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Are there any totally live (no voice tracked) stations in the Lakes Region? If so which ones & their freqs.
Thanks
 
> Are there any totally live (no voice tracked) stations in
> the Lakes Region? If so which ones & their freqs.
> Thanks
>
Slim pickings as far as LIVE goes:

WLNH: live in mornings, VT rest of the day
WWHQ: simulcast with 102.3, WWHK...syndicated in mornings
WEMJ: live in mornings, syndicated rest of day
WLKZ: live in the morning, VT rest of the day
WASR: live in the morning, from noon-12:30 and 5-6, but VT rest of the day
WSCY: live mornings (JR?) syndicated by ABC rest of day
WFTN-AM/WPNH-AM: The Music of your life (either Jones or WW1)
WEZS: Think WZID 1985.

WFTN-FM maybe your best bet. I believe they are live in AM drive, Midday and PM drive, but syndicated at night. Still more LIVE than anyone else in the area as you can see...

That being said...is it any coincidence they may sound the WORSE....except for WASR? Sorry, Joe...I know you're trying over there :)
 
I travel through the area (medical sales), used to be in radio sales, and yes, Mix 94.1 is the closest to live. Very good, upbeat sound. Lots of contesting, community involvement.

> > Are there any totally live (no voice tracked) stations in
> > the Lakes Region? If so which ones & their freqs.
> > Thanks
> >
> Slim pickings as far as LIVE goes:
>
> WLNH: live in mornings, VT rest of the day
> WWHQ: simulcast with 102.3, WWHK...syndicated in mornings
> WEMJ: live in mornings, syndicated rest of day
> WLKZ: live in the morning, VT rest of the day
> WASR: live in the morning, from noon-12:30 and 5-6, but VT
> rest of the day
> WSCY: live mornings (JR?) syndicated by ABC rest of day
> WFTN-AM/WPNH-AM: The Music of your life (either Jones or
> WW1)
> WEZS: Think WZID 1985.
>
> WFTN-FM maybe your best bet. I believe they are live in AM
> drive, Midday and PM drive, but syndicated at night. Still
> more LIVE than anyone else in the area as you can see...
>
> That being said...is it any coincidence they may sound the
> WORSE....except for WASR? Sorry, Joe...I know you're trying
> over there :)
>
 
> I travel through the area (medical sales), used to be in
> radio sales, and yes, Mix 94.1 is the closest to live. Very
> good, upbeat sound. Lots of contesting, community
> involvement.
>
>

Maybe they've improved since the last time I was in the area. Last time I heard them they'd cold-segue 3 or 4 songs in a row, or go straight from a song into spots. Sounded really small-time.
 
> > I travel through the area (medical sales), used to be in
> > radio sales, and yes, Mix 94.1 is the closest to live.
> Very
> > good, upbeat sound. Lots of contesting, community
> > involvement.
> >
> >
>
> Maybe they've improved since the last time I was in the
> area. Last time I heard them they'd cold-segue 3 or 4 songs
> in a row, or go straight from a song into spots. Sounded
> really small-time.
>
that is sad.....myself and a few old war horses of WLNH Parade Rd Days remember when we live 24/7 and probably the best sounding station north of Boston, when Joe Sabatino had the bull in the barn.....then Paul jingle Hemphill came in...and the pd was James Marshall Rising......when the Dartmouth boys headed up Pickerel Pond Rd. Then there was the farmer's daughter???????.....I worked at WFTN when it was next to Friendly's in 74 in dtn Franklin. WFTN used to be top 40 weekdays and country on the weekend...musicradio 1240 WFTN......
live lakes region radio rest in peace
 
> Maybe they've improved since the last time I was in the
> area. Last time I heard them they'd cold-segue 3 or 4 songs
> in a row, or go straight from a song into spots. Sounded
> really small-time.
>
Was it on the weekend when you heard them?
 
