Jaxon Moves to iHeartMedia's ALT 104.5 in Philadelphia

[AbrahamJSimpson]

A WDAS simulcast? This can’t be serious.

 

[pjc1961]

Will do this for a couple days just to see what's on the menu...

Day 2 playlist (including just before and after the hour just in case there's spillover):
>http://www.mediabase.com/whatsong/whatsong.asp?var_s=087082070070045070077&MONDTE=3/12/2024<

WRFF-FM Philadelphia (Alternative Rock) - Powered by MEDIABASE®
Tuesday 3/12/2024

Time Played - Artist - Title - Label
1:00 PM BEASTIE BOYS - Intergalactic - GrandRoyal
12:55 PM CREED - Higher - Wind-up
12:52 PM BARENAKED LADIES - One Week - Reprise
12:39 PM JAMES - Laid - Fontana/PG
12:36 PM LISA LOEB/NINE STORIES - Stay (I Missed You) - RCA
12:32 PM BECK - Loser - DGC
12:28 PM CRAZY TOWN - Butterfly - Columbia
12:25 PM NIRVANA - The Man Who Sold The World - DGC
12:21 PM VIOLENT FEMMES - Blister In The Sun - Slash
12:11 PM MICHAEL ANDREWS f/Gary Jules - Mad World - Universal
12:07 PM GREEN DAY - Waiting - Reprise
12:04 PM P.O.D. - Youth Of The Nation - Atlantic
11:58 AM PARAMORE - Ain't It Fun - Fueled By Ramen/RRP
11:54 AM RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Can't Stop - Warner Bros.

 

[Mykel the Radio Guy]

A WDAS simulcast? This can’t be serious.

I didn't say they WOULD flip.

 

[andygradel]

Looks like WRFF updated their site, but no mention of the specialty show/feature AND Jaxon's page is just a link to BIG 100 in Washington DC... *sigh*

As someone who has run big, enterprise websites with tens of thousands of pages that my generally under-staffed teams have had to manage, stuff like this kills me. No reason a centralized content management system isn't properly localizing content in 2024.

At least try to give the impression he's not doing his show from 140 miles away.

 

[Mykel the Radio Guy]

Actually, scratch the WDAS-AM simulcast. Maybe they're planning a flip to classic rock? That would take on WMGK.

 

[AbrahamJSimpson]

No.

 

[MassMusicMan]

>http://www.mediabase.com/whatsong/whatsong.asp?var_s=087082070070045070077&MONDTE=3/11/2024<

(change the date in the web address above to see a future date as well as up to 63 days back)

WRFF-FM Philadelphia (Alternative Rock) Powered by MEDIABASE®
Today Monday 3/11/2024
Time Played Artist - Title - Label
1:08 PM INCUBUS - Pardon Me - Immortal/Epic
1:04 PM FALL OUT BOY - Love From The Other Side - FueledByRamen/Elektra/3EE
1:00 PM NO DOUBT - It's My Life - Interscope
12:55 PM SPACEHOG - In The Meantime - HiFi/Sire
12:50 PM DEPECHE MODE - Enjoy The Silence - Sire
12:36 PM JOHNNY CASH - Personal Jesus - Lost Highway/IDJMG
12:32 PM BLIND MELON - No Rain - Capitol
12:26 PM PEARL JAM - Black - Epic
12:13 PM WEEZER - My Name Is Jonas - DGC
12:07 PM DEFTONES - Change (In The House Of Flies) - Maverick
12:03 PM R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - I.R.S.
11:57 AM FOO FIGHTERS - All My Life - Roswell/RCA
11:53 AM BLINK-182 - One More Time - Columbia
11:50 AM LIT - My Own Worst Enemy - RCA

My takeaway from this isn't the music selection, it's the 13-minute and the 14-minute gaps in that noon hour.

 

[TheBigA]

My takeaway from this isn't the music selection, it's the 13-minute and the 14-minute gaps in that noon hour.

It's less than that. They do two breaks an hour, pretty typical for PPM markets, 8-9 minutes each.

They still manage to work in 12-13 songs an hour, which is also pretty standard.

Your timings don't include the length of the last song before the break.

 

[MassMusicMan]

It's less than that. They do two breaks an hour, pretty typical for PPM markets, 8-9 minutes each.

They still manage to work in 12-13 songs an hour, which is also pretty standard.

Your timings don't include the length of the last song before the break.

No, I understood that when I posted.

Eight-minute stopsets are an abomination. Six is pushing it. If you're already at six, maybe STFU about the iHeart Music Awards and the Jingle Ball.

 

[TheBigA]

Eight-minute stopsets are an abomination. Six is pushing it.

They could do six, but then they'd have to do three breaks an hour. The research says the fewer the breaks, the better.

The point is they still play the same amount of music every hour. That's what matters.

 

[MassMusicMan]

They could do six, but then they'd have to do three breaks an hour. The research says the fewer the breaks, the better.

The point is they still play the same amount of music every hour. That's what matters.

I also understand that. Hell, I took a station from three stopsets to two first week on the job when I was hired as PD.

