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Let me throw this out there....

K

kenwood

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It seems no one in the Ghetto plex is going Jack soon.So let me know what you think about this on the Trail.

Move Hot to 99.7.
Try Jack on 106.3 taking Yankees with them.I think The Yankees are the only thing keeping that station alive.

I say move Hot to 99.7 for the Beach crowds in South County younger people go to the beach and have a night life so anyone visiting could hear ads for providence night spots.106.3 does'nt reach S county.
There was a rumour not to long ago that Citadal was going to revamp that station anyway. Have not heard anything for awhile though.

I say try Jack on 106.3 because it's the weakest station they have and the format is Jockless for months saving them salaries.
Also a Jack by Citadel could go head to head with WWBB,WSNE and WHJY.

Thought's.......What do you think? I would like to see them do something else productive with 99.7 rather than burn electricity to keep the transmitter on.
 
Kenwood certainly presents an interesting and plausible theory.

Certainly, it could happen.

But I still think Clear Channel will be most likely to launch a "Jack"-type format, and I think they may "blow-up" WWBB-101.5, despite it's success. And it may come by July 4th, if not sooner. Maybe much sooner. "Jack" is such a hot format that stations have been racing each other to flip to it.

The recent flip of New York's WCBS-101.1 from oldies to "Jack" has become a signal to broadcasters considering flipping of oldies stations to new formats (whether "Jack"-type formats or not) that "If CBS-FM, the first and most successful oldies station of them all, has abandoned the format, why are we still doing oldies at (name of station)?? After all, it hasn't been as successful here as CBS-FM was in New York". Symbolically, the CBS-FM flip may represent the beginning of the end for oldies radio.

CC may call a "Jack"-type format in Providence "Roger FM" (after Roger Williams, who first discovered what is now Rhode Island) or "Buddy FM" (aftr Providence's best known and most-notorious mayor).
 
> When WEEI has the rights to broadcast Red Sox games on 103.7
> (next year) you can kiss 99.7 goodbye.
>
I don't think so. There are plenty of Yankee fans around here that listen to the game broadcasts since it is the only local affiliate and they rarely see a game on TV. It's also one of the only FM Yankee affiliates. The only thing that holds them back from getting more listeners and better ratings is their lousy signal-a mere 2,300 watts and clear signal coverage of 20 miles (up to 40 miles total coverage) compared to EEI FM's 37,000 watts and clear signal coverage of over 50 miles (up to 70 miles total coverage). It would be cool to have the Yanks and Sox both on FM. <P ID="signature">______________
Moe: (Sees a microphone in a radio studio) Ooh, a microphonie!

Curly: Or a phoney at the mike!

Moe: Quiet numbskulls I'm broadcastin'!

From The Three Stooges episode "Micro-Phoneys"</P>
 
> > When WEEI has the rights to broadcast Red Sox games on
> 103.7
> > (next year) you can kiss 99.7 goodbye.
> >
> I don't think so. There are plenty of Yankee fans around
> here that listen to the game broadcasts since it is the only
> local affiliate and they rarely see a game on TV. It's also
> one of the only FM Yankee affiliates. The only thing that
> holds them back from getting more listeners and better
> ratings is their lousy signal-a mere 2,300 watts and clear
> signal coverage of 20 miles (up to 40 miles total coverage)
> compared to EEI FM's 37,000 watts and clear signal coverage
> of over 50 miles (up to 70 miles total coverage). It would
> be cool to have the Yanks and Sox both on FM.
>
>
>
I would think if they flipped 99.7 to music The Yankees would move to WPRO-AM 630 replacing the Sox.
 
New York Yankees And Providence Radio

Kenwood says:

> I would think if they flipped 99.7 to music The Yankees
> would move to WPRO-AM 630 replacing the Sox.

That may happen anyway.

WPRO has a pretty good 5,000 watt signal that does penetrate up through the southern suburbs of Boston (where I live in Norwood, some 14 miles southwest of Boston, I get a strong signal from WPRO-AM both day and night). I would think that with a good AM radio, one could get WPRO-AM in most of the Boston area (except perhaps well up on the North Shore).

