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davideduardo said:
But if you look at Top 40 it has a specific demographic appeal based on age. The variables based on how rhythmic the version is are based on ethnicity, but still targeting the same age.

The so-called “Regional Mexican” format is a construct made by non-Mexicans and non-Hispanics who simply did not understand anything about the music when more and more record buyers wanted some portion of that descriptor.

The different variants of Regional Mexican appeal to different ages, genders and even geographic origins of the listener. For example, Ranchera today appeals mostly those over 55. And among the more current intensive types of music, one can do a modified top hits or “regional Top 40”, an AC version, a classic hits version, and even an oldies version. And you can do versions or blends of several of the varieties, too.

And there is no Regional Mexican station that plays all the kind, ages and styles of this music… no more than there is an English language station that plays all kind of “pop” music.
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This sounds like the same thing that happened to stations that are now referred to as "Urban": The original name must have come from racists!
 
semoochie said:
This sounds like the same thing that happened to stations that are now referred to as "Urban": The original name must have come from racists!
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In my view, the longer this goes on, the more illogical your logic becomes.

Please explain to me how Urban became the replacement format term for Soul. I look forward to trying to decipher your logic for that.
 
semoochie said:
This sounds like the same thing that happened to stations that are now referred to as "Urban": The original name must have come from racists!
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Not only that… such stations in the 50’s had formats that were referred to as “race” or “race music”. “Sponsor” magazine had annual “race” feature issues!

My first radio job in 1959 was at WJMO in Cleveland. It was such a station, but management insisted in being called R&B instead of “race”.
 
Mark Roberts said:
You know when farmers get together in town for coffee and debate the merits of various brands of farm equipment, with no practical outcome?

This is the same thing.
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It is not the same thing unless someone writes a country song about it.
 
JJSPC said:
So many thoughts on a station that is almost assuredly never coming back under any format. :)
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The facility is too good to just end. In one case, an ethnic station high on the dial could move there and find it more profitable than dogs like 1430.
 
davideduardo said:
The facility is too good to just end. In one case, an ethnic station high on the dial could move there and find it more profitable than dogs like 1430.
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1430? Did you mean 1400 or 1450, in Berkeley or San Francisco, respectively? Or are you thinking of 1430 in San Jose, which is limited to the South Bay?
 
Mark Roberts said:
1430? Did you mean 1400 or 1450, in Berkeley or San Francisco, respectively? Or are you thinking of 1430 in San Jose, which is limited to the South Bay?
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I meant 1430 as an example of a limited signal inside the market.
 
davideduardo said:
I meant 1430 as an example of a limited signal inside the market.
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Here's a fun bizarre idea: whatever is now operating on 1510 from Piedmont which was "shoehorned" into the East Bay in an attempt to serve San Francisco, should fulfill their dreams by moving to full market 560. In so doing maybe KGA Spokane could resume 50 kW night time operation
 
TomásEstefan said:
Here's a fun bizarre idea: whatever is now operating on 1510 from Piedmont which was "shoehorned" into the East Bay in an attempt to serve San Francisco, should fulfill their dreams by moving to full market 560. In so doing maybe KGA Spokane could resume 50 kW night time operation
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KSFN, Radio Lázer. DA is atop a warehouse in West Oakland.
 
TomásEstefan said:
Here's a fun bizarre idea: whatever is now operating on 1510 from Piedmont which was "shoehorned" into the East Bay in an attempt to serve San Francisco, should fulfill their dreams by moving to full market 560. In so doing maybe KGA Spokane could resume 50 kW night time operation
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Are there any real world examples of an AM upgrading their signal to take advantage of another's deletion or power downgrade, lately. I don't see anyone filing CP's to upgrade on 770 after KKOB downsized, for example.

I'm really curious, when was the last time this happened?
 
cc333 said:
And if Audacy would be reasonable with respect to licensing of the KFRC brand (which they hold all the IP to), it could even be SF-specific with the historical "Big 610" imaging from when both were airing the Drake-Chenault Boss Radio format (and would be a nice fit, given that KYNO, like KFRC, was among the format's original flagship stations).

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KFRC has been “revived” at least three times, with diminishing returns each time. Bill Drake left RKO 53 years ago next May. Anyone with any nostalgia for that would be over 65, and if you’re talking about the “original” Big 610 sound, you’re going back 60 years and talking about an audience in its 70s and older.

There’s no market for it and even those people have (largely) left AM radio in the Bay Area.
 


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