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Archive for Friday, August 14, 2009

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Friday, August 14, 2009 by SDRadio.

Welcome to SDRadio for Friday, August 14, 2009

The San Diego Animal Support Foundation is sponsoring a drive to adopt big dogs! Those are pooches that will be 50-pounds are more. The event will be at Fiesta Island across from the fenced off-leash area tomorrow from 11 a.m., to 3 p.m.

KGB’s Shelly Dunn and Coe Lewis will be on hand Saturday for the event.

“When it comes to dogs… SIZE MATTERS! If you love big dogs, join us on Fiesta Island for a very special adoption event featuring BIG DOGS ONLY (50-pounds or more), and puppies that will eventually be big dogs! This is an ANNUAL event, bringing together 18+ legitimate, local non-profit rescue agencies and shelters, featuring more than 100 large dogs all in one place!

“Three years ago, this collaborative adoption event was developed to attract people who prefer larger breeds, bringing them to one place where they can find their perfect dog among hundreds of big dogs. Today, the Big Dogs Rock adoption event has become one of the largest, most popular annual adoption events in San Diego.”

See the SDShelters.com web site for more info.

Arby braggin’ rights: Magic 92.5 ranks number one in San Diego! Morning man Jagger writes: “Magic 92.5 rises to the # 1 radio station in San Diego! We have a great crew here!!! Having fun and creating great radio!” Very nicely done to the entire staff and management of XHRM-FM.

Classic hits The Walrus is in 7th place in the July PPM readings, according to Arbitron. The initial release had one news site confusing the call letters for FM with the AM station.

Country Wars: KSON remains the country king in the county. KUSS-New Country has some distance in overall listener ship.

Alternative: FM 94/9 continues to out distance 91X.

Jack FM remains strong in the market. The “Play What We Want” station continues to hold even after essentially removing the morning show.

KPBS is within striking distance of KOGO. The NPR station for the county is emphasizing news and talk on the FM dial.

Traffic to me: Earlier this week I had that “Kevin (Dean) remains the best traffic reporter in the county.” The KyXy morning co-host stepped into the big chair on Monday. I stand by the comments and also found out how many readers are in Clear Channel Traffic …. all of them. (Thanks for the email John, Jen, and others.)

All of you should be the best traffic reporter in the county as your captive voice makes decisions. These decisions may save time. All of you have a greater responsibility than you can possibly not fathom. Drivers weep when stuck in traffic, and curse the roadways. You have that luxury and hopefully the time to get all corners of the county covered in the allotment of time while juggling various stations across the radio dial. Drivers want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about they want you on that air — and drivers need you on the air with the current information.

Traffic reporters use words like “clogged,” “slow,” “sig-alert.” Reporters use these words as the backbone of a commute defending the drive. Commuters want answers, they want the truth in the drive. They can handle the truth even while beating the steering wheel.

Some would rather that all you traffic reporters just said “thank you” and went on your way. However for a majority of commuters, I say “Thank You” and salute you from the 78/15 or the 125/94, and at the Otay Mesa mess. Otherwise, tell those complainers that it is suggested they pick up a microphone and stand the post.

1170 KCBQ remains the only 50,000 watt station in the daytime for the San Diego market. Prior to the present location north of Lakeside, KCBQ beamed far and wide from six towers on the western edge of Santee. More than a landmark, it was a place that rock and roll, country, and personality driven radio. The 50,000 watt transmitter drove those six towers to full efficiency.

Also on the FM side, KCBQ was the first home of Mark Jagger. After ownership change, Mark was the Pirate Boy at Star 100.7 before taking on afternoon drives with Kristi.

KCBQ was the long-time of of San Diego’s own Shotgun Tom Kelly. He’s pictured at the KCBQ studios in Today, Shotgun is at another legendary station, KEARTH 101 from Los Angeles.