And its signal is not among the best in the city. Not as good as it was at 96.3.
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December NYC Ratings
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And its signal is not among the best in the city. Not as good as it was at 96.3.
Some of the listeners probably pick up WQXR via the stronger WNYC-HD2 signal (93.9-2 FM).
105.9 has a bad signal with WBLI at 106.1 being so close. Many NYC FMs have bad signals because of the proximity to Philly and their first adjacent signals. Overall it's a mess for NYC and Philly stations.
Maybe iHeart will offer up The Woody Show to WNYL. It would make sense to have them in New York. Although a logistical nightmare, given that the show originates out of LA..
If they do it will be an admission of complete failure on the part of Mike Kaplan.
However Woody seems to have the logistics figured out, because he's on the iHeart station in Philly.
I kinda go back and forth about Marcos' suggestion vis-a-vis the WNYC HD 2 having an impact.
On one hand, 93.9 would be one heritage frequency to punch up -- traditionally ideal.
On the other cliche, I doubt that too many listeners to Classical would spend any hi-fi budget money on another (gasp; nose in the air) *radio* only to hear songs that are 200 years old and which they probably have in their collections anyway.
But my Classical 'tastes' go merely to Mozart, Debussy, Gynt and Burt Bach. So what would I know?
I also doubt that the 10-watt WQXR extension speaker across the Hudson from Poughkeepsie on 103.7 is garnering much. But they are 800+ feet up there.
The nice WQXR stream might be a key. I'm listening to it now, some 120 miles west-northwest of Carnegie Hall. But I can't find the stream on the ratings list.
Yet, since WNYC-FM's numbers also took a nice jump, might there be some gadgetry or confusion involved with the PPM signals ?
On one hand, 93.9 would be one heritage frequency to punch up -- traditionally ideal.
On the other cliche, I doubt that too many listeners to Classical would spend any hi-fi budget money on another (gasp; nose in the air) *radio* only to hear songs that are 200 years old and which they probably have in their collections anyway.
But my Classical 'tastes' go merely to Mozart, Debussy, Gynt and Burt Bach. So what would I know?
I also doubt that the 10-watt WQXR extension speaker across the Hudson from Poughkeepsie on 103.7 is garnering much. But they are 800+ feet up there.
The nice WQXR stream might be a key. I'm listening to it now, some 120 miles west-northwest of Carnegie Hall. But I can't find the stream on the ratings list.
Yet, since WNYC-FM's numbers also took a nice jump, might there be some gadgetry or confusion involved with the PPM signals ?
If a stream is a 100% simulcast with the broadcast signal, it is eligible for SLR (Single Line Reporting<).
Perhaps their stream is also a true simulcast and consolidated with the FM.
WFUV will play 2 or 3 recent alternative tracks and then the next thing you know they'll segue right into some old folk rock with a harmonica. I'm sure they're trying to appeal to a younger audience with good jobs and plenty of disposable income to make donations, while at the same time trying not to alienate their longtime donors who are probably well north of 65 and want to hear the old Americana and folk music 'FUV used to play. It makes for a difficult mix and it's hard to listen for long.
Some of the jocks also sound like an SNL parody of public radio with their overly pensive, soft spoken style. And there's one guy who never has any content in his breaks whatsoever, he just tells you his name multiple times, lists the artists that are coming up and then over-enunciates the station name, W-F-yeeeewwwww-V. The one thing they all have in common is that none of them sound like they're having fun -- a total disconnect from the type of music they're playing.
Add to this a poor signal over much of the market, and blocks of syndicated and specialty programming that break up the regular format, the resulting rating is disappointing but not at all surprising.
iHM should have kept their original morning show. It was a nice change of pace from the normal morning shows. Music intensive morning shows I think are better.
It is great to have WQXR on WNYC HD2 (as 105.9 only puts out 610 watts) and is very weak in Eastern Nassau County, but since WNYC is also not full power, I have more difficulties holding onto HD than the other full power NYC HD stations. On the other hand, I have a directional Radio Shack FM antenna in my attic that provides excellent signal strength on 105.9 at home on all my stereo receivers.
Agreed but the post was about the dramatic ratings decline over a 4 book period. While one could expect a miniscule decline book by book as an ethnic group migrated over to a new genre/format, the dramatic fast decline would not likely be solely for that reason.
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94.7 plays hits from a golden age for CHR that no one else can or will play. Also, it just flipped three months ago.
Also, what the F are you talking about with NYC and music variety? You have rhythmic, urban, and Spanish contemporary to go with your ACs, CHRs, and rockers. That's on you if you're dissatisfied with New York radio.
What rockers are there? We have 1 CHR.
Correct, but we have already discussed the fact that Urban stations can't play a significant percentage of the "hit" urban songs because they have lyric content that makes their broadcast on AM and FM illegal under FCC administrative law.
Add in the enormous surge in reggaetón in the last year or two and you have a "perfect storm" for Urban. You may have noted that the Christmas concerts by iHeart that were CHR/Churban based included artists like Bad Bunny, showing ho huge reggaeton has become.
Yep just Z100 the Flamethrower !!
But i bet hes counting like KTU n stuff.
Rock has been chopped up into a bunch of sub-genres. The most popular is classic rock. There's also alternative rock. There's light rock. There's AAA rock. All of it is available on NY radio.
Also 94.7's music is not CHR nor was it CHR it is Classic Hip Hop and R&B.
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