GOOD VOL WEEKEND!




WBIR.com has a place
where the unwashed can talk
about all sorts of pressing
and not so pressing thoughts.

A post on there today
wanted to know WHERE the COPS
were directing traffic
after BOOMSDAY?

Naturally we answered it
saying:

I'd like to know where traffic control was after Boomsday was over? "

THEY were practicing for the first UT home
game...they have hiding down to an art
form when it comes to mobs over 20K!

Kaboomsday looked outstanding on da TV! AT
LAST after 3 years of stumbling around they learned what a few of us old time radio kids found out in the early 90s....Folks come for the FIREWORKS and thats about it!

Hey we had NAME bands back then .. all of it free .. and we still pulled well over 300K so we dropped the bands ... went with local pickers and yep still had over 300K show. Before JACOR the founding company of Boomsday sold out to Journal
the mob had grown to a shade under 400K and the bands and pre-game show was cut way back.

Three years ago the newbies tried to bring back
a show across the road (old worlds fair park) and naturally it tanked...could have told them it would cause we had tried in a decade or so earlier.

Last night...it with the exception of some out of step elderly women trying to tap dance..the TV show was all firecrackers! Again...the old stuff was even better and the "magnitude" of the explosions were the best yet!


UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GAMES REBROADCAST ON MYVLT2



WVLT VOLUNTEER TV and the VOL NETWORK have announced the rebroadcast of all University of Tennessee football games Sunday nights on MyVLT2.



WVLT and MyVLT2, recently named as the official flagship for the Vol Network, are expanding on their commitment to providing the Big Orange fans of East Tennessee the most comprehensive local sports in the region.



Sunday nights at 7:00 p.m. MyVLT2 and the Vol Network will rebroadcast the previous day’s game. The two hour viewer friendly broadcast, produced by the Vol Network, will feature complete game coverage with Bob Kesling, Tim Priest, Rick Russo and Mike Stowell.



In addition to great, Vol-friendly commentary from the Voice of the Vols, MyVLT2 viewers will be treated all the behind the scenes action, like the team meeting before the big games that only the Vol Network can provide.





When the action ends on the field, viewers get to hear from the Top Vol himself. MyVLT2 will air an encore presentation of THE PHILLIP FULMER SHOW Sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. after the game.



Then MyVLT2 turns it over to the fans as WVLT VOLUNTEER TV’s Mark Packer hosts THE LOCKERROOM at 10:00 p.m. offering armchair quarterbacks the opportunity to discuss Vol football in the hour-long call in show.



MyVLT2 can be found on Comcast channel 8, Charter channel 11, Communicomm channel 14, Knology channel 8, Haywood channel 6, Adelphia channel 73, Cumberland County channel 12, Morristown channel 9, Harlan County channel 3, Access channel 10, Evarts channel 41, Tri-Star channel 10, DirecTV channel 30, and Channel 8.2 on over the air digital TV.


Ten years ago Chuck's X
died in France. Since
the wreck more than a few have felt
everyone from the Queen to Bigfoot
was behind her death. Folks with no
life but a ton of time on their hands
have tried to pull the meat from the bone
and figure out who killed the woman.
If you are interested here is a
nice site that not only gives you
a look into how she died but also
finally clears ELVIS as the possible
killer!

The latest ARBITRON Numbers (radio station ratings)
are showing some fast growth coming out of Clinton/Halls!
The new country station is now in a tie for 8th in the market
12+ according to both Radio and Records
and Radio Info.

THINK ABOUT IT...a start up station
comes out of the box with some
really fun boards and nothing else and
KABANG they jump into the face of
the big GROUP OWNED stations!

Yep just about the time we all
had given radio up for dead locally
something like this happens and lord
help does it put a smile on our faces!

Had a question about KaBOOMS DAY
show up this AM and thought I would
share it here and in the comment section.


"Mr. Johnson:
Got a question about Boomsday.
The ads for the event call it the "20th Anniversary" or,
"The 20th Year for Boomsday".

If I'm not mistaken, the first Boomsday was in 1988.
That would put this year's event at indeed the 20th year, but not the 20th anniversary.
The official Boomsday site says "since 1987, Boomsday has been......")
If the event started in 1987, this would be the 20th anniversary but the 21st year.

