I'd rather give my music away for free than support these cretins. I have to take issue with your negative brush-off all the left-leaning programs. We still have drawers full of those in our music library, as well as floor-to-ceiling shelves full of vinyl. A "Deal" is about as exciting as a home loan. Yet Cliff Albert continues to offer right wing talking points about how progressive talk stations are failures because all they do is bash president Bush and bash corporations (not true, but never mind.) At Star 94.1, replacing Hilary with Ryan Seacrest is a big gamble. Some other notes of interest re: KLSD.revenue-wise, it was certainly doing better financially than it's predecessor format of adult oldies music. Preferred radio stations and music genres, user's Favorites, stations reviews and many other services need your personal data processing. Trust me, man, he continues, there were so many jocks in this market who were grabbing their ankles and telling management, Yes, yes. What was wrong is that they blew off the flippin core. A new entrance was built at the back of the building to access the studios for the divested stations.[11]. Its like a big love fest., And yet, underscoring the volatility of local media, the love ended almost as quickly as it began. Here are 7 you cant miss, Bertram Turetzky, ace of bass for six decades, set to play his 85th birthday gig, B.B. Ive lost track of the pinch me moments Ive been lucky enough to experience. DON'T YOU WANT ME. My understanding is that those plans are vague and, in the immortal words of the N.S.A., more aspirational than operational. As for me, Ill weigh my limited options and chill for a few days before moving forward. Michael Medved?) Conferring with Hunter and Duncan Hunter Jr., Larson discovered that wasnt an option. U-T entertainments Chris Cantore sits down with San Diegos Slighty Stoopid. Theyd say, I listen to you, and then when the music comes on I punch out, that is, exit 91X because the music it was so friggin obvious was scripted. Clear Channel operated 19 'progressive stations' (59 overall) were dumped. Updates: Like Stacy Taylor, Mark Larson is no longer at 1700 AM. That leaves me with no reason to listen to radio unless there is absolutely nothing else availablethen I'll tune into KPBS because although it's sometimes dull, at least it doesn't insult my intelligence too often, or irritate me with DJ chatter and repetitive advertising for products I'll never buy. 2 talking about this. Although the show features too many moronic comedic bits, the stupidity of the program is just what I need to get me out of my cranky mood in the AM hours. Too much of the new songs being selected are unmemorable and boring. His programming list consisted of 239 AOR tracks and deemphasized DJ personality and station promotions. Listeners are more brilliant than the people pushing the buttons.. Music, by it's nature, is NOT time-sensitive (at least the good stuff). Well, if the "Fred and Josh Show" doesn't appeal, we could come up with other names Gnasher and Crasher The "official" first song after the on-air announcement was "Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads. And yes, I'm glad God is still the one in charge of the things that matter most. To get to the studio you had to drive up this hill to get to this dingy, cinder-block building. Marketing cookies help us and our partners to fit the adverts and content you see during and after visiting our site to your interests. Markets where Ed or Stephanie beat Hannity or Limbaugh? Opinion: I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1963 Childrens Crusade. (Metro New York City is the largest, with 15.3 million listeners.) Put another way, its the leadenness of radios need to replicate its formats for instance, conservative out-of-town hosts Sean Hannity, Dennis Miller, and Michael Medved lord it over midday talk which is challenged by the swiftness of listeners who, bored by such copies, plug their ears in elsewhere. That studio reeked of the radio stations history: It was the most disgusting space spit, vomit, semen stained into the carpet and the couch, postcards, dust, ghetto mikes, dirt on the board, razorblade marks from friggin jocks of years past doing friggin lines of coke off the friggin board.. Buy Tickets. That is no longer the case, they import most of their programming on KFMB from satellite networks, while KFMB-FM is (outside of morning drive) a simple jukebox. Spring Flowers in Mission Trails Regional Park. In 1997, Cantore got on board 91X. Devorah you keep touting how viable shows like Ed Schultz are yet you have provided no substance to your argument. 91X is 91X again, unlike any other station anywhere. I imagine there are others. He opted out of his contract and said so on the air. A year of turmoil in local radio has culminated in a slew of December changes. It was all about options: you can surf the channels and hear the same songs over and over again. Off the air, Larson, a Republican and a Christian, played with the notion of running for the congressional seat of Duncan Hunter, who, after a failed presidential bid, is retiring from the 52nd District. My last year I decided it wasnt as much fun. He was surprised to hear Albert say it was only a local decision Pressure was coming from somewhere to get Dr. Laura back in. In the end, Larson was not let go. In October 2007, at Z90, the morning deejay Chino was replaced by Big Boys Neighborhood from Los Angeles; in November 