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Columbus Could Use A Better Urban

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lovejamminoldies

Power 107-5 is not a Urban station. Powering Fergie, Justin Timberlake, & Akon is not a Urban move. They call themselves Urban but I disagree. Z103 was a great Urban station. Besides all of the dead air and the weak signal, they killed 107. Think about it.. Great Jocks, Hot Crossfading, Good variety of music and didn't wait to play the new music weeks-months late. I liked it. A lot.

Columbus could use a Urban station. A hot one. I doubt Clear Channel would do it but it's possible as long as it's not Rhythmic leaning like 107. That would conflict with WNCI.

Some stations that could flip:

105.7
97.1
93.7 (I know.. not Columbus but it can reach far enough.. weak signal for Urban.. that's what they want :))
 
Power 106.3 (or going furthe rback Miracle Power 106.3) was never much of an urban station either. Listen to New York's Power 105 or Hot 97 to hear real urban music. Columbus is just not "big city" enough (no offense - New York has lots of problems not seen in Columbus) to host a real cutting-edge urban station. Progressive country, sure - top 40 - of course for the college gang who doesn't get CD101 - but a top-notch hard hitting urban - no.
 
I was too young to remember Power 106.3. My grandpa, Joe Woodford was in charge there. I was in the building on Broad St. all the time. Hung out with Warren Stevens and the gang. I don't remember much of the music though except that 106 was more hard-hitting when 107.5 was more of the "soft.. Urban AC"
 
Jimme said:
top 40 - of course for the college gang who doesn't get CD101
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Not sure I agree with this statement. A lot of people "get" CD101 but don't like it. Other's pretend they "get" CD101 because they are pretentious and want to pretend they're cutting edge.

I never particularly liked the station, but I regularly listened to Channel Z.
 
I'd like to meet the people who consider "cutting edge" synonymous with "getting" CD101. CD101 is an above-average Alternative radio station, but it seems like that's as far as they want to go. Internet and non-traditional media are providing the complete lifestyle package while 101 soldiers on with the same old sound, songs and site. CD101 is cutting edge for about three minutes an hour, slightly above average for ten minutes an hour, and content to fill the balance with college-radio jocks and the same 50 library songs that remind Andyman of his high school days (does anyone still care about The Cult?).
 
Jacor really did a good job with Columbus. I also enjoyed Channel Z.
 
TheVibe said:
Jacor really did a good job with Columbus. I also enjoyed Channel Z.
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Channel Z had quite a big following. Especially at 98.9 on campus where CD101 can't cover well. Why CheapChannel has decided to keep failing at various Classic Rock formats with this signal still amazes me.
 
A lot of Urban/ rhythmic leaning stations play the songs you mentioned in the original post.... when I was in Columbus Power 107.5 sounded very good
 
Heh. Must of been a Saturday night or Sundays during the Baka Boyz mixshow (syndicated). Power 107.5 is NOT a true urban and they definetely don't serve the community. Please someone help me out here.
 
TheVibe said:
Jacor really did a good job with Columbus. I also enjoyed Channel Z.
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I think a lot of the Channel Z in Columbus was mirrored out of Cincinnati's Channel Z. I know that Sundays Over Easy was straight out of Cincy.

As for why they stick with Classic Rock/World Class Rock/etc I think is mainly demographics. Better to target 25-54 than 18-34. Channel Z was good for the time it was on but with Alternative on the decline, it would be a niche anymore. A niche that CD101 is covering for the most part.
 
I associate "urban" with a gritty street feeling and (at least partly) the African-American community. You need hard-hitting DJ's such as Star & Bucwild, Ed Lover, or Miss Jones. You need talk about rappers and the local music scene (and I don't mean the Doo-Dah Parade and Phil Dirt and the Doziers). Local politics and what is happening in th ecity need to be discussed. The music needs to be fresh, hard and smoking - 50 Cent and DMX - not Justin Timberlake and Bow Wow.

I am old enough to remember WZAK 93.1 in the 80's. It was a strong urban voice. Now it is a boring mess - but back in the day it sounded so much more fresh (with stronger songs and newer tunes not played on the top 40 stations) than WCKX Miracle Power 106.

Columbus; version of "urban radio" is DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince thinking they are street-wise, when othe rcities are doing Onyx, NAS, and Kanye West.
 
Couldn't agree any better. I really hope one comes to the Columbus or Dayton area and they should stream. I haven't heard a real urban in the area since Z103 and U92 in Dayton.
 
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