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My Country 96.1 Is On The Air... At Least Online

I did hear the WJVC call used shortly after they signed on the new format. As with many other stations, it may only be mentioned once an hour.
According to the interview with PD Phathead in Stark Country, the 10,000 songs in a row are expected to end in about 2 1/2 weeks. He was quite straightforward in explaining they will initially have a very tight playlist of the biggest hits and play lots of crossover type songs. This is said to be helpful in retaining a considerable portion of the office employees that were listening to the KJoy simulcast, and attracting new listeners that may not bethat familiar with today's country music.
 
The rumor is that a former morning jock who was on 943, was in the running for that job....Ray something.....I dont remember his air name!
 
Perhaps it would make sense for JVC to bring the signal from My Country 96.1 FM into more of Nassau County by simulcasting it on their W268AN translator on 101.5.
Currently it is being used to rebroadcast the dance leaning WPTY. But the potential audience for country music in Nassau county may be larger. My guess is that most people in Nassau County that enjoy rhythmic music listen to WKTU. But there is not much for country fans there to receive over the air at this time.
 
Barry said:
Perhaps it would make sense for JVC to bring the signal from My Country 96.1 FM into more of Nassau County by simulcasting it on their W268AN translator on 101.5.
Currently it is being used to rebroadcast the dance leaning WPTY. But the potential audience for country music in Nassau county may be larger.
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Oh wait till Mr. Santiago gets wind of that one! :eek:

My first impression is that they are both such niche formats that it doesn't really matter which format goes to the translator, but after reading Phathead's comments regarding the 10,000 songs in a row being more suited for the office environment to try and keep that audience, I agree that moving My Country to 101.5 sounds like a good move.
 
JoeyBagODonuts said:
starcastle said:
The rumor is that a former morning jock who was on 943, was in the running for that job....Ray something.....I dont remember his air name!
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Do you mean Rocky (aka Tom Pantaleo)?
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Looked back at the archived webpages, Ray Romano, a buddy who is in the inner circle over there mentioned that they were looking for him, I dont think that was his "real" name.
 
They seriously need to fix the airchain though, it sounds like a low bitrate MP3. Hopefully this is just a temporary issue and they will get listenable audio.
 
My Country 96.1 has finished playing 10,000 in a row, and now has jocks.
I do not know when the change occurred.
I hope they can find a way to get more of a signal into Nassau County.
 
Barry said:
My Country 96.1 has finished playing 10,000 in a row, and now has jocks.
I do not know when the change occurred.
I hope they can find a way to get more of a signal into Nassau County.
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Not sure it'd be worth transmitting over another frequency to reach Nassau County. Nassau is much more urban oriented and probably less likely to attract a country audience.
I did some sampling of My Country 96.1 on my way to the North Fork and the station has a decent delivery and sounds like a well programmed station.
I will say though as a non country listener and not knowing much about the music, I question the appeal of the music in this area. Clearly it is popular in much of the country but there is such a southern twang about it with lyrics about church, preachers, beer drinking, tractors, etc...I find it amazing the music has any appeal outside the south or farmland.
 
I will say though as a non country listener and not knowing much about the music, I question the appeal of the music in this area. Clearly it is popular in much of the country but there is such a southern twang about it with lyrics about church, preachers, beer drinking, tractors, etc...I find it amazing the music has any appeal outside the south or farmland.
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Need you Now, by country group Lady Antebellum, won song of the year tonight at the Grammy Awards, among all music genres. Just one example among many well crafted country songs.
 
Barry said:
I will say though as a non country listener and not knowing much about the music, I question the appeal of the music in this area. Clearly it is popular in much of the country but there is such a southern twang about it with lyrics about church, preachers, beer drinking, tractors, etc...I find it amazing the music has any appeal outside the south or farmland.
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Need you Now, by country group Lady Antebellum, won song of the year tonight at the Grammy Awards, among all music genres. Just one example among many well crafted country songs.
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"Need you now" won because it's a cross over hit. It's played primarily on CHR stations.
It's hardly the kind of country music you typically hear on a country radio station.
 
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