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NYC Radio Dream Dial

MVB13

MVB13

Let's start a dream dial for NYC. I am curious to see yours and give constructive criticism. Anyone can own stations and they can own as many as they want.
Frequency:Format:Name:
92.3Rock92.3 KRock
93.1Religious 93.1 KLove
93.9Public Radio93.9 WNYC
94.7Alternative94.7 The X
95.5Sports95.5 The Fan
96.3News96.3 WINS
97.1Hip HopHot 97
97.9Spanish CHR LaMega 97.9
98.7Sports98.7 ESPN Radio
99.5Country 99.5 WYNY
100.3Top 40Z100
101.1Classic HitsCBS FM 101.1
101.9Classic Hip Hop101.9 Jamz
102.7Hot A/C102.7 WNEW
103.5Dance103.5 KTU
104.3Classic Rock Q104.3
105.1Hip HopPower 105.1
105.9Classical105.9 QXR
106.7A/C106.7 Lite FM
107.5Adult Rhythmic Contemporary 107.5 BLS
 
I would switch 94.7 and 101.9
94.7 Jamz (WJMZ?)
101.9 WRXP

Here's what else I would do
95.5 WPLJ- Classic hits of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s
CBS FM 101.1- Oldies of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
102.7 WFAN- Sports
106.7 Lite FM- A/C and Hot A/C
 
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In a market that is about 30% Hispanic in ages 18-49, you've eliminated two of the three Spanish language stations.
 
Honestly, my dream opinion for every city isn't viable, due to the limited number of available stations. It's simply one to two stations for as many formats/genres that we can think of. That's not commercially viable, nor is it logical with the available bandwidth.
 
MVB13 said:
Let's start a dream dial for NYC. I am curious to see yours and give constructive criticism. Anyone can own stations and they can own as many as they want.
Frequency:Format:Name:
92.3Rock92.3 KRock
93.1Religious93.1 KLove
93.9Public Radio93.9 WNYC
94.7Alternative94.7 The X
95.5Sports95.5 The Fan
96.3News96.3 WINS
97.1Hip HopHot 97
97.9Spanish CHRLaMega 97.9
98.7Sports98.7 ESPN Radio
99.5Country 99.5 WYNY
100.3Top 40Z100
101.1Classic HitsCBS FM 101.1
101.9Classic Hip Hop101.9 Jamz
102.7Hot A/C102.7 WNEW
103.5Dance103.5 KTU
104.3Classic RockQ104.3
105.1Hip HopPower 105.1
105.9Classical105.9 QXR
106.7A/C106.7 Lite FM
107.5Adult Rhythmic Contemporary107.5 BLS
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I would add 103.9 Classic Oldies to this dream dial
 
Audacy wants WINS on 92.3 fine. As long as the move 92.3 HD2 new arrivals channel to 102.7 WNEW.

For LOL's

106.7 WKHK Kick 106.7. New Country 2k to today.
104.3 WAXQ Classic Rock.
103.5 WAPP New York's Apple, New Alternative.
102.7 WNEW-FM Triple-A, they can claim to be rock for 32+ years and use old interviews/jam sessions from the old WNEW-FM archives.
101.9 WRXP Classic Alternative (the current WNYL format)
101.1 WCBS-FM 50s - 70s classic hits.
98.7 WEPN New hits radio. Hot 100.
96.3 WQXR Classical
95.5 WPLJ Classic Hits 80s, 90s.
94.7 WXBK Classic Country 50s to 90s.
92.3 WNYL News/Talk.
 
mikerock said:
Audacy wants WINS on 92.3 fine. As long as the move 92.3 HD2 new arrivals channel to 102.7 WNEW.

For LOL's

106.7 WKHK Kick 106.7. New Country 2k to today.
104.3 WAXQ Classic Rock.
103.5 WAPP New York's Apple, New Alternative.
102.7 WNEW-FM Triple-A, they can claim to be rock for 32+ years and use old interviews/jam sessions from the old WNEW-FM archives.
101.9 WRXP Classic Alternative (the current WNYL format)
101.1 WCBS-FM 50s - 70s classic hits.
98.7 WEPN New hits radio. Hot 100.
96.3 WQXR Classical
95.5 WPLJ Classic Hits 80s, 90s.
94.7 WXBK Classic Country 50s to 90s.
92.3 WNYL News/Talk.
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Lite FM and WKTU are never going away
 
