R&F New Schedule

[bubbawadd]

From the 202 page on XM.com....

R&F from noon to 3 Pm eastern...still a 3 hour show.

"Ron and Fez are part of the antics on High Voltage too. These two comics jump on the air right after Opie & Anthony and deliver non-stop laughter each weekday from noon until 3PM ET, with encores at Midnight ET. Also, grab the replays of the show throughout the weekend. It's Ron and Fez, only on High Voltage - XM 202."

[Schnit Dick]

OK terriffic...they also said it on the show today

[bubbawadd]

Ok....I'm a douche....sorry

I missed it on the show today.

[robinquivers]

I missed it too, is this starting on Wednesday?

[Death Metal Moe]

THis is fucking bullshit.

[Schnit Dick]

I missed it too, is this starting on Wednesday?

Yup...tomorrow is their normal time slot

[Tow Truck Tony]

You know I would like NOTHING more than for Opie and Anthony to announce that Ron and Fez are failing SOOOOO miserably on XM that they have to move them to afternoons and give them an extra hour to broadcast

[fandango86]

Moe,

What's the BS part? That they are being pushed back one hour, that the show is still only 3hrs, or that they are not part of the Freefm deal?


If the replay is going to be at midnight, what does that mean for the schedule? Here's my guess:

6am - 9am O&A Freefm
9am - 12pm O&A XM/Worst Of
12pm - 3pm Ron and Fez
3pm - 6pm O&A Freefm replay
6pm - 9am O&A XM/Worst Of Replay
9pm - 12am O&A Freefm replay OR Patrice OR Lazlow OR insert other show
12am - 3am Ron and Fez replay
3am - 6am O&A XM/Worst Of Replay

I would have thought they would have had the Ron and Fez replay 9pm - 12am to avoid splitting up O&A's 2nd replay, but I'm guessing they kept it that way so that O&A would for the most part maintain both afternoon drives, and so that Ron and Fez' replay would not be pre-empted by Patrice's Thursday show. Sounds like a pretty good schedule to me, no?

[freak8]

they need to put them on 7-11pm

[Death Metal Moe]

The BS part is Ron and Fez are fucking disrespected again. Just shove them wherever the fuck you want in the line up. Now they're out of West coast drive, in an even worse midday slot, still 3 hours and their fucking replay is still midnight, when working people are asleep.

Fucking bullshit. E-lo's getting more than the one E-mail I shot him this morning.

THis is NOT what I signed on for as a fucking Ron and Fez fan, this is becoming bullshit.

"Things are in the works for Ron and Fez." My fucking ass they are, stop saying that Opie.

[Bill]

My only problem with the new schedule is the exact same problem that I had with the schedule when they first started. People who listen to the show on the way to and from work will end up hearing the exact same material traveling both ways.

For example, say someone works 9-5 and has a 1 hour commute. The commute between 8-9pm will be during the third hour of the FreeFM show. With the extra hour at 6am, and the replay still starting at 3pm, the commute between 5-6pm will be during the replay of the exact same third hour of the FreeFM show.

When O&A started, the answer to this problem was to get rid of the replay of the music hour that was running from 5-6 and then replaying later in the day. With the one hour block to allow them to go into overtime between 11-12 added, I don't know if there is a solution to this problem.

I currently have an XM Commander in my car and a Myfi in my office (as well as XMonline and DirecTV at home). The only answer that I can think of is to get a second Myfi so I can record the show in my office using one Myfi and then take that Myfi to the car at the end of the day to listen to the recording while I have put the second Myfi into the docking station to record the next day's show. However, swapping Myfi's every day seems like a lot of work.

[scrot]

I love Oand A, but im also a Ron and Fez fan. I wish that they could keep the same schedule. Its going to be hard for me to catch them now

[25133WhooOoAH]

fandango why couldnt you have just made that look simple?
like instead of seperating the fm and xm shows just say ona 6-11 fm/xm? cuz thats just looks like the most confusing crap, cuz there still heard from 6-9 on xm too

and wouldnt the replay of the whole entire show be on xm too? so why dont you say that instead of makign it sound liek you wont be able to hear the first 3 hours on xm (replay)

[Douchebag Listener]

I'd love for R&F to just show up around 11 everyday still and do some AFRO action until the boys take off. It'd work out perfectly if they just end up rebroadcasting O&A from 3-9 and then R&F right afterwards.

[domelogic]

ding ding ding that is what i thought they would do. extend ron and fez to 4hrs with the first one overlapping o and a that would make more gooder radio

[Quinn]

In the perfect world, Moe, the Radio Cunt would be some other timelsot and R&F would be afternoon drive on FreeFM AND XM.

