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2009 is coming....

C

carolinaradio

Here is something that should be interesting....guess no one can predict the future, but we can take a stab at it. What changes do you think will happen in radio across the state in 2009 or the rest of 2008? It's a rather hard time to predict...with the faltering economy and all, but still -

Here are my guesses:

95.9 signs on in Charleston as either some sort of urban, classic hits/oldies or maybe rock, but not as 96wave (IMO)...
His Radio 100.5 (a given)

94.3 WWNQ in Columbia flips. What happens after 12/25 is beyond me.

96.7/Greenville flips...probably some sort of oldies or maybe Rhythmic CHR (like Beat/Charlotte). Yeah, that's a bit far-fetched, but 98.1 is the only CHR/R in the market and the signal starts getting bad around parts of eastern Greenville, not to mention it sounds bad.. The 96.7 signal is nothing to brag about, but it would be enough to make Cox and even Entercom a little nervous if they did that.
 
carolinaradio said:
96.7/Greenville flips...probably some sort of oldies or maybe Rhythmic CHR (like Beat/Charlotte). Yeah, that's a bit far-fetched, but 98.1 is the only CHR/R in the market and the signal starts getting bad around parts of eastern Greenville, not to mention it sounds bad.. The 96.7 signal is nothing to brag about, but it would be enough to make Cox and even Entercom a little nervous if they did that.
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LOL @ HOT 98.1 sounding bad. Have you heard 95.5 THE BEAT here in ATL? You typical Cox Rhythmic that plays the same songs over and over with wack jocks.
 
ShawtyBlack_ATL said:
carolinaradio said:
96.7/Greenville flips...probably some sort of oldies or maybe Rhythmic CHR (like Beat/Charlotte). Yeah, that's a bit far-fetched, but 98.1 is the only CHR/R in the market and the signal starts getting bad around parts of eastern Greenville, not to mention it sounds bad.. The 96.7 signal is nothing to brag about, but it would be enough to make Cox and even Entercom a little nervous if they did that.
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LOL @ HOT 98.1 sounding bad. Have you heard 95.5 THE BEAT here in ATL? You typical Cox Rhythmic that plays the same songs over and over with wack jocks.
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Never heard 95.5 but I will listen to 98.1, if they're playing something I like...it is a horrible station. Still "new" after 7 years. The imaging used to be horrible, it's still bad. Same songs over and over, I swear they repeat themselves more than anybody else. The signal pattern is good but it is covering the wrong area. Very little signal to the east or southeast of the market, which are important parts. WPEG starts interfering when you get closer towards Spartanburg.
 
98.1 reminds me of the speakers i had in college which were distorted and probably still are at the dump.

my prediction is that as corporate radio watches the bottom line that there will be more stations like 103.3 who are willing to sell time to issues and idiots.

Entercoms 93.7 will not be the station it's signal is worthy of in SC syndication will be a downfall on that frequency

CCs 96.7 will stay christian with a lower power and talent in house that is easy value added to their other formats with usc sports. i guess the christians are paying for cocks
rush will do well on wcos as the baby boomers grew up with him

jeff roper will have more that one w-2 form in his mailbox

last prediction someone will have an opinion. that is why we are here
 
From another thread on this board comes news that CC has told markets 25 and below to expect "changes."
Don't know how accurate that is or how that would affect CC Columbia but how much worse can it get?? Maybe they'll stop broadcasting from 12m-5am to save electricity.
 
wouldn't it be something if CC left all markets outside of the top 50....that would mean no more Clear Channel in SC. One could only dream.

Maybe they're going to stop voicetracking and just let the computer run it? ha
 
In 2009, HD radio sales will be on par with analog TV sales.

G
 
It would definitely not hurt my feelings if CC sold their South Carolina clusters, especially Columbia and Charleston and maybe that would end all of the voice tracking on WCOS and then maybe Jonathan Rush could go back to WNOK and then they could not be tracked too.
 
hamNcheese said:
freqdev said:
CCs 96.7 will stay christian with a lower power and talent in house that is easy value added to their other formats with usc sports. i guess the christians are paying for [EDIT].
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nothing?
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listen to the commercials on 96.7. Last time I did, they were pathetic. Maybe that's why they have USC...but people, get the transitions between the games and the station programming right...

