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K104.7 - Charlotte's #1 Station For The Most Music?

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One of their latest monikers.

Do they actually think listeners will believe that they play more music than any other Charlotte station?

Maybe they do - I'm not going to count how many they play in a specific time frame.

It's the ratings that matter.

Their competitor, 102.9/The Lake, beat them in the latest Arbs, 4.9 - 4.6

&, just like The Lake says, just because you say you play the most variety, doesn't mean you do.

Actions speak louder than words.

This time, it's quality over quantity, & The Lake has the quality, even if it doesn't have the quantity, (but it sure sounds like it to me) & even if K has more quantity.

I've noticed K has started programming a "Best of the 80's Weekend".

They don't seem to program too many 80's songs during the week, like The Lake, which plays 70's, 80's & 90's.

Maybe K should incorporate more 80's songs into their weekly programming.
 
How are they doing in demo? If they're not doing as well as they could be now that they're the only game in town, maybe it's time to reevaluate their strategy. They're awfully current- and recurrent-based for a mainstream AC, and speeding up music (as I mentioned in another thread) is just not something AC stations do.

I understand the desire to want to stay current and not rely on too much older music, but I think you can get away with a better variety than what they're playing. As you say, amfmradio1, maybe incorporate a bit more 80s and an occasional 70s track since there is no classic hits outlet. Just enough to keep the station fun and upbeat without sounding dated.
 
wncc said:
They aren't the only game in town. 107.9 The Link is also AC.
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Yes and given they have people who are allowed to be personalities I will put up with a few songs I don't like just to her some interesting comments.
 
wncc said:
They aren't the only game in town. 107.9 The Link is also AC.
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Actually, hot AC, though given the recent changes K-104.7 isn't that different.

If they have switched to Christmas, I am referring to what they will go back to.
 
vchimpanzee said:
wncc said:
They aren't the only game in town. 107.9 The Link is also AC.
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Actually, hot AC, though given the recent changes K-104.7 isn't that different.

If they have switched to Christmas, I am referring to what they will go back to.
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Agree that The Link is more Hot AC.

As far as K, is anyone listening? Just heard a weather bed with no forecast, something I have become accustomed to hearing. Fairly easy to remove in the log and replace with a liner or jingle when editing and reviewing the log if a certain shift is voicetracked (which I'm assuming it is). And, it sounds like the weather bed is chopped up and looped by some novice production person, as does their ID. Totally doesn't flow.

I don't have a bone to pick with the station, CBS Radio (love a lot of their stations) or anyone, but this stuff shouldn't fly in a major market.
 
Is that still happening? The empty weather bed has been a problem for a long time. It has something to do with sending the tracks to the AudioVault. There are some cases where you record the tracks but don't send them until traffic sends the log, or something like that. It's been awhile so I'm a bit fuzzy the details. The best way to prevent it is write better instructions and stop the turnover in staff.

As someone who's been on the inside, the entire evening has run without voice tracks and no one seems to mind. However if you move a spot on the log because you accidentally pushed the wrong button...even if you made sure that you moved the spot to a position that was okay according to the time it was supposed to run, etc. expect to get called on the carpet for it!

Nothing against CBS but radio has sure changed. :(
 
I was in Spartanburg and caught a little bit of K-104.7 near the ID the other Sunday. The automation was horrible. Dead air before the TOH ID, then the ID crashed in to the lyrics of the song afterwards. Terrible!
 
I like the singers for the station IDs they're using at Christmas.

I missed the start of "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" because I couldn't stand all those commercials. I know it's the price we pay for fewer interruptions, but it seems they have commercials every time I turn them on.

I just went back to my Dial Global standards station even as the Spanish was drowning out the music. It was getting dark.
 
Oh yes, the weather bed is still happening, but fortunately someone finally moved the sec tones on the dry imaging. With so many Christmas songs with ridiculously short intros, I also remember hearing dry imaging and songs with zero intros start simultaneously. Ouch!

