-
Get involved.
We want your input!
Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.
After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.
After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/
Thanks in advance and have fun!
RadioDiscussions Administrators
Could 94 WYSP come back at all?
- Thread starter codey284
- Start date
Hopefully. WIP could've made changes to the station and remain on AM. For WYSP to return and thrive, WYSP could go Active Rock instead of Classic Rock. The reason of their demise was that they couldn't compete well with WMMR, it might've been because MMR played what 'YSP played plus some 60's and newer rock.
I
imhomerjay
Guest
If one wants to cling to a delusion, so be it, but it's not coming back, hopefully or otherwise.
I dunno about WYSP making a comeback on anolog radio with a live and local airstaff (my guess is that CBS felt they've tried all of there options as far as that went.)
Pasteing this link directly into any player on your computer that can play MP3 streams will give you the jockless, "WMySP" version of "The rock you grew up with" (though they dont say that in the stations branding these days), powered by Jelly
http://provisioning.streamtheworld.com/pls/wyspfm.pls
So no you dont needd a smartphone or HD radio to hear WYSP .
Pasteing this link directly into any player on your computer that can play MP3 streams will give you the jockless, "WMySP" version of "The rock you grew up with" (though they dont say that in the stations branding these days), powered by Jelly
http://provisioning.streamtheworld.com/pls/wyspfm.pls
So no you dont needd a smartphone or HD radio to hear WYSP .
Not bloody likely on anything but an HD-2, 3, or 4. And it's already on one.
Why I don't think WYSP will ever resurface (and keep in mind that I listened to all but their morning shows, and enjoyed the station):
For a station that used its calls as its brand, consider that CBS chose to cut them loose, not park them, and they're no longer available. More of a clue, than a reason, per se.
As mentioned previously, the number 4 rock station in a 4 rock station town.
WIP-FM is already significantly eroding the overall audience of the Fanatic.
WIP should be less expensive to operate as mentioned repeatedly by others.
Little has changed at WIP on FM, except Eskin's exit, and I don't know if you could make a credible argument that he pulled down the overall success of the station.
WYSP was CBS' least successful property in Philadelphia on FM or AM.
They already tried active rock, classic rock, modified classic rock, and guy talk. Nothing they've done since Stern's exit has helped much. If they chose to play all-xylophone jazz, "active" polynesian, or raw industrial noises, then they don't need the WYSP brand.
Demographically, WIP's audience likely includes most of WYSP's audience anyway.
My "magic 8-ball" said "no".
Why I don't think WYSP will ever resurface (and keep in mind that I listened to all but their morning shows, and enjoyed the station):
For a station that used its calls as its brand, consider that CBS chose to cut them loose, not park them, and they're no longer available. More of a clue, than a reason, per se.
As mentioned previously, the number 4 rock station in a 4 rock station town.
WIP-FM is already significantly eroding the overall audience of the Fanatic.
WIP should be less expensive to operate as mentioned repeatedly by others.
Little has changed at WIP on FM, except Eskin's exit, and I don't know if you could make a credible argument that he pulled down the overall success of the station.
WYSP was CBS' least successful property in Philadelphia on FM or AM.
They already tried active rock, classic rock, modified classic rock, and guy talk. Nothing they've done since Stern's exit has helped much. If they chose to play all-xylophone jazz, "active" polynesian, or raw industrial noises, then they don't need the WYSP brand.
Demographically, WIP's audience likely includes most of WYSP's audience anyway.
My "magic 8-ball" said "no".
DToTheJ said:
WYSP was not the only classic rock station CBS owned. Nor are they unlikely to ever operate another classic rock station. The trademark will have a chance to be used again.
Also, it keeps anyone from ever using the slogan on a classic rock station they operate in a market CBS has an interest in, which makes it even more valuable.
I doubt if WYSP could come back, why should it? With WMMR, WRFF, and WMGK rock is pretty well covered in Philadelphia. I think a big problem is rock music today. Where are the new rock acts? Besides Hot Chelle Rae and Foster The People, where are the new, mainstream rock acts? All the big rock acts have one thing in common. They are all old, U2, Van Halen, Bob Seger, Springsteen, etc.
J
Jersey Maiden
Guest
Ironically, we have the opposite problem in New York. Classic rock has always done well here but we've had trouble maintaining a modern rock station while you guys have two. But I'd say that the loss of our most recent modern rocker is a special case. WRXP gained a lot of ground in its last months (it's final share was 2.5) but when your parent company is in debt, that's not good enough. The station has been tanking since it got sold and flipped to news.
- Status