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Ciao9999 said:
Wouldn't it be nice if Boston has a station that played "black" music, for black listeners? I mean really, is R&B only redeemable if the almighty Caucasian woman tunes in? Must it be watered down?

Besides, in NY, the former Kiss-FM and WBLS always attracted different races, even when the primary programming focus was Black listeners.
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As has been noted before, there aren't that many blacks in the metro that could warrant a station targeted just for them. It's been said that Motown made black music for white people vs Stax that bade black music for black people. I think that a station that played black music for EVERYBODY could be a winner - play the Motown, Stax/Atlantic & Philly International tunes, but mix in the disco from the Bee Gees & other crossover "blue eyed soul" acts like Hall & Oates, Righteous Brothers, Teena Marie, etc.

It could work (lord knows the music got played on WRKO & Kiss 108), but it would have to be well executed with imaging and jocks...hell, grab JJ Wright and put him in PM drive ASAP and you would be on your way to a 4 share 12+!
 
Turnpike Tuner said:
Ciao9999 said:
Wouldn't it be nice if Boston has a station that played "black" music, for black listeners? I mean really, is R&B only redeemable if the almighty Caucasian woman tunes in? Must it be watered down?

Besides, in NY, the former Kiss-FM and WBLS always attracted different races, even when the primary programming focus was Black listeners.
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As has been noted before, there aren't that many blacks in the metro that could warrant a station targeted just for them. It's been said that Motown made black music for white people vs Stax that bade black music for black people. I think that a station that played black music for EVERYBODY could be a winner - play the Motown, Stax/Atlantic & Philly International tunes, but mix in the disco from the Bee Gees & other crossover "blue eyed soul" acts like Hall & Oates, Righteous Brothers, Teena Marie, etc.

It could work (lord knows the music got played on WRKO & Kiss 108), but it would have to be well executed with imaging and jocks...hell, grab JJ Wright and put him in PM drive ASAP and you would be on your way to a 4 share 12+!
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I have to call out one thing: Teena Marie was most definitely NOT a crossover act! She might have been a Caucasian woman, but black audiences embraced her way before mainstream audiences took note of her music. Her songs always hit higher on the R&B chart than the pop chart. I hate this phrase, but Teena Marie was "keeping it real"!
 
Listened to the end of Jim & Margery (sans Margery) and beginning of Phantom Gourmet. Jim did say he will be here in the new year, but also gave a plug to his website and upcoming twitter account.

The Andelmans were playing dance music and said they couldn't wait for Pebbles to take over.
 
I listened to the end of the Andelman/Phantom Gourmet show, and it sounded very much like a final episode. They did not mention anything about next week's show. They also mentioned their show's producer will be looking for work. Could we be seeing a Christmas format change? ???
 
WNTIRadio noted: said:
A station that's doing well is getting 5% of the entire pie. A Black-targeted station in Boston only has about 8% of the population to start with. Now take that 8% and chop it up with the same age differences that also exist in the entire pie.
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A "pure" urban station with lots of hip-hop/rap will attract a lot of young white listeners.

Today, whites under 30 are more likely to listen to hip-hop than rock.
 
Greater Media seems to like getting different pieces of the pie of 25-54. I think they are going to Rhythmic AC, lots of 80s and90s. Just a guess. Some will argue that this would take away from Magic. Sure there is crossover but Magic plays a lot of 2000s and now, softer side.
 
Please bring the timeless music of the 90s like "Rump Shaker" and "Do Me" back to the airwaves.
 
Everyone's chasing Madison Avenue's demographic sweet spot. At this rate, most '70s music will have "aged out" of viable formats within the next five years. Classic rock will have to use U2 as a starting point.
 
has anyone checked the end of Michael Graham show?
 
Boston needs a Lite rock station that only focuses on songs from 1965-1995..... Nothing newer than 1995 is key to building a large listener base. Nothing like this exists on the FM dial in Boston. Such a station would get huge ratings..!
 
indystorm said:
Boston needs a Lite rock station that only focuses on songs from 1965-1995..... Nothing newer than 1995 is key to building a large listener base. Nothing like this exists on the FM dial in Boston. Such a station would get huge ratings..!
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WBOQ 104.9 fits that description for 1965 to 1985 or so. It's technically a classic hits/oldies station, but it doesn't play anything too hard.
 
indystorm said:
Boston needs a Lite rock station that only focuses on songs from 1965-1995..... Nothing newer than 1995 is key to building a large listener base. Nothing like this exists on the FM dial in Boston. Such a station would get huge ratings..!
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Yeah, that station would get huge ratings in 1996! Unfortunately, we live in 2012. Michael Bolton is a huge tune-out.
 
jstone said:
I listened to the end of the Andelman/Phantom Gourmet show, and it sounded very much like a final episode. They did not mention anything about next week's show. They also mentioned their show's producer will be looking for work.
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The Andelmans' can afford (literally) to have a very casual attitude about the whole thing. After all, haven't they always gone the brokered time route anyway? They would have any number of options available if they want or need to move thier show, and they would continue to roll merrily along.

The folks I feel badly for are those who would lose thier jobs as a result of a format change.
 
Greater Media has a station in Philly, WBEN HD2 "Club Ben" Urban variety hits. How's that for a possibility? I know it's in Philly, not Boston, but sounds good.
 
Jimmy128 said:
Greater Media has a station in Philly, WBEN HD2 "Club Ben" Urban variety hits. How's that for a possibility? I know it's in Philly, not Boston, but sounds good.
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(a) It's an HD2. Nobody's listening because hardly anyone has a receiver.
(b) Despite your caveat, you're still comparing Philadelphia and Boston as markets for urban formats, which is ridiculous. And if this format is only good enough to be stuffed away on an HD subcarrier in Philly, how on earth is it something that would work on a primary signal in Boston?
 
All I'm saying is that Greater Media has an Urban station albiet on HD2. They might be experimenting.

If they are going to flip formats, maybe it's worth a try to see if it works.
 
We just need the Big O down there in Washington to draft a plan to get everyone in the country
an HD radio. We got free phones, how bout free HD radios ;D
 
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