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106.9 WCCC Rules!

In terms of Active Rockers, I think AAF in Worcester is much better than 'CCC. Active Rock, in general, usually panders to the lowest-common denominator, but AAF still does a good job in keeping them sastisfied.
 
p_herring said:
In terms of Active Rockers, I think AAF in Worcester is much better than 'CCC. Active Rock, in general, usually panders to the lowest-common denominator, but AAF still does a good job in keeping them sastisfied.
Does Mike Danger still work at WAAF? They were a great station back in the day.
 
AAF AAF AAF!!!! BCN BCN SUCKS I miss those days on the radio on AAF. I have 1 problem Without AAF on Paxton umm well.. I can't listen to them for about 150 miles anymore from Exit 5 on I-91 in VT all the way to almost well umm Siqorsky airport on the Merrit Parkway sometimes in DX even westport!.. on Westburo or whatever the stupid new tower is... I can barely pick em up in MA as it is on I-91... I guess it must be working as a catch phrase for the sales team that the new tower covers boston better.. but seriously thats what 97.7 WKAF is now for
 
Jamie said:
Its to the point that when I get up towards Hartford CT that I am an "excited puppy" to get good rock music on 106.9...

Morning man Sebastian has been able to keep decent numbers for the station since the Howard Stern days. Picozzi is one of the brightest program directors that I know.
 
^Which is unfortunately close to the reality of radio in this area today. Way too many ill-conceived hybrid formats and CHR/AC/Rhythmic variants, while the audiences for Alternative, Active Rock, Country, Dance, and Smooth Jazz are left without proper outlets. But I guess with the economy being the way it is, mass appeal formats are the only viable option. What a shame. :(
 
Bill1820 said:
Jamie said:
Its to the point that when I get up towards Hartford CT that I am an "excited puppy" to get good rock music on 106.9...

Morning man Sebastian has been able to keep decent numbers for the station since the Howard Stern days. Picozzi is one of the brightest program directors that I know.
Isn't Sebastian just a poor man's Howard Stern? I mean the guy has been ripping of Stern the majority of his career.
 
mjb1124 said:
^Which is unfortunately close to the reality of radio in this area today. Way too many ill-conceived hybrid formats and CHR/AC/Rhythmic variants, while the audiences for Alternative, Active Rock, Country, Dance, and Smooth Jazz are left without proper outlets. But I guess with the economy being the way it is, mass appeal formats are the only viable option. What a shame. :(

Unfortunately, in this day and age, I think the Active Rock format is more viable than alternative. Active seems to have a much looser set of rules (Does it have trudging distortion? check Loud drums? check OR does it have that Alice In Chains-type ballad? yeah? ok, we'll add it). Alternative listeners usually prefer a more eclectic style of music so the format, as such, caters to a smaller amount of people. Active Rock will still be able to serve the lowest-common denominator by playing one mook-rock track after another.
 
I think this new* "Heritage Rock" format appeals to the lowest common denominator much better than a pure active rock format would.  It enfranchises the upper end of the target demos by cutting out alot of the noise, it is lower risk in that it plays proven hits, and, with the PPM, it, in theory anyway, increases TSL without shinking audience size.

*I realize that Heritage Rock was simply called AOR in the 70s and 80s and that it is nothing new. The point is that the format has been absent from the Northeast for the last 15 years, and, as such, seems like a new format to some, particularly on the lower edges of the target demo.
 
sorry I have been quiet on the K-rock thing. I work in radio these days. and no I don;t work for K-rock or CCC allthough I wish I did however I will say one thing:
WCCC Still rules ;D
 
WRRV 94CYY Radio 104.5 and FM 104.1 are really really good. I loved Radio 104.5 they played Green Day, Jimmy Eat World, all the good stuff.
 
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