Best Current Dance Friendly Stations...with criteria

[Zorn21]

What are the best current dance friendly stations in the US with the following criteria...

1. Population over 500,000
2. Full signal - 50,000 watt or greater (and equivalents off of skyscrapers)
3. Plays more than 50% dance, dance/pop music in their regular rotation
4. Plays regular dance mix shows (short ones daily, extended on the weekends)

Go...

Z

 

[DJ_Perry]

i think rule number 2 rules out most of them

 

[only1moore]

With the exception of number 2 (and partially 4, since they're now starting to add more staffers and mixers for weekend duties), I would say WNRG/Milwaukee would fit that bill very nicely.

 

[nd2023]

Jelli 96.7 in Las Vegas. 100,000 watts, but 70 miles away from Vegas. It has a booster 10 miles away.

92.3 Now in NYC has regular mixshows, doesn't play 50% dance but doesn't ignore it either.

C89.5 in Seattle is all dance

Of course, there are many HD2 dance stations, but those don't count.

 

[Zorn21]

Would B-96 Chicago fit this description? KTU New York? Anything in Miami or Houston, LA, or Boston, others? Again, this isn't asking about dance stations, but the most dance FRIENDLY stations. Maybe the 50% is too big but just wondering...

Z

 

[DJ_Perry]

We play at least 50% Dance on 92.7 / 90.7 The GoldMine (KVIT) but we are nowhere near 50k watts

 

[socamex26]

We play at least 50% Dance on 92.7 / 90.7 The GoldMine (KVIT) but we are nowhere near 50k watts

Party 105 in Long Island is all dance again.

 

[nd2023]

We play at least 50% Dance on 92.7 / 90.7 The GoldMine (KVIT) but we are nowhere near 50k watts

Party 105 in Long Island is all dance again.

It's been all dance for over a year. But it's not even close to 50,000 watts.

 

[DJ_Perry]

Website has all kinds of old school stuff on it as well

 

[Morpheux]

Evolution Miami minus the criteria that 98% of the stations don't meet anyway ;D

 

[TonySantiago]

The stations that are dance "friendly" are mainly categorized under Rhythmic/Hot AC's. That's where a station like 'KTU and 93.9 MIA in Miami would fall if you go by the criteria and technicalities as well as many other Rhythmic Hot AC's throughout the country.

If you're talking pure dance (numbers are based on original post)

1) KNHC (Seattle) - 1, 3, 4
2) WPTY (Eastern Long Island) - 1, 3, 4
3) Drive FX (Hudson Valley, NY) - 3, 4 - 94.1 and 95.7 are translators
4) WEDX (Boston) - 1, 3, 4
5) W228BY (Evolution 93.5 - Miami) - 1, 3, 4
6) WBZC (Pemberton, NJ) - 1, 3, 4

 

[Alan_Freed]

50KW as a baseline? That eliminates every NYC station, even if one were all-dance.

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[DJ_Perry]

exactly

 

[Alan_Freed]

On further review, he did say "and equivalents off of skyscrapers." Still, it's a vague way of specifying stations that reach a large number of people, regardless of power. I'm not sure WEDX would qualify under the specs listed in the OP.

 

[Zorn21]

I was basically looking for the best full signalled, big city, dance friendly (emphasis on friendly and most likely a CHR) station. Or stations. That's all.

Z

 

[Radio_bored-Op]

I agree and see where zorn21 is coming from..
usually dance channels are a disorganized mess
that use oddball websites, or broken links...
or are just flat out pirates, that are unreliable...