> live lakes region radio rest in peace

That's a shame, I asked because I was caught in dead stopped traffic last Friday afternoon on 93 between exit 19 & 18 and hit scan on the radio to see if I could find out why and I didn't hear anything, AM or FM that sounded live.

I will put MIX on in the condo that we're renting out this year.

I know used to look to the Lakes Region as one of the places I'd look for talent to bring to Boston when I needed them. I guess I really don't have to bother any more.

It's a shame.
 
Traffic. Eew. HAHA...

At least on the weekends, I know Ben Gurta (sp?) is live at Mix 94.1 and I think someone is live at 'LNH...don't think JYY is...

Voicetracking is satan. Plain and simple.


> > live lakes region radio rest in peace
>
> That's a shame, I asked because I was caught in dead
> stopped traffic last Friday afternoon on 93 between exit 19
> & 18 and hit scan on the radio to see if I could find out
> why and I didn't hear anything, AM or FM that sounded live.
>
> I will put MIX on in the condo that we're renting out this
> year.
>
> I know used to look to the Lakes Region as one of the places
> I'd look for talent to bring to Boston when I needed them.
> I guess I really don't have to bother any more.
>
> It's a shame.
>
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> > Are there any totally live (no voice tracked) stations in
> > the Lakes Region? If so which ones & their freqs.
> > Thanks
> >
> Slim pickings as far as LIVE goes:
>
> WLNH: live in mornings, VT rest of the day
> WWHQ: simulcast with 102.3, WWHK...syndicated in mornings
> WEMJ: live in mornings, syndicated rest of day
> WLKZ: live in the morning, VT rest of the day
> WASR: live in the morning, from noon-12:30 and 5-6, but VT
> rest of the day
> WSCY: live mornings (JR?) syndicated by ABC rest of day
Actually Jones Country

> WFTN-AM/WPNH-AM: The Music of your life (either Jones or
> WW1)

It is Jones

> WEZS: Think WZID 1985.
>
> WFTN-FM maybe your best bet. I believe they are live in AM
> drive, Midday and PM drive, but syndicated at night. Still
> more LIVE than anyone else in the area as you can see...
>
> That being said...is it any coincidence they may sound the
> WORSE....except for WASR? Sorry, Joe...I know you're trying
> over there :)
>
 
> Traffic. Eew. HAHA...
>
> At least on the weekends, I know Ben Gurta (sp?) is live at
> Mix 94.1 and I think someone is live at 'LNH...don't think
> JYY is...
>
> Voicetracking is satan. Plain and simple.
>
>

Everything is live from the studios on weekends on Mix except Open House Party.
 
> > Traffic. Eew. HAHA...
> >
> > At least on the weekends, I know Ben Gurta (sp?) is live
> at
> > Mix 94.1 and I think someone is live at 'LNH...don't think
>
> > JYY is...
> >
> > Voicetracking is satan. Plain and simple.
> >
> >
>
> Everything is live from the studios on weekends on Mix
> except Open House Party.
>


and, can i say it again, OHP Sunday sucks. Dump it.<P ID="signature">______________
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>
> Voicetracking is satan. Plain and simple.
>
Respectfully, I think that's short-sighted. Good voice trackers will sound live and beat a mediocre live jock any day. Tracking requires different skills than being live, and some jocks are better than others at it. Most automation systems even allow you to know what time a break will play, allowing the jock to give the correct time. Even when I'm on live, I'm really tracked a few minutes ahead to make sure my breaks are to my satisfaction. Hardly satanic, as the listener can't tell, and I can always redo the break if things change. Voice-tracking is a tool-albeit an often abused one, and saying all tracking is "satan" is much like saying all retail stores are "satan" because some aren't very good.
 
> >FTN doesn't have the budget to put a live jock on Sunday night. If they dump OHP on Sunday they would probably put Jones Radio Network Adult Hits on! Which sucks more?
> >
>
>
> and, can i say it again, OHP Sunday sucks. Dump it.
>
 
I don't think you are seeing WHY voicetracking is satan. It is excellent for an overnight shift, and some weekend shifts. I understand that. But more and more stations are RELYING on voicetracking, and track basically their entire broadcast day.

