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"Atlanta's Party Station" is back!!!

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ShawtyBlack_ATL

That's right, 105.7/96.7 THE GROOVE has thrown out "Music That Makes You Feel Good" and brought back former WiLD 96.7 slogan , "Atlanta's Party Station." Maybe someone for THE GROOVE and CC are checking out Radio-info boards. The station is sounding pretty good as of now. Im sure more is to come!
 
Time for me to get the heck out of Arizona!! ;D

I did notice them say "Party Station" in a promo once (with a group of people screaming "Atl's party station") about a week and a half ago, but didn't say anything because it only happened once. This is what pushed me to say with confidence that the feel good positioner was gone. Now I'm glad to see that "the party" thing is official and to the point where multiple people are noticing.

THINGS ARE LOOKING GREAT!

Now all that's really left is fixing up & modernizing B98.5... yes, B98.5 is winning by default, but this does not mean they should use it as an excuse to slack or not be the best they can be with their musical selection.
 
NOW PLAYING!
Like a G6 - Fareast Movement
Miss Me - Drake ft Lil Wayne
Break my bank - New Boyz
Forever - Drake
Walk it out - Unk (recurrent)
Bottoms up - Trey Songs

Some songs still not playing:
Check it out - Will-I-Am ft Nicki Minaj (new)
Your love - Nicki Minaj
Hey Baby - Pitbull ft T-Pain (new)
Birthday sex (uptempo radio edit) - Jeremih
La la la - Auburn
 
Man, these songs and the artists names...I am a very young looking 50, but these are way off my radar screen.. No more listening to this mess. Their will never be top 40 like their was in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. What a mess.
 
BRENT said:
Man, these songs and the artists names...I am a very young looking 50, but these are way off my radar screen.. No more listening to this mess.  Their will never be top 40 like their was in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.  What a mess.
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Well... of course the songs listed in the "now playing" are not the best master pieces available (although I do personally like "Like a G6"), but I listed them because they were recently added and make the rhythmic station look more normal in comparison to a traditional rhythmic today, and this is a format Atlanta has been lacking for some time now, regained, then recently lost again, which this Groove station has now come to provide to Atl. As a matter of fact, the "still not playing" has more quality music in comparison to the "Now playing" (wish exception to "la la la" of course). Overall, I'd say more quality music has made its way back into the mainstream recently, and I say this in regards to lyrical quality in addition to melodic arrangements. It may still not yet be comparable to the 60s, 70s, 80s, but we're (slowly and somewhat) getting there and are doing better off than what was going on in the mid to late 00's. I believe the "all time low" has already been reached in the quality hit music recession. At least the variety in sounds are present once again, and eventually a new generation of alternative and rock will also have a resurgence to "help the overall mainstream situation" (although that may not change the rhythmic sound too much).

I'm not the only one noticing this, by the way:
http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=174867.0

What's funny is as I was creating that list for "Now Playing", I literally wasn't exactly proud of all the songs and knew they didn't look good together. However, the point in this case was not to be excited about the master pieces I presented, but rather the fact that those songs being added in officially means Atlanta FINALLY HAS A TRADITIONAL RHYTHMIC STATION!...And I am willing to sit through a few crappy songs (understanding that this is what they must play business-wise) to enjoy one of my favorite formats, especially if they also expose / deliver the dance sound to the general public. Lastly, I also have to admit that lyrically, Drake also does well in my book. So does Lil Wayne, despite the fact that he may not always have the best vocal quality. Unk "walk it out" is recurrent from late 00's, and keep in mind what I said about the mid to late 00's...  ;) Luckily, many of the best / better songs were already playing, which is why I didn't have to list them in "Now playing".

Listen to Q100 for about an hour (a top 40 station that pretty much truly reflects all the hits), and you'll see that 2010 hit music really isn't all that bad - and is actually improving for a change.
 
ShawtyBlack_ATL said:
That's right, 105.7/96.7 THE GROOVE has thrown out "Music That Makes You Feel Good" and brought back former WiLD 96.7 slogan , "Atlanta's Party Station." Maybe someone for THE GROOVE and CC are checking out Radio-info boards. The station is sounding pretty good as of now. Im sure more is to come!
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Was only a matter of time. CC calls their Rhythmics "Party Station"
 
Wow The Station is sound very VERY Good right now! Yes.com logs and streaming I can tell they have moved a little away from the Top 40 lean it had and has a Slight Urban lean to it now. More Drake Alot More T.I. Perfect for Atlanta. I Like they Added "Hot Tottie" to the playlist, will be a big hit. listening to bedRock now another good one.
 
