(3) Three weekly or daily special programs
First off, here is D.T.'s Evalutrons for Spring 2001 in my opinion.
SCORE GRADE SCORE GRADE SCORE GRADE
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
0 F-- 11 C 21 A+
1 F- 12 C+ 22 AA-
2 F 13 B- 23 AA
3 F+ 14 B 24 AA+
4 E- 15 B+ 25 AAA-
5 E 16 BB- 26 AAA
6 E+ 17 BB 27 AAA+
7 D- 18 BB+
8 D 19 A-
9 D+ 20 A
10 C-
NR Not graded by me
Bonus grades are added for doing stuff to be commended of and noted chosen arbitrarily.
Up to four bonus grades per station per rating period.
So, let's see how each station stacks up. Note that these may coincide with the Arbitrons or
Accuratings in rankings, but those ratings are based on other factors that have nothing to do
with performance whatsoever.
Also includes some Los Angeles stations as noted.
Note: This is completely my personal opinion on how good I feel the
radio stations in my area are doing and are copyrighted 2001 by David Tanny.
Any reproduction or retransmission or adopting its system by other radio
columnists or radio deejays is prohibited unless they're exchanged for rights to retransmit
their copyrighted works wherever DFS News is posted on the Internet or if they carry
such programs like Retro Rewind and Dr. Demento (sorry, Dave Rickards and K--, this goes for you too.
No pay, no play, just like Arbitron, don't be a Cheap Channel, pay up!)
This ranking system is not tied to how many hours a week I usually listen to a particular
radio station either like some other ratings systems do.
Fall Evalutron Ratings
(CC) = Clear Channel Owned Stations (* if it LMA's with other owner)
(IN) = Infinity Stations
(DS) = Disney Owned Stations
(CF) = Califormula
(JP) = Jefferson-Pilot
(MT) = Midwest Televison
( ) = Other or owns one station in the survey
FREQ STATION FORMAT YOU POP ATT GEN RIS OFF CON QUA BON TOTAL RANK
---- ------- ------ --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ----- ----
DFSXmas Christmas Radio 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 0 23 1
SP Radio One 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 0 23 2
La Boomba (Exa 91.7) 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 0 22 3
Dr. Demento Show 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 0 21 4
Digital Groove (93.3) 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 0 21 5
House of Z (Z-90) 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 0 21 6
Sat Night Dance (92.5) 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 0 21 7
DFSX Radio 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 0 20 8
95.5+KLOS-FM Classic Rk 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 20 9
DFSX2 Classic Dementia 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 0 20 10
Hard Drive (late 92.1) 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 0 20 11
92.5 XHRM-FM R&B Oldies 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 20 12
1070+KNX-AM News 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 19 13
90.3 XHTZ-FM Urban 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 19 14
Full Freq (102.7) 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 0 18 15
Rewire (98.9) 3 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 0 18 16
12" Sat Night (94.9) 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 3 0 18 17
92.1 KFSD-FM Alternatve 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 0 17 18
1170 KCBQ-AM Talk 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 17 19
600 KOGO-AM Talk 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 17 20
760 KFMB-AM Talk 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 17 21
Power Tools (105.9) 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 0 16 22
Klub Kiis (102.7) 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 16 23
95.7 KMSX-FM 80s Oldies 2 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 16 24
94.1 My 94.1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 14 25
94.9 KBZT-FM 80s Oldies 1 1 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 14 26
102.1 KXST-FM AAA 1 0 2 2 0 1 3 2 2 13 27
93.3 KHTS-FM CHR/Top 40 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 13 28
1130 KSDO-AM Talk 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 13 29
100.7 KFMB-FM Modern AC 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 11 30
103.7 KPLN-FM Classic Rk 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 10 31
91.1 XTRA-FM Pop AltRoc 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 9 32
EVALUTRONS FOR PAST TWELVE RATING PERIODS
FREQ STATION FORMAT W99 S99 U99 F99 W00 S00 U00 F00 W01 S01 U01 F01
---- ------- ------ --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
