The Colorado Sound – Vol. 3, EP 38 2011

News & Notes: (music bed, “Progabilly,” courtesy of Adam Stern off of his latest, High Country Gentleman)

The Soul Thieves “Starting Tonight” from Microphone In the Sugarbowl (2000)
Cassie Taylor “Keys” from Blue (2011)
(D) The Aunteaters “If the Tele Took Teardrops” from Marionette (2011)
(D) The Bimarinal “Move Me” from The Bimarinal (2011)
(D) Constitution “Broken Down” from Wrestling with the Daylight (2011)
Bop Skizzum “Beauty Queen” from Beauty Queen (2011)
Fierce Bad Rabbit “Everything’s Alright” from Spools of Thread (2010)
Post Paradise “The Ghost in the Airwaves” from New Normal (2011)
(D) Juno What?! “Late Night” from Late Night Live (2011)
(D) Big Jim Adam & John Stilwagen “When It Started to Rain” from Tippy’s Barn (2011)
Julie Hoest “Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight” from Where I’m Standing (1996)
Andy Ard “That’s What She Did to Me” from What She Did (2009)
Carmen Sandim Sextet “Feliz” from Brand New (2011)
Mercury Project “Refuge” from Soapbox Jive (2004)
Beats Noir! “Bad Beats” from 13 Tracks From the Dark Side of The Beat (2011)
(NT) SHEL  “Ruby Slippers” from The Dragon Came Down (2011)
(NT) Spring Creek “Evening Turns to Ashes” from Hold On Me (2011)
(NT) Great American Taxi “Poor House” from Paradise Lost (2011)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club “My Last Black Scarf” from Unentitled (2011)
(NT) Andy Palmer “I Died Today” from Sometime Around (2011)
(D) INCA “Eye of the Storm” [single] (2011)
(D) Andy Monley “Anything” from Pull (2011)
Jim McTurnan & the Kids That Killed the Man “Don’t Count Me Out” from Joie De Vivre (2011)
Angie Stevens & the Beautiful Wreck “Queen of this Mess” from Queen of This Mess (2009)
Zach Heckendorf “All the Right Places” from The Cool Down (2011)
Jim Stranahan “Hip Street” from Free For All (2011)

Denver Metro Radio Rankings – Sept 2011

From Radio Online, here are the way the stations lined up in the metro in Sept.  See link for more detailed information.

1 KOA-AM News/Talk Clear Channel Communications Inc.
2 KQKS-FM Rhythmic CHR Lincoln Financial Media Company of CO
3 KQMT-FM Classic Rock Entercom Inc.
4 KOSI-FM AC Entercom Inc.
4 KXPK-FM Regional Mexican Entravision Communications
4 KYGO-FM Country Lincoln Financial Media Company of CO
7 KTCL-FM Alternative Clear Channel Communications Inc.
8 KBCO-FM AAA Clear Channel Radio
9 KIMN-FM Hot AC CBS Radio Inc
10 KXKL-FM Variety Hits Wilks Broadcast Group
11 KPTT-FM Rhythmic CHR Clear Channel Communications Inc.
12 KRFX-FM Classic Rock Clear Channel Communications Inc.
13 KHOW-AM News/Talk Clear Channel Communications Inc.
14 KLDV-FM Christian CHR Educational Media Foundation
15 KCFR-FM News/Talk Public Broadcasting of Colorado
16 KBPI-FM Active Rock Clear Channel Communications Inc.
17 KALC-FM Modern AC Entercom Denver LLC
18 KJMN-FM Spanish Variety Entravision Communications
19 KWOF-FM Country Wilks Broadcast Group
20 KJHM-FM Rhythmic AC Denver Radio Co.
21 KKFN-FM Sports Lincoln Financial Media Company of CO
22 KVOD-FM Classical Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc.
23 KDHT-FM CHR Emmis Communications
23 KKZN-AM Talk Clear Channel Communications Inc.
25 KEZW-AM Adult Standards Entercom Denver LLC
26 KJAC-FM Variety Hits NRC Broadcasting Inc
27 KBNO-AM Regional Mexican Latino Communications
28 KNUS-AM News/Talk Salem Communications
28 KUNC-FM NPR Community Radio for Northern Colorado
28 KUVO-FM NAC/Jazz KUVO Public Radio
31 KRWZ-AM Oldies Lincoln Financial Media
32 KMXA-AM Spanish CHR Entravision Holdings LLC
33 KPOF-AM Religious Bi-Coastal Media LLC
34 KEPN-AM Sports Lincoln Financial Media Company of CO
34 KLZ-AM Talk Crawford Broadcasting Co.
34 KRKS-FM  Religious Salem Web Network
34 KXWA-FM Christian CHR WAY FM Media
38 KYEN-FM AOR Cochise Media Licenses LLC
40 KUAD-FM Country Regent Communications Inc.
40 KXGR-FM Religious Calvary Chapel Aurora

“we can’t play and/or promote what we don’t have.”

I just got off the phone with a friend at one of the regional community/public radio stations in the Rocky Mountain Music Network.   We had a brief discussion about the amount of Colorado music they have in their airplay libraries and their membership/fund drive promotional collections.  Every month I track the number of current titles (going back 18 months) receiving airplay at these stations, as well as station news and notes.  Every month I get a sense of the same thing – “we can’t play and/or promote what we don’t have.”

There are somewhere around 350 titles (give or take) that I keep track of on a regular basis.  Of those, about 120 or so receive some level of airplay in a given month.  I gather data monthly from between 10 and 15 stations around the state, as well as specialty shows.    I can tell you with firsthand knowledge that we’re not getting enough titles to enough independent show producers and radio stations in the state.

In every case I see a willingness and desire among the network stations to be more fully engaged with the great music here in Colorado.  What they don’t have is the product and information they need in order to become more fully engaged.  That’s a problem …

Musicians here in Colorado want more of their music (recorded and live) represented and promoted on radio.  Radio appears to want to be more fully engaged with Colorado music (live and recorded) that’s increasingly becoming more popular in and out of the state.  The bigger labels do a pretty good job of making sure the network is seeded.  The DIY folk?  Not so much.

When I talk to both stations and musicians I most often hear that neither knows exactly how to find one another… there’s a disconnect in how radio and music gets introduced to each other.  Many musicians I’ve spoken with say they don’t know who to send things to … and many radio people ask me how to find out more about what’s going on in Colorado.

In the very near future there will be two new stations coming online that are talking the talk on representing Colorado music … That’s going to raise the total amount of airtime allocated to Colorado music.  That’s a very good thing for all of us.

Stations also need promo product to give a way at fund drive time, and at station events, on air contests, etc … some stations regionally are coming up on fall/winter … and then winter/spring drives …

The only way we’re going to get this deal done is by way of a revolution … we need to get the message out to everyone we know – radio (all formats) and music (all genres) – more product in more people’s hands = more airplay … spread the word, okay?  Sure would help everyone if we all began sending stuff out en masse … tell your friends, tell your family … repost this blog post … whatever it takes for radio to get more of what we all want them to have more of – music from Colorado. 😉