Category: Media Industry Author : JR Posted: March 10, 2009
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CBS Radio is shifting its New York rock outlet, 92.3 K-Rock (WXRK), to top 40. K-Rock will become “92.3 Now FM” as of 5 p.m. this Wednesday night, Billboard has confirmed. That also means the end of the line for popular DJs Opie and Anthony.
92.3 K-Rock to 92.3 Now
The switch from 92.3 K-Rock to 92.3 Now is being made to better target “teen demographics,” a CBS exec tells Billboard, as well as increase appeal to the typical 18-34 market. The station’s new focus is describing as “contemporary hit music.” The station already has a new Web site up with a countdown to Wednesday night.
Opie and Anthony Fired
As for Opie and Anthony — aka Greg Hughes and Anthony Cumia — the DJs have confirmed that their show is coming to an end.
“It’s official,” Opie announced in a message on his Twitter profile. “KROCK has just informed us that our services are no longer needed.#2 M18-49,#3 M25-54. This is really bad for our show,PERIOD!”
An hour later, another tweet followed: “It’s officially over. Extremely bummed. This is not good for our show, period!”
The Latest Change
The 92.3 K-Rock change is only the latest shift enacted by CBS Radio this year. Just last month, CBS announced plans to change its L.A. talk station, 97.1 KLSX, to a new top 40 format under the name “AMP RADIO.” The move resulted in on-air personality Adam Carolla losing his job, along with DJ Tom Leykis and other staff members. Needless to say, people were upset over the decision. Our story about the news was flooded with comments for days.
As for 92.3 K-Rock, the station took on the name in 2007. Opie and Anthony had been on-the-air there, however, for about three years, dating back to when the station was called Free FM.
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Mar 10, 2009
Why isn't it mentioned that Opie and Anthony are still doing a popular show on Sirius XM satellite radio?
Mar 10, 2009
People don't understand that terestrial radio is going down and fast satelte radio is the way to go. Opie and Anthony suck anyway
Mar 10, 2009
This is bs. Who needs another pop top 40 station! The pop music today is garbage! I want to listen to rock . This station had a niche that no other New York station had. Horrible choice to change. I will not listen to this station now.
Mar 11, 2009
Well, it's not like K-Rock played real rock anyway. They played the same 10 Doors, Stones, Zeppelin, Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters and whatever remanufactured garbage came out. So it was rock top 20 with oldies top 20 mixed in. Still, with 106.3 going the top 40 route, Z100 playing that crap forever, 97.5 playing the Top 40 rotation, 94.3 doing the same, 95.5 playing the “safe pop” and 103.5 playing the fake tan guido music, the only one left is 95.9 WRAT. The biggest problem with WRAT is that it isn't a NYC transmitter and you can't get it everywhere. Thankfully, I have WSOU left. It's college radio, but at least I can hear Slipknot, Pantera and stuff like Meshuggah. It sucks that I have to pay 12.99 a month to hear real music anymore. F**k the 18-24 demographic. Give them 2 stations and their twitter accounts and make them GO AWAY!
Mar 11, 2009
Station sucked. No one will miss them. There's a great station in NYC for rock fans to switch to: RXP 101.9.
Mar 11, 2009
Are you *&%$#@()*&! kidding me? another stupid top pop 40 station? that is horrible – i cant stand the non-sense! we have ENOUGH pop / dance music stations in NYC. now i have to pay to hear rock/classic rock/ alternative music? why ? just because i might be in the minority of music taste in The Bronx i have to pay to hear radio?
this is total B—S—! Cbs can suck it hard – this is a total betrayal of K-rock's loyal listeners – that is the only station we listen to among a flood of gangsta rap/r&b/dance garbage that it crammed into every corner of NYC's radio market. the execs at CBS radio should be strung up by the privates and dragged down Broadway – such a waste of the airways – screw th 18 – 24 demographic – tell them to get a #*&$^%@*#$ job and give me back the one station that wasn't polluted with the garbage that passes for music. i will NEVER listen to whatever they have on NOW.
Mar 11, 2009
So freakin fed up with top fourty BS. Don't even need a person for that. A monkey or a computer could do it.
