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CHR Station Of The Year?
- Thread starter CHRles
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1. Z100
2. Kiss 108
3. Q 97.9 Portland
4. Q 102
5. 98.5 KRZ
6. 97 BHT
7. K 104
8. Hot 99.5
9. 93.7 WSTW
10. B 104 Allentown
2. Kiss 108
3. Q 97.9 Portland
4. Q 102
5. 98.5 KRZ
6. 97 BHT
7. K 104
8. Hot 99.5
9. 93.7 WSTW
10. B 104 Allentown
MassMusicMan
Banned
Kiss 108 is NOT the second best CHR of the year. I wouldn't put them in the Top 20 at this point.
Where's WNCI at?? ???
K
kentuckymedia
Guest
1. WNCI Columbus
-Heritage, Heritage, Heritage, just overall great radio station
2. Q97.9 Portland
-This station gets "it" and does it well. The station has been around for years and always shows others how to program.
3. Hot 99.5 Washington DC
-The new FLZ just a few states north
4. 97BHT WilkesBarre
-Great station, great programming, great music. AJ is a great programmer who understands the audience
5. WKRQ Cincinnati
-Bonneville knows how to program CHR, this is a great example. Plus they are really involved in the day to day community.
6. WSTR / Q100 Atlanta Tie
-Both do really well in my book, great personalities and music. Morning Mess still messy, but the imaging is hot!
7. WDJQ Canton
-John understands the format, and that you have to be catchy. Plus he has a great morning show.
8. WPRO Providence
-Just a great station with a lot of heritage. Citadel's baby and its a great station overall
9. WWSR Lima / WHTS Grand Rapids
-A lot similar to WKRQ, both are very adult friendly Top 40 with great music.
10. KBKS Seattle
-Steve Rivers put it right back where it needs to be, even though he isnt with the station, it sounds 100% better.
-Heritage, Heritage, Heritage, just overall great radio station
2. Q97.9 Portland
-This station gets "it" and does it well. The station has been around for years and always shows others how to program.
3. Hot 99.5 Washington DC
-The new FLZ just a few states north
4. 97BHT WilkesBarre
-Great station, great programming, great music. AJ is a great programmer who understands the audience
5. WKRQ Cincinnati
-Bonneville knows how to program CHR, this is a great example. Plus they are really involved in the day to day community.
6. WSTR / Q100 Atlanta Tie
-Both do really well in my book, great personalities and music. Morning Mess still messy, but the imaging is hot!
7. WDJQ Canton
-John understands the format, and that you have to be catchy. Plus he has a great morning show.
8. WPRO Providence
-Just a great station with a lot of heritage. Citadel's baby and its a great station overall
9. WWSR Lima / WHTS Grand Rapids
-A lot similar to WKRQ, both are very adult friendly Top 40 with great music.
10. KBKS Seattle
-Steve Rivers put it right back where it needs to be, even though he isnt with the station, it sounds 100% better.
How about some guidelines to be eligible for your CHR station of the year? The station must have it's own live and local morning, mid-day, afternoon and night show.
Oh, well never mind. :-\
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Oh, well never mind. :-\
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- WHTZ "Z100" New York
- KKHH "Hot 95-7" Houston
- KBKS "106.1 Kiss FM" Seattle
- WXKS "Kiss 108" Boston
- WVAQ "102 WVAQ" Morgantown, WV
- KKOB "93-3 KOB FM" Albuquerque
- WDOD "96-5 The Mountain" Chattanooga, TN
- WSPK "K104" Poughkeepsie, NY
- WXLK "K92" Roanoke, VA
And if we are going international, I'd also include;
- 95.8 Capital FM - London, UK
- BBC Radio 1 - UK
- Galaxy - network of stations in UK
Those would be at the tops of my short list of favorite CHR's. And yes, they are quite different musically, but for me it's all about the production and "sound" of the station. (Anyone can program a generic, lifeless jukebox). Having grown up on CHR in the 80's, I still like a really "slick" and heavily produced station with fun sweepers and lots of jingles. And all of the above stations have great production and sound. Z100 and Hot 95-7 are full of energy and fun. WVAQ is a great sounding small market station with great sweepers from Pat Garrett and good jingles. KKOB has a unique sound and unique imaging and slogan. And WDOD is sounding really great for a new CHR (especially the killer "Hallam FM" jingles from ReelWorld that sound awesome on the station). And K104 WSPK is using Mark Driscoll for voiceovers; enough said; he is the "GOD" of station voices in my book and I love hearing him on a CHR again. Also, Capital FM, and BBC Radio 1 are always stellar examples of great CHR's, and Galaxy is coming on strong now as well.
