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mm wwm is fall ratings ml, am Arbitron ratings, fall '94 Listeners Listeners age12-plus age 18-34 KASE 13.7 KASE KKMJ .7.9 KHFI .10.8 KHFI .7.8 KLBJ-FM .9.3 KVET-FM .7.0 KKMJ .7.0 KLBJ-AM .,6.5 KUTZ ......6.8 KLBJ-FM .5.7 KPEZ .5.8 KPEZ .4.9 KVET-FM .5.0 KGSR 3.6 KGSR 3.9 KUTZ ......3.5 KLBJ-AM .3.9 KEYI .......2.7 KHHT 3.1 KPTY .2.4 3.1 KHHT 2.1 KEYI .......2.5 KNNC .2.0 KPTY ......2.1 KVET-AM ..1.8 KTXL .......1.2 KTXL .1.4 KVET-AM .1.0 KKLB ......0.8 KKLB ......0.7 KELG ......0.4 KTXZ ......0.6 KFON ......0.4 KELG ......0.4 KFON 0.3 KTXZ ......0.4 0.3 KIKY .0.2 john herndon radio mation station KTXL-AM had its best book of the year, less than half a point behind KVET, KFON-AM was dead in the water tied for last place. The competition continued to be close in afragmented rock market. Album-rock KLBJ-FM led the pack of five rock stations by less than a point. Classic rock Z-102 (KPEZ-FM) was breathing down KLBJ's neck, while adult alternative KGSR-FM was only one-tenth of a point ahead of hit-rock Rock (KUTZ-FM). New rock KNNC-FM held steady with its small but loyal ciuclicncB Oldies 103 (KEYI-FM), which changed format from adult contemporary to oldies when oldies Froggy 94 changed to adult-hit Party, suffered a one-point decline overall and was even harder-hit in its target audience of older adults.

Seven-tiesjnusic Hit 93 (KHHT-FM) was flat overall but gained a point-and-a-half with both young adults and older adults. Solid-gold soul KJCE-AM was down slightly overall and with its older adult target audience but lost a point-and-a-half with younger listeners. Hispanic stations KKLB-FM, KTXZ-AM and KELG-AM were all down slightly. any demographic group. Majic 95 (KKMJ-FM), which suddenly found itself all alone in the adult contemporary market, surged ahead more than a point to claim second place overall and cracked double digits in the coveted 25-54 category.

Contemporary hit KHFI-FM continued a three-survey tumble, dropping almost two points in the overall ratings to third place, while holding onto second place and double digits despite a three-point fall in its target market of young adults. KHFI's new competition, Party 94.7 (KPTY-FM), fell a point overall after its recent format change but held steady with young adult listeners. The talk audience was surprisingly flat in the fall survey. KLBJ-AM continued to lead the other talk stations with as wide a margin as KASE had over the rest of the field. But, although KLBJ gained a point over the summer, the station was still a full point behind its spring numbers.

KVET-AM continued showing a poor ratings performance, after the second-ranked morning show with Sammy Allred and Cole goes off the air at 10 a.m., and KVET-AM and -FM go their separate ways. Christian infor 171 he fall Arbitron radio ratlings report has come out, and the interesting irony is that with all the talk about talk radio and its political influence in last fall's midterm elections, in Austin there was very little movement in the ratings for talk radio, and country music still reigned supreme. Of course, KASE-FM was still the king; although KASE dropped a point since the summer, it still had a six-point lead over its next nearest competitor in the fall overall ratings. KASE has been No. 1 in the ratings so long that it's only a dim memory when anyone else even offered a credible challenge.

General manager Ron Rogers has gone gray, and operations manager Bob Cole has gone from portly to lanky since KASE came in second. Put that together with sister station KVET-FM, and this powerful country combination accounts for 20 percent of all listeners in Austin. It's hard to come up with enough superlatives to describe this performance. When you're trying to define "market domination," just say KVETKASE. Meanwhile, country newcomer Kick 92 (KIKY-FM) languished in a tie for last place with less than half a point in Listeners age 25-54 KASE KKMJ 10.1 KVET-FM ..7.3 6.8 KLBJ-AM .6.0 KLBJ-FM .6.0 KHFI .5.0 KGSR ......4.9 KEYI .3.7 KPTY 3.0 KUTZ 3.0 KHHT ......2.9 KTXL .1.6 KJCE .1.5 KVET-AM .1.5 KNNC 1.1 ...0.8 KELG 0.4 KFON 0.4 KIKY.

