9.02.2006
(Follow-Up) The Nerve, The Nerve, Watch Clear Channel Swerve
Apparently the red-faced suits over at Clear Channel Rochester have been forced to wax poetic over being found out about 107.3 FM's impending flip to "Snap! 107.3", an urban-leaning rhythmic AC station which will have Whoopui Goldberg hosting mornings.
On Friday, as predicted, the "Snap! 107.3" material (see screenprint below) was removed in favor of a message reading:
Rochester's Classic Country Station.
Website under construction.
Laughable. But wait, there's more: Upon logging on today, not only do you see a different message, but it's chased by a poor attempt at prose that has even Clement Clarke Moore spinning in his grave:
Rochester's New Jazz Station
Website Under Construction
Twas a holiday weekend
And all through the industry
Everyone was curious
About W-N-V-E
Fybush cried "Stunt!"
R&R asked "Jazz?"
"Snap!" cracked the competition
As if to razz
But Fuccillo's moving Hyundais
Faster than a luge
Because 107-3
Has been absolutely huuuge!
Country? Urban? Sports?
Or maybe FM Talk
Or will the Wheel of Formats
Really fly like a Hawk?
People love a radio station
That's not in a pickle
Like that station down the dial
That's now known as...The Fox ;)
So what's really happening?
Could it stay this way?
A station sells its name?
Is that OK?
Listen... If you've been found out - admit it. Don't sugarcoat it with a sorry attempt at reworking a holiday classic. I mean, when in the domain search there arose such a clatter, did you take a look to see what was the matter? Nope, you're afraid to admit that you've been scooped. Your faces right now are as red as a cherry; If I were to say I'm flattered, I would say very.
Here's a few responsorial poems for you, Clear Channel Rochester, so print these:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You've been scooped on a format flip
What say you?
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a barrel of honey
Whoopi will do wakeups on 107.3
I'm willing to bet all my money
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
Eating a TV dinner
Along came a gnome, found 107.3's new home
And they both agreed "Snap" will be the winner
OH!
("Yeah, good ol' Mother Goose, remember her? I f***ed her!")
This whole thing is all in good fun, of course. Really, I can't believe how unbelievably easy it is to find out when new domains have been registered, and by whom. And to uncover this criteria and in the process scoop the radio industry with these discoveries is in no way illegal: It's public domain. Now, if I were to libel Clear Channel in the process of promoting these findings, that would be going over the line. I'm not crossing that line - I'm an "Internet Gnome" - not a pest - there's a difference...
On Friday, as predicted, the "Snap! 107.3" material (see screenprint below) was removed in favor of a message reading:
Rochester's Classic Country Station.
Website under construction.
Laughable. But wait, there's more: Upon logging on today, not only do you see a different message, but it's chased by a poor attempt at prose that has even Clement Clarke Moore spinning in his grave:
Rochester's New Jazz Station
Website Under Construction
Twas a holiday weekend
And all through the industry
Everyone was curious
About W-N-V-E
Fybush cried "Stunt!"
R&R asked "Jazz?"
"Snap!" cracked the competition
As if to razz
But Fuccillo's moving Hyundais
Faster than a luge
Because 107-3
Has been absolutely huuuge!
Country? Urban? Sports?
Or maybe FM Talk
Or will the Wheel of Formats
Really fly like a Hawk?
People love a radio station
That's not in a pickle
Like that station down the dial
That's now known as...The Fox ;)
So what's really happening?
Could it stay this way?
A station sells its name?
Is that OK?
Listen... If you've been found out - admit it. Don't sugarcoat it with a sorry attempt at reworking a holiday classic. I mean, when in the domain search there arose such a clatter, did you take a look to see what was the matter? Nope, you're afraid to admit that you've been scooped. Your faces right now are as red as a cherry; If I were to say I'm flattered, I would say very.
Here's a few responsorial poems for you, Clear Channel Rochester, so print these:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You've been scooped on a format flip
What say you?
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a barrel of honey
Whoopi will do wakeups on 107.3
I'm willing to bet all my money
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
Eating a TV dinner
Along came a gnome, found 107.3's new home
And they both agreed "Snap" will be the winner
OH!
("Yeah, good ol' Mother Goose, remember her? I f***ed her!")
This whole thing is all in good fun, of course. Really, I can't believe how unbelievably easy it is to find out when new domains have been registered, and by whom. And to uncover this criteria and in the process scoop the radio industry with these discoveries is in no way illegal: It's public domain. Now, if I were to libel Clear Channel in the process of promoting these findings, that would be going over the line. I'm not crossing that line - I'm an "Internet Gnome" - not a pest - there's a difference...
9.01.2006
Denver... Say Hola To Whoopi!
Add another station to the Whoopi roster.
Last month, it was revealed that the domain 957needshelp.com was registered by Clear Channel, and while it might be speculated that Denver's Mega was the target station to flip, it was eventually discovered that it was intended for Milwaukee's WRIT - which is stunting right now with its "needs help" multi-format playlist.
Anyway, I stumbled across another domain and... yep, Denver, THIS one's yours:
http://www.957needsyourhelp.com/main.html
It's title header is the misleading "Bloomington's #1 Music Station". And of course, Whoopi's mug is all over it (even a misspelling of her name - "Whoopie" on the left - priceless!)...
So I did a little more research, and found out that somewhere on the website, you can get the weather from Denver.
Here's a screenprint to prove I'm not making this up (and of course, before the IT guys freak that they've been found out and fumble to throw up a "Forbidden" page) :
But hey, at least you get the pick the name, kids!
(Yeah, right - I'll be back as soon as I figure out what THAT one is, too...)
Last month, it was revealed that the domain 957needshelp.com was registered by Clear Channel, and while it might be speculated that Denver's Mega was the target station to flip, it was eventually discovered that it was intended for Milwaukee's WRIT - which is stunting right now with its "needs help" multi-format playlist.
Anyway, I stumbled across another domain and... yep, Denver, THIS one's yours:
http://www.957needsyourhelp.com/main.html
It's title header is the misleading "Bloomington's #1 Music Station". And of course, Whoopi's mug is all over it (even a misspelling of her name - "Whoopie" on the left - priceless!)...
So I did a little more research, and found out that somewhere on the website, you can get the weather from Denver.
Here's a screenprint to prove I'm not making this up (and of course, before the IT guys freak that they've been found out and fumble to throw up a "Forbidden" page) :
But hey, at least you get the pick the name, kids!
(Yeah, right - I'll be back as soon as I figure out what THAT one is, too...)
