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Denver has a new dance station...the time is now New York!

Jeffrey said:
how is it a city like New York with deep roots in dance music doesn't beat a city like Denver!?
In a smaller market there may be less a stake nonetheless this just doesn't compute!

HOT 107.1
http://www.hot1071denver.com/
http://www.hot1071denver.com/streaming_player.html
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We live in the most CONSERVATIVE market in the country.

The "suits" are here. Most corporate headquarters are here. They don't see it. But I am riding my hopes on Denver since it IS a major market. We just have to keep pushing. We'll get our station soon enough :)
 
FWIW, Radio-Insight's publisher speculates this may be an "Extended April Fool's stunt." The article stated, "KDHT becomes the only Commercial Dance station in the country. While CHR has become much more Dance friendly in recent years, don’t expect this to be the start of a major trend towards Dance only stations. KDHT is a rimshot signal that registered a 1.1 share in a market that has not seen a Mainstream CHR success at any time in recent history."
 
Barry said:
FWIW, Radio-Insight's publisher speculates this may be an "Extended April Fool's stunt." The article stated, "KDHT becomes the only Commercial Dance station in the country. While CHR has become much more Dance friendly in recent years, don’t expect this to be the start of a major trend towards Dance only stations. KDHT is a rimshot signal that registered a 1.1 share in a market that has not seen a Mainstream CHR success at any time in recent history."
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And other stations have also been in rimshots. If this can penetrate into Denver and make a difference, then that is a good thing. And I've been on Hot 107.1's FB page. If this is supposed to be an "April Fool's" joke then it is a cruel one. But I don't believe they are joking. Add TO the fact that we've just had our conference a week ago (Winter Music Conference). Stations tend to start doing things now since a lot of new music has been released from there.
 
Tony Santiago said:
And other stations have also been in rimshots. If this can penetrate into Denver and make a difference, then that is a good thing.
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It's 70 dbu signal covers 85,000 persons. The 65 dbu does not even reach 20% of the market.
 
Tony Santiago said:
And other stations have also been in rimshots. If this can penetrate into Denver and make a difference, then that is a good thing.
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DavidEduardo said:
It's 70 dbu signal covers 85,000 persons. The 65 dbu does not even reach 20% of the market.
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K-Billy said:
KDHT reaches more cows than it does people.
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KDHT has a 20,000 watt booster (KDHT-3 licensed to Aurora) that covers the heart of Denver,
that's very well city grade, and provides a decent signal as far west as Lakewood/Arvada and
north towards Broomfield/Erie and south to Centennial/Parker...that means 60dbu everywhere within 15 miles of Denver itself... :)
http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KDHT-3&service=FB&status=L&hours=U
 
They're owned by Max Media, which also owns Hot 100.5 in Virginia Beach.
They stunted before launching Hot 100.5 with "Kungpao 100.5" for a week. Classic Chinese hits from the 70s and 80s.

Based on their history of stunting, I think this is a stunt.

However, classic Chinese music was intended to get rid of the listeners of Max 100.5. This stunt in Denver won't get rid of all the CHR listeners.

Technically Hot 107.1 isn't the only commercial dance station. Dance-formatted KDWB-HD2 in Minneapolis is simulcast on a translator.
 
I STRONGLY do not believe that this is an April Fools joke. The traffic on the Hot 107.1 board on FB clearly shows the demand and like for the format that this serves. All Access also did an article about this, talking to the PD of the station. You don't mess with All Access in that sense.

But here's my theory on WHY people in here would want this to be a "joke". There are those that WISH it to be a joke because of their disdain towards the music (and yes there are a couple of people that HATE dance and hate someone like me for fighting for it), especially that we've been wanting such a format again since the loss of Pulse 87 on the FM and KNOW that in a market such as New York, there is a demand for it.

The words "niche" has been thrown around in here like tomatoes being thrown around in Spain. And yet for what WE are seeking, we also have to accept what's going on in the pop world as well. Yeah, put Rihanna, Pit Bull and Flo Rida in here too....so as long as Wynter Gordon, Nadia Ali, etc. get on there as well. You have to play all angles in this, and I get that.

Those same people also misunderstand what I say because they are "stubborn" to see things as they always have, but not wanting to understand from a core perspective. Which is OKAY actually because for those that are open to knowing, then we're here to help. But if the ignorance continues to block their view, then the hate remains.

I am very glad for those in the Denver area to get such a station and I do hope that whatever comes out of this, can expand to other markets. For those that love dance, support it :).
 
Dance is a "niche" format.. face it.. I don't disagree on that it should get some space on FM somewhere... of course I also feel that stations like KLove exist and serve a market and despite what some say deserve their FM they got.


Dance will never be mainstream as Country or CHR, or Rhy/CHR or Rock is, that's just the facts. I am not a hater or against the format though.

I doubt this change in Denver is a joke -- hopefully it works out for them.. Glad to see a broadcaster taking a risk on something other than the same 40 BDS Spun CHR Chart songs played 80x a week.
 
KyleAndMelissa22 said:
We'll see how long it does last, I hope it sticks...but anyway KDHT can stand for Dance, House & Techno. ;D
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Or maybe they took on the calls when the station originally went Top 40 as Denver's Hot 107.1.

This station's flipped way more times in the past several years than a station in a top 20 market ought to, which doesn't really give its formats a chance to take hold. Regardless of the booster, it still has a bad signal (coverage maps be damned, have any of you actually driven around Denver trying to listen to this station? Because I have) and will probably abandon this move within a year or two.
 
KyleAndMelissa22 said:
According to this FCC map, KDHT's booster covers even more in the 60 dbu than even the Radio-Locator map indicates...
Either way the booster does provide city-grade to most of the immediate Denver area, and therefore it has a nearly-full market signal.

http://maps.google.com/?q=http://tr...&freq=107.1.5&contour=60&city=AURORA&state=CO
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60dbu is not city grade; 70 dbu is. 65 dbu is about the minimum signal that will penetrate homes and workplaces, where about 70% of radio listening takes place.
 
Tony Santiago said:
The words "niche" has been thrown around in here like tomatoes being thrown around in Spain. And yet for what WE are seeking, we also have to accept what's going on in the pop world as well. Yeah, put Rihanna, Pit Bull and Flo Rida in here too....so as long as Wynter Gordon, Nadia Ali, etc. get on there as well. You have to play all angles in this, and I get that.
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The word "niche" is only brought up in a negative context when it involves a dance music station.There's nothing wrong with being a niche format as long as it fills a void and bills well. However,the dance format is not a niche format.Top 40 radio has been hijacking the dance/uptempo sounds to get high ratings in the last three years.Bottom line there is a demand for dance music.
 
I wouldn't call it "hijacking" by CHR. The whole concept of Top 40/CHR is that you play the hits.. you play what people want to hear. It always goes in phases. Rock will be huge for a few years, and CHR will play rock. Hip Hop's big for a few years, CHR plays hip hop. Turbopop/dance has been big for a couple of years, so CHR's been playing it. That's the beauty of CHR... it's always changing. Tastes change, and CHR is nimble enough to move with it.
 
reelyreal said:
I wouldn't call it "hijacking" by CHR. The whole concept of Top 40/CHR is that you play the hits.. you play what people want to hear. It always goes in phases. Rock will be huge for a few years, and CHR will play rock. Hip Hop's big for a few years, CHR plays hip hop. Turbopop/dance has been big for a couple of years, so CHR's been playing it. That's the beauty of CHR... it's always changing. Tastes change, and CHR is nimble enough to move with it.
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If this were on Facebook, I would Like it.
 
reelyreal said:
I wouldn't call it "hijacking" by CHR. The whole concept of Top 40/CHR is that you play the hits.. you play what people want to hear. It always goes in phases. Rock will be huge for a few years, and CHR will play rock. Hip Hop's big for a few years, CHR plays hip hop. Turbopop/dance has been big for a couple of years, so CHR's been playing it. That's the beauty of CHR... it's always changing. Tastes change, and CHR is nimble enough to move with it.
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That's exactly my point about Dance...it is in demand currently and has given top 40 big numbers. It is not a niche format as some might want to keep repeating.
 
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