How much longer will WXRP stay AAA? What is the next format on 101.9FM

[softmachine]

I would find it hard to imagine a Country format working in this market. Maybe in rural upstate New York, but not NYC.

Why not? We had a GREAT country station in NYC for years (WHN 1050AM - Del DeMontreux, Larry Kenny, even Les Davis...) AND we had a station (Y-107FM) that almost succeeded in becoming heir apparent to the WHN legacy (Ray Rossi, Larry Bear, Amy Paige)..Why can't country work in NYC once more? I've seen SO MUCH press that EVERY time a country artist comes to NYC, that they SELL OUT (so much for the "aw, country ain't gonna work in NYC" complaint)....

That was more than 20 years ago.

 

[andreajesus]

actually, that was ten years ago....

 

[neo11]

No, that was more than 20 years ago. I think WHN ceased to exist in 1987 or 1988. You may be thinking about 103.5 WYNY, but it's 12 and a half years since their demise as well. And their ratings and billing weren't exactly stellar before then either.

 

[andreajesus]

I was talking about WYNY 103.5 which IS a little OVER ten years ago - of course I knew that WHN WAS 20 years ago (I'm actually old enough to remember them; I'm 49!)

 

[softmachine]

I was talking about WYNY 103.5 which IS a little OVER ten years ago - of course I knew that WHN WAS 20 years ago (I'm actually old enough to remember them; I'm 49!)

All country formats make time seem longer.

And you didn't bring up KHK.

 

[andreajesus]

well, ain't that something!! Can't believe I forgot about "Kick 106".....Thanks!!

 

[neo11]

I was talking about WYNY 103.5 which IS a little OVER ten years ago - of course I knew that WHN WAS 20 years ago (I'm actually old enough to remember them; I'm 49!)

All country formats make time seem longer.

And you didn't bring up KHK.

Yes, a radio station that went off the air even before WHN (24 years ago to be exact)! That's solid evidence to bring country back to the NYC airwaves.

 

[NoMoreLurking]

Look at the economics of EMMS. Em-mess will have to sell something to stay alive. It won't be anything in LA or Chicago, or that would leave them with a stand-alone in one of those markets. It won't be Hot 97, it won't be #1 WRKS. (And it won't be the powerful Terre Haute cluster, lol.) So let's see now, what Em-mess station could fetch the most cash based on the value of its license alone?

Lesley Framm and Steve Craig must have missed the "for sale" sign in Emmis's yard when they came to interview for their gigs. If Univision could have scraped up the ca$h in January, Luis Jimenez would be on 101.9. So Em-mess turned it into RXP in Feb - but realistically they would still sell it in a New York, er, an indianapolis minute.

I disagree that XRP will be around for at least a year. It could be less. RXP will be around until Em-mess finds a buyer, and no new owner is going to keep a 0.8 format.

Framm and Craig - I hope you decided to rent. And found 6-month leases.

 

[deadman]

RXP's Playlist is the best I have seen in a long time..

