I was wondering about D&C, they have sounded invigorated lately and also have mentioned ratings being up a couple times.
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I'd bet WODS is billing far below what they were getting when they played "Classic Hits".
This article underscored for me the huge mistake CBS made by blowing up the original WODS in order to target younger demos:
http://www.radioinfo.com/2013/11/08/capitalize-graying-america/
If they couldn't sell Classic Hits, they won't be able to sell CHR either.
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I cannot find the link, but in Friday's Media Notes, Chad Finn mentioned that D&C were doing well in a key demographic. In his Sunday mailbag, he wrote the following:
Yeah, not so great, which is one reason why I think D&C's numbers will be mostly sustainable beyond the boost they got from the Red Sox' run. From what I've been told, the October numbers looked like this:
T&R 11.4, D&C 8.8
I don't believe any of the premise you put forth. AMP is considered a success by CBS. They are indeed billing more than as an Oldies format. CBS does not consider it a mistake.
Truth is we got 7 bonus years of WODS as the station was set to become JACK-FM in the spring of 2005. However in both Philly (BEN-FM) and Boston (MIKE-FM) they were beaten. Truth is had MIKE-FM not come along 103.3 might still be JACK today as MIKE proved the market liked it. MIKE was only blown up to save WEEI-AM.
JACK was a disaster in Chicago and New York but does fine in LA.
In Philly WOGL is a monster and WCBS-FM is doing fine. WODS had great numbers but unlike NY and Philly they couldn't bill the format.
Clear Channel tried it again with 101.7 WHBA "The Harbor" afterwards, but not for long.
I don't think WHBA was anything but a placeholder until CC decided what they really wanted to do.
Maybe it is time for WEDX to give up on the dance music simply simulcast WWBB in Providence. The Christmas music will probably get better numbers than what is on 101.7 today. They could band themselves as B-101, Boston and Providence, 101.7 Boston and 101.5 Providence.
CC managed a 1.3 with WHBA and are currently pulling a 1.1 with dance. Both formats pull extraordinary #s for little Class A 101.7! These ratings match the best #s WFNX ever pulled, IIRC. CC knows how to score with a major market Class A FM.
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It was noted that WRKO got a dismal rating in 25-54 last period (btw are we supposed to be using the actual numbers in our posts? thought the ratings folks wouldn't allow it). There are other various _political_ talk shows on the dial, from WBZ to public radio, etc.
Some poli. talkers are going other routes; Boston Herald Radio just added a midday show (noon-3) with Joe Battenfeld and Adrianna Cohen, "Boston Trending" (Michael Graham, apparently a rerun of his syndie show, now will air at 6 pm). Jeff Santos is still out there on "RevolutionRadio (Boston)" but as far as I know that's web/smartphone only. No room on the "terrestrial" dial for shows like this,
apparently. (WTKK's dismal ratings led to that format change--now those calls are down in NC--and some think that listeners were lured away to sports talk on 98.5, etc.)
Graham is doing his show through MoneyMattersRadio etc. I don't know if anyone could partner with BHR or Santos to put their shows on the AM or FM dial somewhere but listeners who want them are for now dealing with smartphones/web listening etc. (Out in Pittsburgh, Quinn and Rose, who were syndicated on various stations, got dropped by Clr Chnl the other day... and folks in the 'burgh and doubting they'll turn up on local terrestrial radio...but there's always web/streaming. Severin's still out there too...if you go to The Blaze.)
Some poli. talkers are going other routes; Boston Herald Radio just added a midday show (noon-3) with Joe Battenfeld and Adrianna Cohen, "Boston Trending" (Michael Graham, apparently a rerun of his syndie show, now will air at 6 pm). Jeff Santos is still out there on "RevolutionRadio (Boston)" but as far as I know that's web/smartphone only. No room on the "terrestrial" dial for shows like this,
apparently. (WTKK's dismal ratings led to that format change--now those calls are down in NC--and some think that listeners were lured away to sports talk on 98.5, etc.)
Graham is doing his show through MoneyMattersRadio etc. I don't know if anyone could partner with BHR or Santos to put their shows on the AM or FM dial somewhere but listeners who want them are for now dealing with smartphones/web listening etc. (Out in Pittsburgh, Quinn and Rose, who were syndicated on various stations, got dropped by Clr Chnl the other day... and folks in the 'burgh and doubting they'll turn up on local terrestrial radio...but there's always web/streaming. Severin's still out there too...if you go to The Blaze.)
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