540 XBAC-AM Classical A ============================= --
540 XJAZ-AM Jazz ======================== 17 17 17 -- ===
570+KLAC-AM Nostalgia A+ 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
600 KOGO-AM Talk A 10 9 8 9 10 10 19 20 20 20 17
640+KFI-AM Talk C 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
690 XTRA-AM Sports B 10 9 10 9 9 9 20 19 17 -- --
710+KDIS-AM Radio Dsny C 3 6 6 7 9 7 10 7 7 -- --
760 KFMB-AM Talk B 11 13 12 8 7 9 16 17 17 17 17
790+KABC-AM Talk 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
910 KECR-AM Religious -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1000 KCEO-AM Talk B 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1070+KNX-AM News A+ 11 11 11 11 10 10 19 19 20 20 19
1110+KRLA-AM Talk -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1130 KSDO-AM Talk B 8 7 6 7 5 6 13 14 13 13 13
1150+KXTA-AM Sports B -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1170 KCBQ-AM Talk B 10 16 18 19 18 17
1210 KPRZ-AM Religious A+ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1240 KSON-AM Radio Dsny B 3 6 6 7 9 7 10 7 7 -- --
1360 KPOP-AM Nostalgia A+ 10 9 9 10 10 12 13 -- -- --
1450 KSPA-AM Nostalgia A+ 9 9 9 9 10 -- -- -- -- ========
1450 KSPA-AM Classical =============================================== -- --
88.3 KSDS-FM Jazz -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
89.5 KPBS-FM Pub B 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
90.3 XHTZ-FM Urban A+ 11 10 9 9 12 13 20 22 24 21 19
90.7 XLNC-FM Classical -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
91.1 XTRA-FM Pop AltRoc D 7 7 6 7 9 8 19 20 18 12 9
91.7 XGLX-FM Span Pop 9 10 8 8 7 12 12 13 -- --
92.1 KFSD-FM Classical A -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ============
92.1 KFSD-FM Alternative=========================================== 27 22 17
92.3+Mega923 R&B ============================= 6 8 8 8 -- --
92.5 XHRM-FM R&B Oldies B 9 8 8 10 10 10 19 20 20 20 20
93.1+KCBS-FM Classic Roc 12 12 12 -- --
93.3 KHTS-FM CHR/Top 40 A 7 7 7 6 7 7 15 13 12 13 13
93.7&KCLB-FM Rock 12 12 12 -- --
93.7%KDB-FM Classical -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
94.1 KJQY-FM SoftOldies A 9 9 7 8 7 6 =======================
94.1 KJQY-FM 60s Oldies ================================== 13 8 7 -- ===
94.1 KMYI-FM A/C ===================================================== 14
94.7+KTWV-FM Pop Jazz A+ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
94.9 KBZT-FM 60s Oldies A+ 11 11 11 10 9 9 =======================
94.9 KBZT-FM 80s Oldies ================================== 18 19 21 20 14
95.5+KLOS-FM Classic Rk A+ 14 13 13 12 12 12 21 21 21 20 20
95.7 KMSX-FM Hot AC C 6 5 5 3 3 5 =======================
95.7 KMSX-FM 80s Oldies ================================== 17 18 19 17 ===
95.7 KOCL-FM 60s Oldies ===================================================== --
96.5 KYXY-FM A/C B 10 8 7 7 9 8 8 8 -- -- --
97.1+KLSX-FM Talk B 7 8 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
97.3 KSON-FM Country A 10 10 11 11 11 11 16 18 18 17 --
98.1 KIFM-FM Pop Jazz A+ 12 11 12 12 --
98.7+Star-FM Modern AC A+ 11 10 10 10 9 9 13 14 15 -- --
98.9 XHMORE-FM Rock 8 8 9 17 18 18 -- --
99.3 XHCR-FM Country ========== 10 10 9 9 10 16 19 19 18 --
99.9#KOLA-FM Oldies -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
100.3+Mega100 R&B A 9 7 8 9 8 =============================
100.3+KKBT-FM Urban ============================== 7 -- -- -- --
100.7 KFMB-FM Modern AC A 10 12 9 8 9 8 11 10 12 12 11
101.1+KRTH-FM Oldies A 11 9 9 9 9 10 15 13 13 13 --
101.5 KGB-FM Classic Rk A+ 8 5 6 6 6 5 9 6 0 0 --
102.1 KXST-FM AAA A 8 10 9 10 9 10 21 18 18 16 13
102.7+KIIS-FM Top 40 A 12 13 13 14 13 14 16 17 17 -- --
103.1+KACD/KBCD AAA A+ 9 ======================== --
103.3%KRUZ-FM Modern AC -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
103.7 KPLN-FM Classic Rk B 8 7 8 8 7 6 11 10 10 10 10
104.3+KBIG-FM Pop A/C A+ 10 8 9 10 9 8 16 16 16 16 --
105.3 KIOZ-FM Hard Rock B 8 8 8 7 6 6 10 5 0 0 --
105.9+KPWR-FM Urban A 9 8 7 8 8 8 9 10 -- -- --
106.7+KROQ-FM Pop AltRoc 9 -- -- -- --
107.1+KSYY-FM Alt Rock A+ 10 10 10 ======================================
107.3 XHFG-FM Span Roc 8 10 10 -- -- --
Fall Evalutron Scoring
FREQ STATION FORMAT YOU POP ATT GEN RIS OFF CON QUA BON TOTAL
---- ------- ------ --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -----
540 XBACH-AM Classical NR
570+KLAC-AM Talk NR
600 KOGO-AM Talk 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 17
640+KFI-AM Talk NR
690 XTRA-AM Sports NR
BONUS: Jim Rome
710+KDIS-AM Radio Dsny NR
760 KFMB-AM Talk 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 17
BONUS: Chargers, Hooked on Trivia
LOSS: Letiner
