Faithful blog readers, it is with great sadness that I must tell you that "Beaker Street" is slated for cancellation on KKPT "The Point" 94.1. The last program is scheduled for February 6, 2011. The word is out, and the Facebook page for this historic program has more details. Here is the web link:
Here is the entry on www. beakerstreet.com (from Clyde Clifford himself):
Welcome to Beaker Street.
I have really felt at home here at the Point. The staff and especially the audience have been great. I had hoped that someday in the nebulous future that the Point would be where I would finally decide to retire.That is not to be. I have been informed that the last Beaker Street on The Point will be February 6th.
Check here often for information, which I will post as I learn it.
Keep the faith. I intend to continue Beaker Street as long as I can.
6 more Beaker Streets at The Point.
The options, as I see it, are to contact the management of KKPT at:
http://www.point941.com/
and register your anger and disappointment over this decision. Should the station management stand by their decision, "Beaker Street will indeed go "dark," unless another station picks up the program. There are other possibilities, including another station picking up the program in Little Rock. If no terrestrial radio station is willing, some enterprising folks might be able to put the program up on the Internet, although that would take some doing. It is such a shame that OUR "Beaker Street" is being cancelled, because Clyde Clifford had built up an audience again, both in the immediate listening area and truly world-wide via the Internet. If you want "Beaker Street to survive, then please get busy and let your voice be heard. We need you NOW!
"Beaker Street" is such an important part of Arkansas broadcast history. It is the longest running radio program in the state. It was ground breaking. It is probably one of the few radio programs that has a Ph.D. dissertation devoted to it. The program is important. It should stay on the air. Please do what you can to help keep Clyde Clifford not only in our hearts and minds, but also in our ears.
Thanks,
Richard C. Robinson
Let's replace it with more "canned" programming that costs less to produce then add more commercials to make more $$.
ReplyDeleteOh, my! Some infidel at radio-info.com is already slicing and dicing Signal Media over this. Whoever could it BE?
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Drew Durigan dropped me the info on this at his website:
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Bud S.
I have friends that work for Signal Media. I was told the reason The Point is pulling the plug is that it is not bringing in the revenue.
ReplyDeleteIts a shame things are about the almighty dollar. The only solution would be to get more advertisers to keep the program. Signal Media owns The Point 94.1 and 103.7 The Buzz.