That sucks. Why does it suck? Voicetracking = less jobs for the "new guys and gals" who want to get their start. It sucks the originality out of radio.

Yes, voicetracking can SOUND good. I'm not talking about the end-listener...I am talking about people inside the industry. Soon enough these stations will be jockless. When a jock from Detroit is "spinning the hits" over an MP3 on a station in Ft. Lauderdale, that pisses me off.

Plain. And simple :)


> >
> > Voicetracking is satan. Plain and simple.
> >
> Respectfully, I think that's short-sighted. Good voice
> trackers will sound live and beat a mediocre live jock any
> day. Tracking requires different skills than being live, and
> some jocks are better than others at it. Most automation
> systems even allow you to know what time a break will play,
> allowing the jock to give the correct time. Even when I'm on
> live, I'm really tracked a few minutes ahead to make sure my
> breaks are to my satisfaction. Hardly satanic, as the
> listener can't tell, and I can always redo the break if
> things change. Voice-tracking is a tool-albeit an often
> abused one, and saying all tracking is "satan" is much like
> saying all retail stores are "satan" because some aren't
> very good.
>
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Alright, I return to my last quandry, that was never answered. JYY and Mix, same market, both play Saturday and Sunday OHP's. Thats ridiculous.

I think they need to go to the table and bring a quarter. Flip it. One station keeps Saturday. One station keeps Sunday.

Also, let me go back to what I said earlier in the thread and compared to "satan" but it would help in this case...

Why don't you VOICETRACK it? Even keep it jockless. The reason JYY and Mix are tied is because they are the same station...except JYY doesnt play wet sweepers over songs. Change it up a little bit, and you may get a BOOST...or DROP. But this "playing it safe" crap is just that. Crap.


> > >FTN doesn't have the budget to put a live jock on Sunday
> night. If they dump OHP on Sunday they would probably put
> Jones Radio Network Adult Hits on! Which sucks more?
> > >
> >
> >
> > and, can i say it again, OHP Sunday sucks. Dump it.
> >
>
<P ID="signature">______________
-TheGuy...InTheRadio</P>
 
First, if you don't know what you're talking about, you should keep your opinions to yourself. I know Rich O'Brien at Superadio and he tells me they went after JYY a couple of years ago, with much objection from Mix, because they wanted Open House Party in Manchester, where Mix doesn't have a signal. Second, I think JYY and Mix both do a really good job. When I'm traveling up there, I enjoy the upbeat sound of both stations. Wet sweepers over music? What are you talking about? The only thing that's wet is you!

> Alright, I return to my last quandry, that was never
> answered. JYY and Mix, same market, both play Saturday and
> Sunday OHP's. Thats ridiculous.
>
> I think they need to go to the table and bring a quarter.
> Flip it. One station keeps Saturday. One station keeps
> Sunday.
>
> Also, let me go back to what I said earlier in the thread
> and compared to "satan" but it would help in this case...
>
> Why don't you VOICETRACK it? Even keep it jockless. The
> reason JYY and Mix are tied is because they are the same
> station...except JYY doesnt play wet sweepers over songs.
> Change it up a little bit, and you may get a BOOST...or
> DROP. But this "playing it safe" crap is just that. Crap.
>
>
> > > >FTN doesn't have the budget to put a live jock on
> Sunday
> > night. If they dump OHP on Sunday they would probably put
>
> > Jones Radio Network Adult Hits on! Which sucks more?
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > and, can i say it again, OHP Sunday sucks. Dump it.
> > >
> >
>
 
raykinsella...

