Ron & Fez to do evenings after The Radio Chick? (speculation thread time???)

[J D]

this is from the NY Radio Message Board

Allan Sniffen says:

"
Ron and Fez *may* surface on FreeFM... in evenings (after Leslie Gold).
Stay tuned
"

http://www.musicradio77.com/wwwboard/messages/285509.html

[Hottub]

In theory, that sounds great! However, are O&A willing to give up P.M. Drive on the west coast to help out my Buddays? That would really be an incredible move in favor or R&F, and maybe part of the "Big Things in the works". But I am not ready to get my hopes up yet.

[KantSpelGi]

Alan gets good info.
R & F callers messed up at night, excellent.
I'll cross my fingers and hope it comes through.:icon_bigg

[Hottub]

Maybe I can be one of those callers again. Only got on twice at JFK. Have yet to get through on XM, as it is nearly impossible while I'm at the office. I can barely listen to the show. 12-3 really sucks for me!

Cautiously optimistic.

[Garyisajoke]

NO!!!
If I have to deal with commercials and Ron not being able to say fuck whenever he wants, I WILL cancel XM. If this is how Ron and Fez have to go about getting that timeslot, then I'd just as soon have them stay at 12:00-3:00. This is getting ri-goddamn-diculous. Fuck FreeFM. I know Ron and Fez wouldn't get the kind of deal to do uncensored content as well because XM doesn't give a fuck about them seemingly so we'd be stuck with fucking FreeFM fucking milky bullshit.

This would be a boon to Ron and Fez, but Ron's said a million times how happy he is right now, not having to worry about PDs, censors, ratings and the bullshit of terrestrial radio. I hope this is only a rumor.

[Garyisajoke]

By the way, from the great DCRTV:

Ron & Fez To Follow Opie & Anthony To CBS Radio? - 5/1 - Allan Sniffen, who runs the NY Radio Message Board, says there's a rumor that former WJFK-FMers and current XMers Ron and Fez (right) may be heading back to the broadcast airwaves via CBS Radio's Free-FM stations. To do an evening show. Sniffen led the pack in early March when he reported a rumor that Opie and Anthony were about to perform a like move. And he was proven correct. Stay tuned.....
Cautiously optimistic.

Say it ain't so.

[NoSurviivors]

The timeslot seems really cool for them.. I'd rather hear 'em on XM. It doesn't have to be OnA all the time on 202.
Now that I think of it some more.. I'd prolly miss R&F if they went completely to FM in that slot, since I haven't bothered to get FM cabled in my house. I live in a valley way the hell out in W. Jersey. (Clinton Twp.)

Maybe a format similiar to the OnA mornings? FM show in the afternoon, and XM nights or a little earlier - with full replays on XM (in some better slots on the weekends or somehting?)

I dunno man. I'm just throwing thoughts around. Seems there isn't enough time in the day to make everyone happy.

[Hottub]

NO!! If it is not the same deal as O&A (XM and FM) I am completely against it.

[thekidslepthere]

ron and fez are smart, i believe they also use the same agent as O&A. they'll figure something out.

Sure they might have to answer to PD's and the FCC, but they are incredibly talented and they deserve this.

I miss the big ass simulcasts with random tv shows. i live on the west coast now and I'd love to have them during the afternoon drive out here.

7-11 on Free FM and 11-12 exclusive on XM for a Power Hour, would be amazing in my mind.

[Arch Stanton]

Would be huge for everyone involved....Bring it.

[BruceKellysJunk]

The only thing FCC unfriendly on the show is the language. They never have anything on that is "bad" in any other way. Is it possible that they could air an edited and shortened version of the show from earlier in the day on Free FM?

This would be the best solution, but who knows. Just dont leave us.

[Hottub]

Once again, I MUST bring up Opie's reluctancy to give up west coast afternoon drive. It would be huge for Ron and Fez, but I don't see him giving that away.

[Hottub]

Is it possible that they could air an edited and shortened version of the show from earlier in the day on Free FM?


