AMP and KIIS playing the same exact song

[Neel]

at 1.20 pm they both were playing Pink "So What". Lol. although KIIS has a way better signal in Rancho Cucamonga than AMP. just thought that was funny and coincedental?

 

[CHRles]

That's pretty common with CHR radio - the biggest hits often play within minutes of each other on rival stations.
As mr. David Eduardo has already pointed out, Amp Radio's signal is superior to that of KIIS-FM in some parts of the metro area.

 

[Wildstyle K]

I've heard the same song on 101.5 JamZ, 104.7 Kiss FM, and Power 98.3 all playing at the same time once. I've even heard the same commercial play on two stations at the same time, too. I wonder how many Lady GaGa songs are playing at this moment across the US right now?

Darn it! I was flipping through hoping I could catch a station playing it so I could say something about it, but everyone is on commercials, and our top 40 is playing Dj Sammy "heaven". Usually I can ALWAYS flip around and find a Lady GaGa song playing... ...well at least Dj Sammy is back on Kiss FM... and that's another story in itself!

 

[davideduardo]

As mr. David Eduardo has already pointed out, Amp Radio's signal is superior to that of KIIS-FM in some parts of the metro area.

Exactly. Rancho Cuccamonga is not in the LA metro, so it is pretty much irrelevant to either station. In fact, I think Rancho Cucamonga is in that little piece of geography called Riverside San Bernardino West Outer which is not rated in either the LA or the IE markets.

KLSX is directional, and does not put much signal over the IE anyway. It pushes it all over the LA Basin, though.

 

[AM FM listener]

If the IE is irrelevant to LA metro stations, does that mean KFI and KIIS and others get no benefit for having good ratings there? I would think that if I am buying advertising for a product that's everywhere, say McDonald's, I would like to buy time on an LA station that also gets good ratings in the IE and Ventura County. Maybe that way, I don't have to buy as much time on IE and Ventura stations and can save a little bit of money.

 

[Neel]

There are exceptions to some advertisers. I was just talking to the sales guy at Colley Ford in Glendora where I bought my truck and he as complaining about how the dealer doesn't advertise much. Then he mentioned that they started advertising on KFRG and KOLA- two Inland Empire stations whose core audience is where there are tons of Ford dealers already and that is really anyone in the IE gonna drive out to Glendora? But I guess they are just cheap and it's more expensive to advertise on LA stations.

Anyways, back to the subject- it's probably true that they advertisers don't really consider IE ratings but the funny thing is, people in the inland area don't listen to just IE stations. And if an LA stations makes a good signal out there, lots of people will listen. That's why I think KIIS would have at least some advantage (even if it's just recognition) over KLSX if it can be heard while driving through Rancho or played at Montclair Plaza. Someone out there is hearing those advertisements.

 

[LKellerIII]

That's pretty common with CHR radio - the biggest hits often play within minutes of each other on rival stations.
As mr. David Eduardo has already pointed out, Amp Radio's signal is superior to that of KIIS-FM in some parts of the metro area.

This used to happen a lot in the old Top 40 days of KHJ, KRLA, and KFWB. Two stations playing the same song at the same time would happen frequently, "three-fers" less common, but that happened too.

What I found weird in those days was this - if one station played a popular re-current or "golden" (oldie)...in other words, a song not on the current play list - at least one of the other two stations would play the same song within the following 5 or 10 minutes. Obviously, each station monitored the other, and they knew that listeners tuned between stations frequently. But I never understood the psychology of repeating the song on purpose. Why not play a different popular Oldie?

 

[Corky Marlowe]

This used to happen a lot in the old Top 40 days of KHJ, KRLA, and KFWB. Two stations playing the same song at the same time would happen frequently, "three-fers" less common, but that happened too.

Same thing used to happen in Chicago with WLS and WCFL.

 

[4UH8SIMBKAGN]

KLSX has a poor signal in and around Westwood (all of UCLA), Brentwood and West Hollywood. KIIS, on the other hand, has an excellent signal in all those areas except above Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood. Try driving around those areas and see the difference. KLSX is hard to get in some buildings at UCLA.

 

[Wildstyle K]

What I found weird in those days was this - if one station played a popular re-current or "golden" (oldie)...in other words, a song not on the current play list - at least one of the other two stations would play the same song within the following 5 or 10 minutes. Obviously, each station monitored the other, and they knew that listeners tuned between stations frequently. But I never understood the psychology of repeating the song on purpose. Why not play a different popular Oldie?

Over this past weekend:
"boom boom boom" by Outhere Brothers was used as an intro to the Black Eyed peas song. No one did it like that here before. One station dj mixes it in and BAM! All three of our rhythmic top 40 stations just happened to somehow receive or think of that same remix to play, although each of them did it a bit differently from each other if I remember correctly. I'm sure there is no promo service with three different remixes of the same mash up...

A few months back:
"Swing my way" by KP & Envi was played in a regular mix show. It was quite some time since this happened. Next thing I know, BAM! Two other stations mixed it in (a few times, in addition to the station who did so first) within that same week, which continued a bit into the next week if mix shows.