First, I'll go with the wet comment. I'll be at the Red Sox game tonight, and chances are it could get rained out, so I may be wet LATER. As for today...please LISTEN to the station. I didn't say they SUCK. All I said was they are VERY MUCH the same, and that Mix (and they DO THIS) plays WET SWEEPERS with an abundance of "wooshes" and "drones" over the beginning of songs. They do it incessantly. That is basically the only major thing apart from both stations playing OHP, that bothers me about Mix.

You travel up here. I live up here. I listen to the stations on a regular basis. It happens, trust me.

You know Rich too? Thats cool. I know John Garabedian and...well actually...he could care less. HAHA...but still...two stations in the SAME MARKET should NOT air the same thing at the same time. It makes no sense. JYY is not a Manchester station. It is a Concord station. Mix is a Lakes Region station. They both serve the same market. Mix's signal is better in Concord than JYY's is in the Lakes Region.

In Manchester, Kiss 108 in Boston has a clear signal and they have beaten JYY in the ratings repeatedly, except for the last book where they are knotted up. Kiss' signal dies just after the tolls on 93...where Mix 94 and JYY pick up the CHR listeners.

Now, for you to come onto the board and call me "wet" (what the hell does that mean) or say that "i dont know what im talking about"...then come to me with facts. Insults or not, I never said I was right, but I back up my opinions with facts...and you "think they both do a great job".

Tell me why one station shouldn't COUNTERPROGRAM in order to grab listeners that dont want to hear OHP. If all news-talkers in a market played the same newscasts, it'd be ridiculous. This is just as ridiculous



> First, if you don't know what you're talking about, you
> should keep your opinions to yourself. I know Rich O'Brien
> at Superadio and he tells me they went after JYY a couple of
> years ago, with much objection from Mix, because they wanted
> Open House Party in Manchester, where Mix doesn't have a
> signal. Second, I think JYY and Mix both do a really good
> job. When I'm traveling up there, I enjoy the upbeat sound
> of both stations. Wet sweepers over music? What are you
> talking about? The only thing that's wet is you!
>
> > Alright, I return to my last quandry, that was never
> > answered. JYY and Mix, same market, both play Saturday and
>
> > Sunday OHP's. Thats ridiculous.
> >
> > I think they need to go to the table and bring a quarter.
> > Flip it. One station keeps Saturday. One station keeps
> > Sunday.
> >
> > Also, let me go back to what I said earlier in the thread
> > and compared to "satan" but it would help in this case...
> >
> > Why don't you VOICETRACK it? Even keep it jockless. The
> > reason JYY and Mix are tied is because they are the same
> > station...except JYY doesnt play wet sweepers over songs.
> > Change it up a little bit, and you may get a BOOST...or
> > DROP. But this "playing it safe" crap is just that. Crap.
> >
> >
> > > > >FTN doesn't have the budget to put a live jock on
> > Sunday
> > > night. If they dump OHP on Sunday they would probably
> put
> >
> > > Jones Radio Network Adult Hits on! Which sucks more?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > and, can i say it again, OHP Sunday sucks. Dump it.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> <P ID="signature">______________
-TheGuy...InTheRadio</P>
 
