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I think it's Spanish Pop today.
 
At this rate, WSTE-FM (or whatever it winds up being called) will have a full, or nearly full, ratings period of stunting. Assuming its signal is PPM-encoded, will it show up in that month's Nielsens? What will it report its format as? What will the websites that post the 6+ numbers use for a label? "Variety"?
 
CTListener said:
At this rate, WSTE-FM (or whatever it winds up being called) will have a full, or nearly full, ratings period of stunting. Assuming its signal is PPM-encoded, will it show up in that month's Nielsens?
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If it meets the minimum reporting standards, it will show.
CTListener said:
What will it report its format as? What will the websites that post the 6+ numbers use for a label? "Variety"?
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Nielsen will likely classify it as "variety" if the station does not, in advance, register its new format. The individual websites pick their own format names, so they can list it as "stunting" or something similar.
 
I like the different format a day thing. 1000x better than that Alexa stunting crap. Yawn!
 
Sounds like classic country to me. Good guess the first time! If I have to guess, I think they're somewhat going in order. Today's classic country, followed by classic hip hop, classic hits, and classic rock.

Edit: Yup, definitely classic country. Heard it mentioned just now.
 
How do you feel about the CBS radio network shows that were played in the '60s? They could bring back the likes of Arthur Godfrey, Arlene Francis and Lowell Thomas! These shows were top rated with adults as recently as 55 years ago. Maybe, they can bring them to a whole new audience! On a related note, I have a bridge to sell. :rolleyes:
 
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Just heard Smokey Mountain Rain by Ronnie Milsap a bit ago. I always liked that song and it’s and example the type of Country this city boy can enjoy.
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Back then, that "countrypolitan" music was pretty much all that stations in non-traditional country markets would play. Today, you hear the same songs almost everywhere, from the boy-band sounds of Dan + Shay to the celebrations of rural life of Tim McGraw to the twangy, gruff vocals of Luke Combs. Lyrics about farming and fishing and old pickup trucks may still fail to connect with New Yorkers and Los Angelenos, but the resistance that used to confront aggressively Southern country music in places like Boston and Providence has melted. Nashville seems to have found a formula that works outside country music's traditional strongholds. I was just watching fan-shot video of an Eric Church concert at a sold-out, 20,000-seat arena in Portland, Ore., and a Luke Combs concert at a sold-out, 50,000-seat stadium in Denver. The rural-sounding, largely regional country stars of the '80s would have had trouble filling a 5,000-seat auditorium in places like that. Even the Crystal Gayles and Eddie Rabbitts of the country world weren't being booked into large venues then.
 
CTListener said:
Back then, that "countrypolitan" music was pretty much all that stations in non-traditional country markets would play. Today, you hear the same songs almost everywhere, from the boy-band sounds of Dan + Shay to the celebrations of rural life of Tim McGraw to the twangy, gruff vocals of Luke Combs. Lyrics about farming and fishing and old pickup trucks may still fail to connect with New Yorkers and Los Angelenos, but the resistance that used to confront aggressively Southern country music in places like Boston and Providence has melted. Nashville seems to have found a formula that works outside country music's traditional strongholds. I was just watching fan-shot video of an Eric Church concert at a sold-out, 20,000-seat arena in Portland, Ore., and a Luke Combs concert at a sold-out, 50,000-seat stadium in Denver. The rural-sounding, largely regional country stars of the '80s would have had trouble filling a 5,000-seat auditorium in places like that. Even the Crystal Gayles and Eddie Rabbitts of the country world weren't being booked into large venues then.
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No doubt Country is serving it’s core audience. Less crossover now.
 
CTListener said:
Back then, that "countrypolitan" music was pretty much all that stations in non-traditional country markets would play. Today, you hear the same songs almost everywhere, from the boy-band sounds of Dan + Shay to the celebrations of rural life of Tim McGraw to the twangy, gruff vocals of Luke Combs. Lyrics about farming and fishing and old pickup trucks may still fail to connect with New Yorkers and Los Angelenos, but the resistance that used to confront aggressively Southern country music in places like Boston and Providence has melted. Nashville seems to have found a formula that works outside country music's traditional strongholds. I was just watching fan-shot video of an Eric Church concert at a sold-out, 20,000-seat arena in Portland, Ore., and a Luke Combs concert at a sold-out, 50,000-seat stadium in Denver. The rural-sounding, largely regional country stars of the '80s would have had trouble filling a 5,000-seat auditorium in places like that. Even the Crystal Gayles and Eddie Rabbitts of the country world weren't being booked into large venues then.
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Portland's KWJJ switched to Country in 1965, added an FM by 1983 and is still going strong! If anything, the music was far more twangy in the '60s! There was never a twang coming from the announcers though. Back then, it was a straight MOR delivery.
 
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