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Anyone notice there was only 1 person on all day yesterday on Pulse ::) ? Anyone notice how long it's been since their phone has not been "in service" phone company's way of not embarrassing you by telling everyone your phone was disconnected ::). Seems like we will have to embrace Party 105 as it will soon be the only dance station.
 
optimum said:
Anyone notice there was only 1 person on all day yesterday on Pulse ::) ? Anyone notice how long it's been since their phone has not been "in service" phone company's way of not embarrassing you by telling everyone your phone was disconnected ::). Seems like we will have to embrace Party 105 as it will soon be the only dance station.
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A Lack of staff on the air and a disconnected phone? Gee, I have to think something is going on..

I don't care if "a couple" staffers cought the flu.. in NYC, you find someone to be on the air!
 
KDRadio said:
yes I think you are right on the money for that
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That.. and if the phone disconnection was nothing more then a mistake, it doesn't last for days on end.

A Phone Disconnection is the FIRST sign of trouble! I've worked for stations where the phone lines were disconnected and it meant bills weren't paid and was a precursor to what was going to happen.
 
Tony, you're one of the one the most vocal advocates for dance fans, is there anyway you can try to look into what's going on at Pulse, if anything? Just wondering. All this gloom and doom talk is stressing me out, lolol...
 
I am trying....BELIEVE ME, I am! ???

I found out what I could so far, and as much as I TRY to keep a positive outlook on things, in this case I really don't know how long things are going to be. Just enjoy the station and support it. That's really all we can do.
 
I did get these......
TEMPORARY numbers:

(718) 724-1834
(718) 724-1830

And I will STILL STAND on certain things regarding Pulse. For all it's worth, when Pulse goes down yes, I'm saying WHEN.....it is NOT because of the programming.

There still was a need for a current based dance station in NYC and I strongly believe if another station did a format like this, they could actually get good ratings. It's just a matter of getting a better signal that every car could receive, along with a budget to do a heavy promotional campaign (billboards, subway and bus advertising, banner ads, etc.). THOSE were the limitations of Pulse.

For what it's worth, I am still hanging on. And when things end, we will do what we have to do...AGAIN!

Though I think this time around, I may start telling people to buy smartphones and get Pandora or Mundu Radio.
 
Here's my two cents about this...

Obviously I have no idea what's happening at Pulse, and whether they are on their way out (that's what recent comments seem to be indicating). However, if Pulse does go down, I wouldn't view it as a failure for dance music on regular radio. If anything, Pulse's PPM stats are pretty encouraging, when considering everything that was working against the station from day 1, from its relatively weaker signal, to its dial position, to lack of real marketing. The station also sounded pretty slick most of the time, and I'm sure people took notice.

Despite that, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for another dance format to return to the radio in NYC, because there's many other factors that would get in the way of that happening. But I wouldn't say it's impossible either. I think a station with the same, or similar kind of presentation as Pulse might just make money and draw desirable young demos if it were on a full-powered signal.

I think Pulse's (possible) failure is really more an indictment of Mega Media group, which is involved in other ventures beyond just radio, than Pulse itself. If the company didn't have a lot of money from the start and was in financial trouble, coupled with the economic crisis we're in, it's not a surprise if they can't pay their bills.
 
There will always be Party 105 ::) Perhaps they should get TMO to take over I have a feeling Ron Morey would be a better CEO than the "russian p-diddy". Just look at everything TMO has against it yet they are there and apparently will be there. The only way Pulse would survive is if you replace "Russia's p-broke-ee" with Ron Morey. 8)
 
I can't say it was good while it lasted. The signal is bad and it is too Gudio Intensive.

Guidos are not only people living in New York City. They could have added some good Pop Dance,a little bit of Trance, a few R&B songs (without those horrible remixes) for the masses and a few Soulful House songs.

They would have gotten the young,non-guido 20-somethings with POP DANCE.
The Manhattan Club Heads with a few Trance Songs.
The Black and Asian folks with Soulhouse songs.
And the young Black and White kids with the non-remix Crossover R&B songs.

