Boston Radio Stations...and SiriusXM counterpart?

[Wimmmex]

I know there is a SiriusXM board here on radiodiscussions, but this question has to do with Boston radio, so I am hoping Boston Radio folks can see this and provide some answers. There are Boston Stations I enjoy, so when I am out of the area, I would look to Sirius XM for a similar format/playlist. So....

1.) Which SiriusXM channel playlist most aligns with WERS during their weekday format?

Which SiriusXM channel playlist most aligns with WXRV "The River"?

Also:

Which SiriusXM channel playlist most aligns with WODS AMP 103.3?
Which SiriusXM channel playlist most aligns with Kiss 108?



2.) Do you think anyone at the Boston Stations consider SiriusXM their competitor? Especially the channels that match above, playing similar playlists/format, without commercials?


Thanks for your thought!

 

[kp2780]

The Spectrum is probably closest to The River. I don’t know WERS well but their weekday format also looks similar to The Spectrum when I look at the playlist on the WERS site. You might like ALT Nation also, there is some crossover with the ERS and River playlist.

Hits 1 most closely aligns with Kiss 108, but Hits 1 is slightly less rhythmic and will play some songs that sound more like Hot AC hits than Top 40 hits.

Nothing really compares to AMP that I can think of, but Sirius has a lot of online only channels now and there might be something close to it.

 

[TheBigA]

2.) Do you think anyone at the Boston Stations consider SiriusXM their competitor? Especially the channels that match above, playing similar playlists/format, without commercials?

I will tell you that I've heard the Sirius CEO Jim Meyer say very directly that he considered FM radio to be his primary competitor. I think at one time, back 20 years ago, FM radio companies were very worried about satellite radio. It was likely why they were interested in using HD radio to add more stations to the spectrum. But I don't hear the subject come up as much. They are two very different types of platforms, in terms of access, in terms of cost, and in terms of approach.

 

[nowradioguy]

I know there is a SiriusXM board here on radiodiscussions, but this question has to do with Boston radio, so I am hoping Boston Radio folks can see this and provide some answers. There are Boston Stations I enjoy, so when I am out of the area, I would look to Sirius XM for a similar format/playlist. So....

1.) Which SiriusXM channel playlist most aligns with WERS during their weekday format?

Which SiriusXM channel playlist most aligns with WXRV "The River"?

Also:

Which SiriusXM channel playlist most aligns with WODS AMP 103.3?
Which SiriusXM channel playlist most aligns with Kiss 108?



2.) Do you think anyone at the Boston Stations consider SiriusXM their competitor? Especially the channels that match above, playing similar playlists/format, without commercials?


Thanks for your thought!

iHeart's KIIS from LA is simulcast on SiriusXM channel 11. That should align almost perfectly with KISS 108. In fact, the way things are going, they may even become the same station at some point.

From wikipedia:

"KIIS-FM (pronounced "Kiss FM") (102.7 MHz, "102.7 KIIS FM") is a commercial FM radio station which is licensed to Los Angeles, California and broadcasts to the Greater Los Angeles area. The station airs a contemporary hit radio (CHR) or "top 40" format. Owned by iHeartMedia, KIIS-FM is the origin of the KISS-FM brand and serves as the flagship station for the radio program On Air with Ryan Seacrest."

"The station also simulcasts over channel 11 on Sirius XM satellite radio."

 

[Eli Polonsky]

"The station also simulcasts over channel 11 on Sirius XM satellite radio."

And also on 210 watt booster KIIS-1 Santa Clarita, CA.