My Ticket Confession

A home for those who love almost everything about The Ticket (1310 AM, 96.7 FM, Dallas-Fort Worth), and who would like to discuss -- respectfully and fondly -- their thoughts on how (and whether) to eliminate the "almost."

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The Ticket Is More or Less Off the Air This Morning

I noticed it driving through Plano early this morning. 104.1 FM was gradually dying, succumbing to the superior power and/or atmospherics o...

Sunday, March 28, 2010

The Copenhagen Room Found -- With Mike's Flashlight

Your Plainsman is nothing if not indefatigable in search of obscure of the etymology of Ticket references. Unfortunately, I fear that this ...

KNTU 88.1 FM Pays Homage to The Ticket -- I Think

Your Plainsman was doing some personal financial work around 8:45 tonight and had "North Texas Jukebox" turned down low. It's ...

Friday, March 26, 2010

That Musers' Deep Throat Informant and "Poltergeist" Medium -- Separated at Birth?

I've noted this before, but thought I'd re-run it since the Musers' Deep Throat Informant reported on his/her presence at the Ro...

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Corby Issues the Line of the Year (So Far)

On Tuesday, Corby let loose with a sentence so perfect, so hilarious, that its slight vulgarity may be completely excused. The gents were di...

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

A Perfect Thing About The Hardline

There are many quite superb things about The Hardline, of course, but there is one thing that is absolutely perfect. One thing that should ...

Monday, March 22, 2010

Gordon Wrecked Last Thusday's Show

Your Plainsman lays awake at night trying to think up catchy titles for articles. Sometimes, sleep arrives too soon and you just have to go...

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Correction to "Confessional Quick Hits" (March 18), Quick Hit (1)

In my report on the number of ancestors to be examined if one searches one's ancestry back 20 generations, I calculated that the number ...

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Confessional Quick Hits

Couple of thoughts from the broadcast day: (1) 20 Generations. In discussing the new Lisa Kudrow show about searching for ancestors, Cor...

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Can We Get a Little Love for Cumulus, Please?

Cumulus takes something of a beating from the P1 Nation. This site has taken its shots, as have other sites and commenters. Lately, I...

Monday, March 15, 2010

Have You Thought About It? WBAP Just Did

Alert Confessor James reports in a comment to the prior article that on this very day, WBAP News/Talk 820 AM has begun simulcasting on 96.7...

That Lousy Ticket Signal -- and What to Do About It, Part 2

A few months back I suggested that The Ticket switch signals with The Bone (93.3 FM) , which is now something called "i93hits," I...

Sunday, March 14, 2010

I Don't Suppose It's Possible . . . or Even Practical . . .

. . . to have different stories in Muse in the News and Community Quick Hits/E-News. No, no, it isn't.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Greggo . . . Hey, Greggo

If the comments to online articles about Greggo's recent parting with John Clay Wolfe are any indication, our sympathy reserves are pret...

Nitpicking This Morning's Muser Errors

Unfair and and entirely unnecessary commentary on this morning's program: (1) Junior kept referring to the former heavyweight champ a...

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

But Greggo . . . Why One Hundred FOUR Thousand?

Radio -- it's a tough business. Really tough. Lotta people want to get into show biz, and they'll do anything to get a foot in the...

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

I'm Shocked -- Shocked, I Tell You . . .

. . . to discover that The Ticket and its dad Cumulus actually do not need my advice on how to be a successful radio station . The Lit...

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Greggo Dances with Wolfe

Your faithful Plainsman gets up early on Saturday so you don't have to. John Clay Wolfe reported on his website that he would comment o...

Friday, March 5, 2010

All Right, I'll Bite, Volume II: Where -- Rather, Who -- is Jason Walker?

Your Plainsman noticed a spike in traffic to the site late last week, which usually means that some much more popular site has linked to thi...

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Many Thanks to All New Confessors

Your Plainsman's little site here has had a real spike in traffic recently, owing largely to Ms. Barb Smith's appearance. I suspect...

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

You Can Depend on Greggo -- He'll Always Let You Down

So it appears that the return of Greg “Greggo” “the Hammer” “HeeHoo” Williams to non-drop radio via KSEY-AM 1230 (Seymour/Wichita Falls) has...

Monday, March 1, 2010

Danny the Producer Produced a Small Jewel Last Thursday . . .

. . . when The Hardline was discussing the Talker magazine “Heavy 100.” Mike had come to “The Monsters in the Morning” and was considering ...

Sunday, February 28, 2010

We Welcome New Traffic Chick Alexis Smith, and Note Her Namesake’s Appearances with Your Plainsman

My Ticket Confession welcomes new Ticket Traffic Twist Alexis Smith. She goes by “Alexis,” which is kul, but regrettably it avoids remindi...

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Does Anyone Know, Based on Actual Aural Evidence . . .

whether Greg Williams (Greggo, Hammer, HeHoo) is actually broadcasting on KSEY 1230 AM (Seymour/Wichita Falls)? I read about his gig the...

Thursday, February 25, 2010

The Cumulus HR Department May Want to Freshen Up Its Employee Training

I was surprised at the Musers’ reaction to the suspension of Tony Kornheiser for his remarks about Hannah Storm’s outfit. They thought his s...

A Modest Proposal for the Hardline – PART 5: Postscript

If you’ve stuck with me through the endless blather of the first four parts, many thanks and accept my apologies for trying your patience. ...

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

A Modest Proposal for the Hardline – PART 4: The Modest Proposal Itself

HeeHoo is not coming back. And Mike probably is not going to magically reassert control over the show. But I invite you to consider whet...

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

A Modest Proposal for the Hardline – PART 3: What's Changed

[ PRELIMINARY NOTE: The whole idea of this site is to be civilized and balanced, which includes calling attention to the really fine things ...

Monday, February 22, 2010

A Modest Proposal for the Hardline – PART 1: My Ticket Confession

If you are coming to this blog for the first time, let me re-introduce its reason for being: I love The Ticket. I love some parts of it mo...

A Modest Proposal for The Hardline – PART 2: Does the Hardline Need Fixing? – How We Got Here

Well, no, it doesn’t need fixing. It isn't broken. If it were, it wouldn’t continue to dominate its demo. I listen to it almost daily, a...

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The Plainsman: Tiny KTCK Coverage Area, Texas; I am one of many gentleman listeners to The Ticket. I do not know anyone at The Ticket. I have never called into a program on The Ticket. I pop into a remote or station event from time to time but have never met any Ticket employee. I am not a radio industry insider. I am just a guy who spends a lot of time in a vehicle and whose employer doesn't tell him to turn off the radio in his work area.

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