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- Thread starter JockFan
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Yep. Combination.
the marv said:
Would love it.
Can you say WTVN-FM?
WTVN's daytime coverage is good but at night they go north. If they wanted to put WTVN on an fm frequency they would probably want to put it on a signal that would fill all the areas tthe am won't fill at night. With 106.7 being northeast of Columbus you'd still have issues south of town. I still think rythmic ac would be good format since we really don't have anything like it here.
It's no longer about just filling in gaps of nighttime coverage.... it's also about introducing their product to those who never venture beyond the FM dial. Witness CC flipping a class A FM in Albany to simulcast 50kw non-directional blowtorch WGY or CBS simulcasting such similar AM powerhouses such as WBBM and KCBS on FM.
SonoSational18 said:
CC has all but ruined Gen X for me the last couple weeks. I wouldn't have a problem if they flipped it to a 610 simulcast. And I still don't know where these signal complaints come from. I hear Gen X very well anywhere I go within at least 55 miles of Columbus and have no problems listening here in Thornville.
The signal is more prone to problems within a 5-mile radius of downtown than it is many miles away. If they did switch to a TVN simulcast maybe going mono would help alleviate that.
I don't personally care much for the current approach either, but with the possibility of WWCD going away this might not be the most logical time for them to dump music.
I don't personally care much for the current approach either, but with the possibility of WWCD going away this might not be the most logical time for them to dump music.
Nu_Roo_2 said:
If WWCD goes bye bye I see Gen-X shifting towards a more 'alternative' approach ... now only if Clear channel could bring back "Channel Z" (hah wishful thinking)
Noticed on multiple occasions this weekend they were just calling themselves "106 Seven" with no mention of "Gen X"... Not every bump, but fairly frequently.
I definitely think the whole WWCD saga will dictate where they go with this frequency.
Wouldn't shock me if they just reintroduced the "radio" brand again as its original Philly counterpart, WRFF 1045, does quite well.
I suppose if they wanted to irritate people, they could brand it CD106.7, just like Mix 107.9 appeared almost immediately after Mix 971's flip. Probably wouldn't be the best PR move...
And of course, there's those nostalgic for a "Channel Z" but yea...
SIDENOTE: Found a cassette recording earlier this year from probably 1999 or early 2000 when Z was on 105.7. Here's what it had:
Hole - "Celebrity Skin", Jars of Clay - "Flood", Citizen King - "Better Days", Collective Soul - "Run", Limp Bizkit - "Re-Arranged", and Fiona Apple - "Fast as you Can"
Kind of an interesting mixture there. I seem to recall them almost being a Rock40 by the end. They were mostly playing the pop-punk (Lit, Blink, etc), NuMetal (Korn, Limp, etc) pop-rock (Stroke 9, Splender), SoCal (OPM, Len), Lilith (Fiona, Tori Amos), Canadian (Econoline Crush, OLP), and some gold from earlier in the decade. It's hard to remember a time when 'alternative' was mostly current tracks.
I definitely think the whole WWCD saga will dictate where they go with this frequency.
Wouldn't shock me if they just reintroduced the "radio" brand again as its original Philly counterpart, WRFF 1045, does quite well.
I suppose if they wanted to irritate people, they could brand it CD106.7, just like Mix 107.9 appeared almost immediately after Mix 971's flip. Probably wouldn't be the best PR move...
And of course, there's those nostalgic for a "Channel Z" but yea...
SIDENOTE: Found a cassette recording earlier this year from probably 1999 or early 2000 when Z was on 105.7. Here's what it had:
Hole - "Celebrity Skin", Jars of Clay - "Flood", Citizen King - "Better Days", Collective Soul - "Run", Limp Bizkit - "Re-Arranged", and Fiona Apple - "Fast as you Can"
Kind of an interesting mixture there. I seem to recall them almost being a Rock40 by the end. They were mostly playing the pop-punk (Lit, Blink, etc), NuMetal (Korn, Limp, etc) pop-rock (Stroke 9, Splender), SoCal (OPM, Len), Lilith (Fiona, Tori Amos), Canadian (Econoline Crush, OLP), and some gold from earlier in the decade. It's hard to remember a time when 'alternative' was mostly current tracks.
Yesterday Gen-X's Facebook page asked, "Your top 3 favorite bands! Ready. Set. Go!."
While obviously highly-unscientific the 20+ answers sure wouldn't do anything to help the station set a direction. If anything it looks more like good news for Jack-FM, or maybe an AAA (though maybe people don't want to hear all their favorites on one station).
First, I was surprised at the amount of classic rock, which was all three bands for some people. Secondly many selected three bands that cut a wide swath across styles and eras, sometimes from the 60s or 70s all the way to current.
While obviously highly-unscientific the 20+ answers sure wouldn't do anything to help the station set a direction. If anything it looks more like good news for Jack-FM, or maybe an AAA (though maybe people don't want to hear all their favorites on one station).
First, I was surprised at the amount of classic rock, which was all three bands for some people. Secondly many selected three bands that cut a wide swath across styles and eras, sometimes from the 60s or 70s all the way to current.
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