Jyy would have to be the one to dump OHP....Mix just can't...they don't have the budget to do anything other than satelitte at night. JYY has the capability to VT...Mix doesn't. JYY has the deep pockets of Nassau...Mix doesn't. Write a letter to JYY.
>
> First, I'll go with the wet comment. I'll be at the Red Sox
> game tonight, and chances are it could get rained out, so I
> may be wet LATER. As for today...please LISTEN to the
> station. I didn't say they SUCK. All I said was they are
> VERY MUCH the same, and that Mix (and they DO THIS) plays
> WET SWEEPERS with an abundance of "wooshes" and "drones"
> over the beginning of songs. They do it incessantly. That is
> basically the only major thing apart from both stations
> playing OHP, that bothers me about Mix.
>
> You travel up here. I live up here. I listen to the stations
> on a regular basis. It happens, trust me.
>
> You know Rich too? Thats cool. I know John Garabedian
> and...well actually...he could care less. HAHA...but
> still...two stations in the SAME MARKET should NOT air the
> same thing at the same time. It makes no sense. JYY is not a
> Manchester station. It is a Concord station. Mix is a Lakes
> Region station. They both serve the same market. Mix's
> signal is better in Concord than JYY's is in the Lakes
> Region.
>
> In Manchester, Kiss 108 in Boston has a clear signal and
> they have beaten JYY in the ratings repeatedly, except for
> the last book where they are knotted up. Kiss' signal dies
> just after the tolls on 93...where Mix 94 and JYY pick up
> the CHR listeners.
>
> Now, for you to come onto the board and call me "wet" (what
> the hell does that mean) or say that "i dont know what im
> talking about"...then come to me with facts. Insults or not,
> I never said I was right, but I back up my opinions with
> facts...and you "think they both do a great job".
>
> Tell me why one station shouldn't COUNTERPROGRAM in order to
> grab listeners that dont want to hear OHP. If all
> news-talkers in a market played the same newscasts, it'd be
> ridiculous. This is just as ridiculous
>
>
>
> > First, if you don't know what you're talking about, you
> > should keep your opinions to yourself. I know Rich O'Brien
>
> > at Superadio and he tells me they went after JYY a couple
> of
> > years ago, with much objection from Mix, because they
> wanted
> > Open House Party in Manchester, where Mix doesn't have a
> > signal. Second, I think JYY and Mix both do a really good
> > job. When I'm traveling up there, I enjoy the upbeat sound
>
> > of both stations. Wet sweepers over music? What are you
> > talking about? The only thing that's wet is you!
> >
> > > Alright, I return to my last quandry, that was never
> > > answered. JYY and Mix, same market, both play Saturday
> and
> >
> > > Sunday OHP's. Thats ridiculous.
> > >
> > > I think they need to go to the table and bring a
> quarter.
> > > Flip it. One station keeps Saturday. One station keeps
> > > Sunday.
> > >
> > > Also, let me go back to what I said earlier in the
> thread
> > > and compared to "satan" but it would help in this
> case...
> > >
> > > Why don't you VOICETRACK it? Even keep it jockless. The
> > > reason JYY and Mix are tied is because they are the same
>
> > > station...except JYY doesnt play wet sweepers over
> songs.
> > > Change it up a little bit, and you may get a BOOST...or
> > > DROP. But this "playing it safe" crap is just that.
> Crap.
> > >
> > >
> > > > > >FTN doesn't have the budget to put a live jock on
> > > Sunday
> > > > night. If they dump OHP on Sunday they would probably
>
> > put
> > >
> > > > Jones Radio Network Adult Hits on! Which sucks more?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > and, can i say it again, OHP Sunday sucks. Dump it.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
 
> Jyy would have to be the one to dump OHP....Mix just
> can't...they don't have the budget to do anything other than
> satelitte at night. JYY has the capability to VT...Mix
> doesn't. JYY has the deep pockets of Nassau...Mix doesn't.
> Write a letter to JYY.
> >

Now there's a compelling reason for JYY do drop it...the competition (such as it is) can't afford to do anything else. Why would JYY drop a (presumably) popular show to help out Mix? I think JYY carried OHP long before Nassau bought them.
 
yeah that is a little ridiculous. you know how many college grads would jump at the chance to do the show at 6.00/hr?

Personally, I dont care who drops it, but someone oughta.


> > Jyy would have to be the one to dump OHP....Mix just
> > can't...they don't have the budget to do anything other
> than
> > satelitte at night. JYY has the capability to VT...Mix
> > doesn't. JYY has the deep pockets of Nassau...Mix
> doesn't.
> > Write a letter to JYY.
> > >
>
> Now there's a compelling reason for JYY do drop it...the
> competition (such as it is) can't afford to do anything
> else. Why would JYY drop a (presumably) popular show to
> help out Mix? I think JYY carried OHP long before Nassau
> bought them.
>

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