I would think the Evil Empire would want their radio broadcasts to penetrate as much of Red Sox Country as possible.

Thought: If Providence had a 50,000-watt AM radio station with a signal that covered most of Southern and Eastern New England, I'd bet the Yankees would be on it. King George is not dumb.
 
Re: New York Yankees And Providence Radio

> Kenwood says:
>
> > I would think if they flipped 99.7 to music The Yankees
> > would move to WPRO-AM 630 replacing the Sox.
>
> That may happen anyway.
>
> WPRO has a pretty good 5,000 watt signal that does penetrate
> up through the southern suburbs of Boston (where I live in
> Norwood, some 14 miles southwest of Boston, I get a strong
> signal from WPRO-AM both day and night). I would think that
> with a good AM radio, one could get WPRO-AM in most of the
> Boston area (except perhaps well up on the North Shore).
>
> I would think the Evil Empire would want their radio
> broadcasts to penetrate as much of Red Sox Country as
> possible.
>
> Thought: If Providence had a 50,000-watt AM radio station
> with a signal that covered most of Southern and Eastern New
> England, I'd bet the Yankees would be on it. King George is
> not dumb.
>

Would WPRO really be better off with the Yankees instead of Michael Savage and Bill O'Reilly at night? (Not to mention weekday day games interfering with Rush and Dan Yorke) I'm inclined to think "no."
 
Re: New York Yankees And Providence Radio

> > Kenwood says:
> >
> > > I would think if they flipped 99.7 to music The Yankees
> > > would move to WPRO-AM 630 replacing the Sox.
> >
> > That may happen anyway.
> >
> > WPRO has a pretty good 5,000 watt signal that does
> penetrate
> > up through the southern suburbs of Boston (where I live in
>
> > Norwood, some 14 miles southwest of Boston, I get a strong
>
> > signal from WPRO-AM both day and night). I would think
> that
> > with a good AM radio, one could get WPRO-AM in most of the
>
> > Boston area (except perhaps well up on the North Shore).
> >
> > I would think the Evil Empire would want their radio
> > broadcasts to penetrate as much of Red Sox Country as

> > possible.
> >
> > Thought: If Providence had a 50,000-watt AM radio station
> > with a signal that covered most of Southern and Eastern
> New
> > England, I'd bet the Yankees would be on it. King George
> is
> > not dumb.
> >
>
> Would WPRO really be better off with the Yankees instead of
> Michael Savage and Bill O'Reilly at night? (Not to mention
> weekday day games interfering with Rush and Dan Yorke) I'm
> inclined to think "no."
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

What do you think when Sox have an early game? Rush and Yorke get pre-empted.I don't understand your piont.
Whether it's the Chicago Cubs or whomever you pre-emp your programming to air games.
 
Question On MLB Broadcasts

Now isn't their territories for how far away you can hear MLB teams? With RI being so close to MA and mostly all of it Red Sox Nation why is 99.7 able to air the Yankees games? I would think MLB has a rule if games can be heard in another MLB teams territory.
 
Re: Question On MLB Broadcasts

> Now isn't their territories for how far away you can hear
> MLB teams? With RI being so close to MA and mostly all of it
> Red Sox Nation why is 99.7 able to air the Yankees games? I
> would think MLB has a rule if games can be heard in another
> MLB teams territory.
>

There is, or shouldn't be, no such rule. Along the New York/New England bordering areas, stations in the same market broadcast Yankees and Red Sox games. In fact, I believe that both teams have affiliates in places as far as Florida. If the fans are there, stations are allowed to put their games on... of course, only one station per market.

On a side note, the only stations that broadcasts Mets' games is 660 WFAN.

Jacko<P ID="signature">______________
I live for my dream,
And a pocket full of gold.
</P>
 
The only thing that holds them back from getting more listeners and better
> ratings is their lousy signal-a mere 2,300 watts and clear
> signal coverage of 20 miles (up to 40 miles total coverage)
> compared to EEI FM's 37,000 watts and clear signal coverage
> of over 50 miles (up to 70 miles total coverage). It would
> be cool to have the Yanks and Sox both on FM.
>

99.7 WSKO-FM's coverage is definitely weaker than 103.7 WEEI-FM's, however 99.7 still packs quite a punch. They come in clearly through the Attleboros on I-95 and I can get them in sometimes through 99.5 WKLB's splatter where I live in Marlborough, MA. Having the stereo off on 99.7 might make a difference.