Frequency:Format:Name:
92.3CHR92.3 Now
93.1Variety Hits93.1 Jack FM
93.9Classic Hip Hop93.9 The Block
94.7Country94.7 Nash FM
95.5Rock95.5 PLJ
96.3ReggaetonX96.3
97.1Hip HopHot 97
97.9Adult Standards Legends 97.9
98.7Urban AC98.7 Kiss
99.5DancePulse 99.5
100.3CHRZ100
101.150s-80s oldiesCBS FM 101.1
101.9Smooth JazzCD 101.9
102.7Classic DanceMix 102.7
103.5Dance103.5 KTU
104.3Classic RockQ104.3
105.1Rhythmic OldiesJammin 105.1
105.9SpanishLatino Mix 105.9
106.7Super soft A/C106.7 Lite FM
107.5Urban OldiesClassix 107.5 WBLS
 
NickD said:
Frequency:Format:Name:
92.3CHR92.3 Now
93.1Variety Hits93.1 Jack FM
93.9Classic Hip Hop93.9 The Block
94.7Country94.7 Nash FM
95.5Rock95.5 PLJ
96.3ReggaetonX96.3
97.1Hip HopHot 97
97.9Adult StandardsLegends 97.9
98.7Urban AC98.7 Kiss
99.5DancePulse 99.5
100.3CHRZ100
101.150s-80s oldiesCBS FM 101.1
101.9Smooth JazzCD 101.9
102.7Classic DanceMix 102.7
103.5Dance103.5 KTU
104.3Classic RockQ104.3
105.1Rhythmic OldiesJammin 105.1
105.9SpanishLatino Mix 105.9
106.7Super soft A/C106.7 Lite FM
107.5Urban OldiesClassix 107.5 WBLS
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I notice that your list does not include the customary public radio station, and I'm saying this as someone who doesn't normally listen to public radio. I guess public radio is not part of everyone's dream, right?
 
Marcos_C said:
I notice that your list does not include the customary public radio station, and I'm saying this as someone who doesn't normally listen to public radio. I guess public radio is not part of everyone's dream, right?
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Those are only the commercial channels that are being allocated to the "Imagine Dial". If we included the 88 to 91 mHz channels, we'd have NPR, classical, maybe jazz, as well as some ethnic options and religious talk and music.
 
DavidEduardo said:
Those are only the commercial channels that are being allocated to the "Imagine Dial". If we included the 88 to 91 mHz channels, we'd have NPR, classical, maybe jazz, as well as some ethnic options and religious talk and music.
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Since the reserved band is not being discussed, I am assuming that it would remain unchanged in all those what-if scenarios. On NickD's dream dial, WNYC-FM is absent, which means that those who want to listen to NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered would have to tune to WNYC on 820 AM. I admit that I didn't think about the AM station when I wrote my previous post.
 
Well, I just won the lottery. I'm okay now, despite a shark attack on the way to the bank and being struck by lightning back home. Here's the dial I just bought. Something for everyone, I ttust.
92.3 : All weather, from the Weather Channel; Solid Gold Weather on weekends.
93.1 : Morning news from Radio Rumbos, Tropical mx all day, Jai alai weekends.
93.9 : Same as it is weekdays, Beautiful News on weekends.
94.7 : Traditional C&W, with two current 'Country' songs per hour.
95.5 : 40's and 50's Standards, with 70's WPLJ processing. In mono.
96.3 : Classical 7 days daytime, live chess and backgammon matches nights.
97.1 : Hot A/C and CHR 'round the clock. They're the same thing, anyway.
97.9 : All 50's and 60's Jazz, Les Davis III PD. Couple of currents per hour.
98.7 : Back to Bill Drake, 15 billion songs in a row. No live human voices ever.
99.5 : Free-form mornings, Right-wing talk middays ; BLM and Antifa talk eves.
100.3 : Beautiful Music once more.
101.1 : 50's and 60's oldies 6 days; late 60's Chicken Rock on Saturdays.
101.9 : All Sports Gambling 24/7/52 ; Gamblers Anonymous on New Years's Eve.
102.7 : For the gals, Barbie Radio returns. What was it called again? 'Pink' ?
103.5 : Electronic Dance Music, like there used to be on 87.7.
104.3 : 1990's Grunge. That's what the eventually want, anyway, right ?
105.1 : Hot Rap Talk mornings ; Solid Gold Rap all day ; a few currents hourly.
105.9 : Auditorium test music reels ; hourly signal distress announcements.
106.7 : 24/7/52/365 Holiday Music. Good, safe ratings every month.
107.5 : Same as is, with Solid Gold Soul Weekends.
 
