True Oldies on WJZS 99.3. The market is overun by Classic hits of the 70's and 80's.they are on numerous stations and I know for a fact WJZS is strugling.Just a thought.
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- Thread starter Kenny Atkinson
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WJZS plays fantastic music. It's not your typical classic hits format with the same tried & true songs over & over. If I were programming the format I'd have to say I'd go with the tried & true in Providence, but from a listening point of view I like WJZS even better than Cool 102. I just wish the signal were better. And I'm not just saying it because Jazzy intimidates me 
Who owns WJZS?
Have to agree. It's a good station with a great musical format. Just wish it wasn't voice tracked and had live personaltities, but with its low wattage signal, and this economy, I know this is not possible. Lving in the East Bay, it's my number one station. Do get upset in the car when I travel outside it's area, into Providence and lose it.
DG02816 said:
Amen, Brother!......And...for that matter...the Steve Conti-programmed 102.7/990 simulcast.
Where do I start?!
Kenny - Arranged marriages are full of difficulties.. Perhaps you are yearning to dress up in a Bee costume again.. It's over Ken, you need to move on! If you think Oldies are the way to go, perhaps you should buy a Low Power transmitter from Chris, and make a success of it yourself... In this economy Kenny, all industries are struggling, radio, auto industry, travel, banking. I know this for a fact!
Rigger - apologies if I intimidate you, but thank you for the compliment.. Better than Cool 102.. That will please the music director!
Jimmy - Problem with the signal is the tower being on Block Island, and playing to 12 miles of ocean before it reaches land.. Must admit the signal is great along the CT shoreline from Old Saybrook, and covers a good portion of SE Connecticut as well as the southern half of Rhode Island. I think you'll find a larger portion of WJZS programming is live than perhaps you are aware!
Swing-FM, sadly the whole Jazz/Blues/Swing genre isnt a money grabber. I know member of the SwingFM audience were rabid fans, but it just doesnt pay the bills in Rhode Island. Which is why nonprofits (college stations/NPR stations) can do it. A change of direction was needed in South County, and it seems to be working!
All the best
Jazzy Geoff
Heading home 3-7pm
Variety 99.3 WJZS
Kenny - Arranged marriages are full of difficulties.. Perhaps you are yearning to dress up in a Bee costume again.. It's over Ken, you need to move on! If you think Oldies are the way to go, perhaps you should buy a Low Power transmitter from Chris, and make a success of it yourself... In this economy Kenny, all industries are struggling, radio, auto industry, travel, banking. I know this for a fact!
Rigger - apologies if I intimidate you, but thank you for the compliment.. Better than Cool 102.. That will please the music director!
Jimmy - Problem with the signal is the tower being on Block Island, and playing to 12 miles of ocean before it reaches land.. Must admit the signal is great along the CT shoreline from Old Saybrook, and covers a good portion of SE Connecticut as well as the southern half of Rhode Island. I think you'll find a larger portion of WJZS programming is live than perhaps you are aware!
Swing-FM, sadly the whole Jazz/Blues/Swing genre isnt a money grabber. I know member of the SwingFM audience were rabid fans, but it just doesnt pay the bills in Rhode Island. Which is why nonprofits (college stations/NPR stations) can do it. A change of direction was needed in South County, and it seems to be working!
All the best
Jazzy Geoff
Heading home 3-7pm
Variety 99.3 WJZS
jazzjock said:
First Geoff, I never had a problem with you.Second I do like what I hear on WJZS now.The voicetracking does sound cheesy once in awhile. I only suggested Scott Shannon's True Oldies because I know for a fact by speaking to someone there at WJZS they are not making alot of money.They don't have the staff they used too.
I was only making a suggestion that I know would never happen.
Second, As for Chris Dipaola. I wish him all the luck in the world with 1230 am once he gets it with todays economy.If he thinks he can operate 1230 am in the black.Then God Bless him.He knows he has challenges with it.He knows Big stations can't afford to pay ascap fees for the internet streams.He knows why WPRV dropped the oldies.Because of the fees to play music.He knows all of this.
Third, As for me. When I was doing his Time Machine the other day. I was bored with it.I had no spizzaz about doing it. Wheather it's on the air or DJing a party. I just really don't care for the gig anymore.
