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Format Holes
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Other than some specialty shows--and this includes the upcoming WMEX--an all oldies station, 50s to 70s. Some stations covering 80s "classic hits" are around.
Classic country.The 970 in Portland ME has it now but only Essex County by day can get it
but who knows.
All jazz or all jazz-blues.
Some that were on HDs but now gone--blues, Irish, EDM (dance).
Progressive talk and/or conservative talk radio (like RKO, etc) --on FM-.
Classic country.The 970 in Portland ME has it now but only Essex County by day can get it
but who knows.
All jazz or all jazz-blues.
Some that were on HDs but now gone--blues, Irish, EDM (dance).
Progressive talk and/or conservative talk radio (like RKO, etc) --on FM-.
Public radio station 90.5 WICN, Worcester is mostly jazz, with some folk, bluegrass, and blues shows on certain evenings. It's signal is very spotty at best east of Route 128, though.
If any of these formats were commercially viable in Boston, someone would be filling those holes right now. If a true urban or an urban AC had more appeal to advertisers than Jammin' or any of the CHRs that play some current upbeat, rhythmic music (Amp, Kiss), then 97.7 wouldn't have switched to a gold-based format. As for the other suggestions: Alt and its drawbacks have been discussed to death, moving angry old guy talk to FM isn't going to bring in a younger audience, progressive talk has yet to find an entertaining approach, and the others -- '50s through '70s oldies, classic country, jazz, blues, Irish -- are non-starters as a realistic format for a full-signal station in Market No. 10.
Right, well the question is what format holes there are and we can add "but it's unlikely they get filled due to the business". We all have different options for our music and if we want classic
country, blues, political talk, Alternative or whatever there are streaming stations, satellite radio, or even HD radio for those who have one...though Oldies, blues, Irish etc all got take off the HD2s,
as it is.
Greater/Beasley did keep Talk 96.9 going for some 13 years or so but gave up. iHeart is able to do conserv talk on AM at least and the likes of RKO stay alive there.
Some specialty shows are out there. WMEX and WBMS will be doing some individual oldies shows. There are a couple Irish music shows (WROL and WNTN IIRC), and some college or public stations
can bring you shows with jazz, alternative, and so on. Bittner's WJIB does cover some oldies as well as standards, etc.
country, blues, political talk, Alternative or whatever there are streaming stations, satellite radio, or even HD radio for those who have one...though Oldies, blues, Irish etc all got take off the HD2s,
as it is.
Greater/Beasley did keep Talk 96.9 going for some 13 years or so but gave up. iHeart is able to do conserv talk on AM at least and the likes of RKO stay alive there.
Some specialty shows are out there. WMEX and WBMS will be doing some individual oldies shows. There are a couple Irish music shows (WROL and WNTN IIRC), and some college or public stations
can bring you shows with jazz, alternative, and so on. Bittner's WJIB does cover some oldies as well as standards, etc.
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