http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/08/15/kmcq-what-happened Comments On: KMCQ: What Happened? by Derek Erdman en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Sam Fan]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:43:26 -0800 The Stranger Posted by lovetheoldies]]> Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:00:50 -0700 The Stranger Jack
Posted by Jack Allen]]> Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:08:58 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Carlos Androx]]> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:22:48 -0700 The Stranger By choosing the path to compete directly with KJR, and, to a lesser extent with KZOK - 104.5 has entered into a losing battle - because they can't compete against the talent, resources and money of Clear Channel and CBS, respectively. A small player in a big market can be successful if there is product differentiation and a connection with the customer. KMCQ had this and it is now lost Advantage: Clear Channel and CBS!

Posted by Tom Stoeckle]]> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:42:57 -0700 The Stranger By choosing the path to compete directly with KJR, and, to a lesser extent with KZOK - 104.5 has entered into a losing battle - because they can't compete against the talent, resources and money of Clear Channel and CBS, respectively. A small player in a big market can be successful if there is product differentiation and a connection with the customer. KMCQ had this and it is now lost Advantage: Clear Channel and CBS!
Posted by Tom Stoeckle]]> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:38:29 -0700 The Stranger Posted by soulman913]]> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:08:12 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Levislade]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:13:13 -0700 The Stranger
The people who own radio are systematically killing it.
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Posted by Conrad McMasters]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:30:17 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Jordan T Adams]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:28:36 -0700 The Stranger
"In 1984, Ray Parker Jr. was signed by the producers of Ghostbusters to develop the film's title song. Later that year, Huey Lewis and the News sued Parker, citing the similarities between the "Ghostbusters" song and their earlier hit "I Want a New Drug". According to Huey Lewis and the News, this was especially damaging to them since "Ghostbusters" was so popular, rising to number one on the charts for three weeks. Parker and Lewis later settled out of court. Huey Lewis has stated that his experiences with the producers of Ghostbusters may have been indirectly responsible for getting his band involved with the movie Back to the Future.

In the 2001 Behind the Music special, Huey Lewis stated: "The offensive part was not so much that Ray Parker Jr. had ripped this song off, it was kind of symbolic of an industry that wants something—they wanted our wave, and they wanted to buy it. ... [I]t's not for sale. ... In the end, I suppose they were right. I suppose it was for sale, because, basically, they bought it." As a result of this statement, Parker Jr. filed a suit against Lewis, claiming he violated the settlement's confidentiality agreement and seeking an unspecified amount of compensatory and punitive damages as well as attorney fees.

An issue of Premiere Magazine would later feature an anniversary article about the movie Ghostbusters. In that article, the filmmakers admit to using the song "I Want A New Drug" as temporary background music in many scenes. They then said that they had made an offer to Huey Lewis and the News to write the main theme, but they declined. The filmmakers then provided Ray Parker Jr film footage—with the Huey Lewis song in the background—to aid Parker in writing the theme song."
Posted by derek_erdman]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:05:57 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Jordan T Adams]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:59:53 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Emily Nokes]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:46:35 -0700 The Stranger
Posted by Jordan T Adams]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:43:55 -0700 The Stranger Posted by derek_erdman]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:32:57 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Beat Masterson]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:25:29 -0700 The Stranger Posted by dan10things]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:23:29 -0700 The Stranger The reason 104.5 didn't have any commercials and the magical playlist is the owners basically bought it to "flip it" by doing a bunch of radio industry things like changing the city of license and swapping frequencies. This all took several years and by the time it was ready to sell the economy was in the pits and terrestrial radio's future was growing increasingly bleak.
Now, the owners (First Broadcasting) haven't found a buyer but have instead brought in a new operator, some company out of Anchorage, perhaps to make it more appealing to potential buyers or to finally monetize their property.
I don't know anything about this stuff so by all means let me know if you work in the industry and I am misunderstanding the situation.
- "Scoop" Rousso
Posted by SAM FANTASY II]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:22:12 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Kelly O]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:21:59 -0700 The Stranger