It’s been years since
anyone paid attention to KLAC (570 AM). So long ago that many forgot that the
station used to play music ... like most AM stations, music is the last format
that attracted an audience large enough to be meaningful. In the case of KLAC,
it was adult standards that immediately followed country.
But that was a long time
ago. For the past decade or so KLAC has been sports. Not that anyone cares.
Outside of the entertaining Petros and Money Show in the afternoon, none of the
shows have been noteworthy. And the ratings have reflected that for seemingly
ever ... such as in the most recent Nielsen Ratings that has KLAC at a 0.5 share
of the audience. Put into perspective, if you combine the ratings of all the
sports stations in town -- KLAC, KLAA (830 AM), KSPN (710 AM) and KFWB (980 AM)
-- you have a 1.8 share of the audience ... good for 24th place. Combined.
Time was when you had a
SINGLE station with signals as strong as these you’d be looking to change
formats.
But all that’s about to
change ... owner iHeartRadio, formerly known as Clear Channel, has the answer.
KLAC as we know it is gone. In it’s place: AM 570 LA Sports.
What’s new? Get this ... a
brand new logo! A couple new shows, too. Oh, and did I mention the brand-new
logo? It’s a really nice logo.
The day starts with Dan
Patrick 6 to 9 a.m., followed by the all-new “LA Today” with Bill Reiter and
Leann Tweeden from 9 a.m. to noon. Jay Mohr follows until 3:00, at which time
Petros and Money take over.
Highlighting the
co-ownership of the station with the Los Angeles Dodgers, “Dodger
Talk” featuring David Vassegh and Kevin Kennedy will air every night all year
long at 7 p.m., or following the Dodgers games when they are playing.
Letterbag
“Your report should of
been about how iHeart Radio changed nice family station Hot 92.3 from a station
with loved DJs such as Art Laboe, who is a legend here in Los Angeles, honored
by Angelinos ... to a vulgar, thuggish, no class or respect station. This is a
travesty. Our Latino culture was kicked to the curb ... total discrimination ...
for a station that totally glorifies thugs, drugs, and vulgarity. Sick. And Big
Boy was totally in on it; he already had a million dollar job he walked out
on, for 3.mill, knowing his fellow DJ's would be kicked to the curb. Los Angeles
lost a fabulous station ... for a group of greedy low lifes.” -- Dorothy
Ortega
I’ve gotten emails and read
posts on Facebook stating pretty much the same thing. Losing Hot is particularly
tough for fans because there is no replacement: no other station in town plays
the same music. If you live in the right area you can hear old school -- and Art
Laboe, whose syndicated show moved after Hot changed formats -- on
KQIE/Riverside (104.7 FM).
Of course what I really
want is for Laboe to bring back the original 1110 KRLA (now KDIS, 1110 AM) and
program the tunes as he did in the 1970s and early ‘80s. KRLA was the original
old school station ... with ties to East LA going back decades. But that’s just
me living in the past again.
“How do I go about letting
KABC (790 AM) know that they did not make a good choice in replacing Brian Suits
with Judge Christina Perez? While she appears to know her legal stuff, her voice
-- which is all soft and sweet -- is annoying to listen to speaking about such
heavy duty matters. Does anyone else feel the way I do? I change the station to
KFI (640 AM) from the 9-10 a.m. spot when I am in the car during morning drive.”
-- Fern Reisner
No, you are not the only
one. I’ve received a few letters such as yours, along with quite a few asking
where they can find Suits (short answer: I cannot find him either). My hunch:
I’m not expecting the show to last.
Rumor Mill
John Phillips is on the
short list to become the new host of the syndicated Red Eye Radio, to replace
Greg Gutfeld. I unfortunately have not been able to catch Phillips to get his
thoughts ... we keep missing each other. Next week, I should have the
scoop.
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