Jacko<P ID="signature">______________
I live for my dream,
And a pocket full of gold.
</P>
 
> But I still think Clear Channel will be most likely to
> launch a "Jack"-type format, and I think they may "blow-up"
> WWBB-101.5, despite it's success. And it may come by July
> 4th, if not sooner. Maybe much sooner. "Jack" is such a hot
> format that stations have been racing each other to flip to
> it.

Clear Channel has been the least active in launching the "Jack" format. If there was an Infinity station in Providence, that station would have been a Jack station already. Clear Channel, to my knowledge, only has three 'variety hits' stations, and if i recall correctly, the stations drifted to those formats from their previous formats, as opposed to the sudden format change. CC has been testing the variety hits idea on Coast 93.3 on select weekends, but only as a weekend feature. Basically anything a Jack station would play is covered on CC's 3 FM outlets, so why would they want to overlap?

Perhaps one of the weaker Citadel stations, such as 106.3 (as Kenny said) or 99.7 could go variety hits. 99.7 may be vulnerable because of its weak ratings, and that listeners could just tune in to 790AM for the Score. 99.7 could still broadcast Yankees' games if it wants. Maybe even a 99.7/106.3 simulcast, but that's a stretch. I also like the idea of Hot 106 on 99.7, since many listeners to the north of Providence can listen to hip-hop on 94.5 or 97.7 anyway, and 99.7 has better coverage on beaches and at URI.

Jacko

<P ID="signature">______________
I live for my dream,
And a pocket full of gold.
</P>
 
Re: Question On MLB Broadcasts

Some of the weekend METS games are on simulcast partners WMRD 1150 in Middletown, Connecticut and WLIS 1420 in Old Saybrook.<P ID="signature">______________
~Jay Clark~
</P>
 
Re: New York Yankees And Providence Radio

> What do you think when Sox have an early game? Rush and
> Yorke get pre-empted.I don't understand your piont.
> Whether it's the Chicago Cubs or whomever you pre-emp your
> programming to air games.
>

Simply put, there's a much larger potential audience for a Sox game than a Yankee game in RI. WPRO does themselves little harm by bumping Rush for the Sox. But the Yankees? I could see an underperforming AM picking up the Yankees in/around Providence, but I just don't think WPRO would be the right fit--not a whole lot to be gained. The Yankees are a good feature for a lower-tier station, and a good sales tool. Look around New England, the stations that have carried the Yanks are almost always on the lower end of the books.
 
Re: Question On MLB Broadcasts

> There is, or shouldn't be, no such rule. Along the New
> York/New England bordering areas, stations in the same
> market broadcast Yankees and Red Sox games. In fact, I
> believe that both teams have affiliates in places as far as
> Florida. If the fans are there, stations are allowed to put
> their games on... of course, only one station per market.
>
> On a side note, the only stations that broadcasts Mets'
> games is 660 WFAN.
>
> Jacko
>

Case in point, Vermont's WEBK-FM, a triple A (!!) station that's in their second season running the Yanks. You can pick 'em up from Glens Falls NY to central NH and as far north as Jefferson and Lancaster NH.

WORC-AM in Worcester also used to run the Yankees.

They're never huge ratings grabbers, but I always found myself tuning in a couple times a night to keep tabs on the Empire.
 
Re: Question On MLB Broadcasts

I thought that the "exclusive radio broadcast territory" for Major-League Baseball clubs extends 35 or 40 miles from the team's home stadium.

This means that stations in Providence and Worcester would be able to carry the Yankees (or Mets), but stations closer to Boston could not.

I believe the "exclusive over-the-air TV broadcast teritory" is further than 40 miles (75 miles, perhaps??), and as for regional cable networks, YES' broadcasts of Yankees games cannot be seen in New England outside of southwestern and south-central Connecticut.

Please feel free to correct this info.
 
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