Specwriter Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 The article in the Chronicle doesn't say much but it says enough: http://www.chron.com...ok/7633844.html What's next? Is Channel 13 going to can Dave Ward, Deborah Wrigley, and Bob Allen? I don't like it. I don't like it one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverartfox Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Their early morning newscast was the only reason I still listened to KTRH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Their early morning newscast was the only reason I still listened to KTRH. Same here. I started listening to KTRH when I was in grade school. My parents bought a clock radio for me to wake up by but I would sleep through the music. The voices of Dewey Compton and Bill Zach did wake me however (?). My car doesn't have satellite radio like my wife's car (Sirrius has a channel that gives Houston, Dallas, and Phoenix traffic continuously) but it does have a magazine that holds 6 CDs and weatherband radio. My afternoon drive is long enough to hear one complete CD usually. BTW, can anyone tell me why it takes only 40 minutes to drive to work in the morning but an hour plus to drive home via the same route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 They weren't right wing enough to compete with the other wack jobs out there. I think they all know we are going to Sirrius eventually, so the AM stations are turning to political pep shows to stay in business. They weren't right wing enough to compete with the other wack jobs out there. I think they all know we are going to Sirrius eventually, so the AM stations are turning to political pep shows to stay in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 They weren't right wing enough to compete with the other wack jobs out there. I think they all know we are going to Sirrius eventually, so the AM stations are turning to political pep shows to stay in business.They weren't right wing enough to compete with the other wack jobs out there. I think they all know we are going to Sirrius eventually, so the AM stations are turning to political pep shows to stay in business.One of the things that drove me to XM was how 740 wasn't a news station anymore. While I could tolerate the various talking heads on the station, there are times I'm tooling around town and simply want information. XM filled that gap with the local traffic station and CNN.That said, I get all my news and traffic information now from my Android phone now. Particularly since the XM/Sirius merger combined Dallas and Houston's traffic and weather. The only reason I keep XM now is the fact that I don't have to deal with commercials. Am I sorry that Lana and JP are gone? Totally, but the way local radio stations are going (not just houston), I'm not at all surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 They weren't right wing enough to compete with the other wack jobs out there. I think they all know we are going to Sirrius eventually, so the AM stations are turning to political pep shows to stay in business.They weren't right wing enough to compete with the other wack jobs out there. I think they all know we are going to Sirrius eventually, so the AM stations are turning to political pep shows to stay in business.We have enough religious nutjobs out there. All i wanted was a brief summary of what was going on but a lot of their "news" was so last week. As long as they still have news i might tune in from time to time. For now NPR is my go to station. 88.7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusneedle Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 It sucks that they've put in such long careers only to be shown the door like this, but I won't miss them as I never listened. That's just today's radio business. Just ask the folks who worked at KLOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stjnky Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Rumors of the possible triumphant return of JP and Lana to Houston news radio?http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=199181.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinDaugherty Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 740 used to be my (short) drive-time fix for weather, traffic, and quick news updates. Now, ugh. I just check the 'Net before I leave and listen to my iPod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 It's amazing that New York can have FOUR 24-hour news radio stations (WCBS-AM, WINS, WBBR, WEMP-FM), and Chicago can have two (WBBM, WWWN-FM), but the radio companies don't seem to think that Houston can support even one.Heck, in Canada both Toronto and Montreal each have 24-hour traffic stations. Admittedly, those don't have to survive entirely on advertising. The cities give them partial grants as part of their congestion-reduction programs. (It's cheaper to tell people how to get around crappy roads than to build new roads.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witch King Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Rumors of the possible triumphant return of JP and Lana to Houston news radio?http://boards.radio-...?topic=199181.0Link doesn't work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilioScotia Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Rumors of the possible triumphant return of JP and Lana to Houston news radio?http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=199181.0Don't believe it. It won't happen. And rumors of an FM station going all news are also BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 This thread continues at 92.1 Becomes KROI News 92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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