Dancerev889 said:
You keep talking about a rock station, so what do you call MMR, the Hawk, XPn and MGK? Suburbia?
WXPN is a listener supported AAA-type station, when they're not doing the Y-100 thing. It's alright, but will not satisfy those craving something edgier than, say, Jack Johnson.
Forget about the other stations. The Hawk and MGK are generic, by-the-book Classic Rock stations - I would rather watch paint dry than listen to them. And WMMR isn't much better with its AOR format. The bottom line is this: The options for people that want to hear post-Bon Jovi rock are nonexistant. The situation is the same in NYC and all New Jersey markets except for AC / Cape May - great if you want a station as bland and safe as 92.3 K-Rock was, but a total bore if you've been a fan of rock music for more than a year. It's a shame that these companies seem to have forgotten the concept of Burn. Maybe radio would be far more interesting to listen to without all this lame repetition - that approach works fine for hit music stations, but not for a so-called Active Rock / Alternative.
But WXPN is what you would consider a "white station" I just took over a Triple A station that I flipped. Most of the music I was getting in for Triple A was rock. Im not saying its a rock format but its close. A rock station playing more currents wont work in the minds of these companies. Ill throw it in the same boat as doing an all dance station.