Ron and Fez are too caller driven. To be an optimal how, it must be Live on FM!! As well as XM!
Same deal or less gooder.

[MJMANDALAY]

Once R&F have their own station along with other "friends of the show" and the boyz are all 202, you can choose what you want to hear when you want to hear it.

[Arch Stanton]

Once R&F have their own station along with other "friends of the show" and the boyz are all 202, you can choose what you want to hear when you want to hear it.
Can't wait till that happens. That would be much more gooder.

[Garyisajoke]

the more i think about it, the more i warm up to the rumor. however, i think the XM show is much better than the FM version at JFK and NEW because no one tries to conform them into a "regular radio show" - the timeslot would kick ass though.

[d[u.m]b]

I'd prolly miss R&F if they went completely to FM in that slot, since I haven't bothered to get FM cabled in my house.
They've now managed to get radio technology to the point where it's WIRELESS. Amazing.

[NoSurviivors]

b']They've now managed to get radio technology to the point where it's WIRELESS. Amazing.

sonds like a radio shack ad to me.. tell me more.

[tourettesguy]

This sounds crazy, but I think that if CBS takes the show at night, AND if Ron and Fez stay on middays, they can edit out the curses in time.

PLUS, even if they move to nights and do a live show on both platforms, they really don't swear alot, so if they were on a 10 minute delay that should be sufficient.

Wow, I really gotta crap bad.

[Blake Karringto]

It puzzles me how a group of people could so extoll the virtues of satellite radio for nearly 2 years and be so eager to see them stripped away for terrestrial radio.

One of the coolest things Ive ever heard a professional entertainer say was Rons "We have no ambition" comment from the first days on XM. The crew at Ron & Fez have mastered putting on a brilliant uncensored show with ridiculously little commercial time. Judging only on yesterday and todays shows, this week is shaping up to be one of their best. Theyve hit their groove in the past two or three months and to see them forfeit the best parts of XM - especially in light of the O&A deal - it would be terribly disappointing and (as I said in another thread) I probably would, grudgingly, cancel XM. Today we heard Norton dumped out on for talking about somebody sitting on his face. They cant even promote websites that have "inappropriate" material. You cant tell me FreeFM doesnt mean the show must be watered down. Ron & Fez is the last show worth listening to using XM to its full advantage.

If this deal means two seperate, full shows then cool. Otherwise, keep it on XM.

[Garyisajoke]

I hope it's just a rumor - although if they did simulcast with FreeFM or WJFK, we'd finally get a decent fucking Comedy Pyramid. XM CALLERS SUCK.

[freak8]

i hope its defiantly true

the show will get more gooder

when its at night..

[Death Metal Moe]

I can't hear Ron and Fez at all now. They're on while I work and their replay is on as I sleep.

If they can get on NY radio again at night, I'd want them back there. This XM deal could have been the best thing to ever happen to Ron and Fez but all it's done so far is leave them in what O&A themselves describe as "The worst timeslot in radio."

I'm not optimistic at all though. XM won't just let them fucking go like that, they know there's a loyal fanbase of fans that will leave, like me.

[askewcore]

I can't hear Ron and Fez at all now. They're on while I work and their replay is on as I sleep.

I dont wanna sound like a dick, so forgive me if it comes off like that, but why dont you just buy a myfi? The price has dropped pretty good and they're becoming more and more affordable since the Inno and Helix came out. At least then, you could either listen at work, or if your job isnt like that, record the buddays.

[askewcore]

XM CALLERS SUCK.

They sure do. But I like the
"Hey, where you callin from?"
"Alabama"
"Oooooooooh."

edit: shit, sorry bout the double post.

[Death Metal Moe]

I dont wanna sound like a dick, so forgive me if it comes off like that, but why dont you just buy a myfi? The price has dropped pretty good and they're becoming more and more affordable since the Inno and Helix came out. At least then, you could either listen at work, or if your job isnt like that, record the buddays.