.0.4 KTXZ ......0.1 fm stations Prenare to wield infersetive 'Hreraft' ICNNC Attentive rock. 930-KNACk (5622). jfj 1 Lrj (88.1) Coo-la temporary raaio the game. Plavina against the t.r i i Top 40. 390- KFAN Blues, rock, country music.

(210) 997-2197. am stations Kl 1(590) News, ImOj talk, UT sports. 8360590. I Jrk.mm information, talk shows. 447-KIXL 5789.

by kevin virobik-adams special to the americart-statesman Gaming can be a pain. Both the arcade-style shoot-'em-ups and the strategy-style, discover-and-defeat-the-evil- Lords-type games all too soon become a boring chore with limited playability. computer is highly addictive and offers several increasingly difficult levels, but the real fun in this game comes when you play against another human opponent, adding the spontaneity and unpredictability that only another warped mind can Christian musk. 837-8801. if A "Ji (M.7) Jazz, blues, gospel talk.

836-2887. 5632. If I T(9-5)NpRnews Wt 1 information, eclectic musk. 471-2345. lJ I teningand classical.

(81 7) 526-1406. (95.5) Soft and easy. (1060) All gospel. 328-1060. KFI' ITAC 390-KKMJ or (800) MAJIC 95.

If fVll poraryhits. 390- KHFIor(800)750-KHFI. IVVC. I musk. (800) 444-KVET, 390-KVET.

KUTZ Current rock. 390-5665 or (800) 992-ROCK. 1" i try music 1 1 i try, easylisten- bring to the game. Also, Blizzard uses a special 'spawning' feature that allows two players to compete using only one copy of the game. CompUSA, 9503 Research Blvd.r Suite 300 (in the Gateway Square ing.

352-3631. IVVC I talk.390-LIVE. -(1370)Soul. WwHi oldies. cable) 7 p.m.

to 9 a.m. weekdays, 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. weekends. 495-KVRX.

koopkt p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 1 0 p.m. weekends. 472-KOOP.

If llll I hits. BIG-KICK, 2180111. (800) 3-MOTOWN. Shoppmg Center) is sponsoring a War-craft: Ores and Humans tournament with prizes for the winners. Players will be paired randomly in a double elimination tournament.

Opponents will have one week to play their match before moving to the next level. Sign- up for the tournament ends Tuesday; contestants must provide their owner's manuals as proof of purchase. 017)ch VI.Ctian.(800 Manufacturers have addressed that problem by adding a human element to the mix: They've started creating games that can be played against another human opponent via modem. Warcraft: Ores and Humans by Blizzard Entertainment is a stellar example of this challenging form of interactive gaming. This is a real-time strategy game where players compete as the rulers of bands of either marauding Ores or righteous Humans, dictating to each of their subjects where to go and what to do.

For example, gamers choose to create Peons or Peasants who will mine gold and harvest lumber in order to build a variety of structures that allow the gamers to create new levels of combatants. Exploring the playing field and battling foes while protecting towns and resources from attack keeps players busy. The first player eliminating the other player's troops and town wins Crjl (1440) Inter-El LA3 national rock. Uli and dance musk. 390-5552.

593-5464. 102J)aassjc IllLL rock. 390-5000 or (800) 369-4102. ICVI (103.5) OWies lEZ I I from the '50s and '60s. 390-5060.

KGSR reggae, rock, blues and jazz. 390KGSR. Tejano. 453-1440. if i ini i47o)sPan- IWJ Wl-ish Christian musk and talk.

(210) 781-5528. KFONSSSSt IfTlf 1 I im hits, traditional favorites. 834-1 560. l'lJLIT(93J)Hits93 70s rock. ROM or on floppy disks (although not all of the animation or sounds are available on the floppy version).

The game requires at least a 386 DX20 IBM-compatible machine with 4 megs of RAM, VGAMCGA monitor and a mouse. 390-5933. If I I (93.7) Rock 'n' IL.DJ roll. 832-4094. 30 February 1995 Austin American-Statesman.