Ken said:
Does this station sound like WiLD 94.1 in Tampa, FL?
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No. WiLD 94.1 is way more urban. Atlanta has the urban categories very well taken care of. Groove has a more well rounded traditional rhythmic sound.
 
Change The Groove name to WiLD and you're good to go. It would be interesting to see the ratings for The Groove next month.
 
I never had the Chance to Listen to the Old WiLD in Atlanta. Does the Groove Sound the Same as WiLD Did or is it a Big difference?

With the shift in format does anyone think that the Elvis Duran Morning Show is no longer a fit for the Station? or is it still safe?

Oops just noticed someone else posted the same question in this same room .... Disregard.
 
105.7 sounds NOTHIN like the old Wild 96.7 days. That station was very upbeat...heavy on dance tracks....had a very urban lean...105.7 reminds me of the oriqinal KTU in NY. There is no comparinq 105.7 and Wild.

I still think CC should do Power 105.3...i have been sayin that since 2002....lol
 
AJ JAM said:
105.7 sounds NOTHIN like the old Wild 96.7 days. That station was very upbeat...heavy on dance tracks....had a very urban lean...105.7 reminds me of the oriqinal KTU in NY. There is no comparinq 105.7 and Wild.

I still think CC should do Power 105.3...i have been sayin that since 2002....lol
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Is the 105.3 signal better or something? And what exactly is 105.3? I don't even know why I ask because I'll probably research it as soon as I'm done typing, but at least if I forget to, someone may answer it here later on.

Anyway, what's confusing is that when I came to Atlanta in Nov. 2001, one of my coworkers there were telling me that based on the type of things I discussed with him and in the workplace in general, I would've loved WiLD. However, when I asked him if they played dance music, he said "no, just a lot of hip hop stuff and Britney Spears and everythang". That had me confused for a while because I knew either he must not have known what dance music was or WiLD was very weird for its format. No matter how many times I tried to get a clear answer, he kept insisting that WiLD played "everythang" but they didn't play dance.

Well, I figure that someone on the radio boards who I could assume at the least pays attention to radio and knew about this page to log in is more trustworthy about what WiLD was like than a coworker talking about "they were hip hop but played everythang but they didn't play no dance.."
 
Clear Channel does own the name WiLD as they own KYLD in San Francisco. With that said I still don't get how CBS Radio has used the WiLD name on WLLD in Tampa, FL since it was born.
 
AJ JAM said:
105.7 sounds NOTHIN like the old Wild 96.7 days. That station was very upbeat...heavy on dance tracks....had a very urban lean...105.7 reminds me of the oriqinal KTU in NY. There is no comparinq 105.7 and Wild.

I still think CC should do Power 105.3...i have been sayin that since 2002....lol
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AJ, I so remember the "POWER 105.3" rumors and this was way before 97.1 JAMZ was born and before 95.5 THE BEAT sounded Urban
 
Re: "Atlanta's Party Station" is great!!!

...Well, it certainly looks like everything is pretty much done now. The Friday night mix has been "fixed" on WWVA, and is now "chr rhythmic appropriate". Then, October 4th, things will be sounding more official and great, so.. what more is there really to say? The rhythmic and top 40 sound has pretty much been fixed and... that's good enough for me. You all are on your own with your B98.5 talks or hopes on getting a "more normal" soft ac because I'm taking a break to relax and be thankful for whats happened already so far in this major city - in the past three to four weeks alone. Just keep in mind B98.5 jokes here are not going to get anyone anywhere because they will all come across as just that - jokes. Martin Luther King, NASA, and many other people who seriously and successfully encouraged change or new ideas (in all areas of life) did not do so by making / writing jokes about the situation, especially when the situation was one where most people were willing to just sit back and accept things as they were rather than try new ideas because the old ways were familiar, convenient, and worked.

Anyway, I've heard some talk in regards to The Groove's signal which somewhat concerns me, but.... I'm assuming that I will (or should be) able to pick it up in Fayetteville. Maybe someone will inform me with accuracy on how good or bad the WWVA signal is in various parts of town BEFORE I get there.. *Once again, great job with the CURRENT moves finally and recently made on Groove, Q, and Star. Someone just needs to update the WWVA stream site and the music that is played to block out the Atlanta commercials since it still reflects the AC style.

HAVE A GROOVY DAY.
 
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