G-Rock

[JerseyShor]

From what I heard on another board regarding transmitters, taking one over to broadcast a different station thats not simulcasted was illegal, and that transmitters should only be used for simulcast purposes. I do agree about 96.7, there's no need for WQXR to have one when its heard clear on 96.3. If anything, now that The Buzz is Top 40, they can take W244AS and simulcast there. Not only Hit could've used 104.7, but 93.5 is another vacant frequency for Monmouth and Ocean, unless that's been used by now. But the real statement is that Monmouth County NEVER needed a Top 40 format since Z100 covers it pretty well. I can understand somewhat for 106.5 to flip, but there was no need to flip 106.3 as well.

104.7 would interfere with both WSJO and WRFF, both of which blanket Ocean County.
93.5 would interfere with WMMR which blankets Ocean and most of Monmouth as well.

Try 104.1 (or 107.7 in Northern Ocean) if you want an open frequency in Ocean County that won't interfere with anyone...

 

[JerseyShor]

Z100 barely covers 1/5 of the 106.3/5 coverage area. Most listeners in the 106.3/5 coverage area wouldn't even know Z100 exists.

Z100 gets into Monmouth County and that's what matters in the top-heavy Mon-Ocean market. Z100 doesn't make it into Toms River, Manahawkin, or Tuckerton, yet it's still a top 10 12+ station for the entire market.

How about Upper Freehold? Millstone?

 

[hubcity]

Z100 barely covers 1/5 of the 106.3/5 coverage area. Most listeners in the 106.3/5 coverage area wouldn't even know Z100 exists.

Z100 gets into Monmouth County and that's what matters in the top-heavy Mon-Ocean market. Z100 doesn't make it into Toms River, Manahawkin, or Tuckerton, yet it's still a top 10 12+ station for the entire market.

How about Upper Freehold? Millstone?

I'm thinking that if you're cutting a format because you can't sell it based on the ratings, the deluge of ratings samples from Upper Freehold and Millstone aren't going to affect your decision making much...

 

[EasyBakeOven]

G Rock was also live and local during the blackout and they extended their traffic reports through 8 PM.

Sorry to see them end so abruptly. Lots of musical and air talent history there.

 

[eyg2181]

G Rock was a great station, even better than 1045. even people in my area enjoyed listening to g rock, because there was stuff on there, that no other station had. and they actually listened to their listeners. it sucks to see it go. whats next, sojo and the hawk? it seems like all of the very few great stations left, are being taken away one at a time.

 

[BigBoy41]

This is awful. while I don't get the station all the time in somerset county it was the best when I was lucky enough to get it. the retro weekends were unique and made for great radio. I wonder which one of the stations competitors will go after their obviously loyal audience? one question for someone who would know better that I would...how on average do advertisers feel when changes like these are made abruptly?

 

[d21ofnj]

From what I heard on another board regarding transmitters, taking one over to broadcast a different station thats not simulcasted was illegal, and that transmitters should only be used for simulcast purposes. I do agree about 96.7, there's no need for WQXR to have one when its heard clear on 96.3. If anything, now that The Buzz is Top 40, they can take W244AS and simulcast there. Not only Hit could've used 104.7, but 93.5 is another vacant frequency for Monmouth and Ocean, unless that's been used by now. But the real statement is that Monmouth County NEVER needed a Top 40 format since Z100 covers it pretty well. I can understand somewhat for 106.5 to flip, but there was no need to flip 106.3 as well.

104.7 would interfere with both WSJO and WRFF, both of which blanket Ocean County.
93.5 would interfere with WMMR which blankets Ocean and most of Monmouth as well.

Let me rephrase, since these frequencies were to mention for mostly NORTHEASTERN monmouth county. There is no way WMMR can cover from Freehold to EAST of Freehold, unless you are DXing. It has been stated according to radio-locator that 93.5 is the best frequency to use if the stick were to be installed on the coast. If we're talking about putting a stick for 93.5 let's say, Millstone, or Jackson, then they're be a problem. Same goes for 104.7. I know I said Monmouth and Ocean earlier, but I meant was for Northern Ocean. These two frequencies won't interfere with any of the stations you mentioned. If anything, I'm surprised there's no interference between 94.3 The Point and 94.5 WPST. Which, isn't 94.3 in Asbury, and 94.5 in Trenton? Aren't these two locations closer than Monmouth County and Philadelphia?

