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Is There Really Room in New York for Jack?

K

kevinsealy

Jack-FM 101.1 sounds like a mixture of WPLJ, WXRK-Rock and WAXQ-1043. There's so much overlapping between these stations.

Placing Jack-FM on a station that's doing respectably well in the ratings 12+ and 25-54 and that's in the top 11 in their revenue intake sounds like over programming.

Even if Jack-FM was placed on K-Rock or the NEW mix 102.7FM WNEW, how successful could those stations perform with the oversaturation of 70s, 80s and 90s music played all across the NY radio dial?

And with WPLJ modifying their playlist to include more 70s and 80s pop hits,and if Infinity drops Jack and returns CBS-FM to Oldies would that be the last time we'll hear Jack?





Thanks,
Kevin L. Sealy<P ID="signature">______________
Kevin L. Sealy</P>
 
I think it's totally over kill!
There was a no need for JACK and I think it will fail.
I'm no oldies fan but I must say that it was a dumb move by Infinity.
WPLJ/WLTW/WAXQ/WXRK all overlapping!

I know Infinity wanted to jump on the JACK bandwagon but truth be told, there's no need or want for JACK in New York. It sounds like a suburban type format anyway.
My opinion is that it will fail miserably.








> Jack-FM 101.1 sounds like a mixture of WPLJ, WXRK-Rock and
> WAXQ-1043. There's so much overlapping between these
> stations.
>
> Placing Jack-FM on a station that's doing respectably well
> in the ratings 12+ and 25-54 and that's in the top 11 in
> their revenue intake sounds like over programming.
>
> Even if Jack-FM was placed on K-Rock or the NEW mix 102.7FM
> WNEW, how successful could those stations perform with the
> oversaturation of 70s, 80s and 90s music played all across
> the NY radio dial?
>
> And with WPLJ modifying their playlist to include more 70s
> and 80s pop hits,and if Infinity drops Jack and returns
> CBS-FM to Oldies would that be the last time we'll hear
> Jack?
>
>
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WQCD, NY. Chill, Finally some creative radio!</P>
 
> I think it's totally over kill!
> There was a no need for JACK and I think it will fail.
> I'm no oldies fan but I must say that it was a dumb move by
> Infinity.
> WPLJ/WLTW/WAXQ/WXRK all overlapping!
>
> I know Infinity wanted to jump on the JACK bandwagon but
> truth be told, there's no need or want for JACK in New York.
> It sounds like a suburban type format anyway.
> My opinion is that it will fail miserab


What if Jack gets bad 12+ but good 25-54 numbers? Kinda like Island 94.3 on the island. That station has been on for 5 years with bad ratings.
 
> > I think it's totally over kill!
> > There was a no need for JACK and I think it will fail.
> > I'm no oldies fan but I must say that it was a dumb move
> by
> > Infinity.
> > WPLJ/WLTW/WAXQ/WXRK all overlapping!
> >
> > I know Infinity wanted to jump on the JACK bandwagon but
> > truth be told, there's no need or want for JACK in New
> York.
> > It sounds like a suburban type format anyway.
> > My opinion is that it will fail miserab
>
>
> What if Jack gets bad 12+ but good 25-54 numbers? Kinda like
> Island 94.3 on the island. That station has been on for 5
> years with bad ratings.
>
Jack plays rare 80s music I havent heard in awhile,as far as classic rock they play different tracks than WAXQ and I dont know what Krock songs you are referring to.I was going to reconnect the Sirius but Jack came along and its all I listen to_Oldies should return on another station maybe kill off AMOR93.1 ,it doesnt have very good ratings....93.1 should have been conserved as a historical site (Edwin Armstrong's famous radio tower)instead of having Spanish music on it .How about oldies on 93.1 ,it has a great signal that you can get to the end of the NJ turnpike.Or maybe put Jack on 93 and CBS back to oldies.I kinda miss the doo wop shop and Im not that old.
 
Jack and K-Rock

> Jack plays rare 80s music I havent heard in awhile,as far as
> classic rock they play different tracks than WAXQ and I dont
> know what Krock songs you are referring to.

There's maybe an overlap between Jack and K-Rock now that K-rock has "expanded" its range from a active/alt rock format to one that includes modern stuff along with dreck from the 80s -- another questionable programming decision courtesy of your friends at Infinity.
 
> > > I think it's totally over kill!
> > > There was a no need for JACK and I think it will fail.
> > > I'm no oldies fan but I must say that it was a dumb move
>
> > by
> > > Infinity.
> > > WPLJ/WLTW/WAXQ/WXRK all overlapping!
> > >
> > > I know Infinity wanted to jump on the JACK bandwagon but
>
> > > truth be told, there's no need or want for JACK in New
> > York.
> > > It sounds like a suburban type format anyway.
> > > My opinion is that it will fail miserab
> >
> >
> > What if Jack gets bad 12+ but good 25-54 numbers? Kinda
> like
> > Island 94.3 on the island. That station has been on for 5
> > years with bad ratings.
> >
> Jack plays rare 80s music I havent heard in awhile,as far as
> classic rock they play different tracks than WAXQ and I dont
> know what Krock songs you are referring to.I was going to
> reconnect the Sirius but Jack came along and its all I
> listen to_Oldies should return on another station maybe kill
> off AMOR93.1 ,it doesnt have very good ratings....93.1
> should have been conserved as a historical site (Edwin
> Armstrong's famous radio tower)instead of having Spanish
> music on it .How about oldies on 93.1 ,it has a great signal
> that you can get to the end of the NJ turnpike.Or maybe put
> Jack on 93 and CBS back to oldies.I kinda miss the doo wop
> shop and Im not that old.

WPAT-FM 93.1 will never be anything but spanish as long as it's owned by SBS.
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NOT PHILADELPHIA....
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Good post artynj. I really like the mix of classic rock, new wave, rhythm cuts and modern tracks. I hear a lot of people in the car listening and it is playing all over where I work. I think it is the hotter sound than many Jacks that will make this work.

I don't think anyone is going to put oldies on right now. The format is in trouble. Classic rock stations will be next to go. Stations that live too far in the past are going to go the way of the dinosaur. There is an oldies station in Los Angeles on AM that is now playing the hits of the 50's thru the 90's. Seems Jack is even influencing oldies stations. Hopefully tight formatted stations with endless repetition will evolve or die.
 
Definitely room (personal opinion)

We'll see how the ratings shake out, but speaking for myself personally: the only stations I ever listened to in NY were KTU & K-Rock. I had stopped listened to broadcast radio (in NYC) for good about a year ago. Jack caught my attention, I think the music mix is much better than the Dallas Jack and keeps me listening for a while.

It's oldies for people in their 30s (like me) and they do a good job of adding a little saracasm and spunk. Which is probably why all the geezers at NYRMB have their panties in a wad. Speaking of that board -- I'm glad that one guy gives me a list of advertisers interested in my money in his neverending anti-Jack rants. Heh.

> > Jack plays rare 80s music I havent heard in awhile,as far
> as
> > classic rock they play different tracks than WAXQ and I
> dont
> > know what Krock songs you are referring to.
>
> There's maybe an overlap between Jack and K-Rock now that
> K-rock has "expanded" its range from a active/alt rock
> format to one that includes modern stuff along with dreck
> from the 80s -- another questionable programming decision
> courtesy of your friends at Infinity.
>
 
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