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94.7 Updates

liradioisbad said:
In news that should make certain posters perk up, Cumulus applied for the WRXP call letters. Of course, it could all be a decoy:

http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/79293/cumulus-acquires-94-7-wfme-new-york/
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The article in RadioInsight offers the opinion that even though Cumulus applied for the WRXP calls, 94.7's real format is likely to be country. What I do not understand is, if the intention is to make 94.7 a country station, why go through the effort to apply for calls used by alternative stations in an attempt to confuse people? Would Cumulus be concerned that another major station in New York would flip to country first, even though the format has been absent from the area for many years?
 
Barry said:
liradioisbad said:
In news that should make certain posters perk up, Cumulus applied for the WRXP call letters. Of course, it could all be a decoy:

http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/79293/cumulus-acquires-94-7-wfme-new-york/
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The article in RadioInsight offers the opinion that even though Cumulus applied for the WRXP calls, 94.7's real format is likely to be country. What I do not understand is, if the intention is to make 94.7 a country station, why go through the effort to apply for calls used by alternative stations in an attempt to confuse people? Would Cumulus be concerned that another major station in New York would flip to country first, even though the format has been absent from the area for many years?
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They are talking out of their rear, they have no idea, and could very well be in denial. It's still pure conjecture.
 
Cumulus has reserved the WRXP calls, but it doesn't say for which station. 94.7 Newark is certainly a reasonable guess, but it's also very possible they're planning on "warehousing" (or even actively using) the calls somewhere else.
 
w9wi said:
Cumulus has reserved the WRXP calls, but it doesn't say for which station. 94.7 Newark is certainly a reasonable guess, but it's also very possible they're planning on "warehousing" (or even actively using) the calls somewhere else.
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The WRXP calls have been requested specifically for 94.7. That wouldn't stop them from, say, swapping again and putting "WNSH" on 94.7 and moving WRXP to the Minnesota station where WNSH is now being parked.
 
I think the country format is wishful thinking on radioinsight's part and the authors personal dislike of alternative.

WRXP was pulling a 2.0 from nothing, with no promotion or on air talent in a matter of less than a couple of months. If they are applying for RXP calls for 94.7 then it will likely be alternative since it would make no sense at all the launch a country format using the calls.

Country still has the stigma of being Country. The new Alternative is more familiar showing up as sound bites everywhere and crossing overs showing up on Fresh, Lite and PLJ. It also appeals to both male and female, rural and urban. One cannot say the same about the Country format.
 
mikerock said:
I think the country format is wishful thinking on radioinsight's part and the authors personal dislike of alternative.
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Before you get yer dander up, feller, don't forget that the cross-town board moderator specifically said he was "getting that country feeling" about 94.7FM.

You also forgot that Country music once aired over 94.7FM for about a year. And it's unfathomable you are ignoring the legendary success 1050AM WHN New York was with it's Country format.

Finally, in the 0.00002% chance that Cumulus would select a format other than Country for 94.7FM, how could they possibly launch Nash FM anchored in the mornings by legendary cowboy Don Imus, who tells fascinating stories about his ranch, his family, his wife's business opportunities, and his six-shooter that has scared many a PDs over the years.

Therefore, it is impossible to contemplate any other format for this station besides Country. This is a clever ruse by Cumulus. Since 85% of the population has a keen interest in call-signs, they will all think the new format will be alternative rock, and won't they be surprised to hear a Banjo twanging on 94.7FM one morning ;D

mikerock said:
WRXP was pulling a 2.0 from nothing, with no promotion or on air talent in a matter of less than a couple of months. If they are applying for RXP calls for 94.7 then it will likely be alternative since it would make no sense at all the launch a country format using the calls.

Country still has the stigma of being Country. The new Alternative is more familiar showing up as sound bites everywhere and crossing overs showing up on Fresh, Lite and PLJ. It also appeals to both male and female, rural and urban. One cannot say the same about the Country format.
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WRXP could stand for other things. Here are some examples:

Womack, Reba, and eXpect some Parton
Wright-wing Redneck eXPerience
White Rural eXPress
We Relish eXtra Peach/Pecan Pie

;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D
 
LOL.

btw - For that 1 year of country, I think you mean the eager fans from the 4 year country format on 106.7. (WKHK between 1980 and 1984). 94.7 has been Family Radio since 1966 and Jazz or Classical before that unless I missed something.
 
Maybe 'The Cloud' is taking a page from the Greater Media Boston playbook and will stunt with 'Rock' as WRXP to play with peoples minds and when they are ready to launch the real format will change calls and format :)
 
It really feels like a stunt at first pass. So much so it wouldn't fool anyone who they would be trying to anyway. On the other hand, NYC isn't a fickle market, no one else is going to suddenly pre-empt them with country, alternative or whatever they will do anyway, so why bother? Very plausible it's not a stunt at all.
 
mikerock said:
I think the country format is wishful thinking on radioinsight's part and the authors personal dislike of alternative.
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No one at RadioInsight is much of a fan of country.

WRXP was pulling a 2.0 from nothing, with no promotion or on air talent in a matter of less than a couple of months. If they are applying for RXP calls for 94.7 then it will likely be alternative since it would make no sense at all the launch a country format using the calls.
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Cumulus has a history of applying for competitors' calls and placing them on other stations. They did that with KOAI (moving those calls to a station in Arkansas after CBS dropped them in Dallas) and did the same with KYNG. They also moved KRUZ's calls to an AM (the former KOAI, in fact) after dropping them in California. It's entirely possible that the WRXP calls will make their way to an AM in a far corner of the south or midwest so Cumulus can either use them later or keep a potential competitor from using them.

Country still has the stigma of being Country. The new Alternative is more familiar showing up as sound bites everywhere and crossing overs showing up on Fresh, Lite and PLJ. It also appeals to both male and female, rural and urban. One cannot say the same about the Country format.
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Actually, country skews about 55/45 male/female, and you can't say it does poorly among city dwellers. Country's been top-5 in Boston, which is about as far from a hick town as you can get, for years, and Greater Media bought a downtown signal and moved the format there after having been on a northern rimshot signal for a few years. Don't get me wrong. Cumulus has plenty of reasons to choose a format other than country, but a lot of your assumptions about the format are simply wrong.
 
Call letters are pretty much meaningless to the listener unless they're part of the imaging. So they applied for WRXP. Big deal. Easily swapped eventually with others elsewhere and could be nothing but a joke to get a rise out of the industry types that post here and the radio rumor sites. I seriously doubt another outlet will be taking another shot at new rock in New York.
 
We may still have to wait a few days till anything happens with WFME and WDVY. Although Family Stations Inc. is now officially listed by the FCC as the owner of WDVY 106.3, their request to shift it to noncommercial status and operate it from remote studios still has not been approved. Cumulus may have agreed (or been contractually required) to let Family Radio continue broadcasting on WFME 94.7 till they can legally shift their programming to WDVY.
I can't recall any other instance in New York, in recent years, where it took so long to find out what format a station would be changed to.
 
Barry said:
We may still have to wait a few days till anything happens with WFME and WDVY. Although Family Stations Inc. is now officially listed by the FCC as the owner of WDVY 106.3, their request to shift it to noncommercial status and operate it from remote studios still has not been approved. Cumulus may have agreed (or been contractually required) to let Family Radio continue broadcasting on WFME 94.7 till they can legally shift their programming to WDVY.
I can't recall any other instance in New York, in recent years, where it took so long to find out what format a station would be changed to.
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What about 102.7 after Opie and Anthony were cancelled? Everyone knew that was the end for talk on that station, but it took months before Blink debuted.
 
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