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Date Posted: Tue 03/11/03 - 4:28:04 PM
Author: El Vez
Subject: Re: Simmons Media ruining FM 100 on purpose?
In reply to: henry 's message, "Simmons Media ruining FM 100 on purpose?" on Mon 03/10/03 - 6:32:27 PM

>It's myu opinion (arguably) that Simmons is purposely
>tweaking FM 100 to a pure mainstream AC. I keep
>hearing songs that in my opinion should never have
>aired on FM 100. None of them are bad or anything,
>they just don't fit the sound that most FM 100
>listeners expect. The 45 year old listener, who's
>listened for over 10 years, tunes in hoping to hear
>his Michael Bolton, Phil Collins, James Taylor, and
>Rod Steward, and hears....
>
>Game of Love (Michelle Branch/Santana)?
>Soak up the Sun (Sheryl Crow)?
>All I Wanna Do Is Have Some Fun (Sheryl Crow)?????
>
>There's a whole lot more that just within the last
>week have been added, but I can't think of them off
>the top of my head.
>
>What's Lance Ballance/Alan Hauge doing over there?
>It's like they are putting all the eggs in one basket,
>and want FM 100 to drop right around the spring book.
>
>Hmmm, isn't that about the time they are going to sell
>the station?
>
>Now I could be all wrong. Maybe I'm just imagining
>stuff in my mind, but the FM 100 on today, isn't the
>FM 100 I remember from two years ago. Yeah they need
>to compete, yeah they need to stay competitive, yes.
>Maybe it's just time for the next stage in FM 100's
>evolution. But I think it's going to hurt them in the
>long run.
>
>Oh well, at least they haven't added Christina
>Angulera's "Beautiful" yet....ugh......

This is a sample hour of FM 100 from Mediabase...

4 PM
4:00 PM COLLINS, PHIL Groovy Kind Of Love 1988 G
4:04 PM SIXPENCE NONE THE... Don't Dream It's Over 2002 C
4:08 PM RENO/WILSON Almost Paradise (Love Theme..) 1984 G
4:11 PM MARX, RICHARD Now And Forever 1993 G
Stop Set BREAK Commercials And/Or Recorded Promos
4:23 PM LONESTAR I'm Already There 2001 R
4:27 PM CHER The Shoop Shoop Song (It's...) 1990 G
4:31 PM CETERA, PETER One Clear Voice 1996 G
4:35 PM POCO Crazy Love 1979 G
4:37 PM HILL, FAITH Cry 2002 C
4:41 PM RONSTADT/NEVILLE All My Life 1989 G
Stop Set BREAK Commercials And/Or Recorded Promos
4:53 PM JOURNEY Faithfully 1983 G
4:57 PM WILLIAMS, VANESSA Colors Of The Wind 1995 G

Hmmm...just doesn't seem right! It looks pretty straightforward AC to me.

I think FM 100 is actually in a very unenviable position, of being all things to all people. They have the curse and blessing of having both the Mainstream AND Soft AC positions. Musically, I think that they do a great job of juggling both. Personally, I think that FM 100 hasn't been this focused in a long time. The huge January that they had kinda proves that. I know that Lance is a bit of an, and hard to get along with, but you gotta respect the lions den that he walked into, and what he's been able to do so far. He is staying with FM 100, and not with Simmons, so I don't think he wants to tank it on purpose. Personally, I don't like the guy, as he's a bit conceited and rude, but he knows his game, and plays it well. It's his ball, and he's running for daylight, making sure that the Bee and Cozy don't come up from behind.

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  • Re: Simmons Media ruining FM 100 on purpose? -- Me, Tue 03/11/03 - 6:52:18 PM
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