If you had a chance to blow up one stations current format.Which one would it be and what would you do with the new format?This could get interesting.
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KABOOM!!!!!,If you had a chance to Blow up a format in Providence.............
- Thread starter Kenny Atkinson
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Kenny:
This is kinda nice....a purely FUN topic!
I would completely blow up the roster of B-list talk shows on 790, steal away the syndicated "Timeless Cool" service away from 1320 WARL, and make "Timeless Cool" the new full-time format for a new 790....which I would re-name "WICE".
The calls would fit in nicely....."Timeless Cool on WICE"......AM-790.
OOPS ! ! !.....Almost forgot about the Yankees....The games would stay.
This is kinda nice....a purely FUN topic!
I would completely blow up the roster of B-list talk shows on 790, steal away the syndicated "Timeless Cool" service away from 1320 WARL, and make "Timeless Cool" the new full-time format for a new 790....which I would re-name "WICE".
The calls would fit in nicely....."Timeless Cool on WICE"......AM-790.
OOPS ! ! !.....Almost forgot about the Yankees....The games would stay.
These would be my changes:
93.3 The Beat, with 90's to current dance, hip-hop, and R&B. This would also put a much better signal into Providence and help cut through the multipath near Neutaconkanut Hill.
B101 would have a much better variety of music similar to the former 103.3 WODS format.
106.3 WOON FM, would simulcast 1240 WOON in Woonsocket, giving this truly local station great stereo sound and coverage in all of northern RI and nearby MA, especially at night.
790 The Sports Empire, with talk shows and news about the Yankees and other other NYC teams. It would carry all Yankees games and all Giants games when not conflicting with the Yankees.
93.3 The Beat, with 90's to current dance, hip-hop, and R&B. This would also put a much better signal into Providence and help cut through the multipath near Neutaconkanut Hill.
B101 would have a much better variety of music similar to the former 103.3 WODS format.
106.3 WOON FM, would simulcast 1240 WOON in Woonsocket, giving this truly local station great stereo sound and coverage in all of northern RI and nearby MA, especially at night.
790 The Sports Empire, with talk shows and news about the Yankees and other other NYC teams. It would carry all Yankees games and all Giants games when not conflicting with the Yankees.
OK, My weigh in.Let me know what you think.Blowing up WSNE to become an FM talker placing at least one more local host. A simple "93-3 TALK FM" logo.
Lease out WHJJ to Spanish or Portuguese talk to WKKB which is in the same building.
Or yet my other choice.Blowing up WSNE for either a KISS simulcast and have it live at least from the Boston side until at least midnight or come up with something to go against PRO and HOT. I know if done right they could could knock HOT right off the dial.
Lease out WHJJ to Spanish or Portuguese talk to WKKB which is in the same building.
Or yet my other choice.Blowing up WSNE for either a KISS simulcast and have it live at least from the Boston side until at least midnight or come up with something to go against PRO and HOT. I know if done right they could could knock HOT right off the dial.
Here's another couple:
1) Since it seems pretty obvious by now that Peter Arpin & Co. don't know what the **** to do with 990-WALE.....the time has come to YANK the license. I would make a gift of the license to Rhode Island College, which could establish "WXIN-AM", and greatly broaden the reach of its flea-power FM on 90.7. In addition to whatever current programming there is on 90.7, off-campus "community volunteers" would also be strongly encouraged to do programs of thier own on the new 990-WXIN AM, thereby converting 990 from a waste product into a true community resource!
2) Although technically not in the Providence market, 99.1 WPLM is...for all intents and purposes...considered an "in-market" signal. Seems to me that WPLM has been suffering from an "identity crisis" for what seems like decades. This....coupled with the cutbacks in recent years in Jazz programming by Boston's WGBH 89.7....would lead me to blow up 99.1, and give it to Worcester's Jazz-format non-comm 90.5 WICN, for use as a full-time repeater, thereby providing over-the-air access to Jazz programming to many of the displaced WGBH listeners, and also broadening the-over-air-footprint of Class "B-1" 90.5 WICN.
1) Since it seems pretty obvious by now that Peter Arpin & Co. don't know what the **** to do with 990-WALE.....the time has come to YANK the license. I would make a gift of the license to Rhode Island College, which could establish "WXIN-AM", and greatly broaden the reach of its flea-power FM on 90.7. In addition to whatever current programming there is on 90.7, off-campus "community volunteers" would also be strongly encouraged to do programs of thier own on the new 990-WXIN AM, thereby converting 990 from a waste product into a true community resource!
2) Although technically not in the Providence market, 99.1 WPLM is...for all intents and purposes...considered an "in-market" signal. Seems to me that WPLM has been suffering from an "identity crisis" for what seems like decades. This....coupled with the cutbacks in recent years in Jazz programming by Boston's WGBH 89.7....would lead me to blow up 99.1, and give it to Worcester's Jazz-format non-comm 90.5 WICN, for use as a full-time repeater, thereby providing over-the-air access to Jazz programming to many of the displaced WGBH listeners, and also broadening the-over-air-footprint of Class "B-1" 90.5 WICN.
I'd put Timeless Cool on 990 with the WICE calls. News at :55 from ABC during non drive hours. Local news at :25 and ;50 during drive times. Liners: Timeles Cool on 990, ICE-AM! Failing that, I'd let RIPR have it with the WRNI call, making 1290 WLPR. As for WXIN, their very low power protects WJHD in Portsmouth.
