> KKJJ up to third 25-54 and within a tenth of a point of
> KWNR.
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> KISF returns to #1 Spanish, ending a brief reign at the top
> for WWID.
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> KCYE up to 16th 25-54 from 21st as standards station.
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SUNNY #1 just as I had predicted (easy prediction).
Very nice bounce back for KOMP.
Best book ever for Smooth Jazz 105.7
Worst book for KXTE, very easy to predict with loss of Howard Stern. Yet the good news for EXTREME is that AREA 108 barely showed up at all.
I was surprised MIX went down two shares? Here's some theories: Some of their females switched to Christmas music on SUNNY? Some of their listeners switched (or spent more time with) KLUC because they are now more pop friendly playing MIX artists like Kelly Clarkson and Green Day? Another co-owned station, JACK is probably having some impact on KMXB. I don't think AREA had much or anything to do with MIXs decline since they are a non-factor at this point.
I would guess Beasley is not happy about COYOTE being #16 25-54 after a commercial free kick off and tons of money spent on TV. Yes, it's better than #21 as a standards station, but I don't think it's what they had in mind when they launched the station. The Beasley brothers saw this coming which is why they fired the PD after only 42 days on the job, although that seemed impatient or harsh. Some would argue an adult format needs time to build, maybe? (although JACK sure didn't need time), but others would say COYOTE actually sounded their best the first month they were on the air. One thing for sure, Beasley needs a winner or two in their cluster, none of their three stations are in the top 10.
I think KWNR should be proud that they are #2 despite the fact that a competitor came on directly after their audience. COYOTE launched playing 10,000 songs in a row commercial free, was all over TV, and plays near identical music. Yet KWNR was #2 25-54 and KCYE was #16. There's a long way to go in the country war,it has just started, but KWNR clearly won battle #1.