Re: WBOS Formats

[Rob Landry <umar@wcrb.com>]

> Ron, thanks for the fill-in (I remeber those names, and was a BIG fan on
> Maxanne's format...The last 'BOS song in '83, I recall was a Lou Reed tune
> (name of song escapes me,??)

That I don't recall.  
 
> I had heard that Hoffman was one for switching formats as soon as the
> station started getting ratings (tax writeoff?)

The truth was that except for the Dean James country format, Mr. Hoffman
didn't take much personal interest in any of the WBOS formats.  He was
willing to give someone's idea a chance, but if dollars didn't start to
materialize in the first few months of a new format it would be tossed
aside in favor of someone else's idea. 

Also, WUNR was a consistent money maker and may have more than made up for
any losses on the FM side.  At one point there were waiting lists three or
four deep for some WUNR time slots. 


Rob Landry
umar@wcrb.com

PS.  My name is Rob, not Ron.

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