U92: Cool To Be U

nikobatallones · Sep 30, 2009, 05:33 PM

Might as well start a thread on this. Did a quick Google search and it is the new name of the station - oddly, under an article on the since-postponed Katy Perry gig.

So, what we know: KC Montero, Jimmy Muna, Cesca Litton, Sarah Meier, and the Brewrats will be here, and it'll launch 6am tomorrow with the first three names I mentioned. (I just did Twitter snooping.)

For now, another link to another live-blog, which I'll work on the first twelve hours (or so) of the station, like what I did with 99.5 RT's return.

Edit:

From what I can read on the poster, it's:

Weekdays
6a-10a: KC Montero/Cesca Litton/Jimmy Muna
10a-2p: Eri Neeman
2p-5p: Joshua Yu (Joshua Z, formerly of RT)
5p-7p: Vicky Herrera and Sarah Meier
7p-10p: Brewrats (Mon-Thu)

Saturdays
2p-6p: Sib
6p-10p: Marc Abaya

karirista · Sep 30, 2009, 07:26 PM

Makes sense since some of the personalities are identified with MTV (Ramon Bautista, Sib Sibulo, KC Montero, Sarah Meier, Cesca Litton, Marc Abaya). Since it has been mentioned in another thread that Francis Lumen will be the one running the show, he may have made sure that he got the old hands in running the would-be show that is U92.

MTV on radio. That's what will keep my ears glued to.

Best of luck.

greenfair08 · Sep 30, 2009, 07:29 PM

i thought former nu107 and xfm v.o. andi banandi will be part of u92. she would have been a great addition to the team. that girl can really talk.

greenfair08 · Oct 1, 2009, 10:51 AM

the morning show and the all request program are both boring. i'm looking forward to joshua's program later. i like the playlist though. they played the itchyworms and pupil (two of my favorite local bands) which i don't hear at RT.

nikobatallones · Oct 1, 2009, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by greenfair08

the morning show and the all request program are both boring. i'm looking forward to joshua's program later. i like the playlist though. they played the itchyworms and pupil (two of my favorite local bands) which i don't hear at RT.

Aye and aye. I am also waiting for Josh - the reason why I stopped live-blogging for a bit. (And watched Glee.)

karirista · Oct 1, 2009, 12:15 PM

Eri Neeman, the DJ handling the 10-2 shift, is formerly of Wave 89.1 and is also identified with MTV -- as a guest VJ back then.

http://profiles.friendster.com/11231175

As for it being "boring", methinks that somewhat the on-air personalities are still gravitating toward a less talk-more music kind of a CHR station, especially the U Know show with Eri...

nikobatallones · Oct 1, 2009, 01:38 PM

As I observed on my blog, tunog minadali yung station - you can have a more-music proposition while still sounding exciting, ie imaging and presentation, and this one feels, well, a bit pfffft.

sneakerFr3aK · Oct 1, 2009, 02:15 PM

well yea. kinda. i think the vj's are a bit disoriented or are adjusting to radio. but that's fine i guess.

listened to the noon show, lunchbox i think was the name of the show. it sounds ok, eri had kat of sinosikat? as guest and its been good.

j5bata · Oct 1, 2009, 03:01 PM

sneakerfreak: Ditto, can't stand the first 4 hours of the U's maiden broadcast (Morning Wood). Medyo rough start with the trio of the Morning WuD but considering that Jimmy Muna used to host a morning show back in Wave, I'm confident he, Chesca and KCcould carry the show very well

Eri's show is the Know Show (or is it U Know Show?). Segment evert Thursday noon ang Lunch Box

karirista · Oct 1, 2009, 03:13 PM

Maybe it's just adjustment jitters especially for Cesca and KC, knowing them hanggang guestings lang sila nuon.

Let's give them some slack, I'm pretty confident that this station could go head-to-head with the established CHR stations.

Currently listening to Joshua U

And as Eri advertised earlier, here's U92's Facebook account.

Manual add: u92@mtv-phil.com

j5bata · Oct 1, 2009, 03:22 PM

Will the station eventually move out from its current home in EDSA-Guadalupe?

(OT: Now I know kung saan na nagset ng office ang MTV Philippines after vacating their headquarters in Fort Bonifacio)

karirista · Oct 1, 2009, 03:28 PM

^ Clue: Mababang area yan. At saktong nasa area ng 2 flyover

Baka eventually it would move out.

Another question: 24 hours rin kaya ang U92?

nikobatallones · Oct 1, 2009, 03:42 PM

That is the plan. They're building studios at Silver City at the moment.

QT II · Oct 1, 2009, 04:41 PM

Parang tumaba na si KC Montero.