6-9am: O&A on FreeFM/XM
9-11: O&A on XM
11-1: Best of OA or AFRO on XM
1-3: Ron & Fez on XM
3-6: Ron & Fez on FreeFM/XM

[iSpeakEloquent]

sometimes (depending on my schedule) ill tape the 3AM replay or whenever that is now through to the live show. For whatever reason u can get like 8-10 hours on the myfi if u tape talk shows. This way u get 2 shows at once

[Chasboots]

Everyone should take a chill pill about R&F. I'm not necessarily a fan of theirs (although I check them out on occasion) but O&A did say they have plans for them. It may not happen tomorrow or next week but I'm sure something will break as soon as XM launches channel 203....

[Death Metal Moe]

Everyone should take a chill pill about R&F. I'm not necessarily a fan of theirs (although I check them out on occasion) but O&A did say they have plans for them. It may not happen tomorrow or next week but I'm sure something will break as soon as XM launches channel 203....

How many months has the "Big things are in the works" bullshit line been sold? I see how quickly talent gets taken care of with Lazlow.

That was the original bullshit line that got many of us Ron and Fez fans onboard in the 1st place, promised this midday shit would end and we'd get at least a replay closer their normal timeslot.

[joefrombklyn]

How many months has the "Big things are in the works" bullshit line been sold? I see how quickly talent gets taken care of with Lazlow.

That was the original bullshit line that got many of us Ron and Fez fans onboard in the 1st place, promised this midday shit would end and we'd get at least a replay closer their normal timeslot.
im with you dmm... you know it bro..:clap:

[watsonnostaw]

Everyone should take a chill pill about R&F. I'm not necessarily a fan of theirs (although I check them out on occasion) but O&A did say they have plans for them. It may not happen tomorrow or next week but I'm sure something will break as soon as XM launches channel 203....

XM 203 will not launch anytime soon, probably not this year, they are already promoting oprahs channel 156 for spetember.... so my guess is 2007 for a 203 ....if ever:icon_eek:

[k5banga]

I feel the same way Ron&Fez are getting treated like 2nd rate talent, I think it's bullshit thay WE the fans keep getting told, "Big things are in the works". I myself am getting tired of hearing this bullshit, I'm an OnA fan also but i signed up for R&F. Stop jerking them around and show them some damn respect

[kloraferm]

I've been a fan of R&F for several years (despite some of the shit they get here), but I sort of miss the WNEW days when they did nights. Either way, I'm just glad they're on XM.

[freak8]

they needs to be on at night their show deserves it

opie cant have this happen
cause he's thinking about the west coast times..

[LilJimmyRbinson]

they need to put them on 7-11pm

Maybe R&F don't want to do that slot. I'm sure they have a say in this stuff too.

[askewcore]

How many months has the "Big things are in the works" bullshit line been sold? I see how quickly talent gets taken care of with Lazlow.

That was the original bullshit line that got many of us Ron and Fez fans onboard in the 1st place, promised this midday shit would end and we'd get at least a replay closer their normal timeslot.

I agree. They know that R&F will succeed wherever they stick them, so they're not really trying to get them a better timeslot. It really does seem like they're treating our buddays like shit.

[Boz]

Again, does anyone know what Ron & Fez think about this and O & A have made it clear to all of us, if you don't like it drop your sub.

[Kyle]

Ron & Fez really have been treated pretty shitty, but they're not going to openly complain, because I'm sure they're happy to be on XM.

Opie loves to trash Bubba about possibly being pushed to the "shittiest timeslot in radio, middays" but when someone calls him out on the fact that they did the same thing to Ron & Fez, all he can say is "they knew the deal going in and we have big plans for them."

Really? How long does it take for these big plans to come to fruition?

It's just insulting to them. O&A both say they love the show and they're big fans, but it always seems that Ron & Fez get the short end between an awful timeslot, to an awful replay time, to Opie causing Fez's heartattack (although Anthony "was a delight").

I just hope O&A take care of their friends. I also am going to drop E-Lo an e-mail.

[Garyisajoke]

I, like a lot of people, prefer the Ron and Fez Show to O&A and bought XM to hear the show when they made the jump. I work all day. I can't listen at midnight. Oh but I can listen to replay after replay of O&A's CENSORED (fuck that "pre-dumped" cop-out) show. Great! But I digress... I will not complain about O&A until I hear the product. I'm hoping it's good.

