[BC] DST vs Daytimers

[Cowboy]

On Monday 21 August 2006 08:11 am, WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 08/21/2006 07:27:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> curt at spam-o-matic.net writes:

> >   I am implying that you are complaining about a condition on your stations
> >   license that is not changing, but has now ( or might ) become 
> "unacceptable"
> >  in your point of view, 

> That perception is wrong. From the perspective of *our listeners*, our 
> schedule is, in fact, changing.

 OK. I'll go with that.
 That takes it to from YOUR point of view, it's just a condition of the license
 that you chose to accept, but now congress ( I use a lower case c out of 
 dis-respect ) is changing the behaviour of your listeners.

 ( and, of course, "you" doesn't mean you personally )

> >   I personally know of at least one daytimer that serves it's clientele and 
> >   produces nearly as much revenue when it's off the air as when it's on.
> 
> Now that's a new one on me!
> 
> >   Why not you ? 
> >   Lemonaid !
> 
> Well, if I had *any clue* how to pull-off a miracle like that... It can't be 
> WEBcasting... too limited, too hamstrung by the Music Mafia, and too much 
> competition.

 Is there ?

> Care to elaborate? 

 Sadly, I can not, for two reasons.
 #1.    I don't know exactly. It's none of my business, so I'm not directly involved.
        They're an occasional client. I'm not an employee.

 What I do know, is that there is a great deal of respect for that particular
 GM from anyone who's ever met or worked with him.

 #2 Unintended disclosure.
       I've not been explicitly told it's OK to say what I know, so I won't.

    That always applies to anyone I ever work for.

 Might sound like a cop-out, but they're both true.

> >   1. What people are doing at your sign-on may change a bit, which YOU 
> > perceive as a disadvantage, though it may not be such.
> 
> Well, I cannot see how losing an *hour* of Morning Drive can possibly be 
> anything BUT a severe disadvantage.

 Well, until you can see it otherwise, or change that, I suspect it will be !!

 All I'm trying to do, is to grab your attention. Think outside the box.
 It's been done.
 Rather than lament the "problem" find a solution.

 At least one group owner ( different client ) told me across the dinner table,
 that he'd studied his 40+ years in this business, and that 90% of all of his
 revenue came from 6A to 6P and so he wasn't concerned about night
 coverage except in passing.

 It seems reasonable to believe that an alternative solution exists.

-- 
Cowboy