95.9 the Fox might be the worst radio station in the country

[frozenfiresb]

Talk about stale, safe, predictable, overplayed, tame, boring. Take 75% of the classic rock from I-95's playlist (excluding the hard rock/metal and anything that isn't in regular rotation) and the Fox has absolutely NO special programming- themed weekends, all-request shows, countdowns, specialty shows, nothing. You'll hear the same playlist regardless of what time of day or week it is. I'll rejoice if it is flipped to ANYTHING.

 

[DMBEst91]

I don't think that is the case

 

[WPPCProductions]

I always think Talk and Sports FM radio is a waste of clean crisp FM sound.But if its a money maker which so far its not.they are giving it a shot.Sports probably sound great in stereo like being at the games.

 

[DToTheJ]

95.9 the Fox might be the worst radio station in the country... I'll rejoice if it is flipped to ANYTHING.

Would "95.9 The Coast" float your boat? :

 

[CTNYRADIO]

Agree it's awful--same ol same ol songs over and over and over...Wonder if they know that Dire Straits has more than 2 songs.
Just looked at the ratings for Stamford-Norwalk-FOX has fallen from a 3.6 to a 2.4 over the past 2 years while Star 99.9 has risen from 2.5 to 3.2 in the same period (Webe has stayed steady)
Fox barely shows up on the Bridgeport ratings despite a clear signal....
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wonder if Classic Rock is the next "dying" format?

 

[CTListener]

Agree it's awful--same ol same ol songs over and over and over...Wonder if they know that Dire Straits has more than 2 songs.
Just looked at the ratings for Stamford-Norwalk-FOX has fallen from a 3.6 to a 2.4 over the past 2 years while Star 99.9 has risen from 2.5 to 3.2 in the same period (Webe has stayed steady)
Fox barely shows up on the Bridgeport ratings despite a clear signal....
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wonder if Classic Rock is the next "dying" format?

Rock itself is a dying genre. More rhythmic, less musical genres have had the ears of the prime music-consumer demographic for nearly two decades while rock has splintered into a genre that's listened to by dozens of sub-genre fans. There is no "general interest" current-based rock format anymore, not when the target audience is obsessing over two or three bands and their knockoff wanna-bes, all playing the same kind of music, instead of being exposed to a wide variety of rock, pop and r&b on one radio station.

 

[liradioisbad]

Ah good old Cox Radio. Home of over-researched, small-playlist formats with strict card readers most of the day and constant reminders of 50 minutes of music every hour. Yes, I know it's the usual deal with radio these days but Cox stations usually take the cake.

Don't believe me? Ask anyone about WPLR. Or WBAB here across the sound. And yes, I usually get a decent reception of 95.9 here and it is bad.

 

[WPPCProductions]

I agree Rock is dying.To bad.Now we got,Rap,Hip Hop,Teenie bopper crap to replape it.Classic rock stations use the same old short tested playlist of the same old artists.If they mixed it up with different tunes then the same old tunes.they might pickup more listeners.I dont mind hearing a mix of old tunes with a handfull of the new tunes as long the tunes are not repeated.

 

[CTNYRADIO]

A few years back the Fox mixed in harder newer rock,Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, etc... but it did not last that long...they went the other way too-going to Classic Hits for awhile-alot of Paul Simon, Billy Joel, more pop leaning Rock--that too didnt last long and I think around 01 or 02 the current classic rock came back and it's been that way ever since...but hey, if 1/3 of their audience is suddenly gone, changes could be in the offing...I'd say stay tuned, but forget that, it's unlistenable right now unless you want to hear that same ol Led Zeppelin song....

 

[frozenfiresb]

What I'm saying is that PLR and BAB have somewhat larger playlists (including a safe but larger selection of hard rock and newer rock) and they have special programming and request shows unlike the Fox which is the same songs all day all week.