I still think it started in 1988, not 1987.
But I figured since you were there, you would know.

Just wondering..."


LORD if I can remember??
CP will know he and I were at so many and yes we did
do the first one. I know
We got back together in 1987 on the old
U102. I also know the chain that owned us
(JACOR) put on these same shows on the same
day in at least Tampa and I think Nashville?

Anyway I can tell you that FIRST
Boomsday was flat scary for us.
Here we were BACK and hosting this
event and at 5:30 in the afternoon
the two of us were just about the only
ones there! We sat up on the corner of the
upstairs deck (It is all enclosed now)
at the Rib Joint on the river and
went on the air about 3. Brother we
lied like a cheap rug about how the
crowds were growing by the minute and
then Curtis said something about a boat
coming up river? Like ants headed to
an outdoor family reunion boats of all
kinds started chugging up to the bridge.
Cool part was on that first BOOMSday more thought
had gone into the fire crackers than
the safety of boaters. I think
some dude from the TWRA finally started
shepherding them out of the fire zone after a few
tied up right UNDER the bridge.

Long story longer that night over 100,000 showed
and when the paper reported it Bobby at IVK
went nuts! No matter what the crowd grew into
Bobby would always say there was NO WAY that many
people were down there! Oh and when word got back to
WIMZ that people were coming on that first evening
they raced down to the city county blding garage,
set up their van and started giving out
IMZ balloons. U102 folks took them and popped them
in their face and IMZ tucked tail and went back home!

SO in answer to your question...We were there in
87 and I think the plan for Boomsday was in
place before JACOR bought the place. In
other words, I can't remember! LOL





Do YOU want to get into
the mud and sling a few
dirt clods? Knoxville's
number ONE local news
station...WBIR has
just created a site where
you can expound on all the
fun..crooked...odd..nasty..
(did I say crooked??) antics
on display by members and
co-conspirators of the
Knox County Commission.
Click right here, but bring your
own rail and tar bucket!















A certain staff member who
just out of the Harold Ford
Rehab Center (couldn't afford
Betty's) just found this
web cam and named it
the BUM CAM. Not a CLUE
what this Lout was thinking
and he will be dismissed
very early in 2012

GOOOOOOOOOOOD FRIDAY MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Knoxville has jumped up in the TV market rankings.
Local Television Market Universe Estimates
Comparisons of 2006-07 and 2007-08 Market Ranks:

2006-07 Knoxville was ranked 60th..in
2007-8 it has grown to 58th.










LOCALLY the BLOG WARS continue
Here is the skinny...
Knoxviews.com is the far far left side
of the coin and they hate
us good ol Republicans.
Brian is fighting the good
fight..and we should all swing over
and ready his thoughts.
That said..here be the link.

Remember when TV was NBC...ABC...and CBS?
For the first summer ever, ad-supported cable will have double the viewership of broadcast TV in prime time, with a 52.4 share, compared to 24.2 for the six major English-language broadcast networks.
SO the next time a TV salesperson turns up
their nose at you because you are
thinking of buying CABLE smile
and tell him to check out who
has the biggest slice of the
prime pie NOW!

Do you REALLY take
anchorWOMEN
seriously? A new
reality show has a few
of the lady news readers
hot under the Max Factor!


If you are tired of the
blond guy with the
drops of white spit in
the corners of his mouth
guess what.... you are
not alone! Exec producer
Tammy Haddad is officially
out thanks to Chris Matthews
becoming the lowest-rated
host on MSNBC primetime.


Wednesday’s top 10 programs in the Knoxville DMA:
1. WBIR/NBC Nightly News (630p) 13.9

2. WBIR/NBC 10 News (6p) 13.7

3. WBIR/NBC Wheel of Fortune (7p) 12.1

4. WBIR/NBC Jeopardy (730p) 10.0

5. WATE/ABC 6 News (6p) 9.7

6. WBIR/NBC 10 News Nightbeat (11p) 9.5

7. WBIR/NBC Live at Five (5p) 9.1

8. WATE/ABC Inside Edition (530p) 8.6

9. WBIR/NBC Today Show (7a) 8.1 (22.3 share)

10. WATE/ABC World News (630p) 8.1 (14.2 share)




Back window thermometer read
102 at 5:45 yesterday.
IT WAS SO HOT:

The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.
The trees are whistling for the dogs.
The best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
Hot water now comes out of both taps.
You can make sun tea instantly.
You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.
The temperature drops below 95 F (35 C) and you feel a little chilly.
You discover that in August it only takes 2 fingers to steer your car.
You discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.
You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
You break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m.
Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?"
You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out and add butter.
The cows are giving evaporated milk.
Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs



We be talking about TALK RADIO!
If the POLL worked be sure to vote, if not
then tell us what you like and don't like
about it!





