LET'S SUGGEST SOME FORMAT CHANGES FOR 2012!

[4CX1000A]

95.3 FM-Stay as you are on HD1, add a classical channel on HD2, do jazz on HD3 and put Record Hospital on HD4(Have Hillbilly At Harvard, Blues and Darker Side online as streaming stations)

None of the student-run college stations in the area want to pay Ibiquity for HD

(WERS has it, but is administration run).

WHRB has no plans to add HD Radio as far as I know.

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

590 Keep same
680 They should adjust it somewhat. Weekdays Noon-3pm (News-Talk Radio Network), weeknights overnights "America Tonight" with Kate Delaney, weekend overnights(Saturday and Sunday mornings 1am-6am) "Sports Byline USA" So far this is my thought what should change on there.
Another idea for weekend overnight "Midnight-5am Saturday and Sunday morning (Big City 101.3 Weekday Morning Show, have them host a show LIVE-For a pirate station, they have some pretty good topics (Other talking bad about EVERY President) They have some good topics.
740am keep same
850am keep same
950am Put "K Love" on there
1030am Keep same
1090am Questionable at this point :-\
1200am (Put also "Mia 1430) on this too. Because 1430am signal is not that good at night South and west of Boston
1260am Keep Same
1510am Trade with W E E I, in this case, Put "ESPN Radio" on 1510am 24/7

92.5 Keep same
92.9 Keep same (for those who used to listen to WBCN)
93.7 (850am) Overnights and Weekend Nights/Overnights (Except for if there is a Local Game on) Other than that, on Overnight/Weekend Nights/Overnights put on "Yahoo Sports Radio" Because it sound much more alive, and more has a more energy sound to them for this station. Especially now that they are on FM.
94.5 Keep same, but maybe at night, overnights and weekends play more NEW Hip Hop
96.9 (For Now) Keep the same
97.7 Change it to Urban AC ("The Touch" -Cumulus Media Network)
98.5 Keep same
99.5 Same
100.7 Keep same
101.7 Same
102.5 Same
103.3 Same
104.1 Same
105.7 I agree with one person, change it to Country, but in this case, play NEW Country and Latest NEW Country from 2-3 years ago through today. Because 102.5 doesn't cover some of inside Boston
106.7 Keep same.
KISS 108 Keep same, but have more local Radio Hosts

 

[raccoonradio]

680--They did just shuffle (as you saw it in another thread). Barry A show prob makes them money.
Noon-3 pm: Well, they have Ingraham going into the noon hour starting Mon and then they do local
with Jen Brien. Not sure about your other suggestions. I would prefer local if possible.

1200am--keep same or put on a powerful FM, baby! How does Talk 94.5 sound? Just kidding

>>Put "ESPN Radio" on 1510am 24/7

The sound you hear is me banging my head against the wall.

Here is the deal. ESPN is on 850/93.7 and I doubt they would switch to a weaker station.
I doubt they will change the overnights. If they thought Y!SR would work maybe they'd consider it.

"Jason?"
"Yes, Julie."
"We have one person out there who loves Yahoo Sports Radio. I think we should dump ESPN.
LauroJRM wants us to."
"Okay. It's more important that one persons gets what he wants. While we're at it, someone named
raccoonradio wants us to switch RKO to classic country."
"That sounds good, too."

P

96.9: I would add Howie when he becomes available

105.7 I can't see them changing. Country works fine with one powerful station (and yes 102.5
may not reach everyone but it does OK. Including in the ratings/.)

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

;D hahaha @Raccoonradio. You made me feel better. I was feeling sad today. hahahaaa. Especially Classic Country on 680am ;D

hahaha




;D

 

[NHRadio]

Wow...I'm AMAZED that Lauro had this new and revolutionary idea.

97.7 Change it to Urban AC ("The Touch" -Cumulus Media Network)

 

[CTListener]

Wow...I'm AMAZED that Lauro had this new and revolutionary idea.

97.7 Change it to Urban AC ("The Touch" -Cumulus Media Network)

Would this be an upgrade over the Dial Global format-in-a-can equivalent he usually pushes?

 

[NHRadio]

Cumulus, Dial Global...6 of one, half dozen of another.

 

[dumber than a box of hair]

I'm neither retarded or on drugs! I know what I'm talking about!

Please, before the moderators lock this thread or move it to TIO: Fish a dime out of your pocket and buy yourself a clue.

 

[dumber than a box of hair]

One modification though, WAAF (both 97.7 and 107.3) have been as good as dead for sometime. I would change the format from Active Rock to a format with an emphasis on all-guy talk. Man radio. Talk for men. Something stupid like 107.3 and 97.7 MAN FM "Leave the room ladies...the men are going to do some talking." Like Spike TV on the radio.
...
Maybe I am now the one who is on drugs.

I guess a consistent top-5 showing in their target demo now translates to "as good as dead."

Yes, maybe you are on drugs, or at least you have good comedy writers.

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

Please tell me what is wrong with "The Touch"
what?
what?
Please tell me?
What is wrong with putting ideas here?
what?
God
If you all don't like that music, so what!!!
Is it a crime to like something?
God

 

[whdh1920]

its not a crime. But if your one of the only ones on here that wants it then that says something!!

 

[4CX1000A]

Format changes? You want format changes? OK, I'll suggest one:

Any station, but especially one with good coverage, such as one of the higher power AM's: doubt-based talk, talk that asks questions like:

"If ten times as many people die every year in traffic accidents in the United States than have ever died in terrorist attacks, is all the money we're spending on so-called 'homeland security' well spent?"

