Maybe MCC Radio LLC will beat them to the punch
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Maybe MCC Radio LLC will beat them to the punch
KJET usually shows #1 in Pacific County where it has a stronger signal than anyone, and it is licensed to Raymond in Pacific County. The County Report is limited in detail, but the 2014 Report for Grays Harbor shows: 1) KSWW 2)KXXK 3)KJET 4)KANY 5)KIRO 6)KDUX.
Bill, do you mean KOMO-FM? KIRO (AM) comes in spotty and KIRO-FM is not the greatest either.
No, I'm looking directly at the County Report. KIRO-FM. The County Report has a very small sample in Grays Harbor County, so is subject to dramatic changes year to year. If I gave you the rankings for each of the past 15 years, it would show some long-term trends. KSWW and KJET have been the most consistent, KDUX has been inconsistent and has trended DOWNWARD over he past 15 years, KXXK, while showing strength in the current report, has never achieved the success that KAYO had when it was in the market, and the sportstalk KWOK seldom even registers. The samples in Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties are from diaries, not PPMs.
Really? I didn't listen to much radio when I was in Aberdeen briefly a few years ago, but the Seattle stations (namely the ones on Tiger) were particularly noisy.
Elma, WA is typically where you begin to hear a lot of fluttering on the FM dial; probably due to the terrain. I usually lose reliable coverage from the Tiger Mountain stations around Montesano. The signal becomes spotty as you travel farther west on highway 12, fading completely from the radio once you get into the "bowl" that composes of the twin harbours.
Like I said, it's a small sample. If one family received diaries in Elma, for example, and that one family that might even work in Olympia puts don KIRO, then it'll show up. But those are the ones that jump in and out depending on the year. I was only noting what the most recent Report looks like.
I do love the Black Hills for doing their job in keeping Seattle out of Grays Harbor...
I do love the Black Hills for doing their job in keeping Seattle out of Grays Harbor...
I think a BOB/Jack FM format might work better. I was in the Tri Cities/Walla Walla area and one station that stood out among all the CHR and other stations was 107.7, The Vine. They advertised it as an "Ipod of music" and basically was 80's pop, modern rock and recent rock. I thought the format more 18-49 age group.
You are referring to 93.7 once again, yes? I agree. In Portland, there is a radio station owned by CC (KFBW 105.9) that specializes 80's and 90's rock with 2000's mixed in as well. I think it makes for good variety because as a rock listener, you can chose from KGON (which is a suburb classic rock station), or KFBW which offers a more modern taste. Seattle's KISW predominantly leans current rock, so some sort of Gen-X station would be pretty interesting to see in the mix. Thankfully, KJAQ mixes up their playlist to include a lot of music you would hear on a "BOB FM" station.
And no, 104.9's stint as "Gen X" really did not represent an accurate representation of what kind of effect an 80's and 90's rock leaning station would have on the entire area. That signal has no traction once you get too far to the north.
KWVN is a great station. If I'm over in SE Washington, I usually listen to them.
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Gen X (KSGX) was awful...I'm on the younger side of Gen X and couldn't stand the music mix...they were all over the place playing stuff that I don't remember ever hearing on local CHR's back in the day. No wonder they failed (and their 17kW signal didn't help either).
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The only OTA music station that I listen to on a regular basis is KJAQ. What I don't get is why a station with low overhead (no DJ's) can run so many spots in an hour...you'd think they could just run 5 minutes and make all the money they need instead of what seems like (2) 15 minutes spot breaks an hour.
Yeah but it's different Like I said, more of a MP3 shuffle, so Pearl Jam, Pet Shop Boys, ELO, etc.
Going to be honest here... my opinion is probably invalid on KSGX. I never spent more than 10 minutes listening to the station in the period of time that it existed on the airwaves. From the times that I DID listen, it seemed pretty good, but of course, I was not listening for hours on end. Is it safe to say that Gen-X radio can be awesome if done correctly?
KJAQ is owned by CBS. I noticed that KZOK (also owned by CBS) is really laying on the spots lately. It's gotten to the point where I could be riding in the car to a location 10 minutes away and hear nothing but ad spots for the duration of the drive. I suppose its safe to assume that KJAQ has a similar setup.
That would be a fun and interesting radio station to have in this area. It would offer a really nice contrast to what is on the radio for people who are seeking rock/pop music that they cannot find on stations that plug older or newer music. For the reasons I just stated, it will never exist in the market of bordum.
I LOVE 107.7 The Vine! Even 100 miles away, it comes in fairly in the right spots here in Yakima. Their music is way better than my local Bob FM and better than 96.5 Jack FM on your side. I've heard everything from Eminem rap (yuck) to "Shock the Monkey" Peter Gabriel to Marvin Gaye's Got to Give It Up on KWVN. And a lot of the songs I have never heard before ever. I can almost predict what KRSE will play next...the playlist is probably 800 songs if that. KJAQ is about 800-900 maybe. KWVN might be 1500 or more based on how many oh wows I'm hearing!
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"I think it makes for good variety because as a rock listener, you can chose from KGON (which is a suburb classic rock station), or KFBW which offers a more modern taste." I just about swallowed my tongue! That's the first time I've ever heard anyone refer to KGON as a suburban station. It's 100KW on Stonehenge and if that isn't enough, it's licensed to Portland!
An update, KANY is audible but weak east of Raymond on 107.3. The 107.9 signal was just strong enough in Francis to barely get a stereo signal if the antenna on the G8 was pointed right. The new 107.3 is weak, but audible, not as weak as I expected. I didn't expect to be able to hear it at all. Re: KSGX. When they were on the air, I could usually pick them up with a strong enough signal that it would still be in mono but I would get an RDS decode on the iPod and be able to tag the song. Between them, KNBQ, KJR, KUBE, and the occasional successful tag on the CBS stations, I tagged about 150 songs. Now iTunes has kind of screwed that up and I've had to delete a lot of those from the tagged list, but it was one of the stations I'd use regularly back then. The problem they had was, as has been said earlier, they were all over the place. To add insult to injury, after KSGX went off, I looked at WSGX in St. Lewis, and they only had 450 songs or so in rotation, at least half of what they should have had with that broad of a playlist.
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