NewsMax looked at the more than 4,500 radio hosts
— and the 25 who are most influential
in shaping the political and social landscape.
CHECK OUT THEIR LIST AND LET US KNOW IF YOU AGREE?





Rush Limbaugh
Bill O'Reilly
Don Imus
Michael Savage
Sean Hannity
Laura Ingraham
Glenn Beck
Dr. Laura Schlessinger
Neal Boortz
Al Franken
Mike Gallagher
Mancow
Howard Stern
Bill Bennett
Opie and Anthony
Ed Schultz
Michael Medved
Randi Rhodes
Jim Bohannon
G. Gordon Liddy
Diane Rehm
Larry Elder
Michael Reagan
Tammy Bruce
Tom Leykis

IT IS FRIDAY












Just like Talk Radio...where the CALLERS are the stars..
here on the MEDIA REPORT the folks who COMMENT are our
favorites!

Here are YOUR comments from this week, the poll is still open so vote and
if you want to expound add more in the comment section. NEVER EDITED ALWAYS
POSTED is the sign over the door!

CHECK THEM OUT



WOKI goes from EARL (whatever that was) TO OLDIES:

1.
The oldies station is boring. Same old songs over and over. XM plays lots of varieties of songs on individual channels for each decade from the 40s thru the 90s--and about 50-60 other channels, too. I've already dumped WOKI and gone back to XM--which is the future.

Anyone who subscribes to certain tiers of DirecTV gets XM for free as their music channels. Just as Dish gives customers Sirius channels. Narrow thinking and penny pinching are killing local radio.

2.
"Because of your Media Blog,
I started listening to WOKI over the weekend
and was excited because they played 60s, Motown, and Soul.
Now, I'm bored. They're now repeating and to hear a really good old song
is few and far between.
They're playing way too much "Archie's" and Neil Diamond.
I'm back listening to the Fulton High School oldies and 1040 a.m.

3.
satellite radio is of the devil!

Local Radio Rules!

4.
Anonymous said...

Local radio is where I get my sports..but for music I go to XM and for comedy and fun people to lisent 2 I also go to XM.

Locl radio doesn't even read the news anymore.

I can't tell you WHO is on the air
at any station except WIVK..can YOU?

5.

Local radio would do news if it hadn't been for deregulation.

And yes, I can tell you who's on the air at several stations.

Radiohead

6.

My son loves old music and he found WOKI yesterday on the way home from school. I don't care what the other person said..we like it.

They play some funny old songs and
they don't have any commercials.

7.

The oldies station is boring. Same old songs over and over. XM plays lots of varieties of songs on individual channels for each decade from the 40s thru the 90s--and about 50-60 other channels, too. I've already dumped WOKI and gone back to XM--which is the future.

Anyone who subscribes to certain tiers of DirecTV gets XM for free as their music channels.

8.


This week you guys were all into
the Don Imus vindication and then
the turn around litigation against him
by ONE of the Rutgers players.

1.
Great news about Imus! If WABC takes him back that will be a red hot poker right up the back side of both Al and Jessie.

It is wonderful when lawyers earn their money and the truth wins.

Go Don!

2.


Don Imus should give her ALL the money! He also should never EVER go back on the radio. This young woman's life is ruined by this crazy old WHITE man!


3.
Twenty million and a letter saying both sides
will shut up is not vendication for
this old white raciest. I hope
if he does get a job people like Harold
Ford will continue to shun him!

4.
I thought Imus made the remark about
the entire team? If so, how can only
one player say she was singled out?
Is her lawyer black?

5.
Imus called her a HO! For the rest of her life she will have to either live with it or try to get on at the Bunny Ranch!

