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Bayou 106.7 Rayne (Lafayette) now classic country "True Country 106.7"

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stevenNOLA

After flipping from classic country to Cajun music back in January 2012, the station returns to classic country. Format wise, it was one of my favorite radio stations but the imaging could have used a lot of improvement.
 
I thought the old KLEJ call letters were kind of cool though, the first time I heard the ID figuring it out wasn't hard.......
 
Yes the KLEJ calls made sense. I'm not sure why, but they recently changed the FM to KSIG to match the AM when the simulcast began just a few months ago. This is odd because the KSIG calls don't really play into the new moniker and were always associated with rock & roll oldies. Personally, I really enjoyed the Cajun music/Country music mix. I reserve classic country for weekends so that I don't get burned out and enjoy it. While I don't know how much money they were making with the Cajun/Country hybrid, apparently it wasn't' enough or they wouldn't changed. If they weren't making money, I am surprised as the spot load seemed pretty heavy on Bayou. They have relegated themselves into a format that is already saturated in Acadiana. While they are on a a class A signal that performs quite well given the facilities, it still pales in comparison to the coverage of KMDL, the #1 country station in the market as a C2 and KXKC (Nash) that is the #2 signal on a C1. There is also 107.1 that has recently flipped to country. Does Lafayette (and Acadiana) really need 4 country stations + WYNK & WTGE from Baton Rouge that both cover all of Acadiana? I'm pretty sure it's a "NO". The 6 choices available basically anywhere in Acadiana doesn't even include 92.3 Nash FM (NOLA), KRRV (Alexandria), 105.5 KEUN (Eunice), plus a few rimshots I'm probably missing.
 
I personally dont consider 99.1, 97.3, 100.7 or 101.5 to be country. Its Redneck top 40. There are only 2 FM classic country stations and one of them has started playing recent hits (107.1/87.7) . Of course this is just my opinion. I personally think the new station is better than Mustang. But then again I dont like NEW country..Not even if Mustang considers it true country.
 
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