"Will lowering my taxes necessarily lower my overall cost of living?"

"If gambling is generally seen as a vice, why do we treat financial speculation as a virtue?"

"If the root cause of a bad economy is too many people being saddled with too much debt, is it better to relieve debtors? Or creditors?"

"Is there really any such thing as 'the middle class'?"

"If 'free trade' is a desirable goal, then why should the movement of labor across borders be more tightly controlled than the movement of capital across borders?"

I would ask an avowed socialist, such as CPUSA chairman Sam Webb, to explain what socialism is and answer the question "is President Obama a socialist?"

I would ask the Israeli and Saudi Arabian consuls what their countries have done for us lately that we should continue to pour billions of our dollars into them.

I would propose that faith enslaves, but doubt enlightens, and let the chips fall where they may.

And I would never accept simplistic answers to any question.

 

[wcozBoston]

Expanding the FM band to 76MHz would allow restrictive AM broadcasters to move there, i.e. day light and directional AMs. A portion of the band could be set aside for low power FMs with ERPs of less than 100watts. While it is true that many listeners would not have access to radio in the extended band, that would change as new radios come on the market at a modest pace overtime. As for formats in the market, if Entercom could get two FMs, then they could bring back Star and Mike. Could 95.3 move to 89.3? Would 101.7 be for sale at the right price?

 

[4CX1000A]

Expanding the FM band to 76MHz would allow restrictive AM broadcasters to move there, i.e. day light and directional AMs. A portion of the band could be set aside for low power FMs with ERPs of less than 100watts. While it is true that many listeners would not have access to radio in the extended band, that would change as new radios come on the market at a modest pace overtime. As for formats in the market, if Entercom could get two FMs, then they could bring back Star and Mike. Could 95.3 move to 89.3? Would 101.7 be for sale at the right price?

Why would WHRB want to move to 89.3? At first glance, that strikes me as a terrible idea; it would require the station to go noncommercial, and that would make it impossible to pay the bills. Essentially all of WHRB's budget is supported by ad revenue. There are no pledge drives and no financial support from Harvard.

As for expanding the FM dial below 88.1, I'm very much against it. There are too many stations in the market as it is, and even if there were enough advertising dollars to support them all, with HD Radio we've already seen what happens when new programming channels go on the air that can't be received on existing radios. Nobody listens.

 

[Eli Polonsky]

Could 95.3 move to 89.3?

Why would WHRB want to move to 89.3? At first glance, that strikes me as a terrible idea; it would require the station to go noncommercial, and that would make it impossible to pay the bills. Essentially all of WHRB's budget is supported by ad revenue. There are no pledge drives and no financial support from Harvard.

Also, WGBH (and WERS) will not permit anything (legal) on their second-adjacent in the metro area. Many have tried.

 

[mgpt6]

4CX, expanding the FM band could save lower power AM stations in years to come. Other than WBZ and WRKO what station on AM will be still viable in 5 to 10 years. Even WEEI had to move to FM this year

 

[4CX1000A]

4CX, expanding the FM band could save lower power AM stations in years to come. Other than WBZ and WRKO what station on AM will be still viable in 5 to 10 years. Even WEEI had to move to FM this year

I'm not convinced AM is not viable. If the programming is compelling, people will listen to it.

Expanding the FM band doesn't save anyone unless (a) those new channels are reserved for existing AM stations; (b) migration is mandatory, as it was when FM was moved from 42 - 50 MHz to the current 88 - 108 MHz band; and (c) coverage of the new band is included in all radios.

An alternative would be to order all AM's to convert to Digital Radio Mondiale. The problem with either option is condition (c) above: no current radios can receive either DRM or your proposed new FM band, and consumers will not be motivated to buy new radios unless the programming they are missing is particularly compelling... in which case... AM should be perfectly viable as it is right now.

 

[mgpt6]

True, I like to listen to 740AM from time to time but being the way AM car radios are now,Id like to have JIB being a Class A FM at 79.1 with a mandated extended FM band. FM antennas take hell of lot less maintance than directional AM arrays.

 

[Eli Polonsky]

Please tell me what is wrong with "The Touch"...

I enjoyed "The Touch" when it was aired on 1150 AM here about 15 years ago.

However, I see two objections about it.

#1): It's a satellite delivered format. We want more local radio, and work for local radio people. We don't want to change a station with local programming to a satellite format. Also, satellite delivered music formats may do OK in smaller markets, but they fail to identify with major market listeners as well as a locally produced music format with local hosts and local flavor.

#2): Unfortunately, as has been stated hundreds of times on this board, broadcasters here appear to believe that there's not enough of an audience for Urban AC/Urban Gold in this market to financially sustain the format. If they did, the format would be on the air here.

Perhaps some failing AM station that may not be succeeding with brokered programming or whatever it's currently doing might want to consider it, since it actually showed some (small) numbers for 1150 without even any promotion, but unfortunately I can't see any of our FM programmers in the market considering the format to be viable.

 

[Eli Polonsky]

True, I like to listen to 740AM from time to time but being the way AM car radios are now,Id like to have JIB being a Class A FM at 79.1 with a mandated extended FM band. FM antennas take hell of lot less maintance than directional AM arrays.

WJIB is not directional.