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Did anyone see this coming today?
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DiamondJoe
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> There has been speculation in the last few months on a
> station flipping to JACK, even WCBS-101, but did anyone hear
> anything about it happening today? They seemed to keep
> this tightly under wrap. Did any of the DJ's give a cryptic
> message as to what was to come at 5PM?
According to another source - all right, I'll say it, Allan Sniffen's website - nobody knew about the flip until 4 PM that afternoon. Heck, if I've had advanced notice, I'd most definitely would have rolled tape... (As would most of us radio geeks.
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> station flipping to JACK, even WCBS-101, but did anyone hear
> anything about it happening today? They seemed to keep
> this tightly under wrap. Did any of the DJ's give a cryptic
> message as to what was to come at 5PM?
According to another source - all right, I'll say it, Allan Sniffen's website - nobody knew about the flip until 4 PM that afternoon. Heck, if I've had advanced notice, I'd most definitely would have rolled tape... (As would most of us radio geeks.
)<P ID="signature">______________New York City Radio and TV</P>
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Joseph_Gallant
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I expected that WXRK-92.3 would go "Jack", after Howard Stern left.
Maybe that was Infinity's original plan, but they probably heard a tip that someone else was thinking of launching a "Jack"-type format in New York, so Infinity decided they had to do something now.
Still, I probably would have done what Infinity did in Buffalo--launch "Jack" on 92.3 20/5 (and 24 hours on weekends) until Stern left, then go 24/7 "Jack".
And on the WCBS-101.1 website as of 6:30 P.M. EDT Friday (June 3rd), there is an icon where you can listen online to the former oldies format, still identified as "CBS FM 101.1".
If WCBS-101.1 indeed has HD radio up and running, might the former format be carried on a "subcarrier" of the HD signal??
Maybe that was Infinity's original plan, but they probably heard a tip that someone else was thinking of launching a "Jack"-type format in New York, so Infinity decided they had to do something now.
Still, I probably would have done what Infinity did in Buffalo--launch "Jack" on 92.3 20/5 (and 24 hours on weekends) until Stern left, then go 24/7 "Jack".
And on the WCBS-101.1 website as of 6:30 P.M. EDT Friday (June 3rd), there is an icon where you can listen online to the former oldies format, still identified as "CBS FM 101.1".
If WCBS-101.1 indeed has HD radio up and running, might the former format be carried on a "subcarrier" of the HD signal??
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DiamondJoe
Guest
> I expected that WXRK-92.3 would go "Jack", after Howard
> Stern left.
>
> Maybe that was Infinity's original plan, but they probably
> heard a tip that someone else was thinking of launching a
> "Jack"-type format in New York, so Infinity decided they had
> to do something now.
Probably not. WPLJ may have been nibbling at the format with their "Flush the Format" stunts - but the fact that Chicago's WJMK flipped at the same exact time disputes that idea.<P ID="signature">______________
New York City Radio and TV</P>
> Stern left.
>
> Maybe that was Infinity's original plan, but they probably
> heard a tip that someone else was thinking of launching a
> "Jack"-type format in New York, so Infinity decided they had
> to do something now.
Probably not. WPLJ may have been nibbling at the format with their "Flush the Format" stunts - but the fact that Chicago's WJMK flipped at the same exact time disputes that idea.<P ID="signature">______________
New York City Radio and TV</P>
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Mike_Merr
Guest
> There has been speculation in the last few months on a
> station flipping to JACK, even WCBS-101, but did anyone hear
> anything about it happening today? They seemed to keep
> this tightly under wrap. Did any of the DJ's give a cryptic
> message as to what was to come at 5PM?
>
That's the 2nd format flip that I didn't see coming. I was more surprised by WCBS-FM's flip than WCAA's flip to mostly reggaeton. I thought either 102.7 or 92.3 would have gone "Jack".
> station flipping to JACK, even WCBS-101, but did anyone hear
> anything about it happening today? They seemed to keep
> this tightly under wrap. Did any of the DJ's give a cryptic
> message as to what was to come at 5PM?
>
That's the 2nd format flip that I didn't see coming. I was more surprised by WCBS-FM's flip than WCAA's flip to mostly reggaeton. I thought either 102.7 or 92.3 would have gone "Jack".
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andreajesus
Guest
and 13 years later, reflecting on the events of that day, I'm still amazed....
back then, I was an aficionado of radio...and a student of WCBSFM's history (I think Brucie once referred to me as such) - anyhow.....
I was one of those who always got heads-up on things going on....because I was NOT one to go blabbing stuff - but on this one - I had NO clue what was happening.....
"....it was the 3rd of June...
another sleepy, hot, summer day...."
Andrea
(1984-2005)
back then, I was an aficionado of radio...and a student of WCBSFM's history (I think Brucie once referred to me as such) - anyhow.....
I was one of those who always got heads-up on things going on....because I was NOT one to go blabbing stuff - but on this one - I had NO clue what was happening.....
"....it was the 3rd of June...
another sleepy, hot, summer day...."
Andrea
(1984-2005)
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