WATE reporting TSR to shut down

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#151
just a fyi thing..... TSR JUST moved to new studios and one their DJ s, either Ainge or Swain, stated that they knew about this for quite a while....i do not doubt that J-Bay is going to eliminate his commute.........i still think something else is in place here......i will agree with others who will 'stay tuned'
 
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ImportedVoL said:
This is idiotic to say the least.. they are/were making plenty of money and this has nothing to do with it.. if you don't know whats going on, it is best to keep your mouth shut or you just end up looking like a tool.
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Are you associated in any way with TSR or have you worked in radio before? It is a costly venture and personally I find it hard to believe they were "making plenty of money". Especially considering they were only broadcasting live on the air for maybe 10 hours a day, otherwise they were re-airing EA shows, or off the air completely. Dead air and missed spots do not inspire confidence with advertisers. That said, I don't know if they have to operate under AM clear channel rules. Perhaps rather than operate after dark on a tiny signal, they just pulled the plug to save on operating cost.

Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Broadcasting at Night | FCC.gov


Everything above I say with confidence, everything below is PURE SPECULATION:

I've been curious about any effects of Treece's dismissal since it happened. My first thought was, he's gonna sue for wrongful termination, as all charges were dropped within a few days of the fiasco. I mean, JB stood by EA during at least one DUI, but rather than suspend CT until all facts were out, he was fired rather quickly. Again, this is pure speculation and thinking out loud, but I wonder if there's anything behind the scenes going on that is beneficial as a business for Oskie Media to scrap any TSR baggage and kind of restart the process with a similarly formatted, more professional sounding station. I mean, there's a ton of complaining about JayBay, Stokes, et al, being part of the shows rather than producing the shows all over VN. Maybe they're hiring consultants to air-check the staff. Re-branding with a professional voice-over guy. Teaching the show producers how to drive and produce a radio show rather than muddy it up with pipe dreams of being the co-host.

Or maybe that's just my pipe dream of what they're doing with the station.
 
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ImportedVoL said:
This is idiotic to say the least.. they are/were making plenty of money and this has nothing to do with it.. if you don't know whats going on, it is best to keep your mouth shut or you just end up looking like a tool.
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I've heard a couple reliable sources say they weren't turning a profit, so if you have some information as to the real reason, why don't you just share instead of making it personal.
 
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I personally hate the fact they are going off the air. I live in Mid. TN. and i have no radio stations that even talk about the Vols with TSR I had that. I know there shows were not great all the time ,but i still enjoyed the programming very much. So now what alt. do i have? Does anyone have any ideas of whats another good station? Thanks
 
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shenvalvol said:
just a fyi thing..... TSR JUST moved to new studios and one their DJ s, either Ainge or Swain, stated that they knew about this for quite a while....i do not doubt that J-Bay is going to eliminate his commute.........i still think something else is in place here......i will agree with others who will 'stay tuned'
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Moving to a new studio doesn't really matter. They're changing formats, not getting out of the radio business.
 
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Roustabout said:
Support Basillio. Tune in.

I'm telling you folks, you can't imagine how bad sports radio will be if there is no alternative.

We've seen them come and go, yet Basillio has weathered the storm time and time again where most would've tucked tail and run. Some of y'all need to stop taking sports radio so serious and learn to enjoy the entertainment aspect.
I've been critical of the guy in the past but he's hung in there.
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He's hung in there because he buys his airtime
 
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utvolpj said:
He's hung in there because he buys his airtime
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And he sells his own advertising. It's not like he's got a limitless bank account where he operates a show at a loss. He's able to do his own thing because he has a huge following. He is and has been the best thing going in Knoxville Sports Radio.
 
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TechnoVol said:
Yes, I agree! Jay Bay should have spent more time running his business rather than running his mouth on the Ainge show.

I quit listening altogether except for Swain's show. Hopefully Swain will land a new gig somewhere else in Knoxville radio.
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This!!! And saw this happening when they started advertising a lawn service. Lost revenue over time.
 
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This is great news. I've really been pushing for a stand up comedy channel in Knoxville for some time.

"The second station going on air in mid-September on 1120 AM will play all stand up comedy. "
 
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theFallGuy said:
This is great news. I've really been pushing for a stand up comedy channel in Knoxville for some time.

