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ATL NOW THE WORST EVER
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^Hmmm...and if we had a 70s pop Classic Hits station, it would be the best Top 10 market ever :
Atlanta radio plain sucks, unless you like the same 20 top 40/CHR/Urban songs. We don't even have a decent Motown station, I'm sorry but even Kiss 104 is playing to much mainstream and not enough classics (and I'm talking 70's and 80's). No smooth jazz/new age (except when WYAY's HD transmitter works), no oldies, no real alternative, no solid rock (rock 100...ha ha, that was funny and 97.1 the river is another Cox washout factory. No deep cuts, just top 20). And if you want ANYTHING but right wing talk, forget it. No moderates, no indepenents, nothing (unless you happen to live within 2 miles of WGUN). It's basically, a cesspool of what corporate radio is reduced to.
Well, it doesn't matter anyway. the current model radio is running under will be as ancient as cassette tapes, Blockbuster video stores, and Radio Shack. Corporate radio will collapse in on itself, and the remaining stations will either be listener supported, subscription, or brokered. I look forward to those few who "get it" and return the FM and AM dials to their communities, and radio is fun again, albeit in a different way.
Well, it doesn't matter anyway. the current model radio is running under will be as ancient as cassette tapes, Blockbuster video stores, and Radio Shack. Corporate radio will collapse in on itself, and the remaining stations will either be listener supported, subscription, or brokered. I look forward to those few who "get it" and return the FM and AM dials to their communities, and radio is fun again, albeit in a different way.
MRFLASHPORT said:
Most CHR tracks below the Top 20 are covered though by Star, Wild, 99X, and/or V103
As far as current music, we've got everything pretty much covered - Oldies/Motown/Jazz etc. is another story...
With all due respect to the posters above... Atlanta isn't any worse off than most other large and major markets. It's horrible EVERYWHERE because the same owners have the same stations everywhere.
The biz is all but dead.
The biz is all but dead.
beachguy3b said:
You're right about Atlanta being no worse than most other markets. They all sound the same these days, even New York, at least when you're talking FM music stations.
I guess it seems like it's a Hoover more than other major markets, because I've been here (all 37 years as of today), and remember when radio was great in this town.
about the ONLY station that STILL has class is V-103. I am NOT a hip hop fan, guess I'm too old for it, but I LOVE what they call "old school" (thanks, now my music is oldies. Oh well) and modern R&B. and V-103 seems to be the ONLY act in town that still keeps a real local sound and listens to it's listeners.
I have to admit, the personalities on Dave are pretty sharp, and while some people think they may talk to much, at least it seems like someone is there who knows what they play. I just wish they would make up their mind musically, they are all over the place.
Let's face it, we are all fans of radio from our youth. This time is gone forever. I don't think the times of the past can be re-created, no matter how much money is thrown at it, or how extravagent one gets. I love radio and always will, it was the first thing outside my Mom, Dad and sister I heard as a young child. I actually have memories of late nights listening to Lindsey and Shana on Z-93 circa 1978.
Radio is on life support, the paddles are out, we've charged the AED, physicans orders are DNR though. Because no matter how high we take it, it will never be what it was to us.
about the ONLY station that STILL has class is V-103. I am NOT a hip hop fan, guess I'm too old for it, but I LOVE what they call "old school" (thanks, now my music is oldies. Oh well) and modern R&B. and V-103 seems to be the ONLY act in town that still keeps a real local sound and listens to it's listeners.
I have to admit, the personalities on Dave are pretty sharp, and while some people think they may talk to much, at least it seems like someone is there who knows what they play. I just wish they would make up their mind musically, they are all over the place.
Let's face it, we are all fans of radio from our youth. This time is gone forever. I don't think the times of the past can be re-created, no matter how much money is thrown at it, or how extravagent one gets. I love radio and always will, it was the first thing outside my Mom, Dad and sister I heard as a young child. I actually have memories of late nights listening to Lindsey and Shana on Z-93 circa 1978.
Radio is on life support, the paddles are out, we've charged the AED, physicans orders are DNR though. Because no matter how high we take it, it will never be what it was to us.
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My Sirius radio is worth every penny of the $10 a month these days.
ExNuYawker said:
As is mine.
Since I moved from ATL in 2008 (BIG mistake) I've lived and traveled all over. It has gotten where I simply cannot listen to music radio. Talk stations pretty much sound the same. And stations that used to be polished diamond are now, at best cubic zirconia. I miss radio, but it is terrible everywhere. I've heard people in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, L.A., etc. that 20 years ago wouldn't have been good enough to work in Macon.