CCM, IMO, is done better listener-supported/non-commercial unless it is given proper attention and lot of effort. But I do owe The Walk an apology...Entercom at least did a better job with that. It sounded much better, but it wasn't working I guess.
 
carolinaradio said:
listen to the commercials on 96.7. Last time I did, they were pathetic. Maybe that's why they have USC...but people, get the transitions between the games and the station programming right...

CCM, IMO, is done better listener-supported/non-commercial unless it is given proper attention and lot of effort. But I do owe The Walk an apology...Entercom at least did a better job with that. It sounded much better, but it wasn't working I guess.
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i agree that ccm is done better when it is listener supported. i don't think cc cares about transitions between games and programming on that station. usc is paying 96.7 like clemson pays 93.3 to carry the games. it's a service to their fans and supporters. i don't see cc changing 96.7 or investing money on it. they can make some money off usc supporters.
 
I have heard some really good CCM stations like the Fish in Atlanta and Spirit 105.3 in Seattle and it can be done quite well and frankly I would rather listen to a commercial CCM than the listener supported ones because they seem like they are alwasy hurting for money and are always begging for it.
 
freqdev said:
i agree that ccm is done better when it is listener supported. i don't think cc cares about transitions between games and programming on that station. usc is paying 96.7 like clemson pays 93.3 to carry the games. it's a service to their fans and supporters. i don't see cc changing 96.7 or investing money on it. they can make some money off usc supporters.
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lfj is listener-supported, and I don't really listen to them but they never seem to beg for money. Not sure about 106.9.

yeah they shouldn't care about the transitions...because nobody is listening, at least before the games come on. Who are those people on there? I heard somebody on there this morning. Definately canned. maybe they are getting the sales people to record. LOL, this really made the old 96.7 look high-budget.
 
I can't wait till national wifi puts the stake through the heart of terrestrial radio, and this nonsense will stop. When 1000s of streaming stations are available on your portable player, or in the car, The Clear Channels, Coxs, Entercoms and the rest will hear the ole Dandy Don tune, 'Turn out the lights, the party's over'. They are doing nothing to stop the rampant listener erosion, with their 8 minute commercial breaks, 125 song lists, etc. Why listen to their stations?
 
I want someone to explain to me how "national" wifi is going to work. Yes, I'm familiar with wifi, but "national," I don't think so. If this is simply an internet service via cell phone, I don't think so---my cell bill is already high enough, thank you.
 
National wifi is a misnomer, I am sure.

What you are probably thinking of is WiMAX, which is wireless broadband with a 20 mile range (in best conditions) per site. I don't know of any locales where it is implemented yet. Once it is and there is mobile broadband equipment in the dashboard, it will probably not matter whether your FM/AM transmitter is on anymore.
 
I don't think that is the right analogy. WiMax in automotive applications is primary for data connectivity. Streaming audio applications are just a consequential benefit. So you can't compare WiMax to AM Stereo, Quad or IBOC which the broadcasting industry itself managed to completely screw up the implementation of. Like DTV, the WiMax standards are set, licenses have been issued and will be implemented once the carriers complete the build-out of the networks. It is only a matter of time (in years) before you have Internet on your dashboard. But it will happen. As a number of consultants have been syaing, broadcasters ought to be preparing to be part of the "Infinite Dial." It's inevitable and is already happening on computer desktops for at-work listening.
 
carolinaradio said:
ShawtyBlack_ATL said:
carolinaradio said:
96.7/Greenville flips...probably some sort of oldies or maybe Rhythmic CHR (like Beat/Charlotte). Yeah, that's a bit far-fetched, but 98.1 is the only CHR/R in the market and the signal starts getting bad around parts of eastern Greenville, not to mention it sounds bad.. The 96.7 signal is nothing to brag about, but it would be enough to make Cox and even Entercom a little nervous if they did that.
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LOL @ HOT 98.1 sounding bad. Have you heard 95.5 THE BEAT here in ATL? You typical Cox Rhythmic that plays the same songs over and over with wack jocks.
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Never heard 95.5 but I will listen to 98.1, if they're playing something I like...it is a horrible station. Still "new" after 7 years. The imaging used to be horrible, it's still bad. Same songs over and over, I swear they repeat themselves more than anybody else. The signal pattern is good but it is covering the wrong area. Very little signal to the east or southeast of the market, which are important parts. WPEG starts interfering when you get closer towards Spartanburg.
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Speaking of 98.1, didn't they blow out there PD a few months ago? Jet Black? Did they get a new one yet?
 
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