When it comes to radio stations, you literally have the world to choose from. Talk radio, religious programs, foreign programs, and of course every genre of music you could ever want to listen to, depending on where you are. With all of these options it is no wonder why manufacturers put that little “scan” button on radios. Have you ever paid attention to how your favorite station is programed out for certain times? It is definitely crazy how much time and effort goes into making a program hour perfect. I listened and observed KROQ for an hour starting at 9pm and this is what I experienced. KROQ had a total 23 commercials, two weekend previews, and two previews for the next program. The total amount of time was 20 minutes breaking the commercials
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Both sets were played pretty much completely through without interruptions except for a few intros and recaps here and there. New and old songs were split down the middle with 6 being within two years and 6 being released longer than two years ago. All the songs were pretty upbeat and all falling into the rock category with a few being rock/pop. They started the program hour off with the KROQ top 5, which was interesting as it ended with the bands, that they are pushing tickets for upcoming concerts …show more content…
I feel like this is unfair for the station though, because the whole hour seemed like a filler hour for the next program. To have an accurate opinion on the station as a whole, I would definitely need to listen in for more than just one hour. The station seems like a fun and outgoing station from the sounds of their DJ’s and newscasters, but this hour was relaxed almost to the point of boring. I think the ads are really what did it for me. I guess it is a normal amount of commercial time, but when you cluster it together, 10 minutes is a lot of commercials to listen to at one. If I could change one thing, I would give Nicole more mic time. Let her talk about what is going on in her world. I guess when it comes to listening to radio, I like it when the DJ gets personal and asks questions about what’s going on in their life and who can relate. I feel like this station is targeting my demographic of early twenties to mid thirties, but this particular hour did not hold my
Both sets were played pretty much completely through without interruptions except for a few intros and recaps here and there. New and old songs were split down the middle with 6 being within two years and 6 being released longer than two years ago. All the songs were pretty upbeat and all falling into the rock category with a few being rock/pop. They started the program hour off with the KROQ top 5, which was interesting as it ended with the bands, that they are pushing tickets for upcoming concerts …show more content…
I feel like this is unfair for the station though, because the whole hour seemed like a filler hour for the next program. To have an accurate opinion on the station as a whole, I would definitely need to listen in for more than just one hour. The station seems like a fun and outgoing station from the sounds of their DJ’s and newscasters, but this hour was relaxed almost to the point of boring. I think the ads are really what did it for me. I guess it is a normal amount of commercial time, but when you cluster it together, 10 minutes is a lot of commercials to listen to at one. If I could change one thing, I would give Nicole more mic time. Let her talk about what is going on in her world. I guess when it comes to listening to radio, I like it when the DJ gets personal and asks questions about what’s going on in their life and who can relate. I feel like this station is targeting my demographic of early twenties to mid thirties, but this particular hour did not hold my