Just another example of no money trying to get some from big money.

She and her case will be laughed out of court and Imus will be back on the air with over twenty million in his saddle bag.

PS
Go to HELL
Al and Jessie



BLOG WARS flat got everyone's
attention. When a local
REPUBLICAN was banned from
knoxviews.com (a very FAR left blog)
more than a few of you had a thought
on the subject!


1.

Southern, white, conservative, evangelical Christian,
heterosexual, conservative husband and father said...

As for the blog story with Brian Hornback,
i've had dealings with Sandra Clark and Betty Bean, myself.
They are both more than one brick shy of a load.

2.

Dear S,W,C,E,C,H,C,H,Father..

I can tell you stories about both of those women but I won't.

They are group members in the
cirlce of the pissed off
and that is about all they will ever
be. Soon Scripts will fold
all of these little papers they bought
and later move their operation more on line.
If they can get fools to advertise
then they will have saved many
dollars while eliminating the competition.
Betty and Sandra will be just
old names a few left wingers will talk about
in the nursing home.

3.
I just counted three people posting
26 times on knoxviews about the banning!
They did mention two people
by name but NONE of those posting gave THEIR name.
If you are a republican you can't join the blog
that was obvious
from reading their thoughts.
A few of them were funny and sounded
like they might be like well normal?
I will see if I can sign up and post!
West Knoxville White Woman

4.

I post on knoxviews.com
and I monitor this blog.
We know who you are and we
are watching you. Remember
that when you let anyone post,
their thoughts and posts can
get you in trouble. We fired you
from your job and we banned you from
our blog. With unemployment at
a record high thanks to your president
you might want to tone down
your comment section about knoxviews.com.
Jobs are not as easy to come by
as they were in the days when
radio would hire stupid
hicks from Maryville like YOU!
Go AWAY

5.

Thank you for showing
me knoxviews.com! I have
already talked it over with
a few of my friends and we are
all going to sign up and post.
WE are FOX LOVING REPUBLICANS!
We also will keep posting until
they throw us off. It is a very
funny site and a little bit
scary also!

6.



I looked at knoxviews and there
is nothing on it that should attract readers.
What is the big deal about being banned
from a site like that? The posts I read were
all from one or two people and
they have no use for Republicans so again,
why even read it?



These didn't really fit any
topic.

1.
You poll is as stupid as you are.
Local radio is better now than ever,
more talent on the air and more reasons to listen.

Local TV is also doing good,
great looking people on 8
and fine reporting on 10 and 6.

I don't pay for the paper
but I sure do read it on my computer
so it is also doing great.

You are not doing so hot.


2.

Local radio is where I get my sports..
but for music I go to XM and
for comedy and fun people to hear
I also go to XM.

Local radio doesn't even read the news anymore.
I can't tell you WHO is on the air
at any station except WIVK..can YOU?

3.

Local radio would do news if
it hadn't been for deregulation.
And yes, I can tell you who's
on the air at several stations.

Radiohead

4.

Anonymous said...

The Daily Times in Maryville and WIVK have kicked
everybody's ass on the story of Pat Summitt's
official divorce filing.

Wasn't on any TV news late Wednesday night,
and not on knoxnews.com Wednesday night either.
But it was on
the Daily Times website
by early evening,
and I heard it on
WIVK just after 9pm Wednesday.
I know this isn't the hardest of news,
but come on, for God's sakes,
are the TV stations sleeping!! It's Pat F*#king Summitt!!

5.

The Daily Time was wrong
to make such a fuss over a divorce.

Someone should write them a letter!

6.

The oldies station is boring.
Same old songs over and over.
XM plays lots of varieties of songs
on individual channels
for each decade from the 40s thru
the 90s--and about 50-60 other channels, too.
I've already dumped WOKI
and gone back to XM--which is the future.

Anyone who subscribes to certain tiers
of DirecTV gets XM for free
as their music channels.
Just as Dish gives customers Sirius channels.
Narrow thinking and penny pinching
are killing local radio.

Regarding local radio ratings, I've always believed it all depends on who gets the ratings books. That's why some stations, especially those below the top three or four, can have such huge changes from book to book.