Di na siya mukhang heef haaf (buti na nga)...parang nagbebenta ng Electrolux na ang dating.

j5bata · Oct 2, 2009, 05:01 PM

I can imagine the XFM studios being something a bit like Home Radio (equipment set-up and all that) so I've this impression that the DJ's on-board are getting help with members of the off-air staff with the controls, etc.

karirista · Oct 2, 2009, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j5bata

I can imagine the XFM studios being something a bit like Home Radio (equipment set-up and all that) so I've this impression that the DJ's on-board are getting help with members of the off-air staff with the controls, etc.

The BrewRATs! called the off-air staff "4th DJ", adjusting pa rin sila sa equipment -- they even called the location a "hospital with just four tubed fluorescent lights"

karirista · Oct 2, 2009, 09:01 PM

In progress: The Break hosted by Rye (another former Wave 891 dude?)

greenfair08 · Oct 3, 2009, 11:45 AM

as expected, joshua showed class during the first day of broadcast for U92. i wonder, what were on the minds of the RT management that they let go of such an awesome radio talent? the morning show has potential but it lacked direction. para silang nagsasapawan. the all request program (10-am-2-pm) was boring. i think they need to find a partner for that guy who came from wave. l like the doll house. sarah meier and the other girl were super. love 'em! kaya lang bitin yun show. 2 hours??? c'mon! i hope the management fixes the schedule. sana 3 hour shifts na lang lahat.

sneakerFr3aK · Oct 3, 2009, 02:54 PM

yeah the dollhouse is the dopeness. kakabitin nga yung 2hrs. sana 5-8pm na lang sila.
that way magiging 8pm-11pm ang brewrats, closer to their old schedule which they can probably use to get back to their old self. woot woot.

j5bata · Oct 3, 2009, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenfair08

as expected, joshua showed class during the first day of broadcast for U92. i wonder, what were on the minds of the RT management that they let go of such an awesome radio talent? the morning show has potential but it lacked direction. para silang nagsasapawan. the all request program (10-am-2-pm) was boring. i think they need to find a partner for that guy who came from wave. l like the doll house. sarah meier and the other girl were super. love 'em! kaya lang bitin yun show. 2 hours??? c'mon! i hope the management fixes the schedule. sana 3 hour shifts na lang lahat.

Couldn't agree you more. Joshua gave the other DJ's a run for their money.

On RT, I guess that for the years that he has lend his services to 99.5 RT since the 90's maybe it's high time for him to move on to other things. That way naman he could grow outside his comfort zone.

Edit: BTW, I just realized that the U92 VO is the guy from Nickelodeon Philippines (sister channel of MTV). The station still airs some old ads it inherited from XFM, it'll only be a matter of time before they all phase out and replaced with new ones (i.e. Dionne Warwick concert ad, "Writer's Spotlight"). Magse-stay-on pa ba kaya iyung existing sponsors nila from their XFM days i.e. Pochi, Filinivest and GSIS?

Do you guys know who's the VO for XFM? Just noticed his voice sounds similar other than he had lend his vocal chords to an XFM TV commercial/ SIbak na rin kaya siya?

Maybe because of it being an MTV-influenced station, may pagka-Campus siya in a way playing recent hits from at least a year ago. Sana may nostalgia/oldies program rin sila in the coming months.


Sep 30, 2009, 05:33 PM	#1
nikobatallones Niko Batallones Join Date: Dec 2006	U92: Cool To Be U Might as well start a thread on this. Did a quick Google search and it is the new name of the station - oddly, under an article on the since-postponed Katy Perry gig. So, what we know: KC Montero, Jimmy Muna, Cesca Litton, Sarah Meier, and the Brewrats will be here, and it'll launch 6am tomorrow with the first three names I mentioned. (I just did Twitter snooping.) For now, another link to another live-blog, which I'll work on the first twelve hours (or so) of the station, like what I did with 99.5 RT's return. Edit: From what I can read on the poster, it's: Weekdays 6a-10a: KC Montero/Cesca Litton/Jimmy Muna 10a-2p: Eri Neeman 2p-5p: Joshua Yu (Joshua Z, formerly of RT) 5p-7p: Vicky Herrera and Sarah Meier 7p-10p: Brewrats (Mon-Thu) Saturdays 2p-6p: Sib 6p-10p: Marc Abaya Last edited by nikobatallones : Oct 1, 2009 at 07:51 AM.


Sep 30, 2009, 07:26 PM	#2
karirista Pasaway buster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Overworked/underpd	Makes sense since some of the personalities are identified with MTV (Ramon Bautista, Sib Sibulo, KC Montero, Sarah Meier, Cesca Litton, Marc Abaya). Since it has been mentioned in another thread that Francis Lumen will be the one running the show, he may have made sure that he got the old hands in running the would-be show that is U92. MTV on radio. That's what will keep my ears glued to. Best of luck. Last edited by karirista : Sep 30, 2009 at 08:53 PM.


