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Monday, October 23, 2006
10/23: Buck & Kincade ratings
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
John Kincade, co-host of the Buck & Kincade show on 680/the Fan, emailed me that in his time slot, his show beat the 2 Live Stews in the summer in the target demo of men 25-54. I had written in passing on Friday that the Zone had beaten the Fan. Overall, averaged across all time slots, the Zone did beat the Fan in 25-54 men. Though the Fan often has more listeners, listeners tend to listen longer to the Zone, resulting in a higher overall rating most of the time. And from what I’ve heard, the Zone bills far more than the Fan in revenue. But it’s true that Buck & Kincade and the 2 Live Stews have gone back and forth in the ratings since the Stews moved to the time slot last year.
Buck & Kincade remain consistently the strongest show for 680/the Fan.
Here’s part of his note:
Rodney,
Again your non-working knowledge of sports radio makes your analysis look dumb on the Arbitron numbers.]
The ONLY demo numbers that matter in sports radio is MEN 25-54. The sales staffs at 680 or 790 don’t sell off any other numbers. They are insignificant!
So, analyzing the Male 25-54 demo what do we see! WOW!
680 The Fan is 6th in afternoon drive in Atlanta with MEN 25-54 with a [Arbitron doesn’t allow me to reveal the] rating!
790 trails significantly (though a solid showing by the Stews) with a [xxxx] rating!
The difference between the two was a half point share. That is statistically significant but not massive given the way Arbitron does its diaries.
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10/23: Regular Guys fired… again (updated)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I hear the Regular Guys have been fired from 96rock… again. Eric Von Haessler, part of the Regular Guys, confirmed that he was fired “with cause” at 3 p.m. today. They have already been taken off the www.96rock.com Web site..
“We are not going to be issuing a statement today,” said Yogi & Panda’s attorney Jamie Hernan “Clear Channel does appear to have taken the necessary steps to work out a resolution in the case. We anticipate a joint statement being issued in the near future.”
“The Regular Guys were dismissed for inappropriate conduct affecting fellow employees,” Chuck Deskins, the market manager for Clear Channel Atlanta, wrote in an email.
Here’s the link to the story
A CCU employee told me that Deskins has informed staff at Clear Channel Atlanta that if anybody is found to have talked to me, they will be immediately terminated. Deskins said he merely told employees to refer media questions in this case only to him, that he didn’t threaten termination at all.
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10/23: Reg Guys/Viva lawyers meeting today
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
No update on the Yogi & Panda lawsuit against their employer Clear Channel and 96rock’s Regular Guys. Jamie Hernan, Yogi & Panda’s attorney, said they haven’t released a statement because they still want to get this resolved without making it worse. They are planning a meeting with Clear Channel this afternoon.
Clear Channel is allowing Yogi & Panda to continue to air their shows live on Viva 105.7 while the Regular Guys remain ” on break.”
Yogi & Panda filed a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages because they felt their privacy was invaded after Larry Wachs secretly taped a conversation they had in the restroom at Clear Channel and aired it. They also feel Clear Channel hasn’t been responsive to their complaints about the Regular Guys regularly mocking them on the air.
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10/23: Dawgs stay on WSB-AM
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Surprising nobody, WSB-AM has re-upped a deal with the UGA to air UGA Bulldogs basketball and football games through June 30, 2010. While the Hawks and the Braves were money-losers for WSB-AM, this one is certainly profitable for the news/talk station.
“It’s a good thing,” said Cox Radio Atlanta exec Chris Wegmann. “Two great institutions. We paid some more guaranteed money upfront but overall, we gave and we got. They gave and they got. It was very amicable. We’re glad we got it done.” WSB-AM has been affiliated with the Dawgs for a whopping 60 years.
On the other hand, the Braves, after their first losing season in 15 years, have not been helping either 96rock or WGST much in the ratings.
WSB-AM was kind enough to note that among men 25-54 in the evenings, Michael Savage and Chris Krok did slightly better than the combined ratings in the same demo of WGST and 96rock during the summer (though in reality, the difference wasn’t statistically significant).
