Post #163890 by donhonyc on Mon, Jun 6, 2005 6:00 AM

Accountancy killed the radio star indeed. Well put. these corporate wanks will never learn. As we hear over & over, 'It's all about money & power'. The guys that pulled the plug on CBS-FM made a big mistake, an 'economical error' as one radio insider put it. This is not, and I say this confidently, this is not going to make them more money than if they had left CBS-FM alone. CBS-FM was number 8 in the last ratings book. That's pretty damn good for a station that was just slaughtered like a friggin black angus at a steak farm. The way this was uncerimoniously handled says volumes about the money people in charge. They LIKE, no I'm sorry...they LOVE slaughtering things, especially if it's something they perceive as 'music for old farts'. This wasn't just about changing formats, this was about a room full of yuppies and old suits flexing their undeserved financial muscle, and letting everybody know that 'the lord giveth and the lord taketh away". And as far as demographics go I'm 38, I'm not exactly young, but I'm not 'old' either. And from what I've read on blogs, CBS-FM also had a good chunk of 20 something listeners. Oldies...music from the 50s,60s,70s...is a huge part of the fabric of American culture. Why do they always use it in commercials (not that I like that). Some 'oldies' you may not like, but guarranteed there is something for everybody in that format. ALOT of people like Elvis...ALOT of people like The Beatles...ALOT of people like Little Richard....ALOT of people like Motown...I HATE Frankie Vallie & the Four Seasons, but you can't win 'em all. So this continues to boggle the mind. On a positive note, I have a feeling that we haven't seen the last of this format in NYC, and Cousin Brucie will most likely pop up on the radio somewhere. We'll see.