I just saw a promo for Channel 10 noting
that "Ellen" will air at 2pm weekdays
starting in September.
Although she can sometimes be entertaining,
I don't think east Tennessee is ready
to embrace gay hosts. Which is why Rosie
will bomb after she gets her new show.
Whenever that is.
Maybe Ellen will do better going up against the soaps,
but will the viewers (are there any?)
of "Passions" on Channel 10 will be ticked.

HEY, CHANNEL 10, PLEASE STRAIGHTEN
OUT YOUR SCREWED UP STEREO AUDIO! IT SUCKS.

Honestly, when I heard that a Rutgers player was suing Imus,
I imagined what she looked like.
I was right, too.
Anyone who thinks these girls are ruined for life
is touched in the head,
as they say.
Without looking, can you name any of them?

Regardless of other posts,
local radio and tv do suck.
There is some talent on the air, but it's few and far between.
But mainly the formats suck.

And by the way,
have Al and Jessie ever worked
at a real job? Not the ones blackmailing businesses.

7.


WATE had Jim Wogan in their first news segment
at 11L00 with the news of
Pat Summitt's divorce filing.
I switched over after their weather
to watch Letterman and the guy on
WVLT had it in his sports segment.
Before the blogger shows his behind,
he really should learn where
the on button is on his TV set.
I subscribe to WIVK ealerts and
thought their promotion of more about
Pat's divorce would be on
Andy and Allison the next
morning was a little tacky.

8.
Well goll-damned at the feistiness!
Knox TV/Radio/paper could be a little better,
but so could your national network offerings.
Local outlets could be a heck of a lot worse!!
Have you seen surrounding markets and their crap
(not counting in Nashville and Atlanta).
Overall, I think our local guys and gals
are doing a dang good job! On the Magnavox,
10 is still strong, although not as hard
as the others on breaking news. 6 has slipped
just a little since its days in the 1990s and before.
8 is the best it has ever been, hands down.
Knox radio is still chugging along too,
although the options may seem
limited to some bitch-and-moaners whom
we will never be able to please.
The only big loss in radio is the
local feel of many of our AM stations.

I will not buy Sirius/XM
until they start providing
LOCAL content, traffic, news
, and INTERACTION with LOCAL
listeners. At least I can still get
local programming on my satellite television.


That's all I've got to say about that.
Remember, this is still jus
t KNOXVILLE, not NEW YORK. Chill people, chill.





ISN'T THIS FUN! Again, the poll is still open
so VOTE and if something in the media world happens we
will post it this weekend.

IT BE FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




FLASH..BREAKING NEWS



THIS IS A NOTE BEING SENT BY THE ACCOUNT WEASELS AT
WOKI THIS MORNING.

LOOKS LIKE WOKI (don't ask me where it is
now on the dial cause they move so much)
IS CHANGING FORMATS!

"Just wanted to be sure you heard it from us...

At 10 a.m. this morning, WOKI changed its format to "Oldies".

We're very excited about the change - it's a proven format in the Knoxville market &

will fit beautifully with the other formats Citadel in Knoxville has...

I would encourage you to listen today & this weekend, if you can!"








GUESS WHAT! WE THINK THE NEWS IS A JOKE! No really
there is a "POLL/STUDY" out and it
says..."US public sees news media as biased, inaccurate, uncaring.."

I THINK the second ANY news anchor (National nets and cable are the worst at this)
asks an EXPERT we should all throw things at the Zenith! KIDS, they hire these SHILLS to enhance their POINTS OF VIEW.
SO remember when you see "EXPERT" under
the face or hear the name used...THROW (pillows work great
never want to kill the Zenith cause that is
where UT FOOTBALL is when you can't
find a ticket!) and then hit the FLIPPER!

YESTERDAY'S LOCAL TV
NIELSON NUMBERS

Thursday’s top 10 programs in the Knoxville DMA:
1. WBIR/NBC 10 News (6p) 14.1

2. WBIR/NBC Nightly News (630p) 13.6

3. WATE/ABC Judge Judy (7p) 9.4

4. WBIR/NBC 10 News Nightbeat (11p) 9.3

5. WBIR/NBC Live at Five (5p) 9.0

6. WBIR/NBC Today Show (7a) 8.3

7. WVLT/CBS Without a Trace (10p) 7.7

8. WATE/ABC 6 News (6p) 7.6

9. WVLT/CBS CSI (9p) 7.5

10. WBIR/NBC 10 News Today (6a) 7.4






Do you ever watch NBC DATE LINE and the show
where they lure nasty old men into
a TV report on web dating?
Here are some thoughts about
the show...what are yours? As always post
early and often!

