Talk:WVZA

Website and Brand
The KISS-FM web site which used to be on Clear Channel's web farm is gone. Since KISS-FM is a brand to which Clear Channel claims ownership rights, I'm taking the conservative approach to assume that Withers did not acquire rights to the brand and is not operating with that brand, without evidence to the contrary. Withers' main web site does not list the stations on its web site, so I'm not able to confirm much of anything through verifiable sources. The list of former employees is not appropriate since it is unsourced and not notable to the general public, but I'm not going to be the ogre to remove it. I did remove the "on air" paragraph, as it doesn't make much sense. Both programs are syndicated and not locally produced... if this is an indication that the rest of the day is voicetracked or computers playing songs randomly, it was not clear. Since the stations typically have a few months after a purchase while the owners line up new staffing, any programming now is likely not of any long term significance.StreamingRadioGuide (talk) 09:12, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Per my recent market visit (since Withers took over ownership), I can confirm that WVZA is still carrying the KISSFM brand name. As far as the station and its Marion-Carbondale sisters not being listed on the company's website... come on, it's Withers.  Do we expect anything less?  :)  --InDeBiz1 Review me! / Talk to me! 15:13, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Added frequency switch info and post-switch issues (again) I'm gonna keep changing it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.230.141.254 (talk) 19:28, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Impact of format/call sign swap
TAO was previously at 105.1 in the Marion-Carbondale market. The stations frequency was changed with WVZA a station that host local SIU sporting events. The switch to 92.7 has left the station largely unlistenable, with lots of bleed over from nearby stations, such was the problem with WVZA. This change leaves this market without an alternative rock station. Local consumer electronic stores noted a small increase in satellite based radio receiver sales as a result of the frequency switch. Advertising has also suffered as a result. An alternative is 105.7 The Point in St. Louis. Most of the Carbondale-Marion are can receive this station on clear days. Even on cloudy days the quality of broadcast is still higher quality than TAO's local broadcast.

Statements regarding the broadcast quality of the station or relative quality versus another station, effect on local satellite radio sales, and effect on advertising sales would all need to be cited. Please do not restore these edits without providing reliable sources that have reported this information. Mlaffs (talk) 19:29, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

I cited most of them with my ears. Are you TAO staff? If you are: f off and tell your bosses that the station sounds like ass. you might want to get this topic locked. Cause that info goes back.


 * Feel free to cite anything you want with your ears...but leave the personal editorials off Wikipedia. Editors will routinely and persistently remove such material, and if necessary lock the page to prevfent editing.Alan (talk) 20:19, 1 September 2009 (UTC)


 * For the record, no, I don't work for the station or its owner, and I have no particular dog in this fight. While you may believe that the station is "unlistenable", that's a very subjective statement. However, broadcast quality is relevant, so it would be a useful addition if that problem has been reported in local media. Similarly, it would be extremely interesting and relevant if the swap had directly affected ad sales or been directly responsible for an increase in satellite radio sales — if true, I'd expect those facts would have been reported in local media and could be cited. That's all I'm looking for; can you back up the statements beyond saying that you know them to be true. If you can't, then they don't belong in the article, any more than a statement would that the swap had been the best thing since sliced bread and that the station's ratings were now going through the roof if it wasn't cited. Mlaffs (talk) 20:57, 1 September 2009 (UTC)