24/7 Comedy Coming To Raleigh/Durham - But Where?!

[DToTheJ]

In an interview with the president of 24/7 Comedy Radio about the launch of their new Dallas station, he spills the beans about the launch of another new affiliate in "Raleigh-Durham".
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2012/01/the_new_library_of_laughs_geor.php

Is this going to be WPTF's new format, or what?

 

[knowsdown]

Nah, Don Curtis would have to get a sense of humor.

 

[TheBigWhiteWolf]

Say, when's 570 coming back online?

 

[Stuart]

I thought WPTF is our comedy station!! ;D

 

[w00t]

WPTF is only comedic when the PPMs come out.

I know... low blow.

Is it possibly a HD2?

 

[knowsdown]

"rimshot"

 

[DToTheJ]

@w00t: Not counting the public broadcasters, there are but a grand total of 7 HD subchannels in RDU. Let the speculation begin!
http://www.ibiquity.com/stationlist...rOver=8f1a1a&thisBeColorOut=ff920f&theCity=71

 

[tothedj]

How about WKIX?

 

[stafferman]

I'm interested to hear the imaging on these comedy stations....wondering if they go after the Sirius XM style

These stations seem to be popping up elsewhere across the country as well. I give credit for new ideas, interested to hear this.....

 

[quadraphonic]

Did that dude "spill the beans" about an affiliate in every market?

 

[Mr_Winston-Salem]

I would look for it on a .25 kW translator.

 

[DToTheJ]

I give credit for new ideas...

The format itself is not necessarily a "new idea":
http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jun/30/entertainment/ca-46288

 

[quadraphonic]

Brad Krantz got his start at WJOK up near Washington DC back in the 70s, wasn't it?

 

[DToTheJ]

Yep:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WJOK

Strange thing about the WJOK calls. First, they stood for "joke" (comedy radio), then as "jock" (sports radio). Now, they represent "Jesus Our King" (religious radio).

 

[stafferman]

I give credit for new ideas...

The format itself is not necessarily a "new idea":
http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jun/30/entertainment/ca-46288

I meant in the Triangle/Triad market....all the other ideas for stations have been flip to oldies....Going back to a radio format that was popular 40 years ago to aid a dying breed of listeners just begging for ANYONE to listen doesn't seem like a formula for success in the future.

 

[DToTheJ]

Agreed - you can only go back to the oldies well so many times... But with conventional AM talk radio migrating to FM in both of these markets, maybe there's room for an additional spoken word option - many of these markets with a comedy station happen to have an FM talk station, as well.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Say, when's 570 coming back online?

I know. I would hate to be without WBRF.

 

[stafferman]

Agreed - you can only go back to the oldies well so many times... But with conventional AM talk radio migrating to FM in both of these markets, maybe there's room for an additional spoken word option - many of these markets with a comedy station happen to have an FM talk station, as well.

I agree back!

I like the idea of having a comedy station and more interactive talk radio instead of just Republican Good/Democrat Bad....I have been really listening to a lot of different entertainment/comedy/center driven political talk on SiriusXM and it's excellent. Even the shows that aren't that great and the people aren't talented, it's just refreshing to hear interesting talk radio.

 

[ElCartero2010]

It's going to be on 570. Apparently they're using the WPTF tower to get it back on air at reduced power.
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/55454/comedy-comes-to-dallas-and-phoenix/

 

[RadioDaze]

The Radio Insight article says 400 watts at night, but it's actually going to be 40 watts, versus the 52 watts they had from the Maywood Avenue site. The daytime power stays the same, 1,000 watts.