Summer time and the air is
nasty...For a look at both
the mountains and the air
quality check out Look Rock
and a great view of the Smoky
Mountains!



IF you are a WBIR news fan
riddle me this one.

Do you think they were used
by the lawyer and his woman
to enhance their filing
event? Check it out and
let me know what you think!









HOT, BORED, AT WORK WITH NOTHING TO DO??
Dash over here
and start POSTING! UNLIKE knoxviews.com that bans great
posters this joint is wide open! Sign up for free and go for it!! I post
wonderful things here and so far have yet to be bounced. I did get a fist
waved in my face a few times from Knoxville's FAR far FAR left but that
was great fun and I kept right on.

ALSO PLEASE leave a post or comment here also! Just moderated (bad word because I
let ALL posts on) one about someone mad at the lack of originality in the new
radio station coming to the area. Whata think? Just click comments and get in the game!






SORRY about the POLL
problem...not a clue what
is going on at blog headquarters
but they assure the staff a
solution will be found before
we all grow old!


You are in the middle of some kind of project around the house.

Mowing the lawn, putting a new fence in, painting the living room, or
whatever. You are hot and sweaty. Covered in dirt or paint. You have
your old work clothes on. You know the outfit, shorts with the hole in
crotch, old t-shirt with a stain from who knows what, and an old pair
of tennis shoes. Right in the middle of this great home improvement
project you realize you need to run to Wal-Mart to get something to
help complete the job. Depending on your age you might do the
following:

In your 20's: Stop what you are doing. Shave, take a shower, blow dry
your hair, brush your teeth, floss, and put on clean clothes. Check
yourself in the mirror and flex. Add a dab of your favorite cologne
because you never know, you just might meet some hot chick while
standing in the checkout lane. You went to school with the pretty girl
running the register.

In your 30's: Stop what you are doing, put on clean shorts and shirt.
Change shoes. You married the hot chick so no need for much else. Wash
your hands and comb your hair. Check yourself in the mirror. Still got
it. Add a shot of your favorite cologne to cover the smell. The cute
girl running the register is the kid sister to someone you went to
school with.

In your 40's: Stop what you are doing. Put a sweatshirt that is long
enough to cover the hole in the crotch of your shorts. Put on
different shoes and a hat. Wash your hands. Your bottle of Brute
Cologne is almost empty so you don't want to waste any of it on a trip
to Wal-Mart. Check yourself in the mirror and do more sucking in than
flexing. The spicy young thing running the register is your daughter's
age and you feel weird thinking she is spicy.

In your 50's: Stop what you are doing. Put a hat on, wipe the dirt off
your hands onto your shirt. Change shoes because you don't want to get
dirt in your new> sports car. Check yourself in the mirror and you
swear not to wear that shirt anymore because it makes you look fat.
The cutie running the register smiles when she sees you coming and you
think you still have it. Then you remember the hat you have on is from
your buddy's bait shop and it says, "I Got Worms."

In your 60's: Stop what you are doing. No need for a hat anymore. Hose
the dog crap off your shoes. The mirror was shattered when you were in
your 50's. You hope you have underwear on so nothing hangs out the
hole in your pants. The girl running the register may be cute but you
don't have your glasses on so you are not sure.

In your 70's: Stop what you are doing. Wait to go to Wal-Mart until
they have your prescriptions ready, too Don't' even notice the dog
crap on your shoes. The young thing at the register smiles at you
because you remind her of her grandfather.

In your 80's: Stop what you are doing. Start again. Then stop again.
Now you remember that you needed to go to Wal-Mart. Go to Wal-Mart and
wonder around trying to think what it is you are looking for. Fart out
loud and you think someone called out your name. The old lady that
greeted you at the front door went to school with you.

In your 90's: Stop what you are doing

Today (SATURDAY AUG 4th) is hotter than a 10 dollar pistol
on Martin Luther King Blvd!





