What should be on AM radio?

Anonus · 2016-06-25 23:45:22

The radio stations bearing the callsigns "WABC", "KABC", "WLS" and "KGO" currently do so under license from ABC Warner and are being bled to death by current owner Cumulus. I must bring them back into the ABC family (pun not intended) and save them. But I get the sense that ConservaTalk is on the wane. What should replace it?

Imipolex G · 2016-06-26 00:02:25

the audiobook of Gravity's Rainbow

Anonus · 2016-06-26 00:04:52

anything else?

Tre · 2016-06-26 00:07:43

an audio only recording of me playing the entirety of Super Meat Boy

you'll never run out of material

Anonus · 2016-06-26 00:20:45

all day?

Imipolex G · 2016-06-26 00:23:56

I'm pretty sure it took him longer than a day to get through Super Meat Boy.

Anonus · 2016-06-26 00:27:10

all day every day, i meant

Anonus · 2016-06-26 00:50:18

ideas:

WABC: Local sports talk format meant to compete with WFAN
KABC: Movie talk radio that's like sports talk but features people calling in to complain about superhero movies instead
WLS: Going to war with WBBM
KGO: The old format and personalities, or something akin to such but aimed at a younger audience

glennmagusharvey · 2016-06-26 01:08:45

Replace them with liberal talk radio and Ruins of Alph broadcasts.

Anonus · 2016-06-26 01:10:26

admittedly half the reason I want these stations is because they're using MY callsigns, and because I bought the Hubbard family's company entirely to get my hands on WTOP radio in Washington because I wanted its callsign and the equity thereof for the ABC-owned TV station there (WTOP is one of My Babies now but still)

radio has been turned into a junky medium and I'm not sure how to steer talent towards it

Anonus · 2016-06-26 01:19:59

glennmagusharvey said:
Replace them with liberal talk radio and Ruins of Alph broadcasts.

I thought about going liberal but I wondered if talk that was more local and less national would work

You know, just put some weirdos and interesting people on the radio and let them talk

Sredni Vashtar · 2016-06-26 02:19:33

Coast-to-Coast AM with Art Bell reruns and the entire RRRRecords back catalogue.

glennmagusharvey · 2016-06-26 02:36:23

I could probably put on a radio show by spouting enough stupid opinions.

Anonus · 2016-06-26 02:36:52

I don't want stupidity on my babies' signals

Anonus · 2016-06-26 02:37:10

unless it is being disputed

Sredni Vashtar · 2016-06-26 02:42:37

Stupidity can be interesting, though.

Anonus · 2016-06-26 03:02:20

well yeah

i dunno, i want to focus on local programming because it's the antithesis of all the shit that Clear Channel et al. have choked radio with in the last two decades

Sredni Vashtar · 2016-06-26 03:04:50

Local programming can be its own special brand of crappy, though.

Tre · 2016-06-26 03:07:10

AHEM.

iHeartMedia. (God, what a terrible name.)

Anonus · 2016-06-26 03:19:55

Sredni Vashtar said:
Local programming can be its own special brand of crappy, though.

as someone who probably listens to more radio than me, do tell

Sredni Vashtar · 2016-06-26 03:21:52

Anonus said:

Sredni Vashtar said:
Local programming can be its own special brand of crappy, though.
as someone who probably listens to more radio than me, do tell

You ever seen public access TV? Some of it's great or just endearing but some of it is truly risible. This isn't so much a problem with local FM but the principle definitely applies to AM.

Anonus · 2016-06-26 03:31:36

well ABC Warner has a shitload of money

I was thinking about doing something like for-profit PBS/NPR

Anonus · 2016-06-26 05:10:27

I'm wondering if AM 950 KMYL in Denver ought to be like this

Anonus · 2016-06-26 05:10:43

It is a newser tied at the hip with its TV counterpart

Calica · 2016-06-26 05:14:33

horror podcasts

What should be on AM radio?

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