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Chattanooga's New Jack (Well, Kinda)

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DiamondJoe

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This week, WDNT flipped from oldies to become "CLASSIC HITS & TODAY'S FAVORITES, LITE ROCK 104.9" which features "an 800+ song playlist and a new moniker of "whatever, whenever". So why so hesitant on the Jack branding? They air "Delilah" at night.

Thanks to All Access for the info.<P ID="signature">______________


New York City Radio and TV</P>
 
> This week, WDNT flipped from oldies to become "CLASSIC HITS
> & TODAY'S FAVORITES, LITE ROCK 104.9" which features "an
> 800+ song playlist and a new moniker of "whatever,
> whenever". So why so hesitant on the Jack branding? They air
> "Delilah" at night.

Remember that Chattanooga already has Clear Channel's "Max FM" Variety Hits station... It sounds like an expanded playlist AC station more than a Variety Hits station. Speculation is strong that Max's flip from 80s to VH barely beat Citadel from flipping WDNT to Variety Hits on June 3, 2005.<P ID="signature">______________
Lou Pickney
Tampa, FL
RadioHotTalk.com & VarietyHits.com</P>
 
> > This week, WDNT flipped from oldies to become "CLASSIC
> HITS
> > & TODAY'S FAVORITES, LITE ROCK 104.9" which features "an
> > 800+ song playlist and a new moniker of "whatever,
> > whenever". So why so hesitant on the Jack branding? They
> air
> > "Delilah" at night.
>
> Remember that Chattanooga already has Clear Channel's "Max
> FM" Variety Hits station... It sounds like an expanded
> playlist AC station more than a Variety Hits station.
> Speculation is strong that Max's flip from 80s to VH barely
> beat Citadel from flipping WDNT to Variety Hits on June 3,
> 2005.
>

Sorry to say, actually I am not sorry to say, WMAX
is not close to Jack. It is in for a tough road. Max uses
on-air talent and they have the worst signal in Chattanooga. in
fact, as much as people seem to complain about the Jack liners,
it is 1000 times better than listening to bored announcers tell
unexciting stories about unexceptional songs from the past on Max.
At least Jack's edge keeps you trying it again and again.


The single biggest programming mistake out there today is/are Jack
wannabees. And, on behalf of Jack, can anyone name a moniker
with as much recognition as "Jack?" The entire nation is talking
about it with still very little time OTA.

Someone in Chattanooga should take a chance on an updated,
fresh Oldies now that GT-108 have been flipped to Country.


I updated this to go along with Lou's comment below. <P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by tibbs on 08/01/05 02:52 PM.</FONT></P>
 
> about it. Someone missed a chance at updated, fresh Oldies now that
> WDNT (?) and GT-108 have been silenced in one week.

I made an error in my last post. Citadel doesn't own WDNT -- it was GT 108 that the company planned (reportedly) planned to flip to Variety Hits, but failed to switch in time before being beaten to the punch by Clear Channel and Max.<P ID="signature">______________
Lou Pickney
Tampa, FL
RadioHotTalk.com & VarietyHits.com</P>
 
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