10 AM on 96.9, and...

[4CX1000A]

Yup. I don't think it's a stunt. I think this is a pure example of what radio has become. They had plenty of time to prepare, but had a terrible launch. Lazy and unprofessional. For a large market, it's pretty pathetic. It has nothing to do with the format. It could have launched as country or polka. The launch was just blah.

Greater Media is not "lazy and unprofessional". This is a company with its act together; when they do something they do it right, cutting no corners.

If they're running a five-hour loop, then this is a stunt. When they start the new format, it'll be like Fall Gelb (google it).

 

[Da Mac QC]

This song is dedicated to some of y'all:

http://youtu.be/m1ev6-YPkeY

 

[djjim6629]

This song is dedicated to some of y'all:

http://youtu.be/m1ev6-YPkeY

Da Mac QC will conquer the world from Charlotte, NC! Urban formats for every corner of the country! Watch out Boise, Idaho!
Dude, this could very well be here to stay. However, the execution is terrible thus far. That is the main topic here. What do you care sitting in your chair in Mecklenburg County and never have been to Boston anyway?

 

[radiochick]

but how long did power 104 last a day or more?

It was done by Toucher and Rich, current morning hosts on The Sports Hub. It only lasted a couple of hours

Power 104 was an April Fools Joke. BCN switched back to BCN before flipping to the new Mix signal. It wasn't a stunt.

 

[WBIMDJ]

but how long did power 104 last a day or more?

It was done by Toucher and Rich, current morning hosts on The Sports Hub. It only lasted a couple of hours

Power 104 was an April Fools Joke. BCN switched back to BCN before flipping to the new Mix signal. It wasn't a stunt.

Yes, I know that. I was a listener and still am, of T&R, and it was done as a joke to their listeners for April Fools. This was months before the announcement of WBCN going off the air. It was done as a joke, but almost a creepy preface to what would ultimately come true.

 

[WBIMDJ]

This song is dedicated to some of y'all:

http://youtu.be/m1ev6-YPkeY

Da Mac QC will conquer the world from Charlotte, NC! Urban formats for every corner of the country! Watch out Boise, Idaho!
Dude, this could very well be here to stay. However, the execution is terrible thus far. That is the main topic here. What do you care sitting in your chair in Mecklenburg County and never have been to Boston anyway?

Because he's maybe getting a kick out of this whole thing like we are? He's an Urban music fan and a "new" station has popped up? Haven't you been to other boards? Way to show him the stereotypical Bostonian friendliness we always hear about LMAO.. ;D

 

[djjim6629]

This song is dedicated to some of y'all:

http://youtu.be/m1ev6-YPkeY

Da Mac QC will conquer the world from Charlotte, NC! Urban formats for every corner of the country! Watch out Boise, Idaho!
Dude, this could very well be here to stay. However, the execution is terrible thus far. That is the main topic here. What do you care sitting in your chair in Mecklenburg County and never have been to Boston anyway?

Because he's maybe getting a kick out of this whole thing like we are? He's an Urban music fan and a "new" station has popped up? Haven't you been to other boards? Way to show him the stereotypical Bostonian friendliness we always hear about LMAO.. ;D

The ironic thing is I am right down the street from him in Charlotte!

 

[Da Mac QC]

I just think clowns are funny.

 

[djjim6629]

I just think clowns are funny.

Clowns are scarey.

 

[Da Mac QC]

I'm more of an Urban AC fan personally. But yes, WBIMDJ, a new Urban station, in a market with no Urban station, and the locals going crazy? Calling it a 'stunt', 'conspiracy'? Makes for a good laugh.

 

[WBIMDJ]

This song is dedicated to some of y'all:

http://youtu.be/m1ev6-YPkeY

Da Mac QC will conquer the world from Charlotte, NC! Urban formats for every corner of the country! Watch out Boise, Idaho!
Dude, this could very well be here to stay. However, the execution is terrible thus far. That is the main topic here. What do you care sitting in your chair in Mecklenburg County and never have been to Boston anyway?

Because he's maybe getting a kick out of this whole thing like we are? He's an Urban music fan and a "new" station has popped up? Haven't you been to other boards? Way to show him the stereotypical Bostonian friendliness we always hear about LMAO.. ;D

The ironic thing is I am right down the street from him in Charlotte!

