ken Vance, to surface on the new station. Vance will join local ABC-TV affiliate KATU sports director Katy Brown in mornings, and Dawson will host a one-hour show after Canzano.

In the most recent Arbitron ratings, KXJM held a 2.7 12+ while KFXX had a 1.5 share.
_______________________________________________________________

This from All Access:

-------------------95.5 The Game' Afoot In Portland---------------------

It's official, as ROSE CITY RADIO announces the MAY 12th launch of the new Sports format on what is presently Top 40-Rhythmic KXJM (JAMMIN' 95.5)/PORTLAND.

"95.5 THE GAME" will feature former crosstown ENTERCOM Sports KFXX-A (1080 THE FAN) host KEN VANCE and ABC affiliate KATU (TV) personality KATY BROWN in mornings, PREMIERE's JIM ROME 9a-Noon PT, FOX SPORTS RADIO's CHRIS MYERS and SEAN FARNHAM noon-3p, OREGONIAN columnist and KXJM sister Talk KXL-A evening sports talk host JOHN CANZANO taking his "BALD-FACED TRUTH" show to the new FM for 3-6p and former KFXX host GAVIN DAWSON doing 6-7p. FOX SPORTS RADIO's J.T. THE BRICK, BEN MALLER, and STEVE CZABAN will fill the rest of the weekday schedule.

The new station will also broadcast PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS, SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, and UNIVERSITY OF OREGON DUCKS games, all presently heard on KXL.

"We are extremely excited to be launching 95.5 THE GAME, the only all-sports FM radio station in the Western UNITED STATES," said PD JAMES DERBY. "Our play-by-play and live sports talk programming will offer PORTLAND sports fans an incredible array of options that will keep them closer to the action than ever before."

95.5 The Game adds another local show:

PORTLAND, ORE., May 6, 2008 – Brian Wheeler, the radio play-by-play voice of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers will host “Wheels After Work” beginning Monday, May 12th on Sportsradio 95.5FM “The Game” it was announced today. “Wheels After Work” will air every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evening from 7:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. “The Game” is also home to the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers.

"Wheels After Work"--is this a show about NASCAR?

Homer radio at its finest

Im glad we got another sports station. They have interns doing updates at the Fan. I cant even understand them.
Good Bye Fan!

I'm already sick of 95.5 the game

Poor Kevin, scared of a little competition.

i bet he's been listening to the fictious tofu crew on the not yet existent 95.5 The Game. That's called "hearing voices" Kevin, and there are some great psychotropic drugs that could help you lead a normal life. lol

You losers need new priorities in your life if you're looking forward to 95.5 the game, the station is so irrelevant that it isn't even being advertised.

I heard Ken Vance on the Blazers talk show last night. It was good to hear one of the best hosts The Fan ever had back on the radio. I'm not so sure about Katy Brown, but I'm sure Ken will be as good as ever.

Kevin - Where is all that advertising for "The Fan"?

With the Blazers, Ducks and Seahawks, it seems like "The Game" will have the built in cume that KFXX would die for.

You losers need new priorities in your life if you're looking forward to 95.5 the game, the station is so irrelevant that it isn't even being advertised.

Kevin and Jenny are one in the same people..... DON'T FALL FOR THE TROLL!!!

The Fan is just a place holder for a serious sports station. Of course a place holder = 0

95.5thegame is just a place holder for the fan's leftovers, the whole thing is to cut costs

Going to be a big deal. Paul Allen gave them the big green GO to get er done. Expect this to really crank. Fan should be concerned.
Big bucks on the roll out. BIG.

cut costs? LOL

wow...thats a statement of non-knowledge...

I'm not "falling for the troll," just stating the obvious that unless some disaster or another surprise happens in the next 7½ months, this format change (and the resulting concurrent format flip at 107.5) will be the biggest change in Portland radio this year, and perhaps this decade! Something tells me this isn't over yet, either!

Also, this is a radio message board! We don't have to be "looking forward" to the change to be discussing the big news this is. Not everyone listens to every station discussed here, or likes the music/programming.

Only a delusional honk would claim that 95.5thegame as the biggest change of the decade, the game isn't even big enough to be advertised

i personally think the troll is kinda cute, although he cant possibly be as dumb as he seems to be...me think its an act for sure...but until he gets banned, might as well have fun with it while we talk about this weird merry go round on the FM dial

Can we end this stupid promotion of 95.5thegame, it's a try but there's no buzz. By the way how is Vulcan doing on selling the Rose Garden name.

I am surprised that we haven't heard as much of as a peep out of Djfrresh here. Wouldn't the move of Jammin' be big news to him?