 

[myke25]

Has anyone been on G-Rock radio's website today to see the letter from the CEO of Press directed towards tomorrow's organized protest led by Ms. Jankowski? It's hilarious.

 

[myke25]

Oh.. one more thing.. I just love the name of the Neptune Police Chief.. Captain Leather haha!!!

 

[BigBoy41]

OMG...it's hilarious...

 

[mdamico25]

From what I heard on another board regarding transmitters, taking one over to broadcast a different station thats not simulcasted was illegal, and that transmitters should only be used for simulcast purposes. I do agree about 96.7, there's no need for WQXR to have one when its heard clear on 96.3. If anything, now that The Buzz is Top 40, they can take W244AS and simulcast there. Not only Hit could've used 104.7, but 93.5 is another vacant frequency for Monmouth and Ocean, unless that's been used by now. But the real statement is that Monmouth County NEVER needed a Top 40 format since Z100 covers it pretty well. I can understand somewhat for 106.5 to flip, but there was no need to flip 106.3 as well.

104.7 would interfere with both WSJO and WRFF, both of which blanket Ocean County.
93.5 would interfere with WMMR which blankets Ocean and most of Monmouth as well.

Let me rephrase, since these frequencies were to mention for mostly NORTHEASTERN monmouth county. There is no way WMMR can cover from Freehold to EAST of Freehold, unless you are DXing. It has been stated according to radio-locator that 93.5 is the best frequency to use if the stick were to be installed on the coast. If we're talking about putting a stick for 93.5 let's say, Millstone, or Jackson, then they're be a problem. Same goes for 104.7. I know I said Monmouth and Ocean earlier, but I meant was for Northern Ocean. These two frequencies won't interfere with any of the stations you mentioned. If anything, I'm surprised there's no interference between 94.3 The Point and 94.5 WPST. Which, isn't 94.3 in Asbury, and 94.5 in Trenton? Aren't these two locations closer than Monmouth County and Philadelphia?

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but there is no way that another FM station can be squeezed into even Northern Monmouth under the current FCC rules. 93.5 in Northern Monmouth would be too close to 93.5 WRTN/ New Rochelle, NY and WMMR. 104.7 would be too close to WRFF and WSJO. Even in Hazlet, for example, the air distance to Philadelphia is between 55- 60 miles. My GPS has verified this for me. Probably the same distance or a little closer to New Rochelle (if 93.5 was used). Some years ago, the Hazlet station (then WCNJ) applied to the FCC to move itself to 104.7 and was voted down out of being too close to both Philadelphia (then WSNI) and Egg Harbor (then WRDR).

One frequency that had potential for Northern Monmouth was 107.9. Before 107.7 from Bridgeton moved to 107.9, there was a possbility that a 107.9 could be squeezed into Monmouth or Northern Ocean somehow as the closest station on frequency was WEBE 107.9 in Westport (tx in Bridgeport, CT) or the 107.9 (not sure of the calls) in Tobyhanna, PA. That situation was probably lost for good when the Bridgeton station (WSNJ) was sold to Radio One and made the move up to Philly (Pennsauken, NJ).

As for the case of WJLK (94.3) and WPST (94.5), those frequencies are very old in the history of FM broadcasting. Both stations are grandfathered with each other under earlier FCC rules. In fact, the air distance between 94.3 and 94.5 is probably less than 40 miles, which probably creates havoc for both signals in the area of Western Monmouth. In fact, 94.5's tx is on the PA side of the Delaware in order to maximize the distance between it and Tinton Falls (94.3). I am surpised that Nassau kept 94.5 and sold 97.5. The 94.5 frequency is less than desirable due to interference to the east (WJLK), to the north (WFME/ Newark (West Orange, NJ tx) and to the Southwest (WDAC/ Lancaster, PA).

-Mike

 

[eyg2181]

I am surpised that Nassau kept 94.5 and sold 97.5. The 94.5 frequency is less than desirable due to interference to the east (WJLK), to the north (WFME/ Newark (West Orange, NJ tx) and to the Southwest (WDAC/ Lancaster, PA).