 

[TheBigA]

I also understand that. Hell, I took a station from three stopsets to two first week on the job when I was hired as PD.

So then?

 

[MarkW]

I live in a PPM market. With the notable exception of breaks immediately before or after lengthy music marathons, few commercial breaks here exceed six minutes in length. Some are five minutes in length or less.

In terms of WRFF, my understanding is Jaxon's one hour show includes some non-music content he has curated. It is possible the eight or nine minute gaps include time devoted to such features plus commercials.

Last but not least, it is possible the music log at 104.5's website is not picking up all the songs that are actually played. I've noticed many gaps on these iHM logs on various station websites in recent months.

 

[TheBigA]

I live in a PPM market. With the notable exception of breaks immediately before or after lengthy music marathons, few commercial breaks here exceed six minutes in length. Some are five minutes in length or less.

How any breaks? Two or three? It sounds like three. WRFF does two.

Last but not least, it is possible the music log at 104.5's website is not picking up all the songs that are actually played. I've noticed many gaps on these iHM logs on various station websites in recent months.

The music log posted was not from the station, but Mediabase. They are more accurate.

 

[atthestars]

Another nudge toward re-branding back to Radio 104.5, or just using the old logo for the specialty hour?

 

[Miguelito]

I think the takeaway is "post-modern radio" more than it is "Radio 104.5." I don't see any reason why they'd want to revert to the old station name. Not that it would matter one way or the other to listeners (or advertisers).

 

[MarkW]

How any breaks? Two or three? It sounds like three. WRFF does two.

Most of the time, stations here do two breaks an hour.

 

[pjc1961]

Day 3 - Wednesday 3/13/2024

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WRFF-FM Philadelphia (Alternative Rock) Powered by MEDIABASE®
Wednesday 3/13/2024

Time Played - Artist - Title - Label
1:01 PM GORILLAZ - Feel Good Inc - Virgin
12:57 PM MATCHBOX 20 - Push - Lava/Atlantic
12:51 PM PEARL JAM - Alive - Epic
12:36 PM CHUMBAWAMBA - Tubthumping - Republic
12:33 PM CURE - Just Like Heaven - Elektra
12:28 PM NINE INCH NAILS - Closer - Nothing
12:25 PM CYPRESS HILL - Insane In The Brain - Columbia
12:20 PM VERTICAL HORIZON - Everything You Want - RCA
12:07 PM SMITHS - How Soon Is Now? - Sire
12:02 PM FOO FIGHTERS - I'll Stick Around - Capitol
11:58 AM SMASH MOUTH - All Star - Interscope
11:55 AM WEEZER - Buddy Holly - DGC

 

[pjc1961]

Last installment:

Day 4 - Thursday 3/14/2024

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WRFF-FM Philadelphia (Alternative Rock) Powered by MEDIABASE®
Thursday 3/14/2024
Time Played - Artist - Title - Label
1:08 PM LINKIN PARK - Breaking The Habit - Warner Bros.
1:04 PM FASTBALL - The Way - Hollywood
1:01 PM JIMMY EAT WORLD - The Middle - DreamWorks
12:57 PM NO DOUBT - Ex-Girlfriend - Interscope
12:44 PM FILTER - Take A Picture - Reprise
12:39 PM DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - Ants Marching - RCA
12:36 PM EVERCLEAR - Santa Monica (Watch The World Die) - Capitol
12:32 PM PEARL JAM - Better Man - Epic
12:27 PM VERVE PIPE - The Freshmen - RCA
12:23 PM STROKE 9 - Little Black Backpack - Universal
12:11 PM WALLFLOWERS - Heroes - Epic/Sony
12:08 PM DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - The Sound Of Settling - Barsuk
12:03 PM PRIMITIVE RADIO GODS - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand - Columbia
11:58 AM LANA DEL REY - Doin' Time - Interscope
11:54 AM ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS - Move Along - Doghouse/Interscope

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Day 5 - Friday 3/15/2024

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WRFF-FM Philadelphia (Alternative Rock) Powered by MEDIABASE®
Friday 3/15/2024
Time Played - Artist - Title - Label
1:00 PM ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - Lips Like Sugar - Sire
12:57 PM NIRVANA - Dumb (Unplugged) - DGC
12:54 PM JANE'S ADDICTION - Been Caught Stealing - Warner Bros.
12:42 PM FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS - Scooby Snacks - EMI/ERG
12:38 PM NO DOUBT - Spiderwebs - Trauma
12:34 PM CRASH TEST DUMMIES - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm - Arista
12:31 PM OFFSPRING - Why Don't You Get A Job? - Columbia
12:27 PM NEW ORDER - True Faith - Qwest
12:24 PM STROKES - Someday - RCA
12:12 PM GIN BLOSSOMS - Hey Jealousy - A&M
12:06 PM STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - Big Empty - Atlantic
12:03 PM WEEZER - Hash Pipe - Geffen
11:58 AM EMINEM - The Real Slim Shady - Interscope

 

[TheBigA]

Last installment:

Because starting Monday, he will do the whole shift:

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