Is it Taboo to re-format a minority station

[pbf1]

WIFI

WXTU started as an Urban format in 1983 after it switched calls from WIFI.

Think about having those calls today! "We were WIFI before there was WiFi..."

 

[John1]

When WIFI signed on the big thing was "Hi-Fi" and WIFI rhymed, I assume that was why the calls were chosen. It was first programmed as a local station to the Norristown area before picking up "Hit Parade '70" and then top 40. The WIFI calls are on a small AM Contemp. Christian station in Florence, NJ. now.

 

[JustinT]

I feel the situation in Boston is a bit different, because Radio One sold the station to Entercom...and Entercom changed the format. Radio One didn't change the format.

If you read the Boston board, the sale of WILD-FM and format change has one certain [EDIT] contributor crying the blues that "minorities are getting screwed over."


[EDIT=name calling]

Doesn't matter that Entercom was the one to change the format of WILD-FM. Radio One knew damn well Entercom wasn't going to keep the station urban. Radio One is a business just like every other media company. Commitment to the community takes a back seat to the bottom line.

The topic of WILD-FM has little to to with the WUBA situation, but just to clarify. Entercom acquired the physical property of WILD-FM for $30 million. They did not acquire the intellectual property, and in fact, the sale paperwork did not even allow them to keep the call letters for any period of time. If you look at the case of Mega's former Boston station(s), WAMG/WLLH, the new ownership (J-Sports) acquired both the physical and intellectual property of the stations but acquired them with the intention of pulling the plug on Spanish tropical and launching "ESPN Boston". Quite different from the Radio One situation when it comes to "Who killed the old format?".

 

[rapking]

I feel the situation in Boston is a bit different, because Radio One sold the station to Entercom...and Entercom changed the format. Radio One didn't change the format.

If you read the Boston board, the sale of WILD-FM and format change has one certain [EDIT] contributor crying the blues that "minorities are getting screwed over."


[EDIT=name calling]

Doesn't matter that Entercom was the one to change the format of WILD-FM. Radio One knew damn well Entercom wasn't going to keep the station urban. Radio One is a business just like every other media company. Commitment to the community takes a back seat to the bottom line.

The topic of WILD-FM has little to to with the WUBA situation, but just to clarify. Entercom acquired the physical property of WILD-FM for $30 million. They did not acquire the intellectual property, and in fact, the sale paperwork did not even allow them to keep the call letters for any period of time. If you look at the case of Mega's former Boston station(s), WAMG/WLLH, the new ownership (J-Sports) acquired both the physical and intellectual property of the stations but acquired them with the intention of pulling the plug on Spanish tropical and launching "ESPN Boston". Quite different from the Radio One situation when it comes to "Who killed the old format?".

Radio One Boston , We sold our soul, for the money . Philly has a better choice on the radio dial , better than The Below avg. Rock Heavy, Boston Radio Dial .

 

[GSP163]

In the NYC area the 107.1 Quadcast (WYNY/WWXY/WWYY/WWZY) flipped from Country "Y-107" to Spanish "Rumba 107".....About 6 months later Big City sold the stations to Nassau who later kept one 107.1 (WWYY) and sold the others to local radio companies......Today these 107.1's are all english (WXPK - AAA, WLIR - Alternative Rock, WWYY - Active Rock, WWZY - AC/Oldies)