Mar 11, 2009
I miss 92.3 Krock! Mail or call to complain
CBS RADIO
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
212-846-3939
Mar 11, 2009
Frankly CBS and Infity Boradcasting are a lost cause. No one on thier managment team have a clue. They fire radio staff or DJ's at will who are kicking ass, they change formats at whim and really dont do any true research to find the demographic, they compile bull shit song list (like the last two weeks all they have been playing is hard core metal and not alternative as they pump up to be). They ruin careers of the personalities (like what happend to the Radio Chick.. she got shafted from Q104.3 to 92.3 to out of work). Total bunch of loosers. The ONLY semi alt station is 101.9 RXP and they need to get thier shit together or they will be out the door soon too. And as far as buying into the Satelite Shit, kiss my ass, I am not spending money just to hear the radio… hear that Sirius and XM.. KISS MY WHITE ASS! I am not BUYING YOUR SHIT. Get good free radio back!
Mar 12, 2009
this is such a waste of radio. there are already z100 and plg playing this music. put krock back on.
Mar 12, 2009
If they are “popular” then why would they get rid of them?
Mar 12, 2009
this sucks! we have enough pop,disco,rap radio stations! i want a rock station! whats wrong with the execs at cbs? didnt they try this crap once before and it didnt work so they back to rock? put the station back and bring back opie and anthony.!!
Mar 12, 2009
they take krock away and put free fm on and nobody listened they bring it back just to turn it into another contempory teen station like wbli cbs needs to take their heads out of their asses and not take the only channel we had for decent music even though the quality has diminished
Mar 12, 2009
I am extremely upset over the sudden disappearance of K-Rock 92.3. No warning, I couldn't believe it. I turn to the station, as I do every day on my way home from work, and find shitty top 40 music instead of what I am used to with Booker and a good range of rock from Led Zep to Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, even some Beastie Boys and the list goes on. I would say that probably close to 92.3 % of the songs they played were good shit. Now with “Hits” 92.3 or whatever crap station, we would be lucky if 7.7 % of the songs didn't suck. Now I'm finding out that this is the result a corporate conglomerate scumbag, sellout move. So what happened to all the personalities that we all liked, did they just get let go? People should protest, or at least put their 2 cents in. I'm bummed, that was a D move!
Mar 13, 2009
Did Obama Nah Have anything to do with it- I love and miss Anthony- KROCK SUCKS THE BIG ONE
Mar 13, 2009
THEY SUCK- I LOVED the Boys listened to them even when I lived in mass. There are NO ROCK stations in NY 104.3 sucks and only plays A side recordings, I mean cmon if I hear Money, Layla or honkey Tonk woman I will Kill Myself, I think it ALL sucks, I don;t have the money for satellite,so I am stuck like we all are. I WILL NOT LISTEN to this CRAP!
Mar 13, 2009
KROCK SUCKS, all the little freaks will Listen, But there is nothing for Us 40 somethings! I hope they go down like meteors I WILL NEVER LISTEN TO THEM AGAIN ( Gotta figure out how to delete them from my radio programming in my car) LOL I miss Anthony- I wonder if Dream Weaver had anything to do with this, LOL, SUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Mar 13, 2009
Because the management SUCKS And they know we can't afford it! Those effers should die
Mar 13, 2009
Thanks I will
Mar 13, 2009
I do not understand the mentality of this- They don't care what we want they are just making money on the little ones – the teens, and 20's, what a sad bunch they should all rot!
Mar 13, 2009
You are obviously CLUELESS
Mar 13, 2009
I LOVE you, and feel the same let's take these MUTHAS down- I am from the Bronx (originally) too and I am telling everyone NOT to listen, this is like communism, they make it like we have no choice -all of the NY stations SUCK, ythe only rock ( so called ) station is 104.3 amd they BLOW-they only play the hit songs of the artists, like Honkey tonk woman9 by the way the Stones have over 100) better songs, Laylay- Piano man- Money- get a grip they don;t have it I stopped listening to them years ago- I think it ALL SUCKS, and I want the boys Back
I would rather clean my toilet than listen to this S**T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks
Mar 13, 2009
Because people like you
Mar 13, 2009
everybody should protest this crap! its ridiculous. theyre taking away all our rock n roll stations. first 106.3 turns into garbage, and now my 92.3 has turned to shit. the rock listeners should have a say in this! what the hell?????
Apr 13, 2009
Radio chick was under contract and being paid until quite ercently. She has a podcast now which is excellent. Look her up on itunes
Apr 16, 2009
Thanks
May 13, 2009
There are no rock stations in ny 104.3 sucks and only plays a side recordings, I mean cmon if I hear Money, Layla or honkey Tonk woman I will Kill Myself, I think it all sucks, I don;t have the money for satellite,so I am stuck like we all are.