3:02 PM "R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A." - JOHN MELLENCAMP
2:59 PM "DIG IN" - LENNY KRAVITZ
2:54 PM "JET" - PAUL MCCARTNEY AND WINGS
2:51 PM "ORPHANS" - BECK
2:45 PM "CANNONBALL" - BREEDERS
2:42 PM "WALK AWAY (LIVE)" - JOE WALSH
2:38 PM "MODERN LOVE" - DAVID BOWIE
2:34 PM "TRASHCAN" - DELTA SPIRIT
2:30 PM "LOW" - CRACKER
2:20 PM "EVERYWHERE THAT I'M NOT" - TRANSLATOR
2:17 PM "PROVE IT ALL NIGHT" - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
2:12 PM "WHY DO MEN FIGHT" - CARBON/SILICON
2:03 PM "MONEY FOR NOTHING" - DIRE STRAITS
1:59 PM "BOUND FOR THE FLOOR" - LOCAL H
1:55 PM "SHATTERED" - ROLLING STONES
1:52 PM "STRANGE TIMES" - THE BLACK KEYS
1:44 PM "STAND" - R.E.M.
1:41 PM "I COULD DIE FOR YOU" - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
1:36 PM "EMPTY SPACES/YOUNG LUST" - PINK FLOYD
1:32 PM "GLORIFIED G" - PEARL JAM
1:28 PM "THE UNDERDOG" - SPOON
1:25 PM "KISS THE DIRT (FALLING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN)" - INXS
1:15 PM "SHUT YOUR EYES" - SNOW PATROL
1:11 PM "MAINLINE FLORIDA" - ERIC CLAPTON
1:07 PM "GLYCERINE" - BUSH
1:03 PM "VIVA LA VIDA" - COLDPLAY
12:58 PM "WHITE WEDDING" - BILLY IDOL
12:54 PM "KRYPTONITE" - 3 DOORS DOWN
12:51 PM "STORIES FOR BOYS" - U2
12:43 PM "RAMBLE ON" - LED ZEPPELIN
12:39 PM "I'M AMAZED" - MY MORNING JACKET
12:36 PM "WILD NIGHT" - JOHN MELLENCAMP
12:32 PM "I LIKE WHAT YOU SAY" - NADA SURF
12:27 PM "PERSONAL JESUS" - DEPECHE MODE
12:20 PM "STELLAR" - INCUBUS
12:16 PM "SURRENDER" - CHEAP TRICK
12:12 PM "SEQUESTERED IN MEMPHIS" - THE HOLD STEADY
12:07 PM "BEDS ARE BURNING" - MIDNIGHT OIL
12:04 PM "BOHEMIAN LIKE YOU" - DANDY WARHOLS
11:58 AM "SPACE ODDITY" - DAVID BOWIE
11:54 AM "STEADY, AS SHE GOES" - RACONTEURS
11:45 AM "HOT FOR TEACHER" - VAN HALEN
11:41 AM "FREEWAY" - AIMEE MANN
11:34 AM "SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL" - ROLLING STONES
11:30 AM "WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH?" - R.E.M.
11:27 AM "LIVIN' IN THE FUTURE" - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
11:19 AM "SHE SELLS SANCTUARY" - THE CULT
11:15 AM "SOMEBODY TOLD ME" - KILLERS
11:13 AM "I'M SO TIRED" - BEATLES
11:09 AM "IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY" - SHERYL CROW
11:05 AM "DON'T YOU EVAH" - SPOON
11:02 AM "CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU" - POLICE
10:57 AM "THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN" - THIN LIZZY
10:54 AM "PORK AND BEANS" - WEEZER
10:46 AM "SCAR TISSUE" - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
10:39 AM "EXODUS" - BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS
10:35 AM "DUDE (LOOKS LIKE A LADY)" - AEROSMITH
10:31 AM "DIAMOND HOO HA MAN" - SUPERGRASS
10:27 AM "INSIDE OUT" - EVE 6
10:19 AM "RUMBLE IN BRIGHTON" - STRAY CATS
10:14 AM "WHAT IS & WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE" - LED ZEPPELIN
10:11 AM "27 JENNIFERS" - MIKE DOUGHTY
10:07 AM "YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG" - AC/DC
10:03 AM "TOO MUCH" - DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
9:59 AM "WATCHING THE DETECTIVES" - ELVIS COSTELLO
9:54 AM "SMOKIN'" - BOSTON
9:49 AM "THE PRETENDER" - FOO FIGHTERS
9:45 AM "LOSER" - BECK
9:42 AM "FOXY LADY" - JIMI HENDRIX
9:32 AM "WALK ON" - U2
9:28 AM "TOM'S DINER" - SUZANNE VEGA/D.N.A.
9:24 AM "PAINT IT BLACK" - ROLLING STONES
9:04 AM "OLD ENOUGH" - RACONTEURS
9:00 AM "WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE?" - VAN HALEN
8:57 AM "NIGHT" - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
8:54 AM "CALL ME" - BLONDIE
8:42 AM "I WILL POSSESS YOUR HEART" - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
8:31 AM "BASKET CASE" - GREEN DAY
8:28 AM "WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT" - JOHN LENNON
8:23 AM "FLAKE" - JACK JOHNSON
8:19 AM "PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE" - DEPECHE MODE
8:15 AM "LOVE IS NOISE" - THE VERVE
8:07 AM "I WANT YOU TO WANT ME" - CHEAP TRICK
8:00 AM "SHINE" - COLLECTIVE SOUL
7:56 AM "FRIENDS" - LED ZEPPELIN
7:54 AM "I FOUGHT THE LAW" - CLASH
7:50 AM "THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET" - MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES
7:44 AM "LEVON" - ELTON JOHN
7:31 AM "DANI CALIFORNIA" - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
7:26 AM "THE LOVECATS" - THE CURE
7:23 AM "IN THE END" - LINKIN PARK
7:20 AM "YOU REALLY GOT ME" - KINKS
7:11 AM "ORPHANS" - BECK
7:04 AM "BAD TO THE BONE" - GEORGE THOROGOOD
7:00 AM "ANGEL OF HARLEM" - U2
6:56 AM "(WHAT'S SO FUNNY 'BOUT) PEACE, LOVE, & UNDERSTANDING" - ELVIS COSTELLO
6:50 AM "MONEY" - PINK FLOYD
6:46 AM "WHAT WOULD YOU SAY" - DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
6:41 AM "VIVA LA VIDA" - COLDPLAY
6:31 AM "LIKE THE WAY I DO" - MELISSA ETHERIDGE
6:27 AM "ENEMY" - DAYS OF THE NEW
6:22 AM "FAME" - DAVID BOWIE
6:13 AM "HARD SUN" - EDDIE VEDDER
6:05 AM "MEAN STREET" - VAN HALEN
6:02 AM "GOOD" - BETTER THAN EZRA
5:58 AM "HATE IT HERE" - WILCO
5:53 AM "WHAT IT TAKES" - AEROSMITH
5:46 AM "RUN" - SNOW PATROL
5:42 AM "REVOLUTION" - BEATLES
5:35 AM "LET ME GO" - CAKE
5:30 AM "SCARE EASY" - MUDCRUTCH
5:28 AM "BLISTER IN THE SUN" - VIOLENT FEMMES
5:22 AM "HERE IS GONE" - GOO GOO DOLLS
5:17 AM "THEME FROM AN IMAGINARY WESTERN" - MOUNTAIN
5:12 AM "MY FAVORITE MISTAKE" - SHERYL CROW
5:09 AM "I'M AMAZED" - MY MORNING JACKET
5:04 AM "BIG TIME" - PETER GABRIEL
4:59 AM "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" - NIRVANA
4:56 AM "PEACHES EN REGALIA" - FRANK ZAPPA
4:51 AM "LEARN TO FLY" - FOO FIGHTERS
4:48 AM "(WISH I COULD FLY LIKE) SUPERMAN" - KINKS
4:43 AM "DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP" - AC/DC
4:39 AM "DON'T YOU EVAH" - SPOON
4:36 AM "BRAIN STEW" - GREEN DAY
4:33 AM "TAKE CARE OF US" - STAR SPANGLES
4:27 AM "DIRTY LAUNDRY" - DON HENLEY
4:19 AM "WARNING SIGN" - COLDPLAY
4:15 AM "ROCK & ROLL FANTASY" - BAD COMPANY
4:12 AM "HOPE" - JACK JOHNSON
4:08 AM "CENTERFOLD" - J. GEILS BAND
4:03 AM "GONE AWAY" - OFFSPRING
3:59 AM "SOUL MEETS BODY" - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
3:54 AM "DEVIL INSIDE" - INXS
3:48 AM "GIRLS IN THEIR SUMMER CLOTHES" - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
3:44 AM "ALL THE YOUNG DUDES" - MOTT THE HOOPLE
3:39 AM "ANTS MARCHING" - DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
3:32 AM "STRAIGHT LINES" - SILVERCHAIR
3:28 AM "PRIDE AND JOY" - STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
3:25 AM "ONE THING" - FINGER ELEVEN
3:21 AM "DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE" - STEELY DAN
3:15 AM "BLACK" - PEARL JAM
3:12 AM "PORK AND BEANS" - WEEZER
3:07 AM "CRYIN'" - AEROSMITH
3:03 AM "ENJOY THE SILENCE" - DEPECHE MODE
2:59 AM "GO TO SLEEP" - RADIOHEAD
2:54 AM "HEY HEY MY MY (INTO THE BLACK)" - NEIL YOUNG
2:50 AM "OLD ENOUGH" - RACONTEURS
2:44 AM "MYSTERIOUS WAYS" - U2
2:41 AM "I'VE GOT A FEELING" - BEATLES
2:37 AM "ORANGE CRUSH" - R.E.M.
2:34 AM "THE STEP AND THE WALK" - THE DUKE SPIRIT
2:30 AM "SEMI-CHARMED LIFE" - THIRD EYE BLIND
2:25 AM "TALK TO YA LATER" - THE TUBES
2:18 AM "WHIPPING POST" - ALLMAN BROTHERS
2:14 AM "EDIBLE" - GRAN BEL FISHER
2:09 AM "SYNCHRONICITY II" - POLICE
2:03 AM "LET LOVE RULE" - LENNY KRAVITZ
1:56 AM "LAYLA" - DEREK & THE DOMINOES
1:48 AM "LOST!" - COLDPLAY
1:44 AM "OWNER OF A LONELY HEART" - YES
1:40 AM "STRANGE CONDITION" - PETE YORN
1:34 AM "WHO ARE YOU?" - THE WHO
1:29 AM "TOUCH, PEEL AND STAND" - DAYS OF THE NEW
1:25 AM "LONG ROAD TO RUIN" - FOO FIGHTERS
1:21 AM "PRECIOUS" - PRETENDERS
1:15 AM "HANGING BY A MOMENT" - LIFEHOUSE
1:11 AM "HEY BABY" - TED NUGENT
1:08 AM "WHEN I COME AROUND" - GREEN DAY
1:04 AM "I WILL POSSESS YOUR HEART" - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
1:01 AM "NEED YOU TONIGHT" - INXS
12:57 AM "TAKE ME OUT" - FRANZ FERDINAND
12:52 AM "ROAD TO NOWHERE" - TALKING HEADS
12:45 AM "TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT" - LED ZEPPELIN
12:41 AM "ORPHANS" - BECK
12:37 AM "FREE FALLIN'" - TOM PETTY
12:34 AM "FORT HOOD" - MIKE DOUGHTY
12:29 AM "ALIVE AND KICKING" - SIMPLE MINDS
12:26 AM "CHOCOLATE" - SNOW PATROL
12:20 AM "JAMIE'S CRYIN'" - VAN HALEN
12:16 AM "UNTIL THE DAY IS DONE" - REM
12:11 AM "REBEL YELL" - BILLY IDOL
12:07 AM "TWICE AS HARD" - BLACK CROWES
12:02 AM "MISS YOU" - ROLLING STONES

