Based on the playlist, I don't see any 80s/90s... they are now a rhythmic-leaning Mainstream CHR. this is a good idea for The Groove since Atlanta doesn't have a real CHR that plays ALL THE HITS. Atlanta, looks like you guys got what you wanted. I vote YES on The Groove... look for a ratings boost.
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105.7 THE GROOVE - OFFICIALLY MAINSTREAM CHR
- Thread starter lovejamminoldies
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Hmm...I guess Clear Channel is finally "getting it"..
Ok, so if they (105.7 & 96.7 the Groove) do go in this direction- change the name to 105.7 & 96.7 to the "Party" like in Denver and Las Vegas or "Wild" 105.7....and ugh..96.7 like in SF and Portland (its annoying to keep doing this)...To me, it will make the best sense! The Groove name does not fit right with the current music rotation they are currently playing. To keep the pace going, Cumulus needs to keep a vigil eye out and decide what to do with Q100. Star 94.1 and Lincoln also need to be listening to this also. We do not need to have 3 CHR's in the Atlanta market. 2 is good enough.
Personally, it is hard to choose what to do with either/or Q100 and Star 94.1. Star 94.1 could be a good Hot-AC or AC station. Q100 can be a true CHR...or vise-versa. Both of the signals are not all that strong, so pick the station with the best signal reach and decide for yourself...wisely!
Atlanta seems to be cleaning up some noticeable messes:
92.9 Dave Fm sounds fine! Why do people want them to flip?
If I was CC, take out 96.7 and bring Generation X or AC! B 98.5 needs a competitor...a good and viable one!
Atlanta, Im out...Have a great weekend!
Ok, so if they (105.7 & 96.7 the Groove) do go in this direction- change the name to 105.7 & 96.7 to the "Party" like in Denver and Las Vegas or "Wild" 105.7....and ugh..96.7 like in SF and Portland (its annoying to keep doing this)...To me, it will make the best sense! The Groove name does not fit right with the current music rotation they are currently playing. To keep the pace going, Cumulus needs to keep a vigil eye out and decide what to do with Q100. Star 94.1 and Lincoln also need to be listening to this also. We do not need to have 3 CHR's in the Atlanta market. 2 is good enough.
Personally, it is hard to choose what to do with either/or Q100 and Star 94.1. Star 94.1 could be a good Hot-AC or AC station. Q100 can be a true CHR...or vise-versa. Both of the signals are not all that strong, so pick the station with the best signal reach and decide for yourself...wisely!
Atlanta seems to be cleaning up some noticeable messes:
92.9 Dave Fm sounds fine! Why do people want them to flip?
If I was CC, take out 96.7 and bring Generation X or AC! B 98.5 needs a competitor...a good and viable one!
Atlanta, Im out...Have a great weekend!
I wouldn't change the name because The Groove doesn't sound too old school and if you change it, you risk the chance of losing your core adult 25+ listeners. More than likely, most listeners of The Groove hasn't noticed the change and if you make the change obvious, you risk the chance of them going back to the Adult CHR stations.
Regarding the simulcast, I think it's so they can reach different parts of the city... as they said now they're LOUDER. lol.
Regarding the simulcast, I think it's so they can reach different parts of the city... as they said now they're LOUDER. lol.
I don't know why... they're playing some rhythmic...but most of their songs are CHR. You don't hear a lot of Drake or Lil Wayne or Soulja Boy... it's definitely CHR with a rhythmic lean.
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Nyte Ryder
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It's not mainstream. It's Rhythmic CHR. It's not remotely close to mainstream.
There's merit to both of what you two are saying.
On the one hand, a Rhythmic doesnt necassarly mean a station's gotta lean on Hip Hop. Rather it can lean on Rhythmic/Pop.
On the other hand, there are several high-profile CHR/Pop stations these days that blur the line between Pop leaning Rhythmics and Rhythmic landing CHR/Pop stations. Look at the playlists and music logs of 97.1 Amp Radio L.A., Hot 95.7 Houston, Movin 99.7 San Francisco - all successful CBS-owned stations that the industry classifies as CHR/Pop.
Still, when one thinks of the sound of Mainstream CHR, you expect to hear a typical hour to sound like this:
Enrique "I Like It"
Eminem/Rhianna "Love The Way You Lie"
Taylor Swift "Mine"
Taio Cruz "Dynamite"
Katy Perry "California Girls"
Bruno Mars "Just The Way You Are"
David Guetta "Sexy Chick"
Neon Trees "Animal"
Nelly "Just A Dream"
Lady Gaga "Alejandro"
Adam Lambert "If I Had You"
Flo Rida "Club Can't Handle Me"
Ke$ha "Tik Tok"
Mike Posner "Cooler Than Me"
Travie Mccoy "Billonaire"
Maroon 5 "Misery"
Far East Movement "Like A G6"
Q-100 pretty much plays all of these songs. In fact, their nighttime music mix isn't all that different from what I've just listed.