Tracking and dealing with traffic logs can be tricky, but after all this time, you'd think they'd have figured out the issue or just stopped giving weather forecasts during tracked shifts! If there are issues merging logs, it sounds like someone needs to contact engineering. Tracks shouldn't be blown out of the system that way. Either way, someone should check the main log to see if the tracks imported, especially if they are being done on weekends.

Also, on top of poor segues, it sounds like the beginnings of their imaging and songs is chopped off slightly. Listen to punchy intros like the TOH or "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams. It's as if a millisecond was cut off. Sounds awkward. Like the songs were not properly loaded into AV.

Again, these should not be large market station issues. A number of us could likely go in and fix these issues fairly quickly.
 
Someone is not checking the imaging. When I was there it was the job of whoever was doing the voice tracks for that time period. It's easy to miss if you're not careful. In case of a song with a short or cold intro we were told to take the liner out and add a jingle.

JR used to really hate when Holly and I would post inside things about the station! We were told to knock it off. Now that I don't work there he can't stop me!! ;D It's sad that a major station like this in a market this size receives such little attention. It's been that way for a long time.
 
Mike Sheridan said:
Someone is not checking the imaging. When I was there it was the job of whoever was doing the voice tracks for that time period. It's easy to miss if you're not careful. In case of a song with a short or cold intro we were told to take the liner out and add a jingle.

JR used to really hate when Holly and I would post inside things about the station! We were told to knock it off. Now that I don't work there he can't stop me!! ;D It's sad that a major station like this in a market this size receives such little attention. It's been that way for a long time.
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I'm sure it is easy to miss. I'm glad they finally fixed it to just have the imaging run dry with the sleigh bells and then fire the songs after the voiceover is done.

Is there a separate PD and MD there? Regardless, whoever is managing the logs could have easily checked the imaging after they edit the log to avoid this. Why not have the logs ready for air when they are sent to AudioVault?

The station just sounds very mediocre. Presentation wise, IHMO, WLYT was on the money before the flip. Guess the music wasn't in line with what Charlotte AC listeners wanted.
 
LenoxAve said:
Mike Sheridan said:
Someone is not checking the imaging. When I was there it was the job of whoever was doing the voice tracks for that time period. It's easy to miss if you're not careful. In case of a song with a short or cold intro we were told to take the liner out and add a jingle.

JR used to really hate when Holly and I would post inside things about the station! We were told to knock it off. Now that I don't work there he can't stop me!! ;D It's sad that a major station like this in a market this size receives such little attention. It's been that way for a long time.
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I'm sure it is easy to miss. I'm glad they finally fixed it to just have the imaging run dry with the sleigh bells and then fire the songs after the voiceover is done.

JR is the OM of K and Kiss. I don't think K has a PD anymore I could be wrong about that. Consultant Gary Berkowitz does the music logs from Michigan, at least he did them while I was there. I grew to hate the imaging since it seemed to have more time on the air than I did. :)

Is there a separate PD and MD there? Regardless, whoever is managing the logs could have easily checked the imaging after they edit the log to avoid this. Why not have the logs ready for air when they are sent to AudioVault?

The station just sounds very mediocre. Presentation wise, IHMO, WLYT was on the money before the flip. Guess the music wasn't in line with what Charlotte AC listeners wanted.
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I always wonder how much of a difference in ratings the station would have if they didn't have the co-channel interference issues with WNOK. I recall hearing interference from WNOK as far north as Rock Hill while driving south on I-77 so that cuts down on the signal range and audience of the station quite a bit to the south.
 
I don't know how it works out now but back in the diary days I always said that K-104.7's ratings depended on where the diaries were placed. In those days we'd be way up in one book and way down in the next, even though not much had changed. You hear K a lot in East Charlotte since it's close to the transmitter. 102.9's signal isn't as strong there. I know K suffers south of Charlotte.
 
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