Thats the way you do Dance Music on a commercial radio station. Thats the way Hot 103/97 did it back in the day. I like the way Rhythmic Power 96 (Miami) adds Dance Songs to it's Hip-Hop heavy playlist. They are not a Dance Station,but will hit you with a local or National/International Dance song every couple of hours. One of the biggest songs on the station is "Day n Night" by Kid Kudi. Im feeling that song.
 
radioguybroadcasting said:
Why can't you dance fans accept the fact that if it were a VIABLE format, someone with a "full power" FM signal on the "regular" FM band would already be doing it?
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You mean like the viable formats like K-Rock and 'RXP that we're currently seeing on full-power FM's? (I don't mean to pick on rock, it's just that those stations are in the doldrums).
 
neo11 said:
radioguybroadcasting said:
Why can't you dance fans accept the fact that if it were a VIABLE format, someone with a "full power" FM signal on the "regular" FM band would already be doing it?
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You mean like the viable formats like K-Rock and 'RXP that we're currently seeing on full-power FM's? (I don't mean to pick on rock, it's just that those stations are in the doldrums).
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As "un-viable" as those formats are, don't you think of Dance would bring better numbers, those stations.. RXP and KRock would pick up dance?
 
A couple of things:

Optimum: I don't know the financial status of TMO (though I would think it's somewhat better than Mega Media) but didn't the company try to unload Party 105 and the other stations in the TMO "umbrella"? (107.1 & 98.5). But then again, they did make good bucks selling the 92.7 signal years ago.

JerseyDude: You're headed in a dangerous direction by stereotyping cultures. And I hate to say it but Hot 103/97 was no different in terms of their musical direction....just that everything was NEW.

Radioguy: The one thing that you're not considering in terms of what you're saying.....corporate doesn't "get it!" These are the same people who took a legendary oldies station out of 'CBS and flipped it without warning to "Jack". Yeah, they look at the black and white in terms of demos, numbers, etc. but they don't see what's "outside of the box" here and to that there are many GOOD lessons that can be learned from Pulse. There are also many BAD lessons as well but regardless of those that have been repeated here ad nauseum, for the 8+ months the station has been here, it did bring in people who were "shut out" by terrestrial radio to give a listen.

Neo11: There was actually a reason why I changed the name from "Metro New York Dance Radio Coalition" to "New York Dance Music Coalition". I think this time around once Pulse goes and with corporate's thinking, Internet streams will have to be the way to go. I'll still try for terrestrial since there should be something "local", but quite honestly as long as things remain status quo radio is "dead"
 
Come on people. I have been hearing this same old story for months now, and yet Pulse is still on the air every day. First it was the speculation that Star and Buc Wild leaving is related to the stations finances, and then Jules, and now the phone lines... etc...

Unless someone has any actual proof that they are not going to survive, all this speculation is pointless.

1. There was an article in the NY Daily News on the very next Saturday after Star's Friday departure, indirectly stating that the station has terminated the show.

A quote from the story:
The departure of Star and Buc Wild was a joint decision, with the programming director of Pulse 87 wanting to maintain its "stationality" for its listeners.

It's very interesting how all this went down right before Pulse published their PPM numbers.

2. I agree that Jewelz leaving and coming back after a week is definitely questionable, but if Pulse was really in such a bad shape, why would she come back, especially if she already had another gig in FL.

3. I tried calling the Pulse request line at 718-421-7500, and it does state that it is disconnected, however, they do seem to have a backup line in place. All this talk about the line being a tale tale sign of a doomsday scenario is bullshit. How come the main number for Pulse, which is the same prefix as the request line, is still in service? 718-421-9400 This is the number listed on their website under: http://www.pulse87.com/contact.html
When the phone company does a disconnect, would they not take down the entire service, not just some parts of it?

Ok, that's my two cents. Bring it on.
 
From my perspective, Syntax, it is a concern and I will admit to that.

I'm not just viewing Pulse as a New York thing but looking at the bigger picture. And lately, dance music has been getting whacked AGAIN! We've lost KNRJ (Energy 92.7/101.1) in Phoenix, AZ. The Sirius XM merger whacked 6 stations (The Beat, The System, The Move, Chrome, The Strobe, Boombox). So of course I'm fearing things because YES we are in a bad economy right now and the last thing I would want is to see what WAS available disappearing on us.

I DON'T want Pulse to go. Heck, if I had some "chump change" to the tune of a million, I'd let Mr. Shvarts have it, if that's what it would take to save the station. We, the coalition, need as much proof as we possibly can to show that a format like this can work, that despite the limitations it has against them, Pulse is THE example of what is needed for dance music.

Is there room for improvement? Sure, and that can be said for anything! Me personally, I'd like to hear some progressive house style shows (similar to what the underground clubs in Manhattan, like Mansion, are doing). But you know what? No complaints if it doesn't happen. Joel Salkowitz is doing what he does and he has my support.

Once the journey ends (as it did with the original 'KTU, Hot 97 and 103.5 'KTU AS dance/rhythmic), we can look at the whole experience and learn the lessons from it.

TS

P.S.: Regarding the phone lines.....it could be possible that the main Mega Media number (9400) and Pulse's number (7500) are on different lines thus operate on different billing? Just a guess.
 
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