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Post by PinkyD on Sept 5, 2006 22:25:23 GMT -5
I was just in SF over the weekend....I wish this new Movin 93.9 staion here in LA was more like Energy....it would really be nice to have some actual DANCE music in LA on the radio...
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Ύ on Sept 7, 2006 17:52:27 GMT -5
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Bueller Trades In Bakersfield For San Francisco And KNGY FLYING BEAR MEDIA Top 40/Rhythmic KNGY (ENERGY 92.7)/SAN FRANCISCO PD JOHN PEAKE has hired KLLY/BAKERSFIELD's FORREST BUELLER as APD/nights.
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Post by chartfreak on Sept 8, 2006 18:37:53 GMT -5
I'm surprised that KNGY is not spinning Jump by Madonna as much as they were a few weeks ago. Do you think they are tired of the song, or waiting for it actually be sent to radio? Energy 92.7 had actually been playing Madonna's "Jump" before they started playing "Get Together" because at that time, "Jump" was being considered for being the 3rd single. Then they played it a little then it got into medium rotation. Then "Get Together" was announced as the next single so they decreased the spins for "Jump" and upped the spins for "Get Together." But "Jump" has basically done its thing on Energy and it may be on its way out soon. But Energy utilizes a "Listener advisory board" so that plays some part in the upping and lowering of spins. So you don't think that they will re-add the song?
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Ύ on Sept 8, 2006 18:56:32 GMT -5
So you don't think that they will re-add the song? Probably not. But if there's a major resurgance of it, you never know.
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Post by botoxic on Jan 26, 2008 12:07:40 GMT -5
Perhaps the greatest surprise to me regarding Energy's continued (relative) success is the influence (even if slight) it is having on KYLD's playlist. How many true rhythmics would have these songs in rotation?
RIHANNA Don't Stop the Music - 62 spins BRITNEY SPEARS Piece of Me - 47 spins ENUR Calabria 2008 - 39 spins IDA CORR/FEDDE LE GRAND Let Me Think About It - 16 spins PINK Who Knew - 14 spins DAVID GUETTA Love Is Gone - 13 spins
BTW, Energy's new tag line is "the most listened to dance station in America."
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Post by moranfan on Jan 26, 2008 12:49:34 GMT -5
im very sad: when i lived in dallas, we had a dance station called kdl, but it reformatted. then when i moved home to louisiana, new orleans had a pretty much dance station called diva 92.3("music for the diva in you" was the slogan, i kid u not) that lasted about 2 years, but it just reformatted :(
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Perhaps the greatest surprise to me regarding Energy's continued (relative) success is the influence (even if slight) it is having on KYLD's playlist. How many true rhythmics would have these songs in rotation? RIHANNA Don't Stop the Music - 62 spins BRITNEY SPEARS Piece of Me - 47 spins ENUR Calabria 2008 - 39 spins IDA CORR/FEDDE LE GRAND Let Me Think About It - 16 spins PINK Who Knew - 14 spins DAVID GUETTA Love Is Gone - 13 spins BTW, Energy's new tag line is "the most listened to dance station in America." I was listening to their Saturday mixshows a couple weeks ago in the evening. I normally don't listen, but I wasn't well and I was too lazy to change the station. They played a lot of good Dance stuff that they never would play during regular rotation. It almost felt like "old times" (pre-2001). I heard Cascada (Spencer & Hill mix), Kat DeLuna (Johnny Vicious mix), Britney (Vasquez/Vicious mix), Kelly Rowland (Freemasons). Although it was only a short segment, it was plenty. And then they had this mashup mix, just as Energy 92.7 and Movin' air theirs. Back when the D.H.T. "Listen To Your Heart" single came out, Wild was playing the Dance version. Wild used to be pretty good about the Dance music. Although they only played a handful of Dance songs which were usually crossing over nationally, they sometimes played some that they were early on.
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Ύ on Jul 12, 2008 19:33:11 GMT -5
From AllAccess:
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
John Peake And Energy 92.7 Part Ways
FLYING BEAR Top 40/Dance KNGY (ENERGY 92.7)/SAN FRANCISCO PD JOHN PEAKE has decided to move on. PEAKE told ALL ACCESS, "After nearly three years, we have reached a new ratings milestone at ENERGY 92.7, and it was time for me to find my next, new challenge. I had a great time here."
PEAKE, also a veteran of crosstown CBS Hot AC KLLC, and the PD chair at then-SUSQUEHANNA Top 40 KRBE/HOUSTON, is replaced by consultant DON PARKER for the time being. Find PEAKE, ready for his next assignment, at john@johnpeake.com, or hit him up at (415) 706-1091.
