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Could Las Vegas support Urban radio again?

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bringbackradio

So far the longest surviving urban station is KCEP, which is community owned. But we also had KVEG and KVGS, which both took on the urban format from the get go. KVEG relinquished over to rhythmic shortly after but it would still add the occasional urban title that never made the top 40 pop chart or get played on KLUC for one. Then there was KVGS which launched around the same time, first as a hip hop/rnb outlet then went urban AC until 2006. The latter did ok although the drawback was its signal since it was based down in Laughlin.

Also, KLUC did do rhythmic shortly before going back to top 40. KWID didn't last too long, and KPLV went top 40 from rhythmic ac when KOAS flipped from jazz to rhythmic ac.

I'm pretty sure there is a market for urban radio in Vegas again. The Black population is growing in the region, especially NORTH Las Vegas, so could there be a chance KVEG and KOAS go for two different urban audiences agewise?
 
I call KCEP the ghetto blaster. I love their studio building.

I think Kemp should model Hot 97.5 after the real Hot 97 in New York. Take a listen.
 
I listened to KVEG a lot this week...they seem to be leaning quite heavily urban ... theyre getting close. If someone else went Urban they would have a hard time competing. Agreed...the model is Hot 97 in NYC which is a Very good station. I still like KVEG...decent music...decent joks who really sound like they have their heart into it. I think KVEG has gotten better.

KF
 
KVEG just has to drop a couple of those boy band songs and they would be very close to being an Urban. Between them and KCEP I would say there is not a hole for an Urban.
 
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