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HD AM in NJ/NY ?
"Telamon" wrote in message ... In article , "David Eduardo" wrote: "Telamon" wrote in message ... In article , "David Eduardo" wrote: "Telamon" wrote in message . .. Major runors that Clear is going to take the loser in the Spring or Summer book out of KYSR, KHHT or KBIG and make it a simulcast of KFI. Eventually, 640 could be changed to another formrat, or kept for the senior citizens... So if this does not happen will you admit you are wrong on the whole IBOC issue and formats? I said that if one o fthe three underperforming FMs in LA does not recover int he next two books, it will be considered to reinforce KFI. Clear has already made some major FM news talk moves, ranging from Tallahassee to New Orleans to Pittsburgh. OK fine but I consider your comment "Eventually, 640 could be changed to another formrat (sic, format), or kept for the senior citizens..." derogatory. KFI has over 50% of its listeners in 55+, a demo no significant LA advertiser buys. And the station is ageing every year, and will start to decline in billings. Why is that? The 55+ age group has more disposable income. In the larger markets... (Sidebar... 30% of all radio ad revenue is generated in just the first 10 markets) .... most advertising is what is called "transactional" and placed by agencies on behalf of agency clients. Transactional means that the buy is based on the cost of delivery of some measure of listenership, like the amount you pay to reach every 1000 listeners. Ad agencies are given orders by the clients as to who they consider the best potential consumers. The agency creates advertising directed at that group, and then places ad buys based on cost /delivery to reach them. In the simplest terms, advertisers don't go after anyone over 55. This has nothing to do with the wealth or lack of same of that market segment. It has to do with how many ads it takes to change a buying behaviour. Older consumers take more convincing... thus, more ads... to make a sale. In many cases, an ROI (Return on Investment) analysis shows advertising to older consumers causes a loss with every sale. Lots of people drink beer... but most beer ads are directed at 21 to 39 year old males, because that is where the money is. The ROI on advertising to other groups is low or not profitable. As an example, in LA last year... and LA is the biggest revenue radio ad market... there were no buys by agencies against 55+. So, that is the problem with AM. 80% of its listening is by listeners over 45, and much of that is by people over 55... an audience nobody really wants in the larger, rated markets. In smaller markets, or suburban situations, local direct advertisers will be more flexible... but for the bulk of US radio advertising, 55+ is not desirable. |