Russ Vandeveerdonk Verified

Big news in this local radio market! Glad that The Jagger Show will stay unchanged, he comes on in the mornings. Thanks for the info PN!

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Collin Gouldin Verified

Because it's a FM station. So it will have further broadcast distance and better quality. Also, the contract for the cowboys broadcast is up. If they land that it could be a big game changer.

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Chris Kidd Verified

RMS was a worn out bit 3 years ago, why they kept him so long is a question many people had asked here and elsewhere. For 105.3, The Cowboys are a likely target, as they can opt-out at the end of this season with Cumulus. Also, the StarsRangers broadcasts maybe up for grabs as WBAP, I believe, is in their last season of contract with the stars, as well as the rangers being on KRLD already, which could setup some interesting simulcast opportunities..

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Russ Vandeveerdonk Verified

Just to add, The new, " The Fan 105.3 FM" will also be the OFFICIAL STATION for, Nascar, NFL Playoffs and quite a few more things. Just watch, CBS know thier demographics and what DFW wants to hear.

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Collin Gouldin Verified

ESPN's signal is pretty weak.
Rjfk - CBS does NOT know what they're doing, and neither does anyone else in the radio industry right now, because like david said, the radio industry is in a world of hurt.

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John McClelland Verified

I've been a fan of 105.3 since Jagger came on board, so it is good they're keeping their bread winner (they mentioned this morning their ratings were a lot higher than expected).

Maybe Russ Martin's ratings took a dive? I haven't seen them. They're saving a ton of money by canning him though.

I caught part of their new sports mid day show at lunch today. It sounded entertaining if you're wanting to hear about sports.

But hey! It's been a constant upswing for 105.3 since David Lee Roth was thrown off the airwaves. Not many stations can say they've had that kind of success.

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Collin Gouldin Verified

john, according to Russ he's still getting paid till the end of his contract in April of '11. (there goes a few million down the drain.)

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Russ Vandeveerdonk Verified

Well Collin Gouldin, you are correct, just look at Sirius and XM and all that re-organizing stuff. AND WHY would they pay Howard Stern $100 million bucks for the rights to his show a few years back. Airwaves getting too crowded, are there too many choices to listen to? That is why I like Jagger, kinda real show and he is un-afraid to speak his mind on air.

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Chris Kidd Verified

Russ and friends got into the same old tired schtick he's been doing since the eagle days(Turning off the mics, dropping words that sound like the n-bomb, blowing stuff up, ect..) It got tired and boring after awhile. Why they didnt can him 2 years ago is a question that should be asked.

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Collin Gouldin Verified

sirius and xm don't even belong in the same conversation as over the air (normal) radio. They have YET to have a profitable year, and i doubt they ever will...

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Chris Kidd Verified

Leykis is also seeing his syndication dissipate dramatically, as many of the stations that were syndicating his show where the "live/free" format stations CBS ran. Unlike russ, he's kept his money secure over the years and has weathered worse.

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John McClelland Verified

Tom Leykis fascinates me. Mainly because he has made a career of having the exact same format to every single show 5 days a week- saying how much marriage sucks. How can you talk about that daily? Somehow, Leykis does.

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Russ Vandeveerdonk Verified

No kidding, KRLD-FM. Gosh, I have listened to KRLD news since 1973 when it was on the car radio, as Ollie Mae, our family maid was driving us to the private catholic school way, way back in the day!

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Collin Gouldin Verified

The Fan just picked up all of the rangers day-time games.

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