The problem is that Ron and Fez continue to put in incredible radio and continue to get pushed around on 202. Maybe E-Lo needs to spend less time making sure Patrice (who has little appeal and no radio talent) gets a nice timeslot and take care of the show that keeps me from cancelling my service.
I know it's a business things and that Opie and Anthony truly like Ron and Fez and their show, only I just wish someone could goad the higher-ups to giving them a better timeslot, adding an hour or just making them a bigger part of the station. Fuck replays. It's like someone thinks an O&A replay is still superior to a live R&F Show.

Oh and about putting R&F on in the nights... They really seemed to enjoy that timeslot at WJFK <Sarcasm> Afternoon drive (EST) is where they need to be not buried beneath Opie and Anthony. They are NOT a second-tier show although they continue to be treated as such.

[Exanimate]

I have really started listening to Ron and Fez every day the past month or so. I would listen before, but not every day. The past month or so though, I have really fallin in love with the show (that sounded gay didn't it?). I would love for them to get some more respect. Ron did say that there are plans in the works today though, so who knows.

[Death Metal Moe]

Today Ronnie said something about their timeslot, but then added sarcastically "But don't worry, there's big things planned." That told me all I need to know.

Ron and Fez are professionals who have made a name for themselves by just coming in and doing a great show no matter the circumstances. But I thought that Opie and Anthony OF ALL FUCKING PEOPLE AND SHOWS would treat Ron and Fez with a lot more respect.

This is just awful.

And I'm sick of sending E-mails to E-lo's official E-mail and getting his lame ass "Out of the office" reply. Get your shit together E-lo.

[Terragen]

I'm glad Ron and Fez are being brought up here. I'm still patient for them, but after quickly becoming my favorite show ever when they came to DC, they've been moved around and shit on. They are the wanderers in the desert.

I don't think its time to blame OnA personally, but I love your righteous fury DM Moe! Put on yer shit-kickers and kick some shit!

[DoughBoy]

I was listening to the beginning of the Booker show on 92.3 and heard something interesting.

Booker was talking up O&A and how awesome it was for the show to be on, but then he said something interesting (paraphrased):

I don't like doing radio until 11 at night. I really wanted to do afternoon drive...

Then he got sidetracked talking about how awesome the radio station is going to be and how he doesn't want to be stuck doing nights anymore and how he made the decision to go to mornings in philly.

The fact that he hinted at not being able to do afternoon drive then right into Opie and Anthony coming aboard and things changing for the better that are going to make the station a powerhouse again... The first show I thought of was R&F.

[joefrombklyn]

well doughboy i hope what u said manifests!! we all know ron and fez deserve to get treated good.. they are great guys.. aunt fezzy went to the studios yesterday to celebrate with the boys he is a good friend and ronnie openly wished them the best of luck on his show and said that there is noway that these phony fucks like howard can spin an accomplishment like what o and a have achieved! i would like to see ron and fez.. come out on top ..

[Iron Duke]

Ease up people, let's see how things turn out. A few weeks isn't too much to ask.

[PDOT]

What time slot should they get? Do you want them to compete with OnA in the mornings?

[joefrombklyn]

no,evenings like they had a jfk and at wnew...

[Garyisajoke]

I was listening to the beginning of the Booker show on 92.3 and heard something interesting.

Booker was talking up O&A and how awesome it was for the show to be on, but then he said something interesting (paraphrased):

I don't like doing radio until 11 at night. I really wanted to do afternoon drive...

Then he got sidetracked talking about how awesome the radio station is going to be and how he doesn't want to be stuck doing nights anymore and how he made the decision to go to mornings in philly.

The fact that he hinted at not being able to do afternoon drive then right into Opie and Anthony coming aboard and things changing for the better that are going to make the station a powerhouse again... The first show I thought of was R&F.

Great! More mediocre, censored radio on XM radio. We all hated Free FM and now everyone's so quick to jump into bed with them. If R&F do the same thing, I'm done with XM.

XM's changing it's entire platform.
Uncensored radio? Now it's "Uncensored radio... sometimes."
Commercial-free music? Now it's "Commercial-free music... depending on which station you're listening to."
Digital quality? "Sounds like shit lately."

What's next?

[LiddyRules]

What about the R+F replay? sometimes I miss 12-3 and really like recording R+F. I really hope R+F get something good because they deserve it. I hope a replay is put on 60/20. I hope something is in the works for them and if they lose their replay, I'm going to be pissed. As I said in the LIstening Thread R+F > Patrice.