Well then, that's a ways from WPNH I suppose! ;p

 

[djjim6629]

I'm more of an Urban AC fan personally. But yes, WBIMDJ, a new Urban station in a market with no Urban station, and the locals going crazy? Calling it a 'stunt', 'conspiracy'? Makes for a good laugh.

This is where you misunderstand. Noone is calling it a conspiracy. It appears as if it it "could" be a stunt because it is being executed so poorly. As I have stated before, the format doesn't matter. It could be polka or country or beautiful music or top 4o or classic hits. The execution thus far has sucked.

 

[djjim6629]

This song is dedicated to some of y'all:

http://youtu.be/m1ev6-YPkeY

Da Mac QC will conquer the world from Charlotte, NC! Urban formats for every corner of the country! Watch out Boise, Idaho!
Dude, this could very well be here to stay. However, the execution is terrible thus far. That is the main topic here. What do you care sitting in your chair in Mecklenburg County and never have been to Boston anyway?

Because he's maybe getting a kick out of this whole thing like we are? He's an Urban music fan and a "new" station has popped up? Haven't you been to other boards? Way to show him the stereotypical Bostonian friendliness we always hear about LMAO.. ;D

The ironic thing is I am right down the street from him in Charlotte!

Well then, that's a ways from WPNH I suppose! ;p

Moved away 11 years ago.

 

[WBIMDJ]

This song is dedicated to some of y'all:

http://youtu.be/m1ev6-YPkeY

Da Mac QC will conquer the world from Charlotte, NC! Urban formats for every corner of the country! Watch out Boise, Idaho!
Dude, this could very well be here to stay. However, the execution is terrible thus far. That is the main topic here. What do you care sitting in your chair in Mecklenburg County and never have been to Boston anyway?

Because he's maybe getting a kick out of this whole thing like we are? He's an Urban music fan and a "new" station has popped up? Haven't you been to other boards? Way to show him the stereotypical Bostonian friendliness we always hear about LMAO.. ;D

The ironic thing is I am right down the street from him in Charlotte!

Well then, that's a ways from WPNH I suppose! ;p

Moved away 11 years ago.

Probably a good idea. It's 8 degrees here today

 

[djjim6629]

This song is dedicated to some of y'all:

http://youtu.be/m1ev6-YPkeY

Da Mac QC will conquer the world from Charlotte, NC! Urban formats for every corner of the country! Watch out Boise, Idaho!
Dude, this could very well be here to stay. However, the execution is terrible thus far. That is the main topic here. What do you care sitting in your chair in Mecklenburg County and never have been to Boston anyway?

Because he's maybe getting a kick out of this whole thing like we are? He's an Urban music fan and a "new" station has popped up? Haven't you been to other boards? Way to show him the stereotypical Bostonian friendliness we always hear about LMAO.. ;D

The ironic thing is I am right down the street from him in Charlotte!

Well then, that's a ways from WPNH I suppose! ;p

Moved away 11 years ago.

Probably a good idea. It's 8 degrees here today

I know! My best friend up in NH was sitting at -1 this AM. Yuck!

 

[Da Mac QC]

This is a new demo for Greater Media. Facebook and Twitter are not all that important to the demos they typically cater to. They probably don't have a good automation system due to the fact they were talk for 13 years. Give it some time and things will get right.

 

[bringbackradio]

Power sounding very Clear Channel to me. They own a lot of Powers in the country.

Unless I'm missing something they only own two Top 10 market stations that call themselves Power with the urban format: Philly and NYC. They got a third Power in Atlanta recently but that's CHR.

That aside I'm glad Greater Media took a chance with an urban format since this is their only such station in their portfolio now. Roxbury people who lamented not having WILD or WBOT anymore can rejoice. All that's left is to daypart it and grab the older end of the audience.

 

[tvradiogeek]

waiting on people to say its almost 10am maybe its time for the format to change again!!

 

[djjim6629]

This is a new demo for Greater Media. Facebook and Twitter are not all that important to the demos they typically cater to. They probably don't have a good automation system due to the fact they were talk for 13 years. Give it some time and things will get right.

I don't know about that. 107.9 The Link is pretty active on their Facebook and Twitter accounts and always have been. But then again, Greater Media bought them and they were already pretty esatblished.

 

[raccoonradio]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-kennedy/the-demise-of-boston-talk_b_2401995.html

Dan Kennedy writes about the demise of local talk radio amid corporate owners and at one point mentions these days there's a war between 2 music stations that aren't on the trad. airwaves...radioBDC and wfnx.com