With the flip of Hot 106 in Providence, this makes me wonder if Jam'n could also bite the dust pretty soon. Does it get good ratings? Is Hip Hop a dying format? I know there have been many Hip Hop stations throughout the country that have gone under, such as Jamz 102 in Orlando. And I think if anything were to happen to Jam'n, they should finally put WBZ on FM. What has been taking so long?
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Could Jam'n 94.5 be gone soon?
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they should finally put WBZ on FM. What has been taking so long?
That question has been asked here many times, and the answer is it's not something iHeart does. They have lots of powerful AMs, including WOR and KFI. None of them have FM simulcasts. A few, such as WLW or KOA, have FM translators. The issue is that moving an AM format to FM doesn't always work. It definitely didn't help WBAP in Dallas. Ratings have cratered since adding the FM simulcast.
All news is a format that generally appeals to over-65. Moving it to FM doesn't help lower the demographic. Jam'n may not get big ratings 6+, but the station attracts a very different demographic for a company that mainly aims for older demos. The fact is WBWL The Bull is lower in the 6+ than Jam'n. But country is a core format for iHeart, and they need a station in Boston for their national programming and contesting.
WBOS was just flipped for playing the same exact music.
Nope, they were flipped because Bloomberg offered Beasley some cash to LMA the station. It had nothing to do with the music.
No need WBZ is already on WXKS HD2. Why make 1030 worthless?With the flip of Hot 106 in Providence, this makes me wonder if Jam'n could also bite the dust pretty soon. Does it get good ratings? Is Hip Hop a dying format? I know there have been many Hip Hop stations throughout the country that have gone under, such as Jamz 102 in Orlando. And I think if anything were to happen to Jam'n, they should finally put WBZ on FM. What has been taking so long?
Right, and Cumulus consolidated its New London area stations into the Salty Brine Broadcasting Center in East Providence fairly recently, so those stations are, by and large, running out of there. Classic rock is still a fairly reliable FM format, so to them it makes sense to put it on 106.3. All signs point to a 102.3/106.3 simulcast of The Wolf.Nope, they were flipped because Bloomberg offered Beasley some cash to LMA the station. It had nothing to do with the music.
Jamn 94.5 is 4th on the 18-34 Demo
Providence gets a New Hip Hop station starting February first Providence To Get Juiced With Hip Hop/R&B
A Hip Hop Station should not be 4th in that Demo.Jamn 94.5 is 4th on the 18-34 Demo
They're leaving money on the table with awful programming.
How would you recommend that Jamn change its programming? I am not questioning you about the need; I am just curious about how you would do it. Is it the morning show? Too much of a focus on throwbacks? Is the music too bland and conservative? Or is Boston just not a market for hip hop?A Hip Hop Station should not be 4th in that Demo.
They're leaving money on the table with awful programming.
It would make more sense to move WRKO to FM. Kuhner does very well in the morning, Grace Curley, all though conservative, attracts a
much younger demographic and Howie Carr has always done well in afternoon drive. WRKO consistantly beats liberal news-talk WGBH-FM.
Last WRKO's north south pattern loses many potential listeners 20- plus miles west of Boston.
much younger demographic and Howie Carr has always done well in afternoon drive. WRKO consistantly beats liberal news-talk WGBH-FM.
Last WRKO's north south pattern loses many potential listeners 20- plus miles west of Boston.
It would make more sense to move WRKO to FM.
As I've said many times, it's not something iHeart does. If they did, they'd be more likely to do it with WBZ than WRKO.
Cumulus added an FM simulcast to it's news/talk WBAP in Dallas. From the minute they did that, the ratings plummeted to where it's one of the lowest rated FMs in town. So you can't assume the AM audience will transfer to FM.
Grace Curley, all though conservative, attracts a much younger demographic
Proof?
WRKO consistently beats liberal news-talk WGBH-FM.
Not this month.
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WRKO consistantly beats liberal news-talk WGBH-FM.
1) Consistently*
2) WGBH is not liberal news or talk. For Chrissakes, NPR interviews the likes of Ted Cruz and Matt Gaetz about as straight as one can.
3) WRKO usually rates around 20th in the 25-54 demo.
Once again WRKO, WXKS-AM and WBZ are all available in deep rich FM like sound on HD radios. You would make these three 50KW AM's worthless by moving them to FM as well as throwing out any income they were making. 2019 story More Than Half Of New Cars Now Equipped With HD Radio. Artical from last year HD Radio Is in 58% of New Cars in North America - Radio World
You would make these three 50KW AM's worthless by moving them to FM as well as throwing out any income they were making.
Which goes back to why iHeart is opposed to moving AM signals to FM.
Plus the fact that their main interest is moving listeners to the iHeartRadio app. They see that as the future, not FM.
As I've said many times, it's not something iHeart does. If they did, they'd be more likely to do it with WBZ than WRKO.
Cumulus added an FM simulcast to it's news/talk WBAP in Dallas. From the minute they did that, the ratings plummeted to where it's one of the lowest rated FMs in town. So you can't assume the AM audience will transfer to FM.
Proof?
Not this month.
We're comparing a 100K watt FM station that goes as far west as Athol to a directional AM station you can't listen to clearly in Foxboro?As I've said many times, it's not something iHeart does. If they did, they'd be more likely to do it with WBZ than WRKO.
Cumulus added an FM simulcast to it's news/talk WBAP in Dallas. From the minute they did that, the ratings plummeted to where it's one of the lowest rated FMs in town. So you can't assume the AM audience will transfer to FM.
Proof?
Not this month.
We're comparing a 100K watt FM station that goes as far west as Athol to a directional AM station you can't listen to clearly in Foxboro?
It doesn't matter. As I said, iHeart generally doesn't move AM formats to FM. If they did it in Boston, it would be WBZ, not WRKO.
The way for other hosts to solve the reception problem is talk to Howie Carr and get their shows carried on the other suburban AMs.
And this is actually probably pretty smart. The reality is that FM is pretty much just as "obsolete" as AM... it just happens to sound better, so it's getting a longer lease on life...Which goes back to why iHeart is opposed to moving AM signals to FM.
Plus the fact that their main interest is moving listeners to the iHeartRadio app. They see that as the future, not FM.
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