Overall, I'd say Z100 New York and 95.8 Capital FM are always at the top of my list of favorites. (My least favorite CHR's would be the boring Clear Channel, "less is more" stations that don't use jingles and have average "listener" type voiceovers for their sweepers; like Hot 99.5 D.C. and Channel 95.5 Detroit. Sure musically, they are ok, but production-wise they bore me to tears).
- KKHH "Hot 95-7" Houston
- KBKS "106.1 Kiss FM" Seattle
- WXKS "Kiss 108" Boston
- WVAQ "102 WVAQ" Morgantown, WV
- KKOB "93-3 KOB FM" Albuquerque
- WDOD "96-5 The Mountain" Chattanooga, TN
- WSPK "K104" Poughkeepsie, NY
- WXLK "K92" Roanoke, VA
And if we are going international, I'd also include;
- 95.8 Capital FM - London, UK
- BBC Radio 1 - UK
- Galaxy - network of stations in UK
Those would be at the tops of my short list of favorite CHR's. And yes, they are quite different musically, but for me it's all about the production and "sound" of the station. (Anyone can program a generic, lifeless jukebox). Having grown up on CHR in the 80's, I still like a really "slick" and heavily produced station with fun sweepers and lots of jingles. And all of the above stations have great production and sound. Z100 and Hot 95-7 are full of energy and fun. WVAQ is a great sounding small market station with great sweepers from Pat Garrett and good jingles. KKOB has a unique sound and unique imaging and slogan. And WDOD is sounding really great for a new CHR (especially the killer "Hallam FM" jingles from ReelWorld that sound awesome on the station). And K104 WSPK is using Mark Driscoll for voiceovers; enough said; he is the "GOD" of station voices in my book and I love hearing him on a CHR again. Also, Capital FM, and BBC Radio 1 are always stellar examples of great CHR's, and Galaxy is coming on strong now as well.
Overall, I'd say Z100 New York and 95.8 Capital FM are always at the top of my list of favorites. (My least favorite CHR's would be the boring Clear Channel, "less is more" stations that don't use jingles and have average "listener" type voiceovers for their sweepers; like Hot 99.5 D.C. and Channel 95.5 Detroit. Sure musically, they are ok, but production-wise they bore me to tears).
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rapking
Guest
1t) 96.3 The Rose Cape Cod MA and Fun 107 Fairhaven-New Bedford MA.
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kentuckymedia
Guest
I forgot about WVAQ, I agree...
I suppose it's somewhat redundant to mention Z100 at this point, but I'll do it anyway because they're that awesome.
I'd also like to mention Z107-7/St. Louis. Proof that you can extract the clutter from a station without turning it into an all-around yawnfest. I was thoroughly impressed with how active and exciting they sounded during my weekend there in July.
I'd also like to mention Z107-7/St. Louis. Proof that you can extract the clutter from a station without turning it into an all-around yawnfest. I was thoroughly impressed with how active and exciting they sounded during my weekend there in July.
M
Mid West Clubber
Guest
Z-100 NYC
Mix FM 104.4 Beruit Lebanon Dance Friendly CHR
B 93.7 Greenville-Spartenburg-Asheville
Fun 107 New Bedford-FairHaven
Mix 97.7 Myrtle Bech
B0b 93.3 Serving all of Coastal North Carolina...Huge Signal
Electric 94.9 Tri Cities, Greenville, Newport, Knoxville, Pigeon Forge Tenn...
B-96 Chicago-Still Rhythmic leaned, but sounding great these days,, Minus the lack Eddie and Jobo
96.1 The Beat- Charlotte--See above
WNKS Kiss 95.1 Charlotte
Z-1035 Toronto Dance Friindly CHR Good Morning Show,, Great Mixshows Daily...
Magic FM 98.9 Colorado Springs KKMG
KNON ONE FM 107.1 Denver... Much needed local CHR for Denver
Power hits 97.5.. Junction City-Manhatten-Fort Riley, Salina, Topeka-Kansas,,Excellent Heritage Tiny Market station with a huge signal
Z-Rock-107.5 Rock friendly CHR with a unique blend of Rock and CHR
Channel X 94 Vernal Utah--See above.. Sightly more Rock leaned than Z-Rock but still plays most the CHR hits...