WELCOME TO YOUR WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!WELCOME TO YOUR WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!




Thanks to all who participated in the poll last week.
The burning question was...
WHAT WOULD CLEAN UP
KNOX COUNTY POLITICS?

Here are the results:



Burning pine knots, a rail and a bucket of tar

5 (20%)

Tanks in the streets

1 (4%)

Find Cas Walker's closest living kin and make them KING at sunset

1 (4%)

Call VISA and see if the county can get a better deal if they spend over a million a month

0 (0%)
Barn burnings

0 (0%)
Let Cock County run Knox County

6 (25%)

Bring in the mob

1 (4%)

Move to MARYVILLE

10 (41%)


The staff at the Walker Johnson Institute worked deep into
the evening and right on into the
shank of the morning to find
just what the voters were trying to
say.

In the shell of a nut the poll screams...
MOVE TO MARYVILLE!

Voters and this goes for the millions who read
the poll but were to shy to actually
participate...

Please DON'T DO THAT!
STAY WHERE YOU ARE!
WE LOVE TO HAVE YOU
VISIT AND SPEND BUT WE WOULD MUCH RATHER
YOU DIDN'T MOVE HERE!

WE NOW HAVE 4 RUSH HOURS!

YANKEES IN HELMETS ARE RIDING BIKES ON
THE GREEN BELTS!

NEW SUVs DRIVEN BY
BLOND HEADED WOMEN HOLDING POCKET DOGS
AND A CELL PHONE ARE ALL OVER OUR
DOWNTOWN!

SOCCER FIELDS ARE EATING UP
GOOD PASTURE LAND!


BUT THE GRAVEYARD SCARY
THING IS:

More than a few OUTSIDERS have
been elected to various posts
in our county government by running
on the hated campaign platform of
NOW THIS IS HOW WE DID IT UP NORTH!

Fight where you are don't cut
and run over HERE!!!

The Staff


Just got a "comment" that
reminded me to tell the staff
we ARE a media reporting type
blog. It also included some good
info and a question.

Here it is:

"Walker, not forgetting that this is the Media Report blog, I encourage you to check out Victory 92-7 out of Harriman. The station was recently purchased by Knoxville minister Barry Culberson and his organization Progressive Media Inc.(WIFA-AM) for $2.4 million and changed the calls from WBZH-FM to WIJV-FM. Looks like someone finally wised up and got a commercial FM station to fight it out with the non-profit Love 89 for the religious bucks in town. They are also broadcasting on 107.3, so watch out Love 89! This station could be a real money-maker in a day when the other stations (not WIVK) are scrambling to turn a profit. Your thoughts, Walker? Should the other stations in town look to new formats instead of the same old tired schemes?"



Your thoughts, Walker? Should the other stations in town look to new formats instead of the same old tired schemes?"

Answer..
First it is great someone would drop that kind of money on ANY radio station
today! The industry is shaking in various ways and more than a few
who would have loved to have owned property are now backing down.

That said, if I were an owner I would be looking
at the big picture and trying to set MY STATION
above the pack. Face it MUSIC formats are coming under
fire from so many fronts now and their life blood
(YOUNG LISTENERS) are downloading like mad. When I got to
UT we had a kid on our floor who sold something illegal thus he had
piles of money. This kid bought some really big reel to reel units and
would dub LPs on to tape. The part we thought was beyond cool was
he had all these great songs back to back just like Hit Parade (the old WBIR FM
format) played. THEN he went next level and wired a little cassette recorder into his car, dubbed down from the big reels and with a little speaker hanging out of
his glove compartment...DROVE AROUND LISTENING TO ALL THESE TUNES! Lord help we
were not WORTHY!!!

Today kids do this with an MP3 and a docking station and laugh at you if you
ask if they are listening to the radio!

Winners in the game today are going to have to look out of the box...forget
the old ways and find something to bring folks back. Locally, the numbers (ratings) are falling across the board and with the exception of WIVK,
I would say every station in town would love to find a new path
to boost Ad dollars.

Answer to your question...after all that is
I would LOVE to see someone jump out with that NEW THING
that would bring folks back to what we grew up with. Kids
are SO missing the radio family and so are us AARP Members.