Hot 97 Boston Coming Back This Fall!!!

[NHRadio]

Are you serious? "Monolithic White audience"???
Listen to yourself. How many Urban stations (music and talk) cater to a Black audience? How many Spanish stations? How many brokered/ethnic AM's?
For that matter, how many stations appeal to all races..like News/NPR/Sports and some Talk formats? That statement is just ridiculous.
It appears the phrase "public airwaves" means to you that you're somehow enititled to a format you like.
For the 99,999,999th time...broadcasting IS A BUSINESS. Full stop.
There is no plot at the FCC to squeeze out smaller broadcasters...it's supply and demand. Many waterfront homes are financially out of reach of most of us but you don't hear people whining about it.
The airwaves are to be operated in the "public interest, convenience, and necessity". You may not think so, but the hundreds of millions of people who turn the radio on every day (for free!) tells me the public interest is being served.
There are always segments of "the public" underserved from time to time. You can't please everyone all the time.

Simply put, the public airwaves should be used for the public good and should in part represent programming reflective of the demographics of each individual market and not just a monolithic white audience.

 

[BJSteigner]

If Hot 97 is coming back to Boston, it should be on 97.7 where it was before.

WHOT is Hot 101.1 in Youngstown-Warren, Ohio and that belongs to Cumulus Broadcasting...It's a pop station.

If Entercom flips to WKAF to WBOT Boston, that would be a blast to the past.

 

[nd2023]

I bet even a 100 watt 97.1 pirate in Boston won't make it out of the operator's backyard due to WTKK's iBUZ

 

[Eli Polonsky]

I bet even a 100 watt 97.1 pirate in Boston won't make it out of the operator's backyard due to WTKK's iBUZ

Chubb's technically ignorant if he thinks a pirate first-adjacent to a full-power Class B (with IBOC) just a few miles away can work. Even if he cranked 1kW from some rooftop in Roxbury, it wouldn't be heard well for more than about a half-mile radius next to a signal like that, and it would definitely not be heard throughout most of the urban neighborhoods he will want to target.

At least the other pirates currently on the air are smart and savvy enough not to try to broadcast first-adjacent to a full-power station transmitting from the Pru (or from another local Boston location).

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

Friday October 24, 2008, On the bottom of their page, it states 21 days until the re-launch


Question of the day?



?Will this be another Pirate radio station that you can ONLY get in Boston's Urban Neighborhoods (Roxbury, Mattapan and Dorchester) and not in this whole part of Boston, Massachusetts area?



21 days left folkes

 

[Eli Polonsky]

?Will this be another Pirate radio station that you can ONLY get in Boston's Urban Neighborhoods (Roxbury, Mattapan and Dorchester) and not in this whole part of Boston, Massachusetts area?

See the post above yours. If this guy is really going to put a pirate station on 97.1, which is the first adjacent frequency to a 50,000 watt (equivalent) station WTKK 96.9 transmitting from the Pru, his "Hot 97" will be lucky to be heard more than a few blocks away from his transmitter. He really doesn't know what he's doing technically if he's serious about putting this pirate on a frequency like that.

At least the other pirates are smart enough not to broadcast on first-adjacent frequencies to full-power stations on the Pru.

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

?Will this be another Pirate radio station that you can ONLY get in Boston's Urban Neighborhoods (Roxbury, Mattapan and Dorchester) and not in this whole part of Boston, Massachusetts area?

See the post above yours. If this guy is really going to put a pirate station on 97.1, which is the first adjacent frequency to a 50,000 watt (equivalent) station WTKK 96.9 transmitting from the Pru, his "Hot 97" will be lucky to be heard more than a few blocks away from his transmitter. He really doesn't know what he's doing technically if he's serious about putting this pirate on a frequency like that.

At least the other pirates are smart enough not to broadcast on first-adjacent frequencies to full-power stations on the Pru.

thank you. I agree 100% Big mistake they are doing

 

[WBIMDJ]

Why they chose 97.1 is beyond me. They'd have better luck on 97.3.