Slam FM- all of Holland.... Dance Heavy CHR...
Play 99.6 Ahman Jordan
Beat FM 102.5 Ahman Jordan.
Mix FM 104.4 Beruit Lebanon Dance Friendly CHR
B 93.7 Greenville-Spartenburg-Asheville
Fun 107 New Bedford-FairHaven
Mix 97.7 Myrtle Bech
B0b 93.3 Serving all of Coastal North Carolina...Huge Signal
Electric 94.9 Tri Cities, Greenville, Newport, Knoxville, Pigeon Forge Tenn...
B-96 Chicago-Still Rhythmic leaned, but sounding great these days,, Minus the lack Eddie and Jobo
96.1 The Beat- Charlotte--See above
WNKS Kiss 95.1 Charlotte
Z-1035 Toronto Dance Friindly CHR Good Morning Show,, Great Mixshows Daily...
Magic FM 98.9 Colorado Springs KKMG
KNON ONE FM 107.1 Denver... Much needed local CHR for Denver
Power hits 97.5.. Junction City-Manhatten-Fort Riley, Salina, Topeka-Kansas,,Excellent Heritage Tiny Market station with a huge signal
Z-Rock-107.5 Rock friendly CHR with a unique blend of Rock and CHR
Channel X 94 Vernal Utah--See above.. Sightly more Rock leaned than Z-Rock but still plays most the CHR hits...
Slam FM- all of Holland.... Dance Heavy CHR...
Play 99.6 Ahman Jordan
Beat FM 102.5 Ahman Jordan.
Z100 and KIIS are cliche, I know.
Hot 99.5 DC (agree with KY-media...it's the new FLZ, even if it lacks production value)
WNCI
KDWB
KBKS Seattle
Kiss 95.1 Charlotte
103.7 Kiss FM Milwaukee
I'd pick some smaller markets too but I haven't streamed enough stations lately to accurately say.
I've always liked XL93 Grand Forks, Q92 Canton, Z102.9 Cedar Rapids, KCLD St. Cloud, I98 Williamantic and Q97.9 Portland though. I'd include WABB, but I've only heard it once 2-3 years ago.
Hot 99.5 DC (agree with KY-media...it's the new FLZ, even if it lacks production value)
WNCI
KDWB
KBKS Seattle
Kiss 95.1 Charlotte
103.7 Kiss FM Milwaukee
I'd pick some smaller markets too but I haven't streamed enough stations lately to accurately say.
I've always liked XL93 Grand Forks, Q92 Canton, Z102.9 Cedar Rapids, KCLD St. Cloud, I98 Williamantic and Q97.9 Portland though. I'd include WABB, but I've only heard it once 2-3 years ago.
M
Mid West Clubber
Guest
You guys are right. I should have listed Kiss 106 Seattle to my list as well,,, totally forgot about it,,,, the Kiss 106 in Dallas isnt too shaby either...
Im just not that big a fan of hot 99.5 in Washington DC,, I always liked the Dance friendly Former Z-104 better,, even though they were conservative on sexual or violent lyrics, they still were a great CHR station despite the signal issues.
WNCI is a good station too, Huge signal to the south, North and East, but unfourtunately their directional signal doesnt shoot that far toward Indiana,, It fades out near or before Dayton.
Im just not that big a fan of hot 99.5 in Washington DC,, I always liked the Dance friendly Former Z-104 better,, even though they were conservative on sexual or violent lyrics, they still were a great CHR station despite the signal issues.
WNCI is a good station too, Huge signal to the south, North and East, but unfourtunately their directional signal doesnt shoot that far toward Indiana,, It fades out near or before Dayton.
franksandhotdogs said:
Other that KIIS, I very much agree with this list... Z-100 was masterful this year, I must say.
If you've ever listened to KIIS for any length of time, you'll quickly notice that their artist spacing is HORRIBLE...it's not uncommon to find 15-20 minutes between songs (even 10-12 minutes on occasioN) for an artist...
I also can't stand that they in reality function like an AOR in that they are "artist driven" rather than "song driven" as a CHR is supposed to be... this kind of explains stuff like the last two Mariah flop singles getting signifcant spins there and them adding Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" as a recurrent a year after the song charted nationally. In case you didn't know, they never spun BHC while it was charting other than in the syndicated weekend countdown shows...
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