790+KABC-AM Talk NR
FREQ STATION FORMAT YOU POP ATT GEN RIS OFF CON QUA BON TOTAL
---- ------- ------ --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -----
910 KECR-AM Religious NR
1000 KCEO-AM Talk NR
1070+KNX-AM News 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 19
BONUS: Drama Theatre
1110+KRLA-AM Talk NR
1130 KSDO-AM Talk 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 13
1150+KXTA-AM Sports NR
1170 KCBQ-AM Talk 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 17
1210 KPRZ-AM Religious NR
1240 KSON-AM Radio Dsny NR
1360 KPOP-AM Nostalgia NR
1450 KSPA-AM Nostalgia NR
FREQ STATION FORMAT YOU POP ATT GEN RIS OFF CON QUA BON TOTAL
---- ------- ------ --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -----
88.3 KSDS-FM Jazz NR
89.5 KPBS-FM Pub NR
90.3 XHTZ-FM Urban 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 19
BONUS: Local Survey, House of Z
House of Z (Z-90) 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 0 21
90.7 XLNC-FM Classical NR
91.1 XTRA-FM Pop AltRoc 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 9
BONUS: Resurrection Sundays
91.7 XGLX-FM Span Pop NR
La Boomba (Exa 91.7) 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 0 22
92.1 KFSD-FM Alternatve 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 0 17
Hard Drive (late 92.1) 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 0 20
92.3+Mega923 R&B NR
92.5 XHRM-FM R&B Oldies 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 20
BONUS: Saturday Night Dance Party
Sat Night Dance (92.5) 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 0 21
93.1+KCBS-FM Classic Ro NR
93.3 KHTS-FM CHR/Top 40 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 13
BONUS: Digital Groove, Top 40 Countdowns
Digital Groove (93.3) 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 0 21
93.7&KCLB-FM Rock NR
93.7%KDB-FM Classical NR
FREQ STATION FORMAT YOU POP ATT GEN RIS OFF CON QUA BON TOTAL
---- ------- ------ --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -----
94.1 KJQY-FM 60s Oldies NR
(from Oct-Nov 16)
94.1 Christmas 94.1 NR
(from Nov-Dec 25; didn't listen to it)
94.1 My 94.1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 14
(from Dec 25)
94.7+KTWV-FM Pop Jazz NR
94.9 KBZT-FM 80s Oldies 1 1 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 14
BONUS: 12-inch Saturday Nights
12" Sat Night (94.9) 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 3 0 18
95.5+KLOS-FM Classic Rk 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 20
BONUS: Jim Ladd, 7th Day, House of Blues
95.7 KMSX-FM 80s Oldies 2 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 16
(from Oct-Nov 16)
95.7 KOOL 95.7 NR
(from Nov 16)
96.5 KYXY-FM A/C NR
97.1+KLSX-FM Talk NR
97.3 KSON-FM Country NR
FREQ STATION FORMAT YOU POP ATT GEN RIS OFF CON QUA BON TOTAL
---- ------- ------ --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -----
98.1 KIFM-FM Pop Jazz NR
98.7+Star-FM Modern AC NR
98.9 XHMORE-FM Rock NR
BONUS: Rewire Remixes
Rewire (98.9) 3 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 0 18
99.3 XHCR-FM Country NR
99.9#KOLA-FM Oldies NR
100.3+KKBT-FM Urban NR
100.7 KFMB-FM Modern AC 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 11
BONUS: Jeff and Jer Showgram
101.1+KRTH-FM Oldies NR
BONUS: Shotgun Tom Kelly
101.5 KGB-FM Classic Rk NR
102.1 KXST-FM AAA 1 0 2 2 0 1 3 2 2 13
BONUS: House of Blues, Music Without Boundaries
102.7+KIIS-FM Top 40 NR
BONUS: Full Frequency, Rick Dees, Club KIIS
Full Freq (102.7) 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 0 18
Klub Kiis (102.7) 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 16
FREQ STATION FORMAT YOU POP ATT GEN RIS OFF CON QUA BON TOTAL
---- ------- ------ --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -----
103.3%KRUZ-FM Modern AC NR
103.7 KPLN-FM Classic Rk 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 10
104.3+KBIG-FM Pop A/C NR
105.3 KIOZ-FM Hard Rock NR
105.9+KPWR-FM Urban NR
BONUS: Powertools
Power Tools (105.9) 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 0 16
106.7+KROQ-FM Pop AltRoc NR
107.3 XHFG-FM Span Roc NR
DFSX Radio 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 0 20
DFSXmas Christmas Radio 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 0 23
Dr. Demento Show 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 0 21
SP Radio One 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 0 23
DFSX2 Classic Dementia 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 0 20
+ means LA Based
& means Palm Springs based
% means Santa Barbara based
# means San Bernadino-Riverside based
^ means somewhere else
MINUS NOTES: (most of which are still from quarter after quarter!)