On the one hand, a Rhythmic doesnt necassarly mean a station's gotta lean on Hip Hop. Rather it can lean on Rhythmic/Pop.
On the other hand, there are several high-profile CHR/Pop stations these days that blur the line between Pop leaning Rhythmics and Rhythmic landing CHR/Pop stations. Look at the playlists and music logs of 97.1 Amp Radio L.A., Hot 95.7 Houston, Movin 99.7 San Francisco - all successful CBS-owned stations that the industry classifies as CHR/Pop.
Still, when one thinks of the sound of Mainstream CHR, you expect to hear a typical hour to sound like this:
Enrique "I Like It"
Eminem/Rhianna "Love The Way You Lie"
Taylor Swift "Mine"
Taio Cruz "Dynamite"
Katy Perry "California Girls"
Bruno Mars "Just The Way You Are"
David Guetta "Sexy Chick"
Neon Trees "Animal"
Nelly "Just A Dream"
Lady Gaga "Alejandro"
Adam Lambert "If I Had You"
Flo Rida "Club Can't Handle Me"
Ke$ha "Tik Tok"
Mike Posner "Cooler Than Me"
Travie Mccoy "Billonaire"
Maroon 5 "Misery"
Far East Movement "Like A G6"
Q-100 pretty much plays all of these songs. In fact, their nighttime music mix isn't all that different from what I've just listed.
I see that September "Cry for you" and Cascada "Evacuate the dancefloor" have both played on WWVA within the past seven days. It would be interesting if they tested the Edward Maya ft Vika Jugliana "stereo love" track like some stations are. I believe mostly the top 40's are giving it some attention, but some rhythmics seem to be as well, including the phenomenal WPOW in Miami and (some of) the lovely CHR's in Detroit. It's interesting to see Romanian dance music finally cross over into U.S. mainstream charts (outside of XHTO).
I have to admit I do like the direction Groove is headed in, more so than the similar station in Detroit. Q is not necessarily that bad. It just sounds incomplete as a "stand alone" station in the market, the same way a rhythmic would sound incomplete without another CHR top 40 type sound. Unless something (I consider) remarkably surprising or unbelievable happens, I'm going to wait at least two months and see what happens during that time before saying much more on The Groove.
THE GROOVE has recently added a few hip-hop songs....
Drake "Find Your Love"
Usher/f Jay-Z "Hot Toddy"
Young Money "Bed Rock"
Trey Songz f/ Nikki Minaj "Bottoms Up"
New Boyz "Break My Bank"
Drake "Best I Ever Had"
Chris Brown "Dueces"
Cee Lo "F*ck You"
Drake "Find Your Love"
Usher/f Jay-Z "Hot Toddy"
Young Money "Bed Rock"
Trey Songz f/ Nikki Minaj "Bottoms Up"
New Boyz "Break My Bank"
Drake "Best I Ever Had"
Chris Brown "Dueces"
Cee Lo "F*ck You"
Last night's Friday Night Live broadcast was all electro-pop and dance hits, but all rhythmic ac and rhythmic ac remix material, unlike last week's pure rhythmic sounding live broadcast.
I didn't notice they added some of those songs, but a few were them are already rhythmic ac material and some others have already been playing. I also see they are not playing Nikki Minaj "your love" and quite a few other things rhythmics normally play. I'm confused... but I'll see what happens by November.
I didn't notice they added some of those songs, but a few were them are already rhythmic ac material and some others have already been playing. I also see they are not playing Nikki Minaj "your love" and quite a few other things rhythmics normally play. I'm confused... but I'll see what happens by November.
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musicman3355
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I was kind of predicting this would happen after the 90's weekend... a week late on my prediction though.
I actually find The Groove sounding a lot better now. I guess I could say thanks to the PD, looks like Q100 really needs to wake up and actually find their format. Make up your mind Q, do you want to be CHR or hot AC? Seriously. :
I actually find The Groove sounding a lot better now. I guess I could say thanks to the PD, looks like Q100 really needs to wake up and actually find their format. Make up your mind Q, do you want to be CHR or hot AC? Seriously. :
musicman3355 said:I was kind of predicting this would happen after the 90's weekend... a week late on my prediction though.