Now you ask yourself, Why is he(me) always on RI info board.The answer is.. I love the gossip of it and the guessing of what's going to happen next.
Finally, I make probably more money than you right now with full benifits supervising a cleaning crew that cleans tiolets.
Now I'll listen to my Ipod
kenwood101 said:
Name me one station in Rhode Island that does have the staff ? Clear Channel and Citadel have both cleared out staff, along with a very long laundry list of other industries. Maybe cleaning toilets is the way to go ;-) Hope you checked on e-verify your toilet crew are legal ;-)
Just seems Kenny, you are always chasing an oldies format. The oldies of the 1980s, - music from the 50s and 60s, are now superceded by the oldies of the 2000s.. music from the 70s and 80s. Wont be long before the 1990s will slip into the golden oldie format.
Geoff
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za-rex
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Cat Country seems to have the staff
jazzjock said:
Geoff,
I like oldies .Don't get me wrong. I am constantly fighting with Chris Dipaola about this.To me the core music of an oldies type playlist list would be the years of 68-85 ish right now.Maybe a sprinkle of earlier tunes.But they have to popular and far and in between in order for them to work. if you want people to listen and spend money at your clients.You need to get the 25-54 year olds sucked in and then hit them up with sponsers that are appealing.
WKNL in New London is doing a bang up job with introducing late 70's in the playlist with an occasional FAts Domino or Dion and the Belmounts tune tossed in for good flavor.
Playing strictly music pre-1972 is not going to make you money.It's fun to listen too but you will be in a soup line for meals rather than twin oaks.
As for me bringing in True Oldies to a 99.3. That would be phenominal on a bussiness piont.Sorry but fire the whole air staff.Have one local person on in the morning and do selling.1 secretary to do traffic(spots) and answer the phone and one manager of the place who could voice track afternnons if needed.
There I just cut WJZS's staff down to 3 full-timers,and sales people who work on commision only.
I believe that you want to target the music to what people were listening to between the ages of 10 and 30. That is the music that people grew up with. It's when memories were made. First Date, First job, First car, First marriage. All kinds of important firsts. Those are the tunes that really hold a place in our hearts.
Therefore if your target demo is 25-54 years old, than TODAY the perfect oldies station should be playing music that was out between 1965 to 1994. That would cover your entire target demo.
Therefore if your target demo is 25-54 years old, than TODAY the perfect oldies station should be playing music that was out between 1965 to 1994. That would cover your entire target demo.
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Moonstruck
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I think I read once where it's the music you listened to at about age 16 you should be looking at but nowadays I think that whole idea is dated. It's one of those old wives tales radio tells. There are too many other ways of getting music. Look at Providence. New people are not moving in, or at least new people that speak English. Employers are not able to attract out-of-staters. The younger demos get their music elsewhere. Once you reach a certain age you become less active in seeking out music. I agree with some of what has been said in the past that radio should target the demographics that still care about the kind of radio they heard when they were teens and not just the music. Runrigger said it. The whole shebang and not just the music. Go for the people who want the whole shebang. How does WPRO sell to older demographics? Numbers aren't bad but they're not over the top. They know how to sell it and if you're looking for a talk station they do present an atmosphere that WHJJ doesn't have. Talk radio listeners are late 50s and on up but WPRO is selling spots based on this audience. Music radio doesn't know how because too many local stations can't put together a total product. I honestly think older oldies can still work if you don't ignore 70s and maybe some 80s mixed in.
kenwood101 said:
You are still clining to the oldies Kenny! Let it go! It seems our playlist is skewed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s, with a few songs from the 1990s..
As for getting rid of all the shows except morning drive! Well thanks for doing me out of a job.. I hope next time your face is down a toilet the lid falls on your head and knocks some sense into you, young man ;-)
in good humour!
Geoff
Skynet74 said:
He said it because I am a Cleaning Supervisor at Foxwoods making a decent paycheck with full benifits.I do like the music on WJZS but this area is over run by 70's and 80's music.I only suggested "True Oldies" on 99.3 as a bussiness decision. Oldies still has a niche life but Scott Shannon is starting to sell out with the later 70's on the channel.
As for Geoff. I don't want him out of work at WJZS or Metro traffic.
I want him to tell me where the traffic jams are and not in it trying to squeegee my window and take the chance of getting run over.
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