1130 - Consider doing an all news block for afternoon drives home.
90.3 - consider adding rhythmic dance to the regular playlist.
90.7 - Interfering with KFPK 90.7 in Los Angeles due to SCT of Mexico error.
91.1 - Ignoring several alternative rock bands altogether.
93.3 - uninspiring Top 40 mix
94.1 (thru Nov 16), 95.7 after - needs a local feel
94.1 Christmas Format - completely dull predictable mix
94.1 (as My) - too soon to tell; needs to sound more like KBIG at night
94.9 - same narrow selection of 80's songs has gotten old.
95.7 (thru Nov 16), just couldn't get the 80's mix right
95.7 (after Nov 16) - see 94.1 (thru Nov 16)
96.5 - Play more upbeat adult pop songs with more uptempo rhythms to get you
through the day.
98.1 - It ain't jazz! Call it something else!
98.9 - needs more dance in English and longer mixes.
100.7 - Bring back the 80's! Play rhythmic hits of today! Slow tempo is boring!
101.5 - Still can't get classic rock right. Voicetracking sucks!
102.1 - Too many oldies and acoustic stuff. Needs a rockier mix!
103.7 - Time to move The Planet into the new millenium by playing today's rock and roll
hits, not just the past from the past decades.
105.3 - Voicetracking sucks!
POSITIVE NOTES:
760 - at least they're local most of the day
1070 - News when you want it
90.3 - Urban mix blocks is done live, no pretaped mixes
They finally brought back the House of Z house mix program late Fri 2am.
91.7 - they've added a remix show on weekends!
92.1 - music, music, music!
92.5 - Saturday night mixes yielded some old skool songs not heard in years. Some
cool special weekend ideas so far.
92.5 - takes requests live most round the clock
93.3 - airs The Digital Groove dance mix late Saturdays MID
95.5 - Jim Ladd is entertaining anyday you tune in, 7th Day has albums
every Sunday night, House of Blues
98.9 - Rewire dance mixes Fridays 7-11pm! Now they're playing rewire at random times
on Wednesdays!
99.3 - Plays the classic country oldies I haven't heard since the old KSON once aired them.
100.7 - e-mail inquiries are usually swift and responsive unlike Cheap Channel 933.
101.5 - reaches into Los Angeles so that listeners can get a good idea what World Class
Rock should not sound like.
102.1 - at least this adult-aimed rock is filling a niche in San Diego playing new rock
music, but could use a rockier sound.
102.7 - Dance Mixes Friday and Saturday nights.
Full Frequency Fri/Sat 1-4am plays the dance hits not heard oftenenough.
104.3 - playing dance songs nightly
105.9 - Power Tools airs Sat/early Sun 2am playing underground grooves.
WASTED POSITIVE POINTS:
Any station wish to adopt these? Here are some clues for you radio programmers
especially in sleepy San Diego!
- Big cash giveaways that are not part of a nationwide call-in giveaway; offer and
giveaway all prizes offered to listners hearing that station only, that is, if
station A offers cash prizes to listners in city A, only listeners in city A can
win the prizes and not listeners from city B, C, etc., unless their stations in
cities B, C, etc., offer prizes to their corresponding listening cities. Every winner
in city A is awarded a prize offered by radio station in city A.
- Club mixes on radio that really sound like club mixes, not like some
cheap pop alternative rockers or sleepy crooners
- A station playing all uptempo dance, groove, and freestyle music and club mixes
on a regular basis.
- Full spectrum oldies from the 50s through the 90s
- Dr. Demento anyone?
- Full 80's music spectrum instead of just the 100 songs a station selects
- San Diego's All News Leader
- Truly Alternative Rock and Roll. Too bad 91X doesn't believe in it.
- Full Hot 100 variety, hits when you want to hear them without listening
to the oldies
- True progressive rock and roll is what really rocks, not just
the classics
- Adult contemporary music that doesn't put you to sleep or make you cry.
- Country music that plays more variety instead of just the mainstream stuff
- An international music station with deejays in English playing world
hits not heard in the USA
- A public radio station that plays music at least 20 hours a week
- Funny morning jocks that are really funny and worth the time.
- All comedy music and sketch programming may work here.
- A children's music format with wider selection of kid-friendly songs
