Christmas 94

[Radio_Alex_1990]

Also they don’t carry Delilah because they don’t belong to iHeart Media. I am certain if Power 105.3 went away - you wouldn’t hear Seacrest in the Atlanta market either unless they flipped to a Hot AC format. Q99.7 wouldn’t bring him over because they are with Cumulus. Or if 105.3 flipped to AC they would most likely start carrying Delilah.

I think Delilah is heard on Audacy’s Magic 106.7 out of Boston.

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That being said, a true AC like a Star 94 (should they flip formats) can carry Delilah in the evening’s.

 

[Radio_Alex_1990]

Also they don’t carry Delilah because they don’t belong to iHeart Media. I am certain if Power 105.3 went away - you wouldn’t hear Seacrest in the Atlanta market either unless they flipped to a Hot AC format. Q99.7 wouldn’t bring him over because they are with Cumulus. Or if 105.3 flipped to AC they would most likely start carrying Delilah.

Ryan Seacrest is heard on Mix 102.9 in Dallas, an iHeart station. I would be surprised if they did not carry him if Power 105.3 went Hot AC, hypothetically speaking. I am doubtful they would flip in the first place. It’s not like this 105.3 FM is going to gain traction with these dismal numbers anyways no matter what the format is.

 

[secondchoice]

Atlanta is not your "typical" major market (if the is such a thing). We have a classic Alt station and a classic Rock hybrid station. Things that the folks who live outside of the market think will work don't always. iHeart wasting 96.1 is an example. There are not that many "market covering signals" in Atlanta compared to other markets. If you strike out on 2 of the market covering signals (94.9 & 98.5) the chances of one of the other big signals picking it up a very slim. If Delilah was financially viable in the ATL., iHeart or somebody would run it. If you want your Dilelah fix I sure she is somewhere in the iHeart site. Don't worry, her program will continue without Atlanta clearance.

Personal note: why does the lack of Delilah in Atlanta get so many posts? You would think it was like an Alt station in New York?

 

[jabba17]

Atlanta is not your "typical" major market (if the is such a thing). We have a classic Alt station and a classic Rock hybrid station. Things that the folks who live outside of the market think will work don't always. iHeart wasting 96.1 is an example. There are not that many "market covering signals" in Atlanta compared to other markets. If you strike out on 2 of the market covering signals (94.9 & 98.5) the chances of one of the other big signals picking it up a very slim. If Delilah was financially viable in the ATL., iHeart or somebody would run it. If you want your Dilelah fix I sure she is somewhere in the iHeart site. Don't worry, her program will continue without Atlanta clearance.

Personal note: why does the lack of Delilah in Atlanta get so many posts? You would think it was like an Alt station in New York?

Atlanta got 4 VHF TV signals allocated (out of a max possible of 7) and 8 full-market FM signals (counting the two Cobb allocations).

That was about right for a mid-sized market when they were allocated, but not right for Market #7. Atlanta has grown a lot since the allocations.

If the FCC were to allocate FM all over again, Atlanta would surely get more. TV, of course, can handle many more signals today, without spacing, due to DTV.

 

[RadioDoogie]

I didn’t mean to open up such a can of worms with the Delilah Show. Yes there are exceptions to what I said before but it is more likely that she will end up on an iHM station versus one that is not. Especially end up on a station owned by a smaller radio company versus one owned by a bigger company. Listening to the newly created AT40 1998-2003 station on the iHeart app, the list of stations that Casey mentions back then were a great deal of non AMFM stations. Today, 9 out of 10 AT40 stations play on an iHeart station. I’ve noticed the list of non iHM stations carrying AT40 has greatly dwindled over the past decade. Same with Delilah.

 

[secondchoice]

Today, 9 out of 10 AT40 stations play on an iHeart station. I’ve noticed the list of non iHM stations carrying AT40 has greatly dwindled over the past decade. Same with Delilah.

It depends on the terms (commercial clearance or $) and if it makes or saves money locally, whether an non iHeart carries any of their shows. I wonder back when iHeart had local program directors, if not forced by the corporation, how many iHeartRadio stations would carry either.

 

[golden eagles97]

I think Delilah is heard on Audacy’s Magic 106.7 out of Boston.

On Air Hosts & Shows | MAGIC 106.7 Brighton

Thanks for listening to MAGIC 106.7! Our hosts cover all that matters to you. View hosts, shows, show schedules and more.

www.audacy.com

That being said, a true AC like a Star 94 (should they flip formats) can carry Delilah in the evening’s.

I live in Jackson, MS and the AC station here that carries Delilah is not an iHeart station.

 

[Lotologist492]

Are you saying B98.5 is not "a true AC station?" Is its playlist different from most AC's in other markets? Lance probably knows the answer to that.

It would seem the Delilah Radio Show will only air on stations with a matching format, which could be a variety hits or AC. When 98.5 began airing her show at the start of 2007, they were a straight-up AC station, very similar sounding to the former Peach/Lite FM. It is no coincidence her show was discontinued at the beginning of 2012, around the time 98.5 began leaning Hot AC and away from mainstream AC. Alas, there are NO full power stations in this market with a compatible format for her show, and the A-T-L is an unusually large market without a radio home for it.

 

[secondchoice]

WJZA 101.1 or 100.1 is doing a "soulful" Christmas this weekend if you are you who want something different.

 

[secondchoice]

Why don’t Star 94 flip go Christmas all-together lol. Quit playing games Audacy and flip the station.

According to some folks on this site who have access to the money demos, 94.1 is doing well with females which can be very profitable.

 

[RMarino]

WJXB hasn’t gone all-Christmas early since about 2013 or 2014. Knoxville does have Classic Hits WGAP “Fun 105.9” as all-Christmas currently, but with a limited signal, as they are an AM with an FM translator.

I know this is an Atlanta thread, but I need to update my observation for the sake of accuracy. WJXB Knoxville has now gone all-Christmas.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Up here in Greenville, it didn’t look like we were going to get a secular all-Christmas station at all as were no AC, Hot AC, or classic hits station to flip, just the non comm HISRadio which leans more on the religious side with some classics mixed in.

Those who can pick up a translator do have AC and all-Christmas. Isn't the station also HD if one has a receiver?