My biggest problem is that I have is that when O+A are discussing the changes, R+F seem forgotten, like there's only one show on the channel. I know O+A like Ron and Fez, I'm not challenging that but it seems as if they're being forgotten about. But I don't want to feel as if Ron and Fez are loose ends. Like once everything is finished, someone to go up to them and say, "Guys, you do know there's another show on the channel."

[madisonjd]

I have to agree with alot of you in this thread. Not saying this would be the case, but there was a good chance they would have gotten an offer to krock anyway after howard left without ever going to xm. They would be on better ground with that offer.

Maybe the people to write to is cbs and just get them out of there. o&a are completely burying them. I am a fan of both shows and have been for a long time, but i hate what is happening to r&f.

And that Bubba situation, someone called in and called out o&a saying that they were doing the same thing to ron & fez and they tried to cover it up like they werent but i remember around the time of the announcement that r&f were going to be a part of xm 202, anthony was running a hypothetical schedule alternating the two shows all day and opie under his breath said how he wanted to be in east and west coast drive times.

I hate that they threw r&f in the worst time slot, I have heard opie say when referring to other shows that its the worst time slot and stations that put shows in that time slot are because the shows suck. And that comes shortly before; stay tuned for Ron & Fez. They are disrespected when o&a say how they wish they could go over time and the reason they cant is because the master computer and not that fact that there is another show due to come on at 11. Basically the only real, time slot they have is midnight and thats a joke. It's just easy to cancel the show or postpone it so o&a can do a live show. It just stinks hopefully things will change for them soon, they deserve it.

[TeenBungle]

Great! More mediocre, censored radio on XM radio. We all hated Free FM and now everyone's so quick to jump into bed with them. If R&F do the same thing, I'm done with XM.

XM's changing it's entire platform.
Uncensored radio? Now it's "Uncensored radio... sometimes."
Commercial-free music? Now it's "Commercial-free music... depending on which station you're listening to."
Digital quality? "Sounds like shit lately."

What's next?


amen

[LiddyRules]

As strange as it sounds, I've never been nervous about the O+A show. I know people are worried about a cleaned up show and all that but really, I trust in them to pull it off. But ever since I heard of the deal, my number one thoughts (and prayers) were with Ron and Fez. I got XM for O+A and I still love the show but for some reason Ron and Fez occupy my thoughts so much more. I want them to get more respect, I want them to get what they deserve

As gay as it sounds, I'm glad so many people are feeling the same way. I'm not sure the consensus on RF.net (though I assume it's very similar) but I'm glad so many Wackbaggers are, I don't want to say siding with Ron and Fez, but on their side. I know the last thing Ron and Fez want is for Opie and Anthony to coddle them like Bubba/Ferrel with Stern but I just hate this feeling that there are so many things going on beyond their control.

And I think the biggest problem is there are so many better ways to handle it. O+A go from 6-12; O+A repeat goes from 12-6; R+F go from 6-9; O+A repeat 9-3; Ron and Fez repeat 3-6. Begin again.

That way both stations split afternoon drive. O+A's show ends during it and Ron and Fez's begin. Even in the west coast, Ron and Fez ends at 6; O+A begins at 6. The R+F replay might be a bit late for us East Coasters but we get the show itself a lot later and a 12-3 slot for the west coasters would be perfect.

But no, that can't happen, though I'm not sure why. I just hate the idea of Ron and Fez as the redheaded step child of 202. Like they were hired when things were slower, now that things have picked up, shit, we have to figure out what to do with them. Ron and Fez shouldn't be sent to boarding school!

How much big things can happen when one show is 1 quarter of a day!!

[joefrombklyn]

liddy u handled that with kid gloves ,but i gotta admit u said it perfect...
im with ya bro.. what bothers me is the post above by madisonjd.. its very true.. what he posted.

[NoSurviivors]

My only problem with the new schedule is the exact same problem that I had with the schedule when they first started. People who listen to the show on the way to and from work will end up hearing the exact same material traveling both ways.


hello exactly!
ron & fez should have afternoon drive... or a little later..

[PatFromMoonachie]

I can envision after a few AFRO shows, there will be a demand for R&F on terrestrial radio....hopefully when they renegotiate their contracts, they'll be in a position to get rid of the "Dual-Studio" bullshit....AND RULE THE VERRRLD!!! "orang:

[LiddyRules]

I can envision after a few AFRO shows, there will be a demand for R&F on terrestrial radio....hopefully when they renegotiate their contracts, they'll be in a position to get rid of the "Dual-Studio" bullshit....AND RULE THE VERRRLD!!! "orang: And who are you again? Good luck getting on terrestrial...

