Cape Cod Radio Dial Wish

[XCountry285]

92.1-Hip Hop-Hot 92
93.5-Hot A/C-Mix 93
94.3-Classic Rock- 94.3 The Shark
95.1-Oldies-95.1 The Bay
95.9-90s Hits-Channel 95.9
96.3-Country-Cat Country 96.3
97.3-Dance-97.3 The Beat
99.1-Alternative-99X
99.9-Rhythmic CHR-Power 99.9
101.9-A/C-101.9 The Breeze
102.3-Rock-102.3 The Edge
102.9-Urban A/C-102.9 Kiss FM
103.9-Sports-103.9 Sports Radio
104.7-AAA-B 104.7
106.1-Top 40-106.1 WCOD Cape Cod's Hit Music Now!
107.5-Classical-107.5 WFCC

 

[necrat123]

What about 92.7 and 101.1?

 

[XCountry285]

92.1-Hip Hop-Hot 92
92.7-Adult Hits-92.7 Cape FM
93.5-Hot A/C-Mix 93
94.3-Classic Rock- 94.3 The Shark
95.1-Oldies-95.1 The Bay
95.9-90s Hits-Channel 95.9
96.3-Country-Cat Country 96.3
97.3-Dance-97.3 The Beat
99.1-Alternative-99X
99.9-Rhythmic CHR-Power 99.9
101.1-News/Talk-Talk 101.1
101.9-A/C-101.9 The Breeze
102.3-Rock-102.3 The Edge
102.9-Urban A/C-102.9 Kiss FM
103.9-Sports-103.9 Sports Radio
104.7-AAA-B 104.7
106.1-Top 40-106.1 WCOD Cape Cod's Hit Music Now!
107.5-Classical-107.5 WFCC

 

[radiojay1]

How about this, more of a reality based wish.

92.1 Make it exclusive to Provincetown as a community station
92.7 Make it exclusive to Martha's Vineyard serving the island and keeping its unique format.
94.3 94 The Shore, Soft AC, big band, and swing.
95.1 Live 95, All local news, traffic, weather, and mostly local
96.3 Z 96.3, Hip-hop, R&B, and old school
99.1 Classical 99.1 for southeastern MA who cannot receive 99.5 WCRB or 107.5 WFCC
99.9 WQRC, AC
101.1 and 93.5 Hits 101 and 93.5, Cape Cod's Hottest Music
101.9 The Wave, playing island, beach, and sailing themed music that goes the Cape's atmosphere.
102.3 Make this exclusive to Truro and the outer Cape as a community station.
102.9 WPXC Cape Cod's Rock
103.9 Movin 103.9 The Beat of Cape Cod (dance hits from the 70's to today)
104.7 Cape 104.7 (60's, 70's, 80's rock and soul music)
105.3 (new station if possible) C 105.3 The Cape's Classic Rock
106.1 WCOD Hot AC
107.5 Classical WFCC

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

Z 96.3, and Power 99.9 I'm liking both. I can sometimes get 99.9 from my Uncle's apartment in Revere, Ma. I used to be able to pick up "96.3 The Rose" I hope both your (Cape Cod Radio Dial List) comes true

@Radiojay1, and XCountry285, why not make one of 96.3, or 99.9 (The Touch) You all know that 24/7 Syndicated Format (Citadel Radio Network). It's just an idea. They currently play mostly Urban AC, Oldskool Urban AC, and New Black Entertainment Inspirational Music.

Anyways I like you all ideas

 

[radiojay1]

@Radiojay1, and XCountry285, why not make one of 96.3, or 99.9 (The Touch) You all know that 24/7 Syndicated Format (Citadel Radio Network). It's just an idea. They currently play mostly Urban AC, Oldskool Urban AC, and New Black Entertainment Inspirational Music.

Not enough black audience on the Cape, LAUROJRM. They won't even consider an FM Urban AC in Boston. 105.7 WROR is like a combination of 100.7 WZLX and 103.3 WODS. Make that an urban AC. If not that, than 92.9 WBOS. Either one has a clear signal in the city. However, the nice thing about the Cape, especially the outer Cape is you can get 1090 WILD over the water with a decent signal. Nice when they are playing classic soul and R&B. Surprisingly I could not get any signal from 87.7 (Hot 97) on the outer Cape, even at the Marconi Site high on a bluff in Wellfleet, and that would be coming over mostly water. The station has a lot less power than I thought. I can get all the other Boston AM and FM stations clearly on the outer Cape.

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

I also got 1090am when I was visiting Newport, RI, while driving down there as well as on my walkman. It was fuzzy though, and still listenable. This was back around 2001
In Revere, Ma, I can pick up some RI AM stations such as 630am Pro, and 1480am WSAR. I get those during the day in Revere, Ma
Thank you for the heads up about the audience, and good words

 

[Eli Polonsky]

105.7 WROR is like a combination of 100.7 WZLX and 103.3 WODS. Make that an urban AC.

WROR is currently beating both WZLX and WODS in the 12+ ratings. I don't think that would be a wise decision for Greater Media.

 

[radiojay1]

WROR is currently beating both WZLX and WODS in the 12+ ratings. I don't think that would be a wise decision for Greater Media.

Then 92.9 WBOS would be the choice if Urban AC was ever to happen. An Urban AC would need a clear signal in the city.

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

I agree with Radiojay1, but when I ever say this, everyone here always get mad at me and say bad things to me. No one says anything bad to you all, they only say bad to me. Even if they can't change to Urban AC, they should change to AC, but focus more on NEW Urban AC, New AC, New Country Love Songs music, and New Soft Dance Music

 

[jlehmann]

I agree with Radiojay1, but when I ever say this, everyone here always get mad at me and say bad things to me. No one says anything bad to you all, they only say bad to me. Even if they can't change to Urban AC, they should change to AC, but focus more on NEW Urban AC, New AC, New Country Love Songs music, and New Soft Dance Music

Sorry, but WBOS is not going to change to any form of AC, with WMJX in the building.