Something that I've thought about for a long time is the fact that WBRU's Sunday programming, 360, has quite a following despite the format being on the air for only one day a week. I would have 95.5 go HD and place 360 on the HD-2 carrier. In addition, buy up all the 96.5 translators in the area (Providence, Newport, and New Bedford) and simulcast 360 on those translators, so that the signal will be available in the highly populated areas terrestrially, while there would be the option to listen on 95.5 HD-2 and of course online. This way, both the alternative format on 95.5 HD-1 and a potential 360 format on 95.5 HD-2 and on 96.5 would both be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
I would also remove WPRO-AM from 99.7 FM and make that a triple-A station, a format that I think would work for the area, especially since the format would be easily available in southern RI and coastal areas.
The other big FM's would remain pretty much in tact, although all stations would be staffed locally from 6am to 12 midnight at a minimum (right 93.3 and 101.5?)
Jacko
I would also remove WPRO-AM from 99.7 FM and make that a triple-A station, a format that I think would work for the area, especially since the format would be easily available in southern RI and coastal areas.
The other big FM's would remain pretty much in tact, although all stations would be staffed locally from 6am to 12 midnight at a minimum (right 93.3 and 101.5?)
Jacko
I'd love to hear a triple-a format in Providence, but I have my doubts about it. I'm not even sure you can rely on coastal areas to warm up to the format. MVY is a good station, but relies heavily on its Internet stream for listeners. Sometimes I wonder what Providence station people with more eclectic music tastes listen to, but the answer is probably that they don't rely on radio for their music.
Then there's KKB. With no numbers we can't tell who owns the Hispanic listeners, but I'm assuming KKB is more of a hit music station with younger demographics than Poder. When I scan around, KKB's spots are very high energy. If Amp thinks they can compete with JAMN & KISS in Boston, why not a similar danceable CHR format on KKB to go up against PRO-FM and HOT in Providence & FUN107 in SE Mass?
Also, there's probably no reason for B101 to change anything regardless of their post morning drive lameness, but I'd like to see them become a classic hits station more along the lines of Cool 102 which sounds like it's aiming at listeners raised on rock rather than top 40. Cool 102 plays Stairway To Heaven, not exactly a staple on classic hits stations, but I don't believe B101 does.
Then there's KKB. With no numbers we can't tell who owns the Hispanic listeners, but I'm assuming KKB is more of a hit music station with younger demographics than Poder. When I scan around, KKB's spots are very high energy. If Amp thinks they can compete with JAMN & KISS in Boston, why not a similar danceable CHR format on KKB to go up against PRO-FM and HOT in Providence & FUN107 in SE Mass?
Also, there's probably no reason for B101 to change anything regardless of their post morning drive lameness, but I'd like to see them become a classic hits station more along the lines of Cool 102 which sounds like it's aiming at listeners raised on rock rather than top 40. Cool 102 plays Stairway To Heaven, not exactly a staple on classic hits stations, but I don't believe B101 does.
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Jacko said:
96.5 in Providence is a LPFM, not a translator.
Necrat said:
I don't know all the ins and outs of what's a translator, what's an LPFM, and so on. I'm going based on what I know is happening in Atlanta, where alternative 99X is being broadcast on 99.7 HD-2, but is on a terrestrial translator on 97.9, which actually serves the Atlanta area rather decently. While it would be nice for its audience to have 360 available seven days a week, it is a pipe-dream that it would actually happen. I am surprised that WBRU doesn't offer a full-time stream of the format online though--maybe studio space?
Jacko
ROBGv1 said:
They tried sports on 99.7 but it didn't work out. 99.7 will probably say a simulcast of 630 WPRO for the foreseeable future, however I would love for a AAA formatted station to enter the area. There's also no way that PRO-FM would go full-time hip-hop, given the ratings it has now. PRO-FM and Hot 106 will stay where they are, but maybe things will heat up with Fun 107 having new owners.
Jacko
We can leave WBRU alone. Almost lost the station to NPR 20 years ago. The station had a gigantic identity crisis. 9/4/81 WHJY flipped to AOR; taking 90% of BRU's audience and forcing 95.5 to repositon itself. Ratings sucked. Vultures began circling and summer 1983 brought "Jazz After Hours". JAH briefly started at 10 PM but was soon changed to 11 PM -- where it remained for the next 8 years. Meanwhile, Sun was being eaten up by various specialty programs leaving "The Sunday Morning Recovery Show" (til noon) as the only rock played on 95.5 Sun. 9/86 BRU decided to play Classical music 6 til noon Sun, thus eliminating all rock prog on Sun. 12/88 "In The Spirit" replaced the Classical and 360 has owned Sundays since. So you now had rock from 5:30AM to 11PM, Jazz overnights and 360 all of Sun. Atop all that, they brought in a CHR PD! Enter "The Dance Floor Alternative" which now effectively starts the 360 at 7PM Sat! Faced with do or die, they cleaned house. Fun for all now! DON'T F*** WITH 95.5!
brlmedia said:
I'm with you on this. rythymic/hip hop would be a nice format for 93.3 "Bounce 93.3". I do believe the format is a fad that may only last in its current state for about 8 years.CC has no station in Providence going after that young demo.KEY POINT there. WSNE and B101 targets an audience over 35.WHJY is probably an older audience.A station that targets 18-35 would be a nice fit into the cluster.
kenwood101 said:
Kenny:
You left out 920...which seems to be targeting from 50 to death. ;D ;D ;D
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