"The second station going on air in mid-September on 1120 AM will play all stand up comedy. "
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And you won't be able to hear it, unless you live in Alcoa
 
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BigZiti09 said:
And he sells his own advertising. It's not like he's got a limitless bank account where he operates a show at a loss. He's able to do his own thing because he has a huge following. He is and has been the best thing going in Knoxville Sports Radio.
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I'll give Tony a ton of credit with how he's handled this.

His article and the way he told a lot of his followers to calm down and knock off the gloating impressed me.

I've listend to him off and on for almost 15 years now. Some of his 'regulars' were starting to get on my nerves so I gradually quit listening.

I'll roll with him for a while.
 
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I've been very disappointed with Knoxville sports radio in general for a long time. That goes for all of them. In a broader sense, I hate terrestrial radio. 10 minutes of content and 20 minutes of commercials that are repeated at an insane rate. Out of the 10 minutes of content, maybe one and a half minutes contain information that I genuinely didnt know or could actually care about.

Honestly, I can listen to national sports talk shows like Bill King or Paul Finebaum and get more valuable commentary/news on the Vols that I could get from a whole show dedicated to them in the Knoxville sports radio scene. I get more good information from Volnation than I do from them! That's not saying much for Knoxville sports radio. Our athletic department keeps very tight lipped and it results in these guys just toddling around sounding like bumbling idiots with their conspiracy theories about what's going on with UT football.

I hate for people to lose work, but now I have one less disappointing option.
 
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So the comedy station set to broadcast on 1120am is looking more and more like it's for real...

https://twitter.com/Funny1120

I'm curious as to how they'll be getting their content. I can only assume that they'll be using some sort of satellite (non XM/Sirus) syndication service that provides this, maybe Westwood One or something to that effect?

IMO, it seems like they're looking to use the 1180 signal to try and steal away some WIMZ listeners. The ones that might not like that musically, they're following the demographic range of the traditional classic rock station (Men 25-54), rather than sticking with the music universally known to be the traditional classic rock sounding station. I.E. the older listeners that might not like the way that WIMZ has been adding the 90's grunge bands and such in an effort to pick up a bigger chunk of the younger listeners in that demo range.

But buried on a low wattage AM mono signal as opposed to a 100,000 stereo FM signal that's been in the market for 35 years seems like a pretty big uphill battle to me.

Knoxville radio is still surprisingly local, thanks to Clear Channel not being in the market, but the blueprint of radio has changed because of them and Cumulus. Tighten up your playlist to mostly uber familiar stuff, downsize your staff, outsource some voice-tracking and syndication. I miss listening to the non big business radio I grew up with.
 
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From the way it sounded to me, 1180 is probably going to be broadcasting 50's, 60's, and 70's music. Which, given how old most radio listeners are, could be interesting, but I think 93.1 is broadcasting that format now, so it'll be an uphill battle for them.

1120 is probably going to be dead in 6 months or a year. I don't think I've ever heard of one person, no matter the age, who wants a stand-up comedy station, and I don't think there's a ton of ad revenue to be made there.

Honestly, if I were advising JayBay about what to do if he's hemorrhaging money, I probably would have told him to cut back to two or even one local show per day (maybe combine Ainge and Swain), and spend the rest of the day syndicating some national sports radio affiliate like Fox Sports Radio or something like that.
 
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KingNick865 said:
Honestly, if I were advising JayBay about what to do if he's hemorrhaging money, I probably would have told him to cut back to two or even one local show per day (maybe combine Ainge and Swain), and spend the rest of the day syndicating some national sports radio affiliate like Fox Sports Radio or something like that.
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Seemingly a good idea, but "The SwAinge Event" would have too much glory days talk with the producers they have on staff. If they had someone driving the show that could keep them on track, I'd love to hear that replace Doc, Jeff and Heather on the Sports Animal.
 
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Fingers said:
I've heard a couple reliable sources say they weren't turning a profit, so if you have some information as to the real reason, why don't you just share instead of making it personal.
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All I know is what I have heard from them on the radio, in that it was more of a personal decision by jaybay because he wants to spend more time with his daughter. So I imagine is kind of selling out... If anyone has anything actually concrete instead of pure conjecture I would love to hear it.
 
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VAVolsFan2009 said:
Has anyone heard where Ainge and Swain are going? Oldies and comedy??? Get serious. Who made that decision?
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A group of "middle Tennessee investors" it is hard to imagine it could be about money, with those decisions.. Who listens to comedy on the radio?
 
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