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- Thread starter MikeStandardsFromIndiana
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Mike, do you think this station really fits "CHR"? Is is a try at a more MainstreamCHR approach rather than a RhythmicCHR that Now has evolved into?
This is more of a Adult CHR like ZPL Is than Even a Mainstream CHR would even be. im waiting to see if they play a song that has any rap verse in it to see if they pull a ZPL on it
In the Same time that I94 has been on the Air. WWWQ Atlanta's Cumulus CHR is 8 Currents to 11 Recurrents/Gold. a big Difference of what has happened on I94 thus far which is like 8 to 17ish ive lost track
Heck they are even playing it safer than ZPL does on Katy Perry's Hot n Cold in the line where she says in the Album Version which ZPL Plays where she says you PMS like a B***h i would know. I94 plays You PMS like a Girl i Would know. watch them counterdict themselves when they play Theory of a Deadman Bad girlfriend and not Censor @$$ in the song like ZPL does and radio Now doesnt
Oh yeah one other thing!!! Look for lots of Rob Thomas to be played also LOL... Off to work I go... CC1
As If 93.9 Wasnt playing enough Rob Thomas to begin with from the Warm 93.9 Days LOL
Your upper demo w 25-34 love Rob Thomas! CHR targets 18-34.There's no rule in CHR radio that everything they play has to appeal to teens and has to have a "rap" in it. A lot of CHR stations forget about the upper demo women, therefore they turn off the CHR station and flip on the HOT AC. Smart CHR stations keep their adult females happy by playing some of the top HOT AC hits. Otherwise, they lose the upper demo. In order for a station to make $$, those upper demo numbers are important. There's nothing wrong with a CHR station playing Lady Gaga, T.I. and Rob Thomas on the same station. Call it what you want, it's still a CHR.
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Onesimus
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What's sad is that they let go of one of the most gifted CHR minds in the market when they cut Fritz Moser loose. I'm tired of being "nice". Cumulus could f*** up a wet dream and a one car parade....on the same day!
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Bring back Jammin' John Trout!!
This is what Cumulus does. Extremely watered-down, coporate playlists from Jan-70-year-old-I-worked-at-WLS-so-I-MUST-be-right-Jeffries. And there is nothing wrong with Rob Thomas, when the song is actually strong and becomes a hit. Jan plays any and all Mbox20/Rob that lands on his desk. Major hard-on for that artist.
RadioNOW has nothing to worry about. To be honest, I don't think it'll crack a 2.5. If it does, it will fall below that threshold again.
Q100/Atlanta does well because of The Bert Show. KRBE/Houston does well because of their heritage. But lately they are losing 18-34 to CBS' HOT 957. In markets where Cumulus owns a CHR, and it has an on format competitor, those are the only 2 cases that I can think of where Cumulus wins. RadioNOW has always been aggressive and I don't think Cumulus stands a chance.
RadioNOW has nothing to worry about. To be honest, I don't think it'll crack a 2.5. If it does, it will fall below that threshold again.
Q100/Atlanta does well because of The Bert Show. KRBE/Houston does well because of their heritage. But lately they are losing 18-34 to CBS' HOT 957. In markets where Cumulus owns a CHR, and it has an on format competitor, those are the only 2 cases that I can think of where Cumulus wins. RadioNOW has always been aggressive and I don't think Cumulus stands a chance.
Sounds like ZPL without all the talk
When does YES.com pick up a new station
Slightly off subject but I'm noticing that the stream is EXCELLENT quality - Clear Channel has some great quality listening online on IHeartRadio. Why are all the CBS stations have such poor quality on line streams?
When does YES.com pick up a new station
Slightly off subject but I'm noticing that the stream is EXCELLENT quality - Clear Channel has some great quality listening online on IHeartRadio. Why are all the CBS stations have such poor quality on line streams?
This will be on in every store in the mall (that isn't paying for another music feed) by the end of the weekend
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Post Coital Bliss
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radioboymark said:
Castleton Mall maybe. Not enough signal for the other malls however
Fritz and John we know were the two let go. Who was the one hire?
Carl Frye formerly of Radio One's WHHH and WYJZ did PM Drive on Tuesday Afternoon when it was still Warm
Well, I had a feeling Cumulus might go CHR as I'd posted on this board yesterday.
The imaging is great, but as you've all pointed out the music mix leaves a lot to be desired. Whether a CHR leans Rhythmic, pure Pop, Rock, or Adult, it should not be so Recurrent-intensive. Nor should its playlist be dictated from Atlanta - the fact that it's hard to distinguish most of the Cumulus-owned CHRs is a crying shame.
Indianapolis is NOT Atlanta, not Houston, and definitely not Rockford. The sad thing is that I'm looking at old issues of Radio & Records from the 80s, at old CHR playlists. Jan Jaffries did a decent job when he was at B-104 Baltimore, he was also in Chicago for awhile (which was pointed out in this thread), as well as 94 Q Atlanta, and very early in the decade I believe he was at K-92 Roanoke. There were some CHRs back in the 80s that were pretty conservative, like 94 KTI Milwaukee, and Jan seems to be stuck on that mentality. Either than one, or the mentality seen by many medium-sized CHRs in the mid 90s. What a shame.
Anyways, like several of you have pointed out, it looks like Z-99.5 might have more to worry about than Radio Now 100.9...
The imaging is great, but as you've all pointed out the music mix leaves a lot to be desired. Whether a CHR leans Rhythmic, pure Pop, Rock, or Adult, it should not be so Recurrent-intensive. Nor should its playlist be dictated from Atlanta - the fact that it's hard to distinguish most of the Cumulus-owned CHRs is a crying shame.
Indianapolis is NOT Atlanta, not Houston, and definitely not Rockford. The sad thing is that I'm looking at old issues of Radio & Records from the 80s, at old CHR playlists. Jan Jaffries did a decent job when he was at B-104 Baltimore, he was also in Chicago for awhile (which was pointed out in this thread), as well as 94 Q Atlanta, and very early in the decade I believe he was at K-92 Roanoke. There were some CHRs back in the 80s that were pretty conservative, like 94 KTI Milwaukee, and Jan seems to be stuck on that mentality. Either than one, or the mentality seen by many medium-sized CHRs in the mid 90s. What a shame.
Anyways, like several of you have pointed out, it looks like Z-99.5 might have more to worry about than Radio Now 100.9...
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Onesimus
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The station does sound good technically. Their engineer (Jake) has a great set of ears.
Usually Yes.com picks up with what ever song is monitered even during a format change but for some reason Warm stopped reporting into what ever service yes.com uses on 6/29/09 at 4:07pmradioboymark said:
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