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

or just go back on 97.7

But as others said here before, it was tried, but failed, why do it again? Sorry to say that, but it seems like it's true, especially here in Boston. It looks like this type of format will not work here in Boston.

 

[Eli Polonsky]

or just go back on 97.7

A pirate wouldn't work on 97.7 in urban Boston either. The former WBOT/WILD-FM transmitter on 97.7 is still broadcasting with a few thousand watts from Blue Hill just a few miles south of Mattapan, as WKAF 97.7 relaying rock station WAAF (107.3).

You can't put a pirate on the same frequency, or first-adjacent frequency, of a nearby legitimate transmitter and expect it to be heard very far.

97.3 would work "better" for a pirate, it's second-adjacent to any locals (as most pirates are), and the Portuguese station on that frequency is down in New Bedford, but do they have quite a signal down there... It's not bad up here in many areas, and I'll bet they have Portuguese listeners around metro Boston who would be upset if a pirate came on the frequency interfering.

I'm guessing that some people think that this "Hot 97.1" pirate is the same company as "Hot 97.7" was, and thinking that they're making a "comeback" to Boston. This pirate operator has nothing to do with Radio One, the legitimate company that owned WBOT/WILD-FM "Hot 97.7". He's just stealing their branding to try to fool people who don't know any better into thinking that he's the old "Hot 97" "coming back" to Boston.

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

or just go back on 97.7

A pirate wouldn't work on 97.7 in urban Boston either. The former WBOT/WILD-FM transmitter on 97.7 is still broadcasting with a few thousand watts from Blue Hill just a few miles south of Mattapan, as WKAF 97.7 relaying rock station WAAF (107.3).

You can't put a pirate on the same frequency, or first-adjacent frequency, of a nearby legitimate transmitter and expect it to be heard very far.

97.3 would work "better" for a pirate, it's second-adjacent to any locals (as most pirates are), and the Portuguese station on that frequency is down in New Bedford, but do they have quite a signal down there... It's not bad up here in many areas, and I'll bet they have Portuguese listeners around metro Boston who would be upset if a pirate came on the frequency interfering.

I'm guessing that some people think that this "Hot 97.1" pirate is the same company as "Hot 97.7" was, and thinking that they're making a "comeback" to Boston. This pirate operator has nothing to do with Radio One, the legitimate company that owned WBOT/WILD-FM "Hot 97.7". He's just stealing their branding to try to fool people who don't know any better into thinking that he's the old "Hot 97" "coming back" to Boston.

everything you said here is exactly right
The strongest (current) pirate radio station in Boston is "Big City 101.3" which plays Caribbean and Hip Hop and some r&b. They mostly play Caribbean and Hip Hop. Too bad they are a Pirate Radio station. Their website, look like just like a real radio station (BIGCITYFM.COM) Example, look at their (Events) page


Anyways you are correct

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

Saturday November 8, 2008 7:22pm (Boston time) I clicked on their advertised website, it states "This site has been suspended"


There's already about three Pirate Radio Stations that can only be heard in Roxbury/Dorchester/Mattapan areas of Boston and also online (If you do not live in those areas, if you do not have internet access) you can not hear those stations.

1. Choice 102.9-Caribbean Music
2. Big City 101.3-I believe this station has a strong signal. Sometimes I get it in Revere area, not all the time
This one plays Caribbean and Hip Hop Music
3. Touch 106.1 -This one plays Classic Soul, New Soul, and has some Urban Talk Shows


I would of liked to see a return of HOT 97, maybe on 97.7, or a return of Star 93.7, but as others said here, if it didn't work before, it will not work again. It's sad to say that


It's sad because no major station in Boston plays Wayne Brady new song, you can't hear (New Soul) anywhere in Boston. It'd be nice to at least have a station simular to Magic 106.7, but play ALL NEW R&B, ALL NEW Gospel Music, ALL New Soft AC music, ALL NEW Country Slow Jams music.