-Mike

i have often wondered about that myself

 

[nd2023]

I went to the G Rock protest today. There were about 150 people and a lot of us made signs. Lots of media were there too. We rallied on the street in front of the Press headquarters in Neptune. It's amazing to have a lot of people come from all over the G Rock listening area, from Bloomfield to Hammonton, to protest against the CHR format. Takes dedication to wake up before noon on a Saturday morning to protest a format change.

 

[CHRles]

LOL, this protest will actually bring MORE attention and interest to the new CHR format.
To be honest, Dial Global's Hits Now take on CHR radio is very much on point. The music mix is great, the occasional retro cuts are good, plenty of hot new music, and the right liners and segueways in between. In many ways it's similar to XM's 20 On 20, one of satellite radio's most popular stations. This despite the fact that XM also carries Kiss XM, Y2K, and also recently added BBC Radio 1.
Besides, whats live and local these days? Q-102 Philadelphia airs Elvis Duran from Z-100 in mornings, and Ryan Seacrest of KIIS-FM later on in the day. So morning drive and mid-days aren't live and local in a nearby market, a Top 10 market no less.
Hit 106 will actually have its own jocks in mornings and afternoons according to the trades.

All in all I'm a big fan of live and local stations where the music mix is customized for the market, and the station has its own identity. At the same time this is CHR radio, and Hits Now does a good job staying true to the format. It's way better then trying to listen to some of the Cumulus-owned CHRs, like Q-100 Atlanta or 104 KRBE Houston. Yeah, you heard that right - Hit 106 sounds better then some of the CHRs located in Top 10 markets...

 

[GSPGUY]

Only 150 showed up? For fans of the old format that is a shame. An impressive 7,000 join the Facebook group...and only 150 show up to protest. Lame. Kinda goes with McAllan's theory of people not caring enough to fill out rating diaries. I don't think people ever appreciated that station enough over the years since 2000...and the uniqueness of the format, even with all the adjustments over the years. Now they have nothing. All the negitivity started with fans of the old FM1063 who never accepted the Press mainstreaming of the station in 2000. You have to give Press credit...they could have made a radical format change in 2000...but they tried to mainstream the station to get an audience large enough to sustain it. Like in today's "rally"...the listeners who did not take the time to protest, fill out diaries--and purist alt fans who did not "get" that Press way trying to make a nitch format as mass appeal as possible--have no one to blame but themselves for the loss of the station. RIP G!

 

[franksandhotdogs]

G-Rock's ratings sadly had been steadily slipping in recent years.  I've streamed it before and thought they were a great station.

Didn't Tracy Austin spend some time at Nova 106.9 in Aussie and KRBE?

 

[BigBoy41]

on point for what? the new station (what's it called?) seems to be a rap station during the time I listened. will anyone want to hear rap music on a station assoiciated with some form of "cool rock" for so long? I asked the question in a previous post that when advertisers learn of a change like this do they also go along for the ride? if I spent my dollars thinking I was going to hear Nirvana and then got 50 cent.....I might be mad...seems like money is the main factor here...just curious?

 

[CHRles]

Yup, 104 KRBE sounded great while she was there. The Nova stations in Australia all sound great, and for a couple of years she was in charge of Brisbane's Nova 106.9 (which is still the Top rated station in its market):

http://www.nielsenmedia.com.au/en/pdf/mri/11/BrisbaneSurvey8-2008.pdf
http://www.nova1069.com.au/

 

[CHRles]

on point for what? the new station (what's it called?) seems to be a rap station during the time I listened.

A Rap station? How old are you? Most people use the term Hip Hop these days. Have you had the chance to listen much to Hip Hop stations and compared them with CHR/Pop stations? Most of the advertisers targetting 18-34 year olds tend to know the difference, and chances are they'd be interested in both types of format.
In any case Hits Now is on point in playing...the hits!:

http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/CHR_Top40_Chart.asp

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=The+Billboard+Hot+100

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Pop+100

 

[BigBoy41]

whatever...it's awful....I don't need to look at your links to whatever....I won't ever make a point to listen to a station I used to go out of my way to listen to......to me when I hear rap..... it's rap....excuse me for not calling it 'hip hop" .....ITS RAP.........Bring back Nirvana!!!!!!!