[BC] New formats

[Rich Wood]

------ At 02:03 PM 1/12/2006, Mark W Earle wrote: -------

>How about local (non voice tracked) origination for all stations first,
>before you start worrying about HD2? Or does "individually and locally"
>still allow for voice tracking from talent outside the market where the
>HD2 will be originating?

Never happen. Shouldn't happen. How can life be sustained without 
syndicated hate? Where would we be without Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, 
Schlessinger, et al? At least most talk stations surround this stuff 
with local material. Not all, but most. I'll include the 
"progressive" stuff once there's enough of an audience to sustain it.

Local doesn't automatically mean good. My issue is the treatment of 
secondaries as also-rans. Unless they're staffed and run as real 
stations right from the start, it's all a waste of time. I don't 
think you sell expensive receivers on promises of future glory.

I've asked in the past (with no response) how much of this $200 
million from the HD Dominion will be spent on TV and Newspaper, the 
traditional media for radio's off-their-own-air advertising. I'm 
betting they're not real dollars but inflated inventory value on the 
member stations. Is there actually an HD Dominion bank account with 
$200 million American dollars in it? Since this is very likely an 
anti-trust issue, someone like Elliott Spitzer will want to know 
where it is. When will we get the announcement of which advertising 
agency got the HD Dominion account?

Jabba the HD, oh mighty one, please answer. Even a puffy press 
release will do. Before you eat him, please send one of your minions 
with the answer.

Rich