tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post5424952923484022067..comments2024-03-19T18:38:03.821-07:00Comments on KFXM Tiger Radio & K/MEN 129 in Doug's Stuff Room: 1978 AgainKFXM Tiger Radio and K/MEN 129 in Doug's Stuff Roomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509004175043817757noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-83540518945768012362013-01-11T11:54:15.650-08:002013-01-11T11:54:15.650-08:00Having worked on making up the weekly playlists ak...Having worked on making up the weekly playlists aka published surveys at two particular radio stations in Berdoo town, I can say quite definitely that we factored in the phoned-in record request tallies into our music programming along with local sales quotes, information from tip sheets and the three major national publications of that time -- Record World, Cash Box and The Billboard magazines. But yes, I always made sure to give 'some' weight to the request totals kept by the on-air staff.<br />In addition, I also keen to add new music brought to my attention by the disk jockeys, record promoters and my own judgment call when listening to incoming records product.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-7324013357208712732013-01-11T08:24:58.277-08:002013-01-11T08:24:58.277-08:00I thought the emphasis on the chart position was m...I thought the emphasis on the chart position was mostly requests (must have been different for each station). <br />Also I seem to remember Lyles Record City top 40 hanging on the wall matching either KFXM or K/MEN's list. Maybe that wasn't always the case, but when I noticed/compared it seemed to be that way. So their top 40 wasn't based on their own sales, but a radio station's calculation.<br />Anyone out there that actually complied the weekly survey at either station? This could help to give us figure out how it was done.KFXM Tiger Radio and K/MEN 129 in Doug's Stuff Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509004175043817757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-31561426663458738312013-01-11T03:57:51.911-08:002013-01-11T03:57:51.911-08:00in agreement with the previous poster's query,...in agreement with the previous poster's query, there are indeed a lot of glaring disparities between many singles ranked in the individual hot 100 surveys. perhaps, however, another reason for this anomaly is the "socio/economic factor" or type of clientele who were purchasing records at any given location. That could definitely influence how record sales were reported, especially if only one station surveyed a disk shop the other broadcaster did not.Lord Darth Rageoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504572362460384765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28230378.post-22958481212939980512013-01-10T23:03:13.956-08:002013-01-10T23:03:13.956-08:00A very interesting comparison between the two stat...A very interesting comparison between the two station's lists of the biggest records that year.<br />Kind of makes me wonder if the music directors doing the weekly surveys for KFXM and KMEN, respectively, were actually checking sales stats at very different record shop locations -- so that each radio's playlist were skewed far apart?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com