Yeah, its just not the same without Fresh!

He's moved to radio-info.com.

Can we end this stupid promotion of 95.5thegame, it's a try but there's no buzz.

Where are you? Nashville? The Moon? North Korea?

Kevin is so cute, i kinda wanna pinch his cheeks, and remember the days when i knew as little about radio as he does...i think i was 2 at the time, and thought the voices in the little box were magic....LOL

I find you really cute and cuddly Destinyoverrun for promoting a radio station that you have to know has practically no chance of succeeding otherwise you would be stupid

...a radio station that you have to know has practically no chance of succeeding...
Where is your proof that 95.5 The Game won't be successful? Bashing them mercilessly for no reason is a bit like yelling "fire" in a crowded theater. (Not to mention a great way to get fired if you're employed in radio, even if you work at the direct competition; and/or "untouchable" if you're seeking to enter the industry.)

There were people here four years ago trashing KPOJ even before they switched to Progressive Talk. Four years later, the station is still airing the same format.

Technically, the Rose Garden is separate from Paul Allen's radio business, and is changing the subject. Has no bearing on the viability of a radio station format that's not even on the air yet.

I've said it before, and I'll repeat it here...We have no less than THREE sports talk stations in Phoenix. They're all on AM. KDUS 1060 has the NHL Coyotes, KGME 910 runs college and national CBS Sports play-by-play, and Sports 620 KTAR has EVERYTHING else. Bonneville moved KTAR's talk format to FM in order to turn 620 all-sports.

Even without as many pro play-by-play opportunities compared to Phoenix, 95.5 should have NO trouble being viable.

Personally, I think spoken word formats are a waste on FM, but that's just me...

We're not Phoenix, we're portland a smaller city of eggheads that cares more about politics than sports. Outside of what Glickman and Knight did, Portland hasn't been a viable sports market.

When will Jennifer Marlow weigh in????

Although I'm no fan of this format, I can accept the reasons for its existence (as discussed earlier):

1) It can bring in a lot of money because it appeals to a demographic that advertisers like
2) 95.5 MHz will be easier to pick up in office buildings than 1080 kHz
3) KXL talk shows won't get preempted for sports anymore
4) This will reduce the likelihood of would-be advertisers of the play-by-play broadcasts whining that they don't want to run their ads on the same radio station that broadcasts Michael Savage, Lars Larson, and Bill O'Reilly
5) Rose City didn't want to blow up KXL

Whether or not this actually works, only time will tell. As far as I'm concerned, most of the frequencies on the FM dial are being wasted primarily because of the programming found there. If something compelling is programmed on AM, I will gladly listen to that and forget about the FM junk formats.

Canzano is going to have B.Obama on today. That's a nice guest for the first day of the new station.

Chris Meyer's is in Portland today at The Game studio's and will have Kevin Pritchard on his show.

>>>>>>When will Jennifer Marlow weigh in????

It is, under the name Kevin_s

When I worked in Sarnia, ON from Aug 07 to May 08, I found a Detroit sports talk station doing approximately 75-90% simulcasting on AM and FM. As someone noted, part of the reason was to allow regular programming on one to continue while the other carried a game, or to have two different sports, e.g. Tigers baseball and Red Wings hockey simultaneously. So, maybe that'll work here in Portland with the first scenario.

But there was another advantage for me...up around Sarnia and Port Huron, MI (across the Blue Water Bridge from each other), I found the FM station easier to receive.

P.S. That station is also a CBS station, and they are pushing their AM-HD broadcasts big-time, with spots on where one can purchase HD radios in the Detroit area.

I also note that KKFN-AM 950 "The Fan" in Denver has moved to an FM frequency, 104.3. There has been talk about the possibility of moving a sister station's ESPN broadcasts from 1600 to the 950 frequency, but for a time they've been simulcasting some FM music on 950. I haven't been able to get clear info about permanent plans for the 950 slot. Although one person on a Denver radio forum suggested the ESPN move would be logical, a rep for the owner said there were "contractual issues."

This move in Denver is quite controversial, as Rocky Mountain News radio and TV columnist Dusty Saunders notes, because it means the FM signal will pretty much be confined to the Denver area at night, leaving former "950 The Fan" listeners in outlying areas such as Cheyenne, WY and Colorado Springs out of the picture. (See his column at http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/18/after-intent-signaled-fan-set- to-flip-switch/) Perhaps the owners felt there wasn't that much listenership from those areas to keep broadcasting local Denver sports talk...but who knows what will end up at 950?

In any event, it's yet another sports talk station moving to the FM spectrum.