mmr

[RunWithScissors]

lets face it, they are the only game in town but they are slipping, why you ask, because they stink as a rocker. old jocks, continuous mindless chatter, bad playlist, all over the place and signal problems to the nw. most rockers are into satellite, ipods, puters and cable, bad enough they are the only half a'd game in town they cannot do a good job at even that. the rockers will continue to flock to other means rather than deal what is on the one-sided terestrial dial in filthydelphia. until a unique quality rocker makes it debut (and one will eventually) rockers will stick with there non fm/am equipment.

 

[Jul]

signal problems to the nw..

I noticed a lot of static on my radio where I live in Nicetown for a few hours or minutes and then its gone. WMMR needs to move its transmitter and increase its power to get a better signal across the Delaware Valley. Any word on wether that will happen or not?

 

[fred flintstone]

signal problems to the nw..

I noticed a lot of static on my radio where I live in Nicetown for a few hours or minutes and then its gone. WMMR needs to move its transmitter and increase its power to get a better signal across the Delaware Valley. Any word on wether that will happen or not?

That sounds like some source of interference nearby. Check that out first.

 

[JohnnyPancakes]

They don't need to move the transmitter. They don't need to do anything to cater to you. Perhaps you need to get a better radio. I don't know how many times this has been explained to you Julius. Stations can not just move a transmitting and/or tower site on a whim. There is NO reason at all to move the WMMR transmitter. The signal is fine. There seems to be something wrong with you, and not the station or the signal.

Oh yeah, WMMR should move the transmitter to the Nicetown section of Philadelphia just so Julius can hear Pierre Robert without any kind of static or other interference at all. I demand you all contact WMMR at once, and tell them you demand they move the transmitter so Julius will be happy.

Julius, do you like anything? You complain about WMMR, you complain about NFL playoff ball games not on the radio (when they really are, you just won't search for them), you complain about Bill Shusta's microphone and the Traffic and Transit on the Twos. You claim you can't afford anything (like satellite radio so you can hear your OUT OF MARKET ball games), but you recently admitted you have five televisions in your house. [EDIT] :

[EDIT-inflammatory]

 

[TowerBuzz]

lets face it, they are the only game in town but they are slipping, why you ask, because they stink as a rocker. old jocks, continuous mindless chatter, bad playlist, all over the place and signal problems to the nw. most rockers are into satellite, ipods, puters and cable, bad enough they are the only half a'd game in town they cannot do a good job at even that. the rockers will continue to flock to other means rather than deal what is on the one-sided terestrial dial in filthydelphia. until a unique quality rocker makes it debut (and one will eventually) rockers will stick with there non fm/am equipment.

You're right, they do win by default and nothing else. Y100 was too poppy and female leaning, YSP; I still cannot believe cbs screwed with something that was WORKING. MMR wins because they were paitient not because they were any good. Boring as it gets, and I bet Bill Weston is being applauded by GM like he actually did something!. Jaxon is ok though so give him the respect.

 

[bwild]

I listen on line sometimes. I used to work with Jaxon, he's a good dude and a good talent. Rock used to be AC/DC and Bad Co. There's a lot more on the menu now, new vs. old, alt. stuff. It's hard to find the "sweet spot" with rock listeners sometimes.

 

[RunWithScissors]

I agree Jaxon is easy on the ears, and is the best they have, but for the rest and the music mix forget it. YSP was sounding great until they pulled the plug last year and put this garbage on. MMR was the winner due to the fact they hung in there but they were the worst of the three Y and YSP were good but MMR was just floundering. I think when Milkman was running it he had the right approach he was tinkering with a harder edge format lots of hair metal and hard metal and hard alternative. I wish he was still there I think he would of made MMR rock not whimp....

 

[Jul]

The reason why MMR should move the transmitter because of the comcast building will block some of its signal I think?

 

[TowerBuzz]

I agree Jaxon is easy on the ears, and is the best they have, but for the rest and the music mix forget it. YSP was sounding great until they pulled the plug last year and put this garbage on. MMR was the winner due to the fact they hung in there but they were the worst of the three Y and YSP were good but MMR was just floundering. I think when Milkman was running it he had the right approach he was tinkering with a harder edge format lots of hair metal and hard metal and hard alternative. I wish he was still there I think he would of made MMR rock not whimp....

Jaxon has great pipes man.

 

[eyg2181]

what the hell are you talking about...MMR is a great station with a great playlist...they are now the only rock station in philadelphia worth listening to now that the hawk is gone!...where else are you gonna hear tool and led zeppelin on the same station IN THIS AREA...besides YSP on the weekends.

and they have a pretty good signal being that i hear them loud and clear in pottsville area in most parts, and thats 70 miles away from its transmitter

lets face it, they are the only game in town but they are slipping, why you ask, because they stink as a rocker. old jocks, continuous mindless chatter, bad playlist, all over the place and signal problems to the nw. most rockers are into satellite, ipods, puters and cable, bad enough they are the only half a'd game in town they cannot do a good job at even that. the rockers will continue to flock to other means rather than deal what is on the one-sided terestrial dial in filthydelphia. until a unique quality rocker makes it debut (and one will eventually) rockers will stick with there non fm/am equipment.