[Death Metal Moe]

Oh come now Liddy, show Pat some luv.

[PatFromMoonachie]

And who are you again? Good luck getting on terrestrial...

Who's trying??...I'm a "Listener" first and foremost! :icon_mrgr


...and thanks, Moe! :action-sm

[whoisisthis]

And who are you again? Good luck getting on terrestrial...

ouch

[Chasboots]

XM 203 will not launch anytime soon, probably not this year, they are already promoting oprahs channel 156 for spetember.... so my guess is 2007 for a 203 ....if ever:icon_eek:

Actually, I would disagree with that assessment. The Oprah channel is being promoted now for an autumn launch because it is a big deal and marketing is targeting her fans and all the soccer moms.

XM203 is already slotted but is not broadcasting. If, as many suspect, the channel will be dedicated to additional O&A/R&F programming, it will not likely need or receive any special advertising going forward.

Lastly, the newer music channels (with the possible exception of Liquid Metal) were announced or at least advertised across the platform roughly 2 weeks before they launched. T

herefore, I see room for hope. Of course, as a last resort, we could always flood E-Lo's inbox asking him what is happening and when....

[Kyle]

I can't see CBS syndicating Ron & Fez too. I would think they have to use afternoon drive to try and develop some of their own shows.

I think the best solution is to get Ron & Fez off 202 and on another station XM station.

O&A will not give up afternoon drive as part of their replay. When they were trying to slot Patrice's show on the air the other day, and afternoon drive, or dipping into part of afternoon drive was brought up, Opie just flat out said "we're not going to that."

On another channel, Ron & Fez can do a 3-6 or 3-7 show and O&A can have 24/7 of replays that will satisfy them.

E-Lo needs to get it done.

[robertkeys]

ron and fez are my type of show. i listen to opie and anthony followed the story and bought xm because they were a difference maker. all that being said, it seems that ron and fez are getting looked over. the person that said they have a say is probably right and maybe they dont really chase shit the way opie does. opie and anthony want to destroy stern an whatever the hell he had its important to them in a way that it isnt for ron and fez. what i think im trying to say is xm needs to understand the importance of the ron and fez show as it begins this period of syndication. im not one of those guys that says its on free fm i dont need xm. xm is alot more than these shows (to me) so i think as we are all on the ground floor of all this as fans with a large voice we need to look out for ron and fez as much as we do for opie and anthony or is that ronandfez.net's job? ive never gone there so i dont know what they feel. sorry for the length

[Garyisajoke]

i would settle and drop all hostility if instead of replaying the XM feed of O&A (at 9:00) directly after the same broadcast (beginning at 6) if they played R&F replay from 9-midnight.

that barely made sense. soory.

[kloraferm]

"Ron and Fez are part of the antics on High Voltage too."
Well as long as there are still "antics":rolleyes: What an abortion of a press release!

[Mooseman]

When R&F first started on XM, the whole selling point of having them do middays was so that AFRO shows would be possible. But now with Anthony leavng immdeiately after the show and Ron arriving right before the show starts, it never happens.

I bought XM for O&A, and had never heard Ron and Fez, but I have grown to love them and hope they get out of this shitty timeslot soon.

[Garyisajoke]

When R&F first started on XM, the whole selling point of having them do middays was so that AFRO shows would be possible. But now with Anthony leavng immdeiately after the show and Ron arriving right before the show starts, it never happens.

I bought XM for O&A, and had never heard Ron and Fez, but I have grown to love them and hope they get out of this shitty timeslot soon.

Hello, Exactly!

The whole explanation for the timeslot was that there could be AFRO shows and after 6 hours of radio (if they go to noon) we can't expect O&A to stick around much longer. I just want to hear my favorite show. And before some fucker tells me to buy a MyFi and record it (which I've heard far too often) - if I can do it, why can't you? You get enough goddamn replays of the O&A show. I think its a shame that a censored O&A replay is more valued by XM than an original Ron and Fez Show.

[Turtle]

Ron & Fez XM203

[Death Metal Moe]

Ron & Fez XM203

On Earth 2 maybe. Here on our planet, Ron and Fez get leftovers.

[Turtle]

On Earth 2 maybe. Here on our planet, Ron and Fez get leftovers.
No, i think its going to happen. The should be on there own.

[Mooseman]

No, i think its going to happen. The should be on there own.
True, should be on their own. But I don't see it happening anytime soon