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NEW (College) Smooth Jazz station in Northwest Ohio

Donald_WBWH

Donald_WBWH

Hