Detroit has 2 CHRs, and Why is 955s signal weak??

[midwestclubber]

I was just there, and they have another CHR on 102.7, Also, Why is Channel 95.5s signal have so much static driving throught Detroit? They have 100,000 watts at 492 feet in the air, Could it be because of all the Tall Bulidings, and structures in General. The old DRQ on 93.1 had a strong signal in the city, and they only have 26,000 watts, but they are almost at 700 feet in the air. Also, over in Windsor and past in Canada, Channel 955s signal is weak, and breaks up alot, but Defunct DRQ 93.1 comes in good in Canada, with less power.

 

[sfradio]

> I was just there, and they have another CHR on 102.7, Also,
> Why is Channel 95.5s signal have so much static driving
> throught Detroit? They have 100,000 watts at 492 feet in
> the air, Could it be because of all the Tall Bulidings, and
> structures in General. The old DRQ on 93.1 had a strong
> signal in the city, and they only have 26,000 watts, but
> they are almost at 700 feet in the air. Also, over in
> Windsor and past in Canada, Channel 955s signal is weak, and
> breaks up alot, but Defunct DRQ 93.1 comes in good in
> Canada, with less power.
>
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[DaytonRadio]

> > I was just there, and they have another CHR on 102.7,
> Also,
> > Why is Channel 95.5s signal have so much static driving
> > throught Detroit? They have 100,000 watts at 492 feet in
> > the air, Could it be because of all the Tall Bulidings,
> and
> > structures in General. The old DRQ on 93.1 had a strong
> > signal in the city, and they only have 26,000 watts, but
> > they are almost at 700 feet in the air. Also, over in
> > Windsor and past in Canada, Channel 955s signal is weak,
> and
> > breaks up alot, but Defunct DRQ 93.1 comes in good in
> > Canada, with less power.
> >
> 102.7 changed to top 40? i thought they were urban?
>
According to Radio-Locator, yes. WHTD is listed as Top-40. Anyone know what they sound like or when they shifted from urban?

 

[jcolletta275]

> According to Radio-Locator, yes. WHTD is listed as Top-40.
> Anyone know what they sound like or when they shifted from
> urban?

Hmm... I live 90 miles from Detroit and I haven't heard a thing about it. Unfortunately, I can't pick up WHTD (local WBZV, one horrid waste of an FM allotment, kinda gets in the way), so while I'd love to check it out, it's not really a possibility.

I think 955's signal is weak thanks to all the energy they're putting into their HD subchannel. I used to be able to pick them up all the time until they fired that thing up... now I have to wait for a decent tropo opening.<P ID="signature">______________
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[scoob]

They're not CHR

They're still very much Urban, owned by Radio One.

http://hot1027detroit.com/home.asp

Urban and CHR happen to share a lot of tracks and 'HTD might be more of a "rhythmic CHR" than a true Urban like a HOT 97/NYC.

 

[midwestclubber]

Re: They're not CHR

> They're still very much Urban, owned by Radio One.
>
> http://hot1027detroit.com/home.asp
>
> Urban and CHR happen to share a lot of tracks and 'HTD might
> be more of a "rhythmic CHR" than a true Urban like a HOT
> 97/NYC.
>
Their still a Rhythmic CHR, with a few pop tracks, similar to Channel 95.5.

 

[scoob]

Re: They're not CHR

> Their still a Rhythmic CHR, with a few pop tracks, similar
> to Channel 95.5.

Yes, they'e borderline Ryhtmic CHR, but far from Top 40. Channel plays pop tracks mixed in with the crossover product. WHTD does not. Here's their spins from R & R this past week:


78 88 Nelly Grillz (Derrty/Fo' Reel/Universal) 9923 11/06/2005
65 82 Mary J. Blige Be Without You (Geffen) 9138 11/06/2005
73 81 Beyonce' f/Slim Thug Check On It (Sony Urban/Columbia) 8981 11/27/2005
67 74 Mariah Carey Don't Forget About Us (Island/IDJMG) 8462 10/09/2005
64 73 Jamie Foxx f/Ludacris Unpredictable (J/RMG) 7931 11/06/2005
59 55 Dem Franchize Boyz f/Jermaine Dupri , Da Brat & Bow Wow I Think They Like Me (Remix) (So So Def/Virgin) 5875 07/31/2005
36 46 Lil' Wayne Fireman (Cash Money/Universal) 4992 10/02/2005
30 43 Ne-Yo So Sick (Def Jam/IDJMG) 5046 11/27/2005
25 36 Purple Ribbon Allstars f/Big Boi & Killa Mike Kryptonite (Purple Ribbon/Virgin) 4210 11/13/2005
32 34 Juvenile Rodeo (Atlantic) 3869 11/27/2005
23 33 Dem Franchize Boyz Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It (So So Def/Virgin) 3812 12/04/2005
29 32 Kanye West f/Lupe Fiasco Touch The Sky (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG) 3395 01/22/2006
25 30 Keyshia Cole Love (A&M/Interscope) 3106 01/22/2006
29 29 Chris Brown Yo (Excuse Me Miss) (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 3264 01/08/2006
18 28 T-Pain f/Mike Jones I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper) (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 2410 01/22/2006
7 27 Juelz Santana Oh Yes (Diplomat/Def Jam/IDJMG) 2967 01/29/2006
20 26 Trey Songz Gotta Go (Songbook/Atlantic) 2623 01/08/2006
28 25 Chris Brown f/Juelz Santana Run It (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 2730 09/11/2005
14 23 Busta Rhymes Touch It (Aftermath/Interscope) 2419 11/20/2005
17 23 Notorious B.I.G. f/P. Diddy , Nelly , Jagged Edge & Avery Storm Nasty Girl (Bad Boy/Atlantic) 2428 11/20/2005
17 21 Young Jeezy f/Akon Soul Survivor (Def Jam/IDJMG) 2161 08/07/2005
18 20 P$C f/T.I. & Lil Scrappy I'm A King (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) 1905 ----
17 20 Twista f/Trey Songz Girl Tonite (Atlantic) 2124 09/18/2005
17 17 Three 6 Mafia Stay Fly (Sony Urban/Columbia) 1665 09/04/2005
13 16 David Banner Play (SRC/Universal) 1590 07/10/2005
16 16 Bow Wow Fresh Azimiz (Sony Urban/Columbia) 1585 01/08/2006
22 15 Ying Yang Twins f/Mike Jones Badd (TVT) 1358 09/04/2005
11 15 Young Jeezy My Hood (Def Jam/IDJMG) 1713 12/18/2005
13 14 Keyshia Cole I Should've Cheated (A&M/Interscope) 1466 09/18/2005
15 14 T-Pain I'm Sprung (Jive/Zomba Label Group) 1293 10/02/2005

 

[MarkW]

WHTD, WKQI, etc.

WKQI's tower is actually 433 feet above ground level and some of the high rise buildings surrounding the tower are taller!

WDRQ (now known as Doug FM) only has 26,000 watts, but their tower...which is practially right next door to WKQI's...is much taller.

WKQI's reception troubles stem from a few things.

For starters, their audio levels are very crunk. WKQI has always had pretty loud audio as compared to the other Detroit stations, but I think Dom Theodore turned up the levels even more when he started there as PD. High end treble crackles and low end bass sounds distorted on some receivers during certain songs because of this.

Second, as previously mentioned, their tower isn't very tall. If you are in downtown Detroit, for example, there will be spots where you'll hissing, static, etc. That's actually pretty common for all stations whose towers are in Southfield. Some stations have their towers in the heart of Detroit, too, and will interfere with their suburban counterparts. 93.1 WDRQ gets interference from 92.3 WMXD, 101 WRIF get interference from 101.9 WDET, 105.9 WDMK gets inteference from 106.7 WDTW, etc.

Finally, some Cleveland stations share dial positions with Detroit stations. If you are in SW Ontario along the northern shore of Lake Erie in particular, there are places where you'll hear 2 stations duking it out with one another, and neither will be very listenable.

Getting back to Hot 102.7 WHTD, Radio-Locator's listing is wrong. If you actually listened to the station, there's no way it could be mistaken for a CHR. The music and especially the jocks are very "Urban" sounding. Most of the air talent sound as if they came straight out of the ghetto. The station definitely caters to an inner-city African American audience.

If anything, WJLB has more crossover appeal than WHTD.

The earlier description of WKQI was right on the mark. They lean very Rhythmic, but most of the stuff they play has a tremendous amount of crossover appeal. They will play a rock track here & there, too, if it blows up on the charts

DRQ, during the last 2 years or so of its life as a CHR, was clearly more vanilla / conservative than WKQI.