NickD said:
Frequency:Format:Name:
92.3CHR92.3 Now
93.1Variety Hits93.1 Jack FM
93.9Classic Hip Hop93.9 The Block
94.7Country94.7 Nash FM
95.5Rock95.5 PLJ
96.3ReggaetonX96.3
97.1Hip HopHot 97
97.9Adult StandardsLegends 97.9
98.7Urban AC98.7 Kiss
99.5DancePulse 99.5
100.3CHRZ100
101.150s-80s oldiesCBS FM 101.1
101.9Smooth JazzCD 101.9
102.7Classic DanceMix 102.7
103.5Dance103.5 KTU
104.3Classic RockQ104.3
105.1Rhythmic OldiesJammin 105.1
105.9SpanishLatino Mix 105.9
106.7Super soft A/C106.7 Lite FM
107.5Urban OldiesClassix 107.5 WBLS
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Two commercial Dance stations, you're speaking my language sir. I do wish the real world had come to embrace a more 'dance friendly' terrestrial radio dial in the U.S.

In this dream radio dial, would one of them have a particular lean, i.e. one leaning on more classic dance, or perhaps one leaning more EDM? Or would they both play current dance and aim for a - for lack of a better term - CHR/Dance sound? Or maybe they'd both be Happy Hardcore outlets, j/k.
 
Saladressing said:
Two commercial Dance stations, you're speaking my language sir. I do wish the real world had come to embrace a more 'dance friendly' terrestrial radio dial in the U.S.

In this dream radio dial, would one of them have a particular lean, i.e. one leaning on more classic dance, or perhaps one leaning more EDM? Or would they both play current dance and aim for a - for lack of a better term - CHR/Dance sound? Or maybe they'd both be Happy Hardcore outlets, j/k.
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I find it odd that the NYC dial lacks those formats as well. Just as odd the OP missed Alternative on that list.
 
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Steve Green NEPA said:
Well, I just won the lottery. I'm okay now, despite a shark attack on the way to the bank and being struck by lightning back home. Here's the dial I just bought. Something for everyone, I ttust.
92.3 : All weather, from the Weather Channel; Solid Gold Weather on weekends.
93.1 : Morning news from Radio Rumbos, Tropical mx all day, Jai alai weekends.
93.9 : Same as it is weekdays, Beautiful News on weekends.
94.7 : Traditional C&W, with two current 'Country' songs per hour.
95.5 : 40's and 50's Standards, with 70's WPLJ processing. In mono.
96.3 : Classical 7 days daytime, live chess and backgammon matches nights.
97.1 : Hot A/C and CHR 'round the clock. They're the same thing, anyway.
97.9 : All 50's and 60's Jazz, Les Davis III PD. Couple of currents per hour.
98.7 : Back to Bill Drake, 15 billion songs in a row. No live human voices ever.
99.5 : Free-form mornings, Right-wing talk middays ; BLM and Antifa talk eves.
100.3 : Beautiful Music once more.
101.1 : 50's and 60's oldies 6 days; late 60's Chicken Rock on Saturdays.
101.9 : All Sports Gambling 24/7/52 ; Gamblers Anonymous on New Years's Eve.
102.7 : For the gals, Barbie Radio returns. What was it called again? 'Pink' ?
103.5 : Electronic Dance Music, like there used to be on 87.7.
104.3 : 1990's Grunge. That's what the eventually want, anyway, right ?
105.1 : Hot Rap Talk mornings ; Solid Gold Rap all day ; a few currents hourly.
105.9 : Auditorium test music reels ; hourly signal distress announcements.
106.7 : 24/7/52/365 Holiday Music. Good, safe ratings every month.
107.5 : Same as is, with Solid Gold Soul Weekends.
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Not bad, except for Barbie Radio, Holiday music, and the uproar there would be with the loss of the only Rock station Q104.3 which I would keep as is. There just needs to be a station with Classic Alt they are doing now on WNYL and New Alternative.
 
mikerock said:
Audacy wants WINS on 92.3 fine. As long as the move 92.3 HD2 new arrivals channel to 102.7 WNEW.

For LOL's

106.7 WKHK Kick 106.7. New Country 2k to today.
104.3 WAXQ Classic Rock.
103.5 WAPP New York's Apple, New Alternative.
102.7 WNEW-FM Triple-A, they can claim to be rock for 32+ years and use old interviews/jam sessions from the old WNEW-FM archives.
101.9 WRXP Classic Alternative (the current WNYL format)
101.1 WCBS-FM 50s - 70s classic hits.
98.7 WEPN New hits radio. Hot 100.
96.3 WQXR Classical
95.5 WPLJ Classic Hits 80s, 90s.
94.7 WXBK Classic Country 50s to 90s.
92.3 WNYL News/Talk.
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Looks like radio for New York after a sinister round of "ethnic cleansing" of the population.
 
CTListener said:
Looks like radio for New York after a sinister round of "ethnic cleansing" of the population.
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LOL. I left all the Urban and ethnic stations alone except for WXBK. So they are still there to serve that demographic. I just did not add those frequencies to the list since why bother if I am leaving them alone.
 
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