[Husker] OT: 1620 the zone format change

[Quinn Coldiron]

> What's not known is what drove this decision:  KOZN-1620 AM, KOSR-590  AM, 
> or ESPN Corporate.  ESPN probably wasn't happy with many of their  shows being 

> pre-empted, and KOSR has consistently ranked at the bottom  of the local 
>ratings
> in recent years, and  desperately needed something to justify keeping the 
> transmitter turned  on.
 

This is what interests me.  How do you initiate that call?  

"Hi, is this 590?  OK, this is 1620 and we want FSR and we want you to take 
ESPN.  OK?  Great."

810 WHB in K.C. is another ESPN affiliate that I don't understand paying the 
fees.  They are also very driven by local programming and paying the ESPN tax 
just does not make sense.  I think the syndicated weekend programming for FSR is 
better, and frankly, I think the weekend programming for Sporting News Radio is 
better.  I'd rather listen to Sporting News Radio stuff half the time than the 
network ESPN guys.  SNR has some decent shows.  I'm surprised 590 didn't go for 
SNR to save money instead of ESPN.

On the national syndication stuff, I don't get FSR dumping Steve Czaban and 
putting Steven A Smith on.  I used to listen to FSR in the mornings when I was 
tired of Mike-n-Mike.  Now I just throw the SNR stream on my iPod while getting 
ready in the AM to listen to Czab when I'm tired of M-n-M.


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Quinn P. Coldiron




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From: Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>
To: TODD STRONG <strongtodd at msn.com>; Aaron Wolfson <awolfson0 at gmail.com>; 
"qcoldir at yahoo.com" <qcoldir at yahoo.com>
Cc: Huskerlist <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Mon, January 17, 2011 2:26:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] OT: 1620 the zone format change


The "Schick & Nick" show is a local production, and will continue from 8 am to 
11 am. The time change is to accomodate the Jim Rose show at 11 am.  
"Unsportsmanlike Conduct" with Kevin Kugler and Mike'l Severe will be 
unaffected, and will continue to run from 2 pm to 6 pm.

ESPN has been charging it's affiliates larger sums of money to carry ESPN Radio 
programming, and since 1620 AM is primarily driven by their local programming (2 
daily sports shows plus numerous local programs), the ESPN affiliation became 
less attractive.

What's not known is what drove this decision:  KOZN-1620 AM, KOSR-590 AM, or 
ESPN Corporate.  ESPN probably wasn't happy with many of their shows being 
pre-empted, and KOSR has consistently ranked at the bottom of the local ratings 
in recent years, and  desperately needed something to justify keeping the 
transmitter turned on.

 Mike Jaixen
http://huskermike.blogspot.com
http://www.cornnation.com




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From: TODD STRONG  <strongtodd at msn.com>
To: Aaron Wolfson  <awolfson0 at gmail.com>; "qcoldir at yahoo.com " 
<qcoldir at yahoo.com>
Cc: Huskerlist <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Mon, January 17, 2011 1:46:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] OT: 1620 the zone format change

No more schik n nik
-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Wolfson <awolfson0 at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:44:07 
To: <qcoldir at yahoo.com>
Cc: <husker at tssi.com>
Subject: Re: [Husker] OT: 1620 the zone format change

Generally I will miss having ESPN a little, but that's overshadowed by NO
MORE COWHERD! WOOHOO!

Aaron


On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Quinn Coldiron <qcoldir at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Crazy how big of a flop 590 turned out to be.
>
> I do like the Fox Sport Radio weekend morning shows.  Stocks and Jocks is a
> pretty good show and I really like  Raceday on Fox with Rob D'Amico.
>
> I always thought the EPSN daytime programming was horrible.  I'd find
> myself
> listening to 810 WHB out of K.C. a lot via the internet.  That will change,
> though since we are moving to the Big 10.  No need to listen in to Big 12
> oriented programming.
>
>
>  -----------------------------
> Quinn P. Coldiron
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net>
> To: Quinn Coldiron <qcoldir at yahoo.com>; husker at tssi.com
> Sent: Mon, January 17, 2011 12:28:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] OT:  1620 the zone format  change
>
> Wow.  That's a shock to me, the ESPN / Westwood One combo was nice.
>
> I go back and forth with Cowherd, but I like Rome better.  The Fox
> afternoon
> stuff is TERRIBLE, so I'm glad they kept Unsportsmanlike.  They're
> nighttime
> stuff is ok I guess.
>
> Too bad that doesn't bring back Dan Patrick or even better Kornheiser.
>
> Skylar
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Quinn Coldiron" <qcoldir at yahoo.com>
> Date: Mon, Jan 17, 2011 12:07 pm
> Subject: [Husker] OT:  1620 the zone format change
> To: <husker at tssi.com>
>
> For those in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area, 1620 just announced a format
> and
> affiliate change.   They  are dropping ESPN and moving to a combo
> Fox/Westwood
> One affiliate.
>
>
> Daytime format starting in February:
>
> 5am-8am a new show.  Forgot the name, but it's a Westwood show, not Steven
> A
> Smith from Fox (thank you!)
>
> Schick/Nick  moves to 8am-11am
> Jim Rome 11-2 (moves from 590)
>
> Unsportsmanlike 2-6 (the same)
>
> Between Fox and Westwood One they have locked in lots of live games.
>
> Westwood One sports programming:
> http://affiliates.westwoodone.com/sports/sports-intro.asp
>
> Kind of was hoping they'd go Sporting News Radio and not Fox.  I like the
> SNR
> lineup and listen online. I will miss Mike and Mike from ESPN in the
> mornings,
> but I have grown tired of most  of the rest of the ESPN radio programming.
>
> With Kugler moving up in Westwood One, this change does not surprise me.
>
> -----------------------------
> Quinn P. Coldiron
>
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