Friday, February 20, 2009

Fuck CBS Radio


(The Douchebage, The Lesbian and The Stoner AKA Frosty, Heidi and Frank)

CBS Radio has now officially confirmed all of the information reported here. KLSX will change to “AMP RADIO” this Friday, February 20, at 5 p.m. The new format is described as “playing all the hits.” Friday will mark the final broadcasts for Adam Carolla, Tom Leykis, and Frosty, Heidi, and Frank. Thus far, none of them has discussed their plans for the future.

Earlier in the week, multiple sources had corroborated reports that Carolla’s radio show had been cancelled and that Carolla had been let go. Some rumors correctly suggested his home station, Los Angeles’s 97.1 KLSX, was preparing to switch from its current talk format to a more top-40-style format. Other speculation correctly suggested the change would leave KLSX personality Tom Leykis out of a job as well.

As for the format shift, radio gossip site RadioInsight first discovered that the domains AmpRadioLA.com, Amp971.com, and Amp971fm.com were all registered anonymously on February 9. Additionally, AmpRadio971.com and 971AmpRadio.com were registered in the name of programming consultant Anthony Acampora about a month ago. (Amp Radio is evidently a youth-oriented format that’s been used in other markets.)

Carolla, interestingly, signed a “multiyear extension” for his “Adam Carolla Show” program at the end of 2007. A CBS Radio exec said at the time that the show had “far exceeded [CBS's] expectations and proven to be a listener favorite,” even adding that he “anticipate[d] even more success for the program in the years to come.”


Source: http://www.inquisitr.com/18357/adam-carolla-show/

This really sucks. I've been listening to the Frosty, Heidi and Frank show for over 5 years and have never heard anything that made me laugh consistently. These guys are out of control. I hope they find a new home, but talk radio seems to be dead. The only way is only or through satellite which limits the listeners down to those willing to pay a premium for their service. Argh. This sucks. The three talk shows that will be gone starting today at 5pm got me through commutes to and from work, as well as boring lunches or dull office hours. This really, really sucks.

2 comments:

adgy said...

Amen to that, my friend. I'm PISSED! I really hope FHF are able to find somewhere else to broadcast. My lunch hour is going to suck until they do.

steve said...
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