charlestondxman said:This is why they switched: B92 was not making them money. The new B92 is as a urban station. It will be near #1 in the ratings soon. They (Apex) have made some smart switches, as 95.9 is already at over a 3 share less than 9 months into launch. That proved that oldies was a good format in the Lowcountry, as 102.5 went away from it. It is on in many offices I walk into.
WSPO is only at a .5, but they make a lot of money from commercials and have a lot of sports rights (all of Westwood One's) . Kirkman's 98.9 that they bought has been a failure. They are last in the ratings, and they have already lost Lori Niks as their sidekick, bringing in a younger lady. That signal has been hampering them. It's a great Spanish signal, but not really a good signal for many other formats.
WXLY always did well as a oldies/classic hits station, and continued to do well after it (quietly) transitioned to AC. They still play a lot of 70s and 80s and, although I haven't checked lately, I believe they still do decently. The format 95.9 is running will do well and might take some of 102.5's listeners away as they previously had no other local outlet to hear oldies, thus they had no choice but to listen to Y for those songs.charlestondxman said:This is why they switched: B92 was not making them money. The new B92 is as a urban station. It will be near #1 in the ratings soon. They (Apex) have made some smart switches, as 95.9 is already at over a 3 share less than 9 months into launch. That proved that oldies was a good format in the Lowcountry, as 102.5 went away from it. It is on in many offices I walk into.
WSPO is only at a .5, but they make a lot of money from commercials and have a lot of sports rights (all of Westwood One's) . Kirkman's 98.9 that they bought has been a failure. They are last in the ratings, and they have already lost Lori Niks as their sidekick, bringing in a younger lady. That signal has been hampering them. It's a great Spanish signal, but not really a good signal for many other formats.
ShawtyBlack_ATL said:Here's the low down... On Friday Apex will flip the switch on CHR/Pop B92.5 in favor of Urban 92.5 THE BOX. A promo video is out on popular social sites giving Charleston's hip-hop fans heads up. The video even takes a stab at Citadel's Terry Base PD of competing Z93 JAMZ. The new station will feature the syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning Show (I posted an earlier post of Rickey Smiley landing in charleson last week) and Charlamagne Tha God at nights along with DJ D-Nyce. Michael Tee current PD of STAR 99.7 will be running things at the new 92.5 THE BOX.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZB9gx3OJfk
Iceman 07 said:ShawtyBlack_ATL said:Here's the low down... On Friday Apex will flip the switch on CHR/Pop B92.5 in favor of Urban 92.5 THE BOX. A promo video is out on popular social sites giving Charleston's hip-hop fans heads up. The video even takes a stab at Citadel's Terry Base PD of competing Z93 JAMZ. The new station will feature the syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning Show (I posted an earlier post of Rickey Smiley landing in charleson last week) and Charlamagne Tha God at nights along with DJ D-Nyce. Michael Tee current PD of STAR 99.7 will be running things at the new 92.5 THE BOX.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZB9gx3OJfk
The billboards are now up around the city and the Twitter/Facebook numbers are growing also. (if they get on MySpace i can follow them also lol)
Iceman 07 said:Z93 now has billboards up saying you can win money if you listen. some of their billboards are in the spots where THE BOX was advertised the last 2 weeks
carolinaradio said:I wouldn't really be a listener, but still think Greenville could use a station like The Box. The only station targeting the Urban/African-American segment of the audience is 107.3 Jamz (no, I do not count 98.1, it's a rhythmic CHR), an Urban AC. That segment is not as large as Columbia or Charleston, but I still think it could work. I wonder how Steve Harvey would work. The only station I see going away anytime soon here is 96.7, so there's probably not much chance.
I've long been an advocate for CC dropping one of the country stations and doing something else with one (92.5), but I don't think it will happen, at least any time soon.RadioOCD said:carolinaradio said:I wouldn't really be a listener, but still think Greenville could use a station like The Box. The only station targeting the Urban/African-American segment of the audience is 107.3 Jamz (no, I do not count 98.1, it's a rhythmic CHR), an Urban AC. That segment is not as large as Columbia or Charleston, but I still think it could work. I wonder how Steve Harvey would work. The only station I see going away anytime soon here is 96.7, so there's probably not much chance.
I know it would never happen, but either 92.5 or 100.5 would be a great signal for urban.
I didn't know that...but not surprised.urbanradio704 said:1073 Jamz was the highest rated station in the country last year. They would be smart to try & get in on some of that. Just sayin.
WBAV/V101.9 also shows from Charlotte, but I think they're like Jamz. Harvey would be my choice.ShawtyBlack_ATL said:A true Hip-Hop and R&B Urban station would kill in the Upsate! Put Steve Harvey(Clear Channel has some ownership) in the AM against Tom Joyner on 107.3 JAMZ, Hip-Hop and R&B throughout the day and of course a strong signal. Notice parts of the Upsate listens to POWER 98 (CBS/Urban) out of Charlotte. Friends of mines in Athens, GA listens to 107.3 JAMZ out of Greenville too along with V103 out of ATL.
Ken said:Has either Z or Box played Usher's new song "OMG" as I have not heard yet. Also new thing I noticed on The Box they are just going from song to song and not saying 92.5 The Box in between thats not on all just some.