Local (and other) radio news

[ggould]

Truckee's KTKE-FM is totally cool, in an eclectic way that would never work in a big town.  I have heard all kinds of strange segues, from U2 to Country Joe to Count 5, and very raw and seat of the pants.

In Reno, there's a BOB FM, which sounds cool too, playing the Clash, UB40, and lots of other stuff I don't remember.  They make a point of saying they're not owned by Clear Channel, or any other large corp.

"We're not slick, we're not always even functional!"

[mshray]

Now Max 95.7 is playing "Thunder Island". The song DOES exist outside of 10at10!  

This morning, flipping channels while KFOG went to commercial, I heard Max doing their self-promo of people calling in saying how great they are, but the last caller (female) said, "Bring back 95.7 The Bear!  I can't stand all this crap!"   Then the Max voice guy said, "I feel your pain."  Then the caller continued, "I couldn't believe it when I turned on the radio in my truck and heard all this crap!"

Then the Max voice guy said, "I smell your pain."

[RGMike]

the Max voice guy

aka "J. Peterman" from Seinfeld.  I find him way annoying, but that was a good line.

[Beej]

aka "J. Peterman" from Seinfeld. I find him way annoying, but that was a good line.

And he played Loni Anderson's new husband and step-dad to... wait for it... The Mullets!

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0367371/

His character was a gameshow host. Heh.

[RGMike]

FYI, AOL Radio is now free and avialable to everyone:

http://music.channel.aol.com/radioguide/bb.adp

[Lightnin' Rod]

I had the MAX on the other day in the car.  They've been playing a bunch of promos featuring callers telling us how much they like the new station.  One was particularly telling:

It blows KFOG out of the water.  It's like 10 @ 10 all day long!

[Alicat]

I had the MAX on the other day in the car.  They've been playing a bunch of promos featuring callers telling us how much they like the new station.  One was particularly telling:

It blows KFOG out of the water.  It's like 10 @ 10 all day long!

I would beg to (vigorously) differ with that person. I hope KFOG doesn't let the tail wag the dog.

[Beej]

So, MAX 95.7 has DJs now.

[RGMike]

So, MAX 95.7 has DJs now.

Are they all named Max?  That'd be cute, like all the Donnas being named Donna.

Or maybe not.

[Beej]

Are they all named Max? That'd be cute, like all the Donnas being named Donna.

LOL! I don't remember this gal's name whose DJing now. But, it ain't Max.

They still have the goofy John O'Hurley spots, though.

[RGMike]

BTW, for those who are on pins & needles about this: Monday July 25th is the target date for 1510 AM to start simulcasting KPIG.

[ggould]

BTW, for those who are on pins & needles about this: Monday July 25th is the target date for 1510 AM to start simulcasting KPIG.

I wish they would stream again (for free)

[Alicat]

So, MAX 95.7 has DJs now.

I kind of feel guilty knowing that too. Means I've been listening. I also noticed tonight the KUFX (98.5 KFOX) has a new promo saying we play what you want (vs the we play anything we want). It was preceded by a recorded caller mentioning Zepplin and other classic rockers. The radio wars heat up.

[Alicat]

Just checking my email and I'm on the MAX mail list. Must be leftover from the Drive, the Bear, now MAX.

Hello Ali:

(the following are checkboxes)
Name the radio station after myself.

Shop for obscure albums on eBay.

Pad expense report.

. . . must I do everything around here?

Finally, a little help:

Max FM welcomes Teri King, now on the air weekdays from 10-2. You'll like her. Great voice, knows the Bay Area, knows the music. And smart as a whip — in our interview, the usual game of Chutes and Ladders, she kicked my butt.

I'm exhausted. Can I go back to Belize now?

Love, Max
The Head Honcho
95.7 Max FM


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[ggould]

I prefer the  quality of  iTunes streaming, and it's real easy.  If you have iTunes (free!) just go to the Advanced menu, and select "Open Stream..."

Then just paste http://209.237.251.148:80 into the box, and go!  You shouldn't need to 'join' their club or anything.  Here is the current stat on how many people are listening:

Current Stream Information
Server Status:   Server is currently up and public.
Stream Status:   Stream is up at 48 kbps with 4 of 600 listeners (4 unique)
Listener Peak:   152
Average Listen Time:   2h 10m 02s
Stream Title:   95.7 Max, San Francisco
Content Type:   audio/mpeg
Stream Genre:   Various