Because:

1. I want to interact with Ron and Fez LIVE like I did on WNEW and

2. I shouldn't have to buy expensive equipment to hear a fucking show. If I am shooting for replays only I will just cancel XM and go get torrents.

[askewcore]

Ah okay, point taken.

[IDidItAll]

It puzzles me how a group of people could so extoll the virtues of satellite radio for nearly 2 years and be so eager to see them stripped away for terrestrial radio.

One of the coolest things Ive ever heard a professional entertainer say was Rons "We have no ambition" comment from the first days on XM. The crew at Ron & Fez have mastered putting on a brilliant uncensored show with ridiculously little commercial time. Judging only on yesterday and todays shows, this week is shaping up to be one of their best. Theyve hit their groove in the past two or three months and to see them forfeit the best parts of XM - especially in light of the O&A deal - it would be terribly disappointing and (as I said in another thread) I probably would, grudgingly, cancel XM. Today we heard Norton dumped out on for talking about somebody sitting on his face. They cant even promote websites that have "inappropriate" material. You cant tell me FreeFM doesnt mean the show must be watered down. Ron & Fez is the last show worth listening to using XM to its full advantage.

If this deal means two seperate, full shows then cool. Otherwise, keep it on XM.

:clap: :clap: I agree 100% !! :clap: :clap:

When the O & A deal came down, i said to myself i can live with it, because A) I know I'm still getting a full O & A show and B) XM still has Ron and Fez lock, stock and barrel.

If they leave XM for free radio (or whatever the fuck u wanna call it), I may as well dump XM and listen think Siriusly about paying to listen to Breuer.

[IDidItAll]

Because:

1. I want to interact with Ron and Fez LIVE like I did on WNEW and

2. I shouldn't have to buy expensive equipment to hear a fucking show. If I am shooting for replays only I will just cancel XM and go get torrents.

DMM, I think your a quality guy and you're a friend of the R & F show (your band rocked that day they played it to open the show!!)

BUT, At least with XM you have a CHANCE to catch a replay of the show. Most of us won't who work nights.

I know 12-3 is impossible to listen to if you work days, but there's always the replay. Hell, just get a boombox, throw a tape in and hit record. You prob. don't go to sleep til 1:30 am (or later) anyway. :icon_lol:

If you can't guess by now, I really, REALLY don't want the buddys leaving XM.

[Garyisajoke]

I dont wanna sound like a dick, so forgive me if it comes off like that, but why dont you just buy a myfi? The price has dropped pretty good and they're becoming more and more affordable since the Inno and Helix came out. At least then, you could either listen at work, or if your job isnt like that, record the buddays.

That's a ridiculous argument, my friend. Why say that to R&F fans who want a better timeslot for their buddays and not O&A fans who continually bitch about R&F on 202 because O&A isn't replayed enough (if that's possible?) There's ample opportunity for them to tape the O&A show, it's certainly on enough (code for "too much").

I've said this so many times that I'm going to make it my sig:

202 is not the Opie and Anthony Channel. Ron and Fez is not a second-tier show. An Opie and Anthony replay is not more important than a brand-new Ron and Fez. Oh and fuck FreeFM. Aside from the prospect of good Comedy Pyramids once again, I think it'd be ridiculous. But we'll see...

[Garyisajoke]

It puzzles me how a group of people could so extoll the virtues of satellite radio for nearly 2 years and be so eager to see them stripped away for terrestrial radio.

One of the coolest things Ive ever heard a professional entertainer say was Rons "We have no ambition" comment from the first days on XM. The crew at Ron & Fez have mastered putting on a brilliant uncensored show with ridiculously little commercial time. Judging only on yesterday and todays shows, this week is shaping up to be one of their best. Theyve hit their groove in the past two or three months and to see them forfeit the best parts of XM - especially in light of the O&A deal - it would be terribly disappointing and (as I said in another thread) I probably would, grudgingly, cancel XM. Today we heard Norton dumped out on for talking about somebody sitting on his face. They cant even promote websites that have "inappropriate" material. You cant tell me FreeFM doesnt mean the show must be watered down. Ron & Fez is the last show worth listening to using XM to its full advantage.

