A cathartic moment on the air with Brady announcing it. He knew that this was coming, they said it was announced to them on Friday. He was barely holding back the tears. I know it's business, but it I sympathize with him.
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Alt 92.3 to Become WINS Simulcast
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Alt is failing in quite a few markets. It neither gets a significant audience nor does it perform well in billings. Same happened with country.
Formats are selected based on the belief that they will attract larger, salable audience segments. Those stations with the "same" formats are all getting much higher ratings and revenue.
So I recorded the whole announcement he made, and the song leading up to it. Could tell it was pre-recorded as I heard a few obvious edits, but regardless. Rarely have I heard a host get that choked up, but it makes total sense. Feel horrible for him, but I hope he has something else lined up. Going to a station in Detroit I think?
Do what WDRE 103.9 did in Philly and go all bets off I say. Air whatever the hell they want for the next two weeks. Hell have a whole hour dedicated to the sounds of toilets flushing. Funny how the host said "we'll still be on the HD stream, but I don't think anyone knows how to work that" which is crazy how accurate that is. HD Radio, a total failure. But that's for another day.
Do what WDRE 103.9 did in Philly and go all bets off I say. Air whatever the hell they want for the next two weeks. Hell have a whole hour dedicated to the sounds of toilets flushing. Funny how the host said "we'll still be on the HD stream, but I don't think anyone knows how to work that" which is crazy how accurate that is. HD Radio, a total failure. But that's for another day.
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The format was "pioneered" in 1948 at Radio Reloj in Cuba. Gordon McLendon went for a pre-Castro holiday in Cuba in the later 50's and heard it. By 1959, he was building "Extra News over Los Angeles" on 690 XETRA from Tijuana.
The union agreement was completed last week.
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Or "1010 And 92.3" WINS ".
So do I.
Brady concluded his speech by encouraging his listeners to celebrate alternative music during Alt 92.3's remaining days. He then resumed the music by playing "It's the End of the World as We Know It" by R.E.M.
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there are 3 or 4 urban stations with dismal ratings, one can take the format and do it right, but is it taboo to flip an urban format for fear of protests...notice a country and rock station bit the dust, the country with better ratings then the urbans.....
In this case, they're likely not fired. So it's probably basically "You can say goodbye as long as you don't do anything wrong, and if you do you'll get fired"
He tracks a few other Alt stations still if I remember correctly. So either they'll shuffle him to one of the other stations, or have him track still based in NYC. Bru, Audacy's CHR afternoon host moved to LA to do afternoons on 97.1 AMP/NOW, and has stayed there voicetracking out since Audacy moved KNX to 97.1
I have noted some Accu-Weather meteologists on both 1010-WINS and WCBS-880 at night, although they only mentioned the name Accu-Weather on WINS.
Of course, as WINS listeners move to FM, that will further reduce the attraction of the AM band. Look for additional losses by WCBS (AM) and the band as a whole.
"WINS Newsradio 92.3"
KYW makes no mention of 1060 anymore... just "KYW Newsradio" while occasionally adding 103.9 FM
Maybe just WINS News Radio.
WCBS-880 will probably go Bet QL in the near future.
The failure of country, though, was pretty much a New York market anomaly. The format is doing very well elsewhere in both audience and billing, but NY was just too tough a nut to crack, especially in attracting advertising at competitive rates.
Nope. WCBS calls itself "Newsradio 880."
They will NOT mention the AM anymore. It's an Audacy thing. They don't mention it in Los Angeles. They don't mention it in Chicago. They don't mention it in Philadelphia. It will likely be WINS Newsradio 92-3 or something like that.
Hint: it is about sales. It is tough to sell country in markets like NYC due to the huge diversity of the population and the total lack of lifestyle compatibility.
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