And 30 or more years ago, wouldn't even be allowed to LISTEN they sucked so much.
I agree with others that Atlanta radio is no worse than anywhere else. Radio sucks everywhere.
Actually, I think Atlanta is arguably the strongest R&B and Urban market in the country, mostly due to the large African-American population here. I'm not sure that there's a market with a station as strong as V-103 anywhere. And how many markets have 2 Urban ACs and an FM gospel station?
And while everybody likes to complain about the music played by all the stations here, when I go out of town for a week or two and listen to stations in other mid-sized Southern markets like Orlando, Tampa and Charlotte, I find that their playlists are even smaller than the stations here and while they sound fresh at first, they become old VERY quick. And when I come back to Atlanta, I realize how far ahead musically Atlanta radio still is compared with the other Southern markets.
Actually, I think Atlanta is arguably the strongest R&B and Urban market in the country, mostly due to the large African-American population here. I'm not sure that there's a market with a station as strong as V-103 anywhere. And how many markets have 2 Urban ACs and an FM gospel station?
And while everybody likes to complain about the music played by all the stations here, when I go out of town for a week or two and listen to stations in other mid-sized Southern markets like Orlando, Tampa and Charlotte, I find that their playlists are even smaller than the stations here and while they sound fresh at first, they become old VERY quick. And when I come back to Atlanta, I realize how far ahead musically Atlanta radio still is compared with the other Southern markets.
If you are referring to Urban formats in other communities then yes, Atlanta is probably fresher in terms of playlist but I beg to differ on playlists for other formats. CHR?? Go to Raleigh and listen to G105. Turn around and compare that with Q100. Classic Rock?? Go to Chattanooga and listen to KZ106 and compare that playlist to The River. Active Rock?? Check out Rock 106.1 in Savannah and compare to Project. Some have rated that station the number one active rock station in the nation. AC?? Go to any town and you will find AC both modern and older (oldies/classic hits style). Alternative rock?? Go to Myrtle Beach and check out WKZQ. Blows 99x out of the water. I don't listen to country so have no opinion there.
kal30005 said:
acheron82 said:
You can certainly find individual stations around the country that have stronger playlists. There's no question about that.
But note that all your examples are in different markets. The debate is about the strength of Atlanta as a market, not about individual stations.
Atlanta probably has more stations, even right now, that people in other markets wish they had, like V-103 and Praise. I've heard several people who came here and heard Wild (pre CHR shift) say they wish they had a station that played a CHR/Hip Hop mix like they did. And how many markets have a station like Fish? Even Dave-FM is a station that while it's been mostly broken, is still unique.
I totally agree that 99X is REALLY bad right now for an alternative station, especially since they were one of the stations that really launched the format in the 90s. But if they move to a batter signal and Dave goes away, we might see them improve as well.
I'm not suggesting that Atlanta radio is great by any means. I'm just saying that radio sucks everywhere.
kal30005 said:
Amen to that! I swear if some of you that hate Atlanta radio that much, have they considered how awful radio is for urban music listeners in other major Southern markets? Birmingham, Nashville, Charlotte, Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Raleigh/Durham, Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point, Louisville, and Jacksonville are all mundane as it gets for urban formats. They have plenty of stronger stations in other formats except urban formats. I applaud V-103 for being so strong and maintaining such a very diverse playlist of contemporary and old school hip-hop and R&B although it has some fierce competition from the Radio One-owned stations and Kiss 104.1. The only large city urban stations that comparable to V-103 is their CBS-owned sister station WPGC-FM/Washington DC along with KPRS/Kansas City, KMEL/San Francisco, WBLK/Buffalo, and WDKX/Rochester (New York).
I've never denied that while Atlanta is a great market for Urban formats, I feel that the non-Urban stations lack (outside of country and Star 94). Given the demographics and size of the market, it SHOULD have the strong Urbans it has.
Comparing the non-Urban formats, though, Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Tampa, and even Charlotte have much more variety and better sounding choices. Raleigh and Nashville, Greensboro-Winston-Salem are unimpressive.
Comparing the non-Urban formats, though, Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Tampa, and even Charlotte have much more variety and better sounding choices. Raleigh and Nashville, Greensboro-Winston-Salem are unimpressive.
carolinaradio said:
I love Hippie radio in Nashville, Atlanta needs this...Since it always had the highest hippie baby boomer pop in the SE.
http://hippieradio.net/
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