If this deal means two seperate, full shows then cool. Otherwise, keep it on XM.

PS. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[hillarythegreat]

I won't mind one bit as long as they stay on XM just like O&A. I haven't listend to R&F lately because I've been into Phil Hendrie more, but once Phil leaves radio, I'll go back to R&F. Even if there was no more R&F and O&A on XM, I would still keep XM, the music alone makes it worth the monthly cost. Both of the shows just make XM even better.

No doubt that R&F will be on Free FM, it's only obvious.

[d[u.m]b]

Because:

1. I want to interact with Ron and Fez LIVE like I did on WNEW and

2. I shouldn't have to buy expensive equipment to hear a fucking show. If I am shooting for replays only I will just cancel XM and go get torrents.

Oh, I forgot Ron and Fez have to choose their time slot based on when you get to hear the show.

And you think $50 for the whole MyFi kit is expensive? Shut the fuck up, please.

[Garyisajoke]

b']Oh, I forgot Ron and Fez have to choose their time slot based on when you get to hear the show.

And you think $50 for the whole MyFi kit is expensive? Shut the fuck up, please.

O&A do the same thing with their replay timeslots.
Why can't O&A'ers tape their shows and listen instead of subjecting a lot of paying customers to the same shit over and over?

PS. When you're 23 and working for a living in Washington, DC, $50 is expensive, plus it would be another $6 a month to use it.

[askewcore]

That's a ridiculous argument, my friend. Why say that to R&F fans who want a better timeslot for their buddays and not O&A fans who continually bitch about R&F on 202 because O&A isn't replayed enough (if that's possible?) There's ample opportunity for them to tape the O&A show, it's certainly on enough (code for "too much").

Because
A) I dont really care about O&A fans, if you cant catch one of the replays of O&A, thats your problem, they're on all day. And all the O&A fans on this board do is piss and moan, why would I bother with an attempt to even help them?

B) R&F have a shitty timeslot, and a worse replay slot. So it's possible that the only way Moe would be able to hear them at all would be to record them on a myfi. I was just trying to help a brother out. Not making any kind of arguement.

[Garyisajoke]

Because
A) I dont really care about O&A fans, if you cant catch one of the replays of O&A, thats your problem, they're on all day. And all the O&A fans on this board do is piss and moan, why would I bother with an attempt to even help them?

B) R&F have a shitty timeslot, and a worse replay slot. So it's possible that the only way Moe would be able to hear them at all would be to record them on a myfi. I was just trying to help a brother out. Not making any kind of arguement.

I apologize, buddy. It's finals time so I suppose I'm a bit on the edge. I just wish someone gave a fuck about Ron and Fez at XM. That'd be great.

[loaferman]

Because:

1. I want to interact with Ron and Fez LIVE like I did on WNEW and

2. I shouldn't have to buy expensive equipment to hear a fucking show. If I am shooting for replays only I will just cancel XM and go get torrents.


That's pretty much what I do now. No hope of live XM reception where I work. I am soon moving offices and will be allowed to have a radio as opposed to sneaking an MP3 player around now, but still no window. I will be in reasonable proximity to a window so I may be able to work something out to get live XM but I doubt it. Plus with the curses it still means headphones only. Where are the $50 myfi's?

[Action Blackson]

Living where I do, I wouldn't be able to hear them without XM regardless. Still though, fuck censorship... I'd rather they stay on XM and say whatever the fuck they want.

[Stinky'sGhost]

Xm is going to have to keep exclusive content or risk losing listeners. The OnA move makes sense free advertising on Free fm and a bigger audience for the boys. But if Xm starts whoring out the other shows they have they risk losing listeners to regular radio. The whole point of Xm is exclusive unedited content, if they don't have that whats the point. The music channels are cool and all but let's face it we all have CD players in our cars then we hear what ever we want. I hope Xm 203 is in the future and Ron and fez get the time slot they deserve.