 

[TowerBuzz]

Well you just disproved your own point: Where else are you going to hear blah blah blah? that's the point. NOWHERE ELSE, they win by default not becasue they're any good.

Here endeth the lesson.

8)

 

[Captain Happy]

Re: mmr's music

MMR could use a few less Red hot Chili Pepper songs per hour, and really...Dead Zeppelin is Wayyyyyyyy played out. that's why they are so well played out on WMGK. They could stand to play some more tool and hard metal...perhaps some more of the stuff that WYSP can no longer play.

 

[RunWithScissors]

I find it frustrating to hear AC/DC, Cracker, Priest, Crue, Poison, GnR, Def, Nirvanna, Tool, STP, Pumpkins, etc., sandwiched between, Petty, Zep, Who, Dead, Stones, Floyd and Hooters just dont cut it.....and far liberal Robert yakking on and on. They were decent later today with the female and the other male fill in, no talk and loads of music, they should keep it that way.

 

[SoulCrusher]

Speaking for myself, I think WMMR has their moments but they're kind of bland. There is way too much overlap between this WMMR and WMGK, but that doesn't affect Greater Media, and why should it? Both stations are quite successful as they are, so if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

MMR is just too boring a station for people whose tastes lean modern. The modern selections are too much of a hodgepodge, and they foolishly steer away from the heavier bands on FM Radio today. It's good if you want to hear the same 200 hit songs played ad nauseum, but what about the rest of us? No Active Rocker, no Alternative, no station at all that actively courts Modern Rock fans.

There's so many places where this could work well, but no one wants to give it a try ... the common belief is that CBS "failed" with their Active Rocker because they flipped and that the bottom has dropped out for Alternative Rock. Neither could be further from the truth. I think CBS realizes they made a BIG mistake by flipping WYSP to Free FM, as they have lost about 70-80% of their audience. C'mon - just admit the error of your ways and flip it back to Active. What about all the sound-alike Urban stations, the Rumba belly flop or all the boring stations targeting Women (Ben is performing mediocre, and My is going nowhere)? It's not rocket science - these stations could perform well if programmed the right way (i.e. NO Nickelback or Metallica on an Alternative, keeping the balance on an Active in favor of the '90s and Today).

 

[Jul]

I find it frustrating to hear AC/DC, Cracker, Priest, Crue, Poison, GnR, Def, Nirvanna, Tool, STP, Pumpkins, etc., sandwiched between, Petty, Zep, Who, Dead, Stones, Floyd and Hooters just dont cut it.....and far liberal Robert yakking on and on. They were decent later today with the female and the other male fill in, no talk and loads of music, they should keep it that way.

Robin Lee was filling in for Jaxon. Don't know about the other.

 

[Captain Happy]

Re: mmr stuff

MMr's playlist has always been all over the place since whenever they decided to go mainstream and play what they do today. they have always had a Talky morning show just like the Norm. and Pierre has always beet chatty on his show, so what, it's informative and friendly. I like the stroll down to studio R or where ever the vinyl cut takes place. In fact I even enjoy how the vinyl cut even came to be. Jaxon's show is ok. His IPOD bit never has any real "deep cuts" or obscure songs on it. I think he is just used to highlight grape street and local artists. The rest of the air staff isn't there to gab. Robin Lee has more opportunity to do that on WZZO since she was PD there before she left. Kelly Nova is ho-hum, and same goes for Brent Porsche. But as far as the station is concerned, I like it and I am damn glad that WMMR isn't the "adult" station it tried to be when they lost the Morning Zoo. I am also Glad that in this day and age of disposable radio stations that WMMR has endured 20+ years as the SAME Rock station, and isn't another goddamn Urban sound-alike station giving shout-outs to G-Money and Boo-boo every hour. Hooray from WMMR and Kudos to Bill Weston for not wanting to come on as the new guy and Dick with the One station in Philly that actually Works. I just miss "The Philly guys" with Mike Misseneli and Joe Conklin and Vinnie, it was a good show until Mike Left.

 

[madcowzack]

WMMR and WMGK still step on each other way too much. They oughta draw the "oldies" line at 1985 for WMMR, with the exception of the heavier Zeppelin, Hendrix, and Roth-Halen. Let 'MGK get the wimpier Zep, the Van-Hagar, and the Beatles, and everything pre-1985. Focus WMGK more female 25+, WMMR Male 18-34 ... they may have something. Unless they don't mind sharing the audience - the money's going in the same pair of pants - it's just in a different pocket, right?

 

[eyg2181]

i like MMR the way it is...mgk has a horrible selection of zeppelin.

MMR needs to keep the classic rock, and mgk needs to play some heavier stuff...like def leppard and G&R even though i dont like G&R

and MMR needs to stop playing so much U2