I know that call letters don't matter in this context, but awfully close to WXPK Briarcliff Manor, NY and WSPK Poughkeepsie, no?
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94.7 is changing formats today
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So?
PPM market. Call letters don't mean a thing to ratings, other than that's how stations are listed. No recall necessary, so being "awfully close" to anything doesn't matter any more than the price of tea in China.
And I'll bet The Block races through the calls to comply with the legal ID and you´ll never hear or see them otherwise. I think the change in calls was more to divorce them from the Country image that those calls irrevocably had than for promotional purposes.
Of course, we need to see how they identify for in-car displays.
Beasley must be letting out a sigh of relief that Audacy didn't flip 94.7 to rock which might have made sense given the transmitter location.
Those of you who think the new programming won't appeal to a sizable segment of the white population and that this format is highly dependent on ethnic listeners for success are mistaken.
This is very much a coalition format.
I think my 4 share prediction isn't unreasonable. Over the long haul, this is probably a 2.5 to 2.8 share worthy format, signal limitations notwithstanding.
This is very much a coalition format.
I think my 4 share prediction isn't unreasonable. Over the long haul, this is probably a 2.5 to 2.8 share worthy format, signal limitations notwithstanding.
So far it's unhosted and non-commercial, so that'll help the first month numbers.
October PPM period began 10/14 and continues thru 11/10.
No doubt they'll bury the legal ID, especially since they're licensed to Newark, NJ. It's interesting that most stations broadcasting in HD put their call letters on the display, while in some cities I've noticed that they use their identity (KISS, HOT, STAR, LITE, etc.)
So what do you make of Audacy's decision to air the long goodbye? Was the air staff made to sign a legally binding document promising not to go rogue or else forfeit whatever severance pay they're getting? If not, that's an awful lot of trust and faith in WNSH's folks to keep it classy and say nothing bad about management or the new format. I still remember how wrong it all went when WCCC Hartford flipped to Christian music from classic rock after its sale to EMF and the jocks spent the last hour basically ripping Christianity with songs like "Highway to Hell." I'm sure the WNSH jocks' on-air restraint and class will serve them well in their quest for new gigs.
It was very unusual, and towards the end, someone even mentioned that.
We'll see if any of them are kept on board to do their national shows, or stay with the company in some other way.
Considering that Katie still has her national show with Audacy, there was no risk there. With the format continuing on HD2, perhaps the company has other plans for the other staff, as well.
This kind of hyperbole has been presented all over this site (and not just on the New York board), that everyone loves rhythmic music, it's a coalition format and practically the only way radio stations can get ratings now. So I guess we'll see.
Someone please come back in 6 months to a year and tell us how many white people are listening to this station. I'm sure there will be a few -- there are always outliers in every format -- but I want to see the results of this grand coalition and the incredible ratings success of this format once the novelty wears off.
It would be amazing if they could get their stream levels properly adjusted. I've heard them make changes at least a half-dozen times in the last hour. Very distracting.
Staff an HD2? That would be a huge surprise. Even if some of the staff are staying with the company to work at another station, what's the point of asking them to even do so much as voice track morning and evening drive when most listeners either don't have an HD receive or are unaware they have one?
Purely anecdotally, I can tell you that I hear rhythmic music, including rap, blaring from the audio systems of cars and pickups driven by black, Hispanic and white folks. In fact, I can't remember the last time I heard loud, pounding rock from any person's vehicle.
Miami and the Palm beaches have the best radio stations in their market. Not ONCE did I have to use my TuneIn app.
But the whole conversation is about ratings, so let's see the data to back it up, and hopefully someone with access to the demographics will be able to tell us how much of a coalition there really is. We'll have an opportunity to see that now with this flip.
He, like much of the other talent, has a presence on other Audacy stations. Jesse lists stations in Miami and Springfield, MA as well as a top 20 countdown show on his Twitter account. I'm sure that there will be others that aren't as fortunate, however.
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