New CHRs in 2009 and CHRs that flipped in 2009

[XCountry285]

New CHRs:
1. 92.3 Now FM-NYC
2. 98.7 Amped FM-Detroit
3. i106-Nashville
4.97.1 Amped FM-LA
5.i94-Indianapolis
6.i93-Dallas
7.i100-Mobile
8.Hot 100.5-Norfolk
9.92.7 Rev FM-SF/San Jose
10.Movin 99.7-SF
11.105.7 Hits Now-North Carolina
12. Hits 106-Jersey Shore
13. 95.7 The Vibe-Kansas City-Topeka
14.Hot Hits 93.1-Bakersfield
15.Z104.3-Baltimore
16.103.7 Kiss FM-Chattanooga
17.104.3 Now FM-LV
18.97.7-Albequeri,NM

CHRs that Flipped
1. B97-Bangor, ME
2. 96.3 The Rose-Cape Cod
3. 101.7 FNR-Virginia

 

[beantownradio25]

B97 Bangor flipped in September 2008.

And if new stations carrying Dial Global's Hits NOW! format count, then Hot Hits 94.1/103.1 in Manchester and Concord, New Hampshire, a pair of WZID translators relaying WZID-HD2 which carries Hits NOW!.

 

[BRH]

CHRs that Flipped

3. 101.7 FNR-Virginia

Yeah, I hadn't even noticed that WFNR (100.7) "Hot 100" had flipped. I went to stream them the other day and noticed that they were stunting with all Xmas and were set to flip to AC after the Holidays. That sucks. I actually really liked that station. They were one of the better sounding Cumulus CHR's because they were in a college town and didn't lean nearly as much to the adult/recurrent side as most Cumulus CHR's. Wonder why they didn't make it? Being in an area that's almost entirely college students, and with all of Cumulus's recent CHR flips, I wouldn't have thought they would bail on this one. I sure can't see where AC would be a better choice in the area. Sure, as a CHR they had to compete with heritage "K92" from Roanoke, but as an AC they will be up against "Q99", from Roanoke, which is even more popular. I've not looked at the ratings. Maybe they were tanking, but I'm surprised, because they actually sounded really good. Plus, with Virginia Tech in the same town, I would think CHR would do very well.