I actually find The Groove sounding a lot better now. I guess I could say thanks to the PD, looks like Q100 really needs to wake up and actually find their format. Make up your mind Q, do you want to be CHR or hot AC? Seriously. :
I couldn't have said it any better myself. The new PD is great, but I also keep in mind that there are other people who can over power him - which is why I've held back from giving too much praise to Groove too quickly. Even the greatest person in the world can only be as great as he's allowed to be. I wouldn't say Q is bad, but... they are not yet a station you can trust to stick to a certain style of format. It would be nice for them to stick with their current evening ways all day long.
People blame Cumulus for the sound, but.... I don't really think it's all their fault since some of the Cumulus stations do sound traditional CHR-like, or the way everyone has been pushing for ALL OVER the boards for the longest time, so I can't sit here and blame anybody specifically for whatever is going on with Q at times. I wont point fingers. I just say what I say and trust that whoever feels or chooses to feel uneasy about it must be the ones who should feel "guilty" for whatever "mess" I'm discussing. On-air personalities, dj's, or anyone not in control of the overall station sound should ignore all radio-board criticism that's not in regards to them specifically because of course we know they can't do anything about the formatting sound.
I'm starting to like WWVA/WWLG and its presentation, plus its great to see a Rhythmic that didn't lean Hip-Hop/R&B. However, I would like to see The Groove start adding some Dance tracks and in a way distinguish themselves from WSTR, WWWQ, WVEE, and WHTA.
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musicman3355
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only1moore said:
I wonder if The Groove is going to start playing Far East Movement's "Like a G6", Edward Maya's "Stereo Love" or even David Guetta's "Memories". It would be awesome to hear any of these tracks on The Groove; if they were to play them then I guess The Groove would be my new favorite station!
BTW... when do the mixshows are on The Groove?
musicman3355 said:only1moore said:
I wonder if The Groove is going to start playing Far East Movement's "Like a G6", Edward Maya's "Stereo Love" or even David Guetta's "Memories". It would be awesome to hear any of these tracks on The Groove; if they were to play them then I guess The Groove would be my new favorite station!
BTW... when do the mixshows are on The Groove?
It's almost like you are seeing a psychic and that psychic is telling you precisely what I'm thinking! Although I've not been mentioning it, I've been thinking about and checking for quite a while whether or not they've finally added Fareast Movement, wondering when they would. I doubt they'll add the Edward Maya track (which WKQI is playing right now..) and I'm not exactly sure if "memories" will cross over into Atl, although it does (finally) seem like that song is picking up in other places other than just KPWR, KIIS, and KAMP for a change. It has a bigger chance in Atl and nationally than Richard Vission's "I Like That". Q100 is already on Fareast Movement, so I would not be surprised if The Groove finally jumps on it. WBTS would've surely been on it by now.
Right now, although this past weekend The Groove mixshows have been a lot more dance oriented, their mixshows are still extremely basics when it comes to mainstream hits. It's predominantly rhythmic ac material mixed and remixed that most rhythmics and ac's tend to already play in their regular playlists (in their original forms of course). Saturday Night Q, however, is great for the more "underground" electro sound in addition to other things. I've even heard Grime, Drum & Bass, and Dubstep on Saturday Night Q, which is normal on URBAN stations in the U.K. (Too bad the American urbans can't be like the ones in London!).
GROOVE MIXSHOW TIMES
Friday Night Live - 10p-12a
Saturday Night 9p - ... (It's 1am in Atl. now and they are still mixing, so maybe 9pm-2am)
They also do the 6 o clock remix every weekday at 6pm with Dj Andre Perry
KDM 7000 said:
Well this is now changing... they do play the modern bass and break remixes NOW (instead of the nonstop house style beats remixes). They played the ulti-remix of "in my head" which is modern booty bass, and even played the ulti-remix of "apologize" by One Republic, which is a straight up electro-freestyle rhythm and beat. Just waiting for them to drop the AC mixshow sound and go more current rhythmic (while keeping pretty much the same music/remix style) and... well, at least that all I ask for to be thankful and satisfied. See? I really don't ask for much. I keep it reasonable and sensible, instead of saying/believing it should all be 100% the way I want, 24/7. I'm not like those who know nothing about the formatting and still want it their way, or... even this guy: http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=175422.0
Anyway, I guess I'l just go ahead and say it now. Good job Groove with what's been going on so far within the past two weeks. Just hoping more current rhythmic material is on the way.
Dance Station
How about adding a dance station to Atlanta's lineup of stations or are they scared to add one?
How about adding a dance station to Atlanta's lineup of stations or are they scared to add one?
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