I think I know the station you're talking about, and I don't want to add to the drama. Honestly there's no point "competing" with other dance stations since it only makes us look bad to air the drama in public.
On the topic of your post, last year Pulse 87 played Kim Sozzi - Feel Your Love first. Z100, NOW, and KTU added it in heavy rotation last summer. It only got heavy airplay in NYC. I think it wouldn't have been played as much or at all in NYC if it weren't for Pulse.