I wonder if this will change/impact the programming, music or DJs at the station? I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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Post by only1moore on Jul 17, 2008 20:14:57 GMT -5
It looks like that PD job at KNGY has already been filled...by Don Parker!
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Post by botoxic on Jul 27, 2009 18:04:20 GMT -5
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Ύ on Jul 27, 2009 18:21:43 GMT -5
Before opening this thread, I had a feeling it was going to be some sort of news about the station's future. It was good enough while it lasted. I'm hoping the format won't change in the near future. The Dance Radio panel is getting smaller, especially with the terrestrial stations. On another note, KMVQ 99.7 which now has Michael Martin, Geoff St. John and Freska (formerly of Wild 94.9) on board had been a little Dance-leaning earlier in the year when they jumped on board. They still are, but have scaled back and it's sounding a lot like Wild during the good ol' days. The mixshows in addition to House Nation have been great. If Energy does indeed flip formats, it could open the door for KMVQ to be a bit more Dance-oriented, or even a whole new station.
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Post by botoxic on Jul 27, 2009 19:04:00 GMT -5
So I did some research. The announcement of the sale occurred nearly two weeks ago. No word on whether the station has actually changed hands, but no news is good news regarding possible format changes. Flying Bear Media bought the station in 2004 for 33 million and sold for 6.5 million. Ouch. Apparently it was a forced sale; the creditors were getting nervous. Even with that much debt, however, Energy remained a cash-positive endeavor (one reason not to tinker with the format). Energy's cash flow could be substantially better under its new circumstances. The new owner has dabbled in top 40 radio programming in the past, and it's supposedly his favorite format. The original intent may have been to lean in that direction, but Movin's recent shift could have thwarted that plan. Dance has proven to be one of the best possible formats for Energy's signal size and reach. I've personally felt that Energy's music selection has been a little off-kilter for several months now. They've added some pretty eclectic songs and ignored some mainstream mixes - which would be fine, except none of the eclectic songs have become hits and most get dumped after lingering in low-to-medium rotation for a couple of months. Anyway, I wonder if this is a product of the changes at the station - either they were throwing it all against the wall because they knew they had nothing to lose, or more likely - the recent adds are the work of an unsupervised Trevor Simpson, whose bosses may have had more important things on their minds.
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Ύ on Jul 27, 2009 19:08:46 GMT -5
^^^ I think their music selection has been a little better. They play way too many Dave Aude, Jason Nevins, Morgan Page, SoulSeekerz, and Moto Blanco remixes. Some of them are good. I spoke to one of their DJs a couple years ago about them playing some more circuit-oriented mixes like Ralphi and Tony versions of certain songs versus the milder ones and he said that they don't because such versions don't test well. :( I insisted it adds variety. But he stuck by his statement.
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Post by johnparker on Jul 28, 2009 12:06:12 GMT -5
The sale of the station so far is only in principal and won't be official until sometime this fall. There have been strong indications that the dance format will remain in place. It's making money for the station and an owner has to be happy with that.
The current (soon to be previous) owner can't be happy with the amount of billing because the price that they purchased the station for was insane. It was never worth that kind of money. So the debt that they've had to carry made it next to impossible to make a profit. At the current billing level along with the purchase price a profit will be made.
Also the purchaser has brought two other stations in Las Vegas recently. So this will be something to watch going forward.
As for the mixes that they play, Energy is one of the most researched stations anywhere so they are right on point as to the songs, artists and mixes their listeners want to hear. As the listeners ears tire of a sound, they are well prepared to see that and make the move to a new sound via song and remixes.
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Post by botoxic on Sept 10, 2009 18:02:54 GMT -5
Flipping to CHR/Mainstream Top 40 today @ 5. Entire air staff out.
R.I.P. Energy 92.7 SF (2004-2009)
I don't see how KREV (The Revolution) can fathom going up against Movin' and Wild. If the rumors of a simulcast are true, this station has absolutely no chance.
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Ύ on Sept 10, 2009 19:36:42 GMT -5
Flipping to CHR/Mainstream Top 40 today @ 5. Entire air staff out. R.I.P. Energy 92.7 SF (2004-2009)I don't see how KREV (The Revolution) can fathom going up against Movin' and Wild. If the rumors of a simulcast are true, this station has absolutely no chance. That's a shame. I knew it was going to happen eventually. It was good while it lasted. How many stations are left in the Dance panel? I'll be listening to KMVQ if I listen to radio now.
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