 

[lalumia]

as Iggy would say, "No Fun"; no Pistols, no Dolls;
no Stooges, no Ramones;
no Damned, no Lou Reed;
no MC5, no Patti Smith,
no T.Rex, Wayne County, Toyah or Cherry Vanilla...
no Pere Ubu, no Dead Boys...
NO SALE!

 

[Indielover]

as Iggy would say, "No Fun"; no Pistols, no Dolls;
no Stooges, no Ramones;
no Damned, no Lou Reed;
no MC5, no Patti Smith,
no T.Rex, Wayne County, Toyah or Cherry Vanilla...
no Pere Ubu, no Dead Boys...
NO SALE!

Ah but they did play the "dolls", GOO GOO DOLLS...as I looked through the list I was thinking...ok, goo goo dolls, but no NY Dolls, whom they have played. Overall there are many good songs on the list, however John Mellencamp "Wild Night" or Aerosmith "Dude looks like a lady", or goo goo dolls..I was sitting through these "songs" (daily it seemed) when I listened regularly. I don't see much difference in the playlist..

 

[lalumia]

was sitting through these "songs" (daily it seemed) when I listened regularly. I don't see much difference in the playlist..

you wouldn't mind so much if this blase McSame selection was connecting with an audience(which does not seem to exist),but it's clearly not working,and a sense of adventure is the only thing that could possibly save the day

 

[BJSteigner]

I wonder if Emmis really knew what was going on?

Since they installed the morning and afternoon drivers, how about a night driver?