Author: Bob Cavanaugh
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KJR October 30, 2002
This is the aircheck I’ve been promising for the last couple of weeks. First off, a bit of history on this frequency. When New Century Media acquired the 95.7 frequency in 1994, they flipped the station to all 70s, later evolving into a standard Classic Hits, as 95.7 KJR-FM. In 2000, that format was dropped…
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The last normal WPLJ aircheck to exist
No, there’s no updated WKQI aircheck this week, as I was kind of busy and forgot to record it, and the KJR aircheck I teased last week is actually coming next week because I forgot I had to post this one. It’s so late because I forgot to scope it ahead of time. This aircheck…
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WKQI July 14, 2016
I can’t remember why I recorded this clip of Detroit’s Channel 95.5 WKQI, but I punched up the Detroit receiver on Global Tuners and decided to record it one Thursday afternoon. At the time, I was trying to get as many airchecks of heritage stations as possible. WKQI adopted its current brand in 1997, but…
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KBFF June 4, 2024
I generally don’t record for longer than about 90 minutes, but I’m trying to equal lengths of airchecks Mark has sent me in various trades. That’s why this aircheck and two others run 160 minutes unscoped. This is the first of those, recorded on June 4, 2024. This is the same shift heard last week,…
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The station that got industry attention for using AI
Yes, that’s the station we’ve been listening to for the last several weeks, KBFF. This is the station that gained significant attention in June 2023 when it became the first station to use an AI DJ. Unfortunately, I didn’t get an aircheck of those initial days, but I did get one in February 2024, which…
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KBFF June 13, 2015
As I said we would last week, here’s an aircheck of KBFF, Live 95.5, from June 13, 2015. I cannot remember now why I recorded this, possibly because I wanted a fully hosted Aircheck, unlike the last one I posted which was only hosted for the last few minutes. Also, this aircheck features a different…
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What’s the strategy with Townsquare’s national streaming channels?
In last week’s commentary, I focused on the overall streaming experience of Townsquare’s stations on various platforms. This week, let’s drill down to specific national stations, and why their programming strategy doesn’t make sense either. Launched just before Christmas 2012, the only promotion these stations ever got was in the update description for Radio Pup.…
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KBFF October 24, 2014
We’re continuing our listen to Live 95.5 KBFF this week, with an aircheck from October 24, 2014. At this time, I was going to school in this market, so actually had a radio physically with me. I decided to record this after noticing that the station had changed its imaging voice. Next week, we’ll hear…
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Why Townsquare’s streaming strategy makes no sense
Everyone in radio is trying to figure out the streaming world, but one company’s strategy makes no sense to me, and that is Townsquare. Townsquare is one of the largest radio companies in the country, yet its streaming strategy feels to me like a company stuck in some earlier era of internet radio. Why do…
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KBFF January 13, 2014
As promised last week, this is an aircheck that features the full top 8 at 8 countdown. I actually got distracted with another project, which is why this clip runs 84 minutes unscoped instead of the 60 or so I had intended.