Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Fresno Radio: Clear Channel To Debut ‘Power Talk 96.7’

Goodbye Alice, Hello Rush

After years of being heard on KMJ (AM 580), Limbaugh -- along with Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Andy Dean, Clyde Lewis and George Noory -- will be part of the new "Power Talk 96.7" lineup on local Clear Channel station KALZ (FM 96.7).

It will replace the adult contemporary programming on 'My Alice'.

According to the Fresno Bee, the talk lineup will be simulcast on Clear Channel's KRZR (AM 1400) in Visalia.

Along with the syndicated talkers, the lineup also will include a return of Bill Manders to the Fresno market. He will host the 3-6 p.m. time slot. Manders hosted the afternoon slot at KMJ (AM 580) from 2000 to 2003 before leaving to take a job at Reno's KKOH (AM 780).

In October, Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel, decided to pull Limbaugh and Hannity from KMJ after a 25-year relationship. The switch to KALZ means that Clear Channel will broadcast the programming rather than selling the shows to competing stations.


KMJ 580 AM, 105.9 FM will fill the lost syndicated programming with locally produced programming hosted by Ray Appleton, Chris Daniel, Inga Barks, Alexan Balekian and Jennifer Lipp. That's why station management is not lamenting the loss of Limbaugh and the others.

"KMJ's 90-year heritage and commitment to Central California listeners and advertisers goes far beyond a few syndicated talk shows. Unlike other news and talk stations around the country, KMJ never cut back on local news and local talk shows," says Patty Hixson, senior vice president/market manager of Peak Broadcasting, owners of KMJ.

The weekday talk lineup for KALZ will be Beck, 6-9 a.m.; Limbaugh, 9 a.m. to noon; Hannity, noon to 3 p.m.; Manders, 3-6 p.m.; Dean, 6-9 p.m.; Lewis 9-10 p.m.; and Noory 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

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