Sep 30, 2009, 07:29 PM	#3
greenfair08 Member Join Date: Sep 2001	i thought former nu107 and xfm v.o. andi banandi will be part of u92. she would have been a great addition to the team. that girl can really talk.


Oct 1, 2009, 10:51 AM	#4
greenfair08 Member Join Date: Sep 2001	the morning show and the all request program are both boring. i'm looking forward to joshua's program later. i like the playlist though. they played the itchyworms and pupil (two of my favorite local bands) which i don't hear at RT.


Oct 1, 2009, 12:15 PM	#6
karirista Pasaway buster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Overworked/underpd	Eri Neeman, the DJ handling the 10-2 shift, is formerly of Wave 89.1 and is also identified with MTV -- as a guest VJ back then. http://profiles.friendster.com/11231175 As for it being "boring", methinks that somewhat the on-air personalities are still gravitating toward a less talk-more music kind of a CHR station, especially the U Know show with Eri...


Oct 1, 2009, 01:38 PM	#7
nikobatallones Niko Batallones Join Date: Dec 2006	As I observed on my blog, tunog minadali yung station - you can have a more-music proposition while still sounding exciting, ie imaging and presentation, and this one feels, well, a bit pfffft.


Oct 1, 2009, 02:15 PM	#8
sneakerFr3aK Member Join Date: Mar 2008	well yea. kinda. i think the vj's are a bit disoriented or are adjusting to radio. but that's fine i guess. listened to the noon show, lunchbox i think was the name of the show. it sounds ok, eri had kat of sinosikat? as guest and its been good.


Oct 1, 2009, 03:01 PM	#9
j5bata There's also ONE BENILDE! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Valmana, Manila	sneakerfreak: Ditto, can't stand the first 4 hours of the U's maiden broadcast (Morning Wood). Medyo rough start with the trio of the Morning WuD but considering that Jimmy Muna used to host a morning show back in Wave, I'm confident he, Chesca and KCcould carry the show very well Eri's show is the Know Show (or is it U Know Show?). Segment evert Thursday noon ang Lunch Box


Oct 1, 2009, 03:13 PM	#10
karirista Pasaway buster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Overworked/underpd	Maybe it's just adjustment jitters especially for Cesca and KC, knowing them hanggang guestings lang sila nuon. Let's give them some slack, I'm pretty confident that this station could go head-to-head with the established CHR stations. Currently listening to Joshua U And as Eri advertised earlier, here's U92's Facebook account. Manual add: u92@mtv-phil.com


Oct 1, 2009, 03:22 PM	#11
j5bata There's also ONE BENILDE! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Valmana, Manila	Will the station eventually move out from its current home in EDSA-Guadalupe? (OT: Now I know kung saan na nagset ng office ang MTV Philippines after vacating their headquarters in Fort Bonifacio)


Oct 1, 2009, 03:28 PM	#12
karirista Pasaway buster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Overworked/underpd	^ Clue: Mababang area yan. At saktong nasa area ng 2 flyover Baka eventually it would move out. Another question: 24 hours rin kaya ang U92?


Oct 1, 2009, 03:42 PM	#13
nikobatallones Niko Batallones Join Date: Dec 2006	That is the plan. They're building studios at Silver City at the moment.


Oct 1, 2009, 04:41 PM	#14
QT II Inglourious Basterd Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Killin' Nazis	Parang tumaba na si KC Montero. Di na siya mukhang heef haaf (buti na nga)...parang nagbebenta ng Electrolux na ang dating.


Oct 2, 2009, 05:01 PM	#15
j5bata There's also ONE BENILDE! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Valmana, Manila	I can imagine the XFM studios being something a bit like Home Radio (equipment set-up and all that) so I've this impression that the DJ's on-board are getting help with members of the off-air staff with the controls, etc.


Oct 2, 2009, 09:01 PM	#17
karirista Pasaway buster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Overworked/underpd	In progress: The Break hosted by Rye (another former Wave 891 dude?)


Oct 3, 2009, 11:45 AM	#18
greenfair08 Member Join Date: Sep 2001	as expected, joshua showed class during the first day of broadcast for U92. i wonder, what were on the minds of the RT management that they let go of such an awesome radio talent? the morning show has potential but it lacked direction. para silang nagsasapawan. the all request program (10-am-2-pm) was boring. i think they need to find a partner for that guy who came from wave. l like the doll house. sarah meier and the other girl were super. love 'em! kaya lang bitin yun show. 2 hours??? c'mon! i hope the management fixes the schedule. sana 3 hour shifts na lang lahat.


Oct 3, 2009, 02:54 PM	#19
sneakerFr3aK Member Join Date: Mar 2008	yeah the dollhouse is the dopeness. kakabitin nga yung 2hrs. sana 5-8pm na lang sila. that way magiging 8pm-11pm ang brewrats, closer to their old schedule which they can probably use to get back to their old self. woot woot.