 

[radioguybroadcasting]

From Big City 101.3's website:

Big City is now one of New England's premier radio stations and was one of the first urban stations in the area

And from their On Air Staff page:
http://bigcityfm.com/index.cfm?accion=staffbio.detail&id=27

I think he's actually worked in commercial, lciensed radio before.. I think he was at Jammin 107.7 in New London

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

From Big City 101.3's website:

Big City is now one of New England's premier radio stations and was one of the first urban stations in the area

And from their On Air Staff page:
http://bigcityfm.com/index.cfm?accion=staffbio.detail&id=27

I think he's actually worked in commercial, lciensed radio before.. I think he was at Jammin 107.7 in New London

yeah, he was also on Jamn 94.5

 

[nightcrawler35]

It's funny how all these pirates popped up around the same time WILD fm was taken out. GOOD WORK ENTERCOM.

 

[nightcrawler35]

or just go back on 97.7

But as others said here before, it was tried, but failed, why do it again? Sorry to say that, but it seems like it's true, especially here in Boston. It looks like this type of format will not work here in Boston.

I totally disagree. Do you see the numbers jam'n is pulling in and they aren't even trying. Just cut n paste
the top 40 rhythmic play list and sprinkle some golds. Wild am is is STILL beating some full power commercial stations and we think this format can't work here. Wild fm problem was they were unfocused. Play classic
soul during the day and hip-hop at night is ridiculous. I have not seen that style work anywhere. Choose one style in this case I would skew older. Something like wrks in new york. I think radio one REALLY dropped the ball on this. They could of had a heritage urban ac that would have owned that area and they got greedy or lazy depending on how you look at it.

 

[rapking]

or just go back on 97.7

But as others said here before, it was tried, but failed, why do it again? Sorry to say that, but it seems like it's true, especially here in Boston. It looks like this type of format will not work here in Boston.

I totally disagree. Do you see the numbers jam'n is pulling in and they aren't even trying. Just cut n paste
the top 40 rhythmic play list and sprinkle some golds. Wild am is is STILL beating some full power commercial stations and we think this format can't work here. Wild fm problem was they were unfocused. Play classic
soul during the day and hip-hop at night is ridiculous. I have not seen that style work anywhere. Choose one style in this case I would skew older. Something like wrks in new york. I think radio one REALLY dropped the ball on this. They could of had a heritage urban ac that would have owned that area and they got greedy or lazy depending on how you look at it.

Amen 2 that ! Radio One could had been a major player on Boston radio but they found a way to F-- it up . Nash Family was doing good for years on a daytimer weak AM station. Nash got paid from Radio One. Radio One got paid by Entercom and Boston R&B listeners end up with nothing. Act of 96 SUCKS !

 

[Retro]

Now is WILD-AM back to playing Classic R&B? I haven't really tuned in lately, so I am not sure. If not, then I do not see why some other station on the AM could pick up on the format instead? Perhaps some of these pirates could raise some capital and purchase a station. Makes sense to me!

 

[rapking]

Now is WILD-AM back to playing Classic R&B? I haven't really tuned in lately, so I am not sure. If not, then I do not see why some other station on the AM could pick up on the format instead? Perhaps some of these pirates could raise some capital and purchase a station. Makes sense to me!

WILD-AM 1090 is Classic R&B Tape music ( No D J's ) and Racist Black talk ( Al Sharpton ) . Radio One just can't get it right.

 

[radioguybroadcasting]

Now is WILD-AM back to playing Classic R&B? I haven't really tuned in lately, so I am not sure. If not, then I do not see why some other station on the AM could pick up on the format instead? Perhaps some of these pirates could raise some capital and purchase a station. Makes sense to me!

WILD-AM 1090 is Classic R&B Tape music ( No D J's ) and Racist Black talk ( Al Sharpton ) . Radio One just can't get it right.

We know you don't like Radio One... drop it already.