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My Sample Hours - Sept 29th

G

Geek Boy

Time to post some of our sample hours! We are an overseas Hot AC station that is quite unique. Our audience is built up of mostly expats from the US, Canada, the UK, South Africa and Australia.

Take a look over our sample hours as I would love your thoughts. In our market we have CHR, another Hot AC, Urban, AC, a Jack FM type format and a News/Talk.

All constructive critcism appreciated. I'll let you know who we are and where we are after a few days :)

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3am

NATALIE IMBRUGLIA - TORN (g)
SARAH McLACHLAN - U WANT ME 2 (c)
SEMISONIC - SECRET SMILE (g)
COUNTING CROWS - COME AROUND (c)
STAIND - RIGHT HERE (g)
STEVE WINWOOD - VALERIE (g)
NELLY FURTADO - SAY IT RIGHT (r)
GAVIN DEGRAW - CHEATED ON ME (c)
GOO GOO DOLLS - IRIS (g)
SAVAGE GARDEN - CRASH N BURN (g)
THRIVING IVORY - ANGELS ON THE MOON (c)
GREEN DAY - GOOD RIDDANCE (TIME OF YOUR LIFE) (g)
JONAS BROTHERS - BURNING UP (c)
SCISSOR SISTERS - KISS YOU OFF (g)
MAROON 5 - WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU (r)


Middays

FRAY - HOW TO SAVE A LIFE (r)
STAIND - BELIEVE (c)
GARBAGE - STUPID GIRL (g)
JAMES MORRISON - YOU MAKE IT REAL (c)
POLICE - EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE (g)
COLDPLAY - YELLOW (g)
RYAN CABRERA - ENEMIES (c)
DANIEL BEDINGFIELD - GOTTA GET THRU THIS (g)
MAROON 5 - MAKES ME WONDER (r)
MR BIG - TO BE WITH YOU (g)
DANIEL POWTER - NEXT PLANE HOME (c)
LINKIN PARK - SHADOW OF THE DAY (r)
THE ATARIS - BOYS OF SUMMER (g)
DAUGHTRY - FEELS LIKE TONIGHT (r)

3pm

VERVE - LOVE IS NOISE (c)
MAROON 5 - THIS LOVE (g)
THIRD EYE BLIND - SEMI CHARMED LIFE (g)
MICHELLE BRANCH - ARE YOU HAPPY NOW (g)
ICEHOUSE - HEY LITTLE GIRL (g)
DUFFY - STEPPING STONE (c)
MOBY FEAT. GWEN STEFANI - SOUTHSIDE (g)
U2 - STUCK IN A MOMENT YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF (g)
ONE REPUBLIC - MERCY (c)
REM - LOSING MY RELIGION (g)
DELTA GOODREM - IN THIS LIFE (c)
MATCHBOX 20 - THESE HARD TIMES (r)
COLDPLAY - VIVA LA VIDA (c)
NATASHA BEDINGFIELD - POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE (r)

6pm

GREEN DAY - HOLIDAY (r)
MELEE - BUILT TO LAST (r)
PUDDLE OF MUDD - BLURRY (g)
O.A.R. - SHATTERED (c)
SMASHING PUMPKINS - 1979 (g)
NICKELBACK - FAR AWAY (r)
WHITESNAKE - HERE I GO AGAIN (g)
RYAN CABRERA - ON THE WAY DOWN (g)
GOOD CHARLOTTE - WHERE WOULD WE BE NOW (c)
MICHELLE BRANCH - EVERYWHERE (g)
LENNY KRAVITZ - ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY (g)
LIFEHOUSE - BROKEN (c)
PINK - SO WHAT (c)
SMASHMOUTH - ALL STAR (g)
 
Not a bad mix at all. You can tell it's not "American" though with the likes of Daniel Bedingfield, The Scissor Sisters and more. It's a good balance of a traditional Hot AC with local flavor.
 
Hey thanks man.

I've never understood why The Scissor Sisters don't appeal in the US, especially being an American band. In the UK they are huge and get airplay on Hot AC's and CHR's up and down the country.

According to Mediabase, Scissor Sisters hardly get any airplay in the US!
 
I agree. Nice mix. I'm not up to speed on the international scene but it's nice to see other tracks from Daniel Powter, Ryan Cabrera and Savage Garden.

On a total tangent, doesn't Savage Garden "Crash & Burn" and Clay Aiken "This is The Night" sound oddly similiar?
 
Channel 4 used to be CHR,, I know this cause I used to stalk your playlist-Charts,, Is that station on 92.1 I think,, Is it a CHR, or is it Hot Ac too now? I know the 92 station streamed online and aired a bit of dance Music.

BTW, Our hot ac plays two Daniel beddigfield songs-Gotta get through this, and If your not the one.. Its not that unusual to hear those songs in gold rotation on CHRs and Hot ACs in the U.S
 
Thats right we were CHR until May 2006. We then flipped to Hot AC with a CHR night show from 7-10pm. That has recently been dropped.

92 is Hot AC as well now, but a bit softer than us (at times). They just recently flipped.
 
104.8 is hot AC now? Wow...didn't know that. It's been nearly 5 years since I left Dubai. Have most of the DJs moved to Virgin? I was in dubai for several years and that station was the most popular.

What about dubai FM 92? That was the only station in the city thruoghout the 80s and 90s, and I remember it had loads of US syndicated shows like Rick Dees, Casey's Top 40 (until 1998) and Out of Order with Jed the Fish. For some reason, those shows ended around 2004 when the station changed formats. Are those shows still airing in Dubai?
 
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