I was finally able to listen to the pulse!!!

[Morpheux]

Smart move on KTU's part to book artists that are on heavy rotation at Pulse. Will Pulse start phasing out some of their stronger recurrents? Its like the stealing of superdelegates from an also ran candidate (pulse) to the enventual winnner (Ktu).

Ummm....do realize that a lot of the artists on the lineup STILL get airplay of their classic tracks on 'KTU. So it's really not a "steal" from Pulse.

Im talking about the current dance artists like Ida Corr,Basshunter etc, who first received airplay on Pulse and whose songs are part of the Pulse brand. Its a punch in the stomach of Pulse no matter how much spinning you give it.

 

[TonySantiago]

Im talking about the current dance artists like Ida Corr,Basshunter etc, who first received airplay on Pulse and whose songs are part of the Pulse brand. Its a punch in the stomach of Pulse no matter how much spinning you give it.

I see it as more exposure for the artists above, and good for them for getting the opportunity to reach out to a bigger audience! The BIGGER test would be to see if 'KTU will PLAY them!

With currents, 'KTU has stuck to PROVEN charters such as David Guetta and September. If they DO play Ida Corr and Basshunter because of the Beatstock concert promotion, then backhandedly Pulse had to have SOME effect on this. If Pulse wasn't around, would 'KTU have touched them otherwise???

Spin or not.....any exposure that can push dance music further is always good.

 

[JerseyDude]

I have been thinking VERY carefully and will write an opinion about Pulse on a separate thread soon.

While it won't be as bad as it was when I criticized 'KTU in the past, I've been quiet for too long now. I am grateful this time around that today's dance is getting represented but I do see where you are getting at Justin. And to that, I gotta "keep it real" to the fans of dance music in general.

Please keep it real, Tony. You always do.

This station (Pulse) is horrible. It's like a repetitive gumbo bowl of Guido Dance, Pop and R&B Pop remixes with some 80/90s Freestyle added.

Some of the ballads dont need pop remixes. Just play them the way they are.

Why the repetititon?

Why do they ignore so many styles of dance music?

Joel Salkowitz should be fired. I wouldnt want this crap on a full signal.

 

[TonySantiago]

Please keep it real, Tony. You always do.

This station (Pulse) is horrible. It's like a repetitive gumbo bowl of Guido Dance, Pop and R&B Pop remixes with some 80/90s Freestyle added.

Some of the ballads dont need pop remixes. Just play them the way they are.

Why the repetititon?

Why do they ignore so many styles of dance music?

Joel Salkowitz should be fired. I wouldnt want this crap on a full signal.

I wrote something on the other board and I will bring the full comments here, but I'll tap on parts of it now.

I will say this, I don't want ANYONE getting fired. Even though I never met the guy personally (but have spoken to him) Joel really is good as what he does. I just think right now that Pulse is "lost" trying to get at a focus, during the dayparts (outside of the Mixmasters shows)....basically agreeing with Justin Case. Yeah, the bread and butter is mainly the Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island crowd, and they should still keep it there. I just don't think it would hurt them if they did add a house track bubbling in the clubs or consider what's hot overseas (whose license is readily available for airplay here) and perhaps let some of the tracks that were current when Pulse was launched, die down a bit in favor of more current/new.

The two big fears I have are:

1. I would hate to see Pulse go down the 'KTU path going mainly with oldies, especially with the classic freestyle. If you have to play an older track once in a blue moon, understandable....that's why they're called "recurrents". However my biggest argument with 'KTU at the time was the fact that they were playing freestyle as if today was 1988! I've said that ad nauseum. However, as contrary as it may appear to be, I don't have ANYTHING against the music or the artists...for NYC, freestyle is "beloved". If there is current freestyle that demands to get heard to the masses, by all means add it on rotation.

2. Pulse oversaturates the r&b and pop remixes to the point that if no new current dance gets on, then the buzz on Pulse would be lost. I do realize that pop & R&B are part of the rotation (just like it was during the Hot 103/97 days)...but don't "cut the nose to spite the face" by losing that one crowd.

Repeats have always been a part of radio....it's just that today, in the world of the iPod carrying tons of tunes that you want without the repetition, repeats REALLY stand out. In that sense we've all been "spoiled".

I want Pulse to do well. For my own selfish reasoning, Pulse HAS to prove that dance music DOES INDEED work on terrestrial radio so that I can further "sell" dance music to other markets and have strong proof of it. I still want Philadelphia in the worst way but I have also been feeling strong about the Providence (RI)/New Bedford (MA) market as well....even moreso because even though there is a small dance music following out there, I feel that this is a market that could be tapped with an extreme current base versus going on "history".

I'll post what I wrote on the other board soon.....you can go over there and read it if you like.

 

[KDRadio]

I would also like to add, That people complain about radio being in so much repetition, but everything in life, TV especially Cable News is all and endless loop. Even your IPOD is an endless loop if you think about it, the key is with radio, Content, you need content and a lot of stations have gotten away from that.

 

[Efren_Sifuentes]

These posts are quite entertaining

Happy 4th Of July everyone.

 

[Radknowski]

Only an observation, not necessarily a criticism. What I've noticed here is that the "purists" are never happy. Whether it's dance, active rock, oldies, alternative or classic rock, it's never good enough. One question to the purists: Whether it's Pulse, K-Rock or CBS-FM, what would be worse, to have what's there as it is or to not have it at all.

