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[pbf1]

Jan Jeffries' station in Roanoke probably had the highest CHR shares over a period of years since the AM Top 40 days. He must have been doing something right, as the available airchecks prove.

Then again, there are a limited number of full-signal FMs in their hilly terrain, and K92 was the only game in town (on FM, anyway). Not only was Jammin' JJS not on the air yet, but 96-3 ROV was still a few years away.

 

[CHRles]

David, I just checked the ratings again for Flint and Lansing for 1988. WVIC and WIOG held the kind of numbers I'd mentioned based on these old issues of Billboard magazine that I'm looking at. Billboard used to publish the ratings for the Top 100 markets.

pbf1's insight also help us see where part of K-92's success came from, though a 30 share is an amazing feat nontheless.
At one point in the 80s Jan was at Q-94 Atlanta, and it was very adult sounding. The successful CHR in Atlanta at the time was Z-93 (till the ill fated attempt at Crossover/Rhythmic), before 99.7 retooled itself as Power 99.
Currently, Jaffries is really holding Q-100 back from reaching its full potential. It's got a great morning show, but the music mix leans too adult in a market that already has an Adult leaning CHR/Pop station in Star 94. Meanwhile, Rhythmic 95.5 The Beat is beating them both in the ratings overall, and WBTS's signal is hard to pick up in the actual city of Atlanta with a car radio. My car tuner can start to pick up Q-100 and Star 94 a good 3 hours away from Atlanta in some areas, yet has a hard time properly picking up WBTS in downtown Atlanta.

BTW folks, I realize this has nothing to do with L.A. radio but I'm a sucker for a good discussion about CHR radio, which David and pbf1 always deliver

 

[pbf1]

BTW folks, I realize this has nothing to do with L.A. radio but I'm a sucker for a good discussion about CHR radio, which David and pbf1 always deliver

Aww...

David knows his stuff. No question.

I only bring up the Roanoke situation to put it into context, not to evaluate Jan Jeffries either way. It got a 30 while he was there; perhaps others would have had a 20. Who knows.

Top 40, in the 80's, went through a very strong period. By the turn of the decade, things became more fragmented. I doubt we'll ever see such a heyday in most places ever again!

 

[davideduardo]

David, I just checked the ratings again for Flint and Lansing for 1988. WVIC and WIOG held the kind of numbers I'd mentioned based on these old issues of Billboard magazine that I'm looking at. Billboard used to publish the ratings for the Top 100 markets.

WIOG got those numbers in Saginaw, not Flint, where only for two years they got over a ten. I did not even mention Lansing.

At one point in the 80s Jan was at Q-94 Atlanta, and it was very adult sounding. The successful CHR in Atlanta at the time was Z-93 (till the ill fated attempt at Crossover/Rhythmic), before 99.7 retooled itself as Power 99.
Currently, Jaffries is really holding Q-100 back from reaching its full potential.

The key is the billing of the station. The difference in Q 94 and Z-93 is huge and Z 93 was not a stellar biller because it was so young.

 

[K6JHU]

KDKA in Pittsburg. When it signed on, had 100% of the listening audie nce