[iridium130]

I hope R&F don't go to FreeFM simulcasts...as much as I hate to admit it, I do feel the O&A show has been a little compromised because of increased numbers of commercials and toned down content (on the flip side, there is more show and better guests...give and take). I like the fact that I still have an uncensored R&F. Time slot sucks though...wish they had more replays.

[Deluxomatic]

Xm is going to have to keep exclusive content or risk losing listeners. The OnA move makes sense free advertising on Free fm and a bigger audience for the boys. But if Xm starts whoring out the other shows they have they risk losing listeners to regular radio. The whole point of Xm is exclusive unedited content, if they don't have that whats the point. The music channels are cool and all but let's face it we all have CD players in our cars then we hear what ever we want. I hope Xm 203 is in the future and Ron and fez get the time slot they deserve.

Uh, I hate to break it to you, but it wasn't initially XM's idea allow O&A (and now possibly Ron and Fez) to work on terrestrial as well as satellite. That was O&A's (and more than likely Ron and Fez'), idea from the start of them working at XM. Opie has said exactly that and their contract was structured to allow it. XM has just worked with O&A and made a lot of money for brokering them out to CBS.

I don't care if you get rid of your subscription, but more importantly, XM REALLY couldn't give a shit if you do. The tiny fraction of one percent of listeners who cancel because of the terrestrial move will be swallowed whole by the tons of new sign ups. That's the plan. If I thought of it, I KNOW a team of lawyers, number crunchers, etc...have taken it into account.

I am not trying to give you a hard time, but you need to look at this realistically. Then you can relax and enjoy the entertainment. Personally, I would never cancel because the more R&F and O&A I get, the better. I can swing the 45 cents/day for extra hours of prime listening. If R&F can line their pockets and spread the goodness of the show to that many more listeners, then they have my backing.

[Stinky'sGhost]

Uh, I hate to break it to you, but it wasn't initially XM's idea allow O&A (and now possibly Ron and Fez) to work on terrestrial as well as satellite. That was O&A's (and more than likely Ron and Fez'), idea from the start of them working at XM. Opie has said exactly that and their contract was structured to allow it. XM has just worked with O&A and made a lot of money for brokering them out to CBS.

I don't care if you get rid of your subscription, but more importantly, XM REALLY couldn't give a shit if you do. The tiny fraction of one percent of listeners who cancel because of the terrestrial move will be swallowed whole by the tons of new sign ups. That's the plan. If I thought of it, I KNOW a team of lawyers, number crunchers, etc...have taken it into account.

I am not trying to give you a hard time, but you need to look at this realistically. Then you can relax and enjoy the entertainment. Personally, I would never cancel because the more R&F and O&A I get, the better. I can swing the 45 cents/day for extra hours of prime listening. If R&F can line their pockets and spread the goodness of the show to that many more listeners, then they have my backing.

I realize that was OnA's plan. I still think people who buy satillite buy for commercial free exclusive content. I never said I was going to get rid of my sub I said I felt it would cost Xm subs. I don't claim to be an expert and I only stated my gut feeling for the sake of conjecture. Where in my statement did I say I was getting rid of Xm for any reason? I also stand by my statement that there needs to be more than music channels to get people to listen and stay listening and I think XM 202 is one of those other things that keep listeners. With the OnA show taking much of the time on 202 if RnF get some deal where would they fit extra RnF show in? Would it be on a New Xm channel or RnF leaving for Free fm when their contract expire? I'd also like to say that lawyers and number crunchers went over howies move to sirus and look how thats turning out. I will always support Ron and Fez no matter where they go I just think people would buy sirus if they wanted satillite and the best shows on Xm could also be heard on Free fm. Please don't take this as bashing OnA or RnF, I'm just stictly talking about XM.