 

[Rock Chick Lex]

One question to the purists: Whether it's Pulse, K-Rock or CBS-FM, what would be worse, to have what's there as it is or to not have it at all.

I'm pretty sure we know what happened when K-Rock became Free FM and when CBS-FM became Jack. Enough said.

 

[JayD]

Only an observation, not necessarily a criticism. What I've noticed here is that the "purists" are never happy. Whether it's dance, active rock, oldies, alternative or classic rock, it's never good enough. One question to the purists: Whether it's Pulse, K-Rock or CBS-FM, what would be worse, to have what's there as it is or to not have it at all.

I agree. Im a "purist" and im not mad at how Pulse sounds... Of course they can be better, but they could be worse too... after years of not having a dance outlet, im glad Pulse is here doing what its doing...

 

[TonySantiago]

And I'm not mad either! ;D

Believe me, what I've said was just "constructive criticism", and not a diss at Pulse. I hear it from fans of dance music all of the time so I'm just feeding back what I'm getting. The only negative that is mainly associated with Pulse is "THE SIGNAL" and as such I didn't touch on that since that aspect has been "beaten up" many times on other threads, so why beat a dead horse?

Other than that, in comparison to 'KTU, Pulse is much better at what they are doing. Is there always room for improvement? Sure. And that's basically what my post was getting at, on the other board.

This isn't a 'KTU situation here where that station, before the tweak, was 30% current with 70% oldies. Pulse is mainly current. For me, I just don't want to see a repeat of a 'KTU and there are those that feel the same way. But...once again, no diss here!

 

[JayD]

word! We need some Eric Prydz - Pjanoo or Axwell records on rotation... Dance music doesnt necessarily mean vocals!

 

[Mixmaster Tony Rocca]

One more time..Pulse is going nowhere !!!

Why...alot of reason that don't have to do with radio.

Check this out..Pulse is a leased project transmitting in a improper way, just trying to emulate a real FM station...IT IS NOT !

Legally is is the closest thing to pirate radio, it will all end come Feb 09 when TV signals go 100% digital. Bust that !!

 

[neo11]

Pulse, as an LPTV station, will not be going away come Feb 09. This has been mentioned again and again on these boards. It won't be on indefinitely, but a cutoff date hasn't even been announced yet for LPTV's...so Pulse is safe for now.

And as far as the casual listener who happens upon the station, Pulse *is* an FM station. You can be sure that if they were doing something illegal, they would have been busted, as the FCC seems to be far more vigilant about going after violations from licensed broadcasters, than going after pirates. I remember a few years ago when two of the Morey stations on LI, Party and the Bone, were busted for their antennas being much higher than licensed (thus improving their coverage area).

 

[nd2023]

How would the FCC have known that Party and The Bone's antennas were higher than licensed without climbing the tower itself? If they measured distance to the 60 dBu contour, their signals could have been enhanced by tropo that day, which is common on Long Island. Sometimes, the station can be enhanced for a whole week due to tropo.

As stated many times before, it is legal for Pulse to transmit an aural signal independently from the video signal, using any modulation method that will keep them within their 6 mHz channel. They are transmitting a test pattern on the video signal. If they ever have to synchronize the audio with the video, they could just broadcast the studio's security camera footage.

Why would the FCC go after a legal station which might be running a few extra watts when there could be a pirate station right next to it? There are 2 pirate stations in NJ that kill Pulse 87 past Newark when they're on, 87.7 and 87.9.

 

[neo11]

I'm not the FCC, but apparently, going after licensed operators who may be bending the rules is a higher priority for them than going after pirates. Don't complain to me, complain to them. And I'm not an engineering expert, so I can't speak as to how they "knew" Party and Bone's antenna were higher than their allocated height, but I'd venture a guess that perhaps a competitor tipped them off, or even someone from within TMO that had an agenda (that seems to be pretty common based on some of the things I've seen posted on the Long Island board).

But you are right, Pulse is not breaking any rules by having its aural signal transmit programming independent of their video signal, and they also seem to be keeping their modulation within their 6 mHz channel, as you pointed out. It just seems that there's a lot of sour grapes out there from some people who are not happy that *anyone* is operating a de facto radio station on 87.7 and are looking to sling mud and disparage the station however they can.

 

[Jeffrey]

It just seems that there's a lot of sour grapes out there from some people who are not happy that *anyone* is operating a de facto radio station on 87.7 and are looking to sling mud and disparage the station however they can.

Exactly and I don't understand why. What Pulse is doing is getting another station by legal method on a crowded fm dial. I think it's ingenial actually. They wanted to air dance music and they found a creative way to do it. One thing is for sure, it certainly has created alot of buzz.

 

[nyc_eng]

How would the FCC have known that Party and The Bone's antennas were higher than licensed without climbing the tower itself? If they measured distance to the 60 dBu contour, their signals could have been enhanced by tropo that day, which is common on Long Island. Sometimes, the station can be enhanced for a whole week due to tropo.

I believe an engineer for a competing station, and familiar with their tower, noticed this rather drastic improvement in the signals then looked at the tower and noticed the modifications and dropped a dime to the FCC. Long Island radio is a fairly small community and everybody is in everybodys business out there and constantly looking over their shoulders.

 

[JayD]

One more time..Pulse is going nowhere !!!

why all the hate?