2007, at 91X, Jennifer White, cohost with Chris Cantore for 2 years, left a month before Cantore was fired to do a morning show on Sophie 103.7; in December 2007, at 91X, Al Guerra, who hosted the local-music two-hour radio show Loudspeaker, quit over differences with Finest City managers. Its like people dont even want to talk anymore. The audience is 75 percent the core (former 91Xers) and 25 percent from all over the world, new and old listeners who live elsewhere and mouse him in via the Web. KROQ had Rodney Biggenheimer and its regular lineup (Jed the Fish, Poorman) who were a lot more out there than the 91X guys were. Clear Channel went from owning 40 stations to 1400 almost overnight. We still play some vinyl and CDs, but most of our music now has been digitized. And the perks? Although, he says, stealing a surfboard is the worst karma of all., Right now, Cantore is in soft-landing mode. Now Cantore is reinventing himself again with Cantore Creative. Many of the discoveries and developments that have made our country great have emanated from this school of thought. According to Arbitron, radios audience-research company, San Diego ranks as the 17th largest radio market in America, with some 2.5 million 12-and-older listeners. His father, Dick Carlson, was a local TV anchor and ran for mayor of San Diego. British rock band Coldplay have headlined eight concert tours and numerous promotional shows, music festivals and other live performances. Jacor Communications was the first media conglomerate to own a pocketful of radio stations, purchasing 9 of them in the 1990s, including 91X. Cookie files from analytics systems, social networks and other services help us to customise our website to better match your interests. Dear PhilL Sign Up; Log In; Messenger . Sidebar 3: Did you remember when, after Stern moved from Mexican station 91x to U.S. station Rock 105.3, there was a furor over Stern's bawdy comments on the airwaves. In spite of all that, I think Obama/Biden should have won by more. There are many rightie talkers who are very entertaining, whether I agree with them or not (and no, I don't agree with all the lefties all the time either). I wonder if you're actually associated with Jones Radio Networks? The number of people who listen at home or at work has dropped about 5 percent, while those who listen in their cars has risen 7 percent, the latter at least partially explained by longer traffic snarls. 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The show does well. 101.1 is usually good for something annoyingly 80s, interrupted by Elton John or Jesse's Girl for the 20th time that day. David Tanny, a San Diego radio blogger since 1999, says that hes waiting for the convergence, when listeners can get Internet radio away from a computer in a car or on a portable device. Its inspiring and Im excited to move forward., Headliner Dave Alvin was one of 60 acts performing at 20 venues at the annual free music festival Saturday. Costly marketing, format changes, and hiring and firing five program directors in five years, he says, is what sank 91X. This has been true since Happy Hare woke up San Diego listeners on KCBQ in the 50's & 60's, to when the original 91X hit the air. A few stations, their transmission towers located in Mexico, broadcast entirely canned content. Woke up this morning, turned on my favorite alternative radio station, 94.9 and it was totally different, what happened? They shook our hands, told us stories, and when Bono started singing along with the songs, I almost fell over. 98 reviews of 91X "David M. really said it best. I am grateful., Cantore said he was not surprised KBZT ended the Cantore + Woods show. People listened to radios because they couldn't carry a turntable around with them. It was the absolute antithesis of that. The phone rang once or twice. By 2004, Clear Channel had cornered nearly 45 percent of local radio stations, three times the market share of its nearest competitor. I spent all my free time with the rest of the 91X staff, going to concerts and the beach and making weekend trips to Puerto Nuevo for lobster lunches and all-around shenanigans. In 1978, XETRA-FM's programming and sales rights were purchased by the San Diego-based Noble Broadcast Group. We need music directors to discover good new songs to play on the radio instead of the corporate-chosen crap that's a staple on contemporary hit radio. He attributes success at 91X not to my talent there were plenty of people who did it way better than me but it was my passion for this town. For Aguirre, the stations ostensible kowtowing to Kittles demand violated objectivity and the balance [of] federal law in which the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is statutorily directed to support those objectives., Decker says that though he is not the producer of Editors Roundtable, he understood the issues involved. 91X is 91X again, unlike any other station anywhere. Later in the day, on the way in to do my show, Jorge Espinoza, my producer called to say Id been fired. Apr 24 closing out the last week of april. A few listener rallies were held: one in Clear Channels parking lot starred councilmember Donna Frye, city attorney Michael Aguirre, and TV-news star Bree Walker, among other celebrity protesters. I brought on my friends. The San Diego radio scene experienced its second shake-up of the new year with the Tuesday disclosure that the popular Cantore + Woods weekly morning show on KBZT FM 949 has been canceled. Did you get enlightened about an issue? There is absolutely no support from the local radio stations for local, independent hip hop..what-so-ever. It's not unique anymore. You have to pay it back within a certain time frame, you see very little return on the aggregate price of a CD, and even when you pay it off the labels STILL own an interest in your music via publishing rights. There was a companywide buzz to change, he says, since Dr. Laura, with a new book, was pushing toward a focus on family problems and personal morality. Obama won because he and Biden were superior candidates and McCain and Palin were not plus it was a repudiation of th last 8 years. And you'll get your listeners. Ed Schultz and Stephanie Miller do good, entertaining radio. Theyre still playing Aerosmith and shit like that, which was good for its time, but its 2008, and we need to move on. I love that story! Have your agents talk to my agents, and we'll get the lawyers to draft up a deal. [16] LMA then rebranded itself as Local Media San Diego LLC to reflect its focus on the San Diego market. Growth has slowed because more than half of listeners who tune in to terrestrial radio once a week also access their iPods and mp3 players. Time in San Diego: 22:15, 04.27.2023. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. is a term of excitement popular with surfers. Not surprisingly, theres a link between these listeners and social-networking sites such as MySpace: 41 percent of weekly online listeners have personal Internet profiles. We'd get into it and have a lot of fun. KROQ Program Director Rick Carroll was hired as station consultant. There were moths the size of birds. Done., Clear Channel Communications, which today owns some 900 radio stations across America, bought 91X in 1999; the company moved the station to Granite Ridge Road in 2005, and it changed overnight, Cantore says. This includes Internet radio and terrestrial radio broadcast on station websites. Whats more, consolidation continues to produce a climate of self-censorship, in which a lot of people are, as Cantore says, scared to talk right now, a sign that many are protecting what little job security they do have. An on-air presence for 23 years, Larson used to produce Hudson and Bauer during the KFMB heyday. [3] The signal was aimed squarely at the San Diego radio market. The three-hour Cantore + Woods morning drive show was co-hosted by local radio veterans Chris Cantore and Steven Woods. Following the 9-day run of 91X From A to X.. YZ where, in celebration of its 40th year serving the local community, 91X played the best of its music library in alphabetical order by title, the station has now changed with a focus on the musical depth and breadth of the last four decades, while still continuing to break emerging artists, and highlight great music from many genres. You betcha. Sidebar 1: I was actually part of the Howard Stern show. He later worked for KBZT before returning to 91X. On October 6, 2015, Midwest Television (owners of KFMB and KFMB-FM) announced that it had entered into a joint operating agreement with Local Media San Diego LLC, forming an entity known as SDLocal, to manage their collective cluster of stations. 38 likes, 0 comments - Jesse Pruett (@jessejpruett) on Instagram on February 22, 2021: "Grateful to 91X - San Diego for playing my song "Family" off the new album Brighten Up The W." Jesse Pruett on Instagram: "Grateful to 91X - San Diego for playing my song "Family" off the new album Brighten Up The World. Rick is one of our few rays of radio hope out there! But thankfully, I no longer have to rely on them finding music on my behalf since I now can easily find it myself. TV. [But I think that] the consumer is smarter than the industry, and they have been for years. A group called Save KLSD emerged which has now morphed into CPR-San Diego (or the Campaign for Progressive Radio). By continuing to use this website, you agree to our policies regarding the use of cookies. But in November 2007, KLSD went off the air. Also, Stacy Taylor at AM1700, was the lone progressive talker among a sea of conservative talkers and I understand his was the higheset-rated show in their lineup. Read up on David Brock, the former GOP operative and what he has to say in THE REPUBLICAN NOISE MACHINE. Our fair city has 13 AM and 27 FM stations. There was a time when 91x was truly cutting edge just like KROQ in Los Angeles. Thom is the well-read, professorial type who was very knowlegable on American history, constitutional law, and many social issues. The other side is just too decent and thoughtful to succeed on air. If you remember, the Stern show used to be carried on the E! FM 94.9 is one of 15 U.S. stations owned by Lincoln Financial Media Group, which includes San Diegos Smooth Jazz 98.1 and Country KSON-FM, one of San Diegos highest-rated stations. My hunch? His optimism is irrepressible; it has the buoyancy of a surfer expecting that the next wave will be the one. Chris Cantore who was doing mornings on 91X (he replaced Stern) was interviewed by the U-T at the time and Cantore had this big dramatic rap (paraphrasing) "We have to be so careful with the FCC,etc." If you put local before good, youre making a big mistake. Clear Channel is a fine company. He needs to keep an eye on it. Talk and news radio are the success stories of the medium. To record his work he uses his home studio in Leucadia or the one in his cabin on Palomar Mountain.