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

nothing sorry, thank you for your (good) words
Then that's why I say, why not change 97.7. All they need to do is get a better signal for (all) of inside Boston so (everyone) can listen in this part of Boston, Massachusetts.
Keep their current signal, also get a better signal inside Boston. Either do that or, change their tower and put it on top of the Pru so that way everyone inside and outside Boston can listen. (Currently, 97.7 can not be heard on a walkman any walkman inside Boston (Medford, Somerville, Charlestown-It comes in little in those areas, it does not come in North Station area, North End, Heymarket Train Station area. Downtown Boston, Charles River area of Boston, Cambridge, Comm Ave area, Brighton, Allston, Brookline, Ma, Chinatown, South Boston, Southend, parts of Roxbury, parts of Dorchester, Northeastern University area, Chelsea) It can not be heard when listenning on a walkman, ANY walkman, and I assume it's the same when you live there and work there inside Boston, Massachusetts.
If they can not change to Urban AC, then, change to AC, and focus on NEW Urban AC, New AC, New Country Love Songs, and New Soft Dance Music, and get a better for inside Boston

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

If 97.7 can't change their formats, then 93.7 should do this and get a better signal for all of inside Boston because you can not get this stations on a walkman, any walkman, in those cities that I just mentioned, I assume it's the same when you live there and work there. One of those stations has to do something if WBOS or WROR won't do it.

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

all in all, I like these ideas about the Cape Cod Radio Dial wish

 

[raccoonradio]

I'd want 93.7 to change ...to a WEEI simulcast, or at least do Sox games--so I can hear them live at work. As I've said before thanks to interference/new lights at work, I can't pick up
WEEI or even WBOQ--the best I can do is set up a mini boom box (AM/FM/Cass) at the very edge of the building where, if you try, you can actually pick up 850's signal; record it, listen back
later. Not the same as live, though (at least in the lunchroom at work I _can_ hear it live).
The interference screws up all AM stations on the workroom floor and most FM stations. In fact
even 93.7 (5 miles away) is shaky sometimes! But I'd take the Sox on 93.7...

 

[Eli Polonsky]

Lauro, 93.7 and 97.7 can not "get better signals" into Boston.

The 93.7 transmitter is north of Boston in Peabody. It can not be moved closer due to interference issues with other stations. The power of the 97.7 transmitter on Blue Hill can not be raised due to interference issues with other stations.

Commercial stations that are targeting a major city typically do all that is legally possible to get the best signal they can into that city on their frequency. If they could have easily done anything to "get better signals" into the city, they already would have.

93.7 and 97.7 were not originally Boston stations, they were out-of-town stations. 93.7 originally served Lawrence, 97.7 originally served Brockton. Signals of many other stations on the same or adjacent frequencies in other New England areas were based on the original coverage areas of those stations, which limits (in the case of 93.7) how close their transmitter can be moved to Boston, and (in the case of 97.7) how much power they can transmit even though their transmitter was moved to Blue Hill. If 93.7 or 97.7 could have improved their signals in Boston any more than they already have, it would have already been done.

 

[raccoonradio]

93.7 indeed is still licensed to Lawrence. When you think of that city you think of the Merrimack
Valley and nearby New Hampshire. Well, the studios are in Boston and the antenna is in
Peabody--a couple towns from Lawrence (Law./Middleton/Peabody) but area-wise fairly close
to Boston. They got away with that. They can't boost power (aren't they already close to 50k
at this point already?) due to other stations in places like Hartford CT, up in VT, etc.

And the 97.7s I think also have stations in NH and CT they have to protect.

Some stations have changed city of lic. or antenna location to better reach more populated
areas. WESX 1230 was lic. to Salem but got a COL change to Nahant so they could put the
stick in Lynn (pretty near the Saugus line) so they could reach Boston better. WESX. As in
"ESseX County", which they were orig. meant to serve but the new COL and antenna location
means they can reach Boston better.

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

thank you @Eli Polonsky and Raccoonradio @your last replys, good words and good explanations. I appriciate it very much. @Raccoonradio I'd also like to see 93.7 become a Sports Radio Station if they can not change to another format, yes, I agree and I'd also like to listen to the Red Sox and Celtics in FM.
In that case, even if they can't simulcast from WEEI, they should at least put Simulcast Dennis and Callahan, then from 10am-Midnight put on Sporting News Radio, and Simulcast Red Sox and Celtics. And on weekends put on "Sporting News Radio" on 24 Hours. Why I say "Sporting News Radio" and not ESPN. Because, "Sporting News Radio" sounds more energetic, and it'd be perfect to be on FM


To go back to the original subject, for those around Boston who can reach Cape Cod stations, which station do you currently like? I like "99.9 WQRC". "99.1 WPLM" is also ok. I used to love "96.3 The Rose" How about you all?

 

[raccoonradio]

They have an affiliation deal/contract with ESPN and only run it nights and some wknd slots;
one adv ESPN does have is things like MLB playoffs and other sports. The talk shows may not be good depending on your tastes but some game broadcasts are worth it. Last yr some MLB playoffs were bumped to RKO (slightly better for me) due to Celts on EEI

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

yes that is correct. Don't get me wrong, ESPN is ok, I like some of their shows Daren Nokim late Saturday nights, V Show weekend overnights and Amy Lawrence. But without the listenner interaction (which they don't have much of) it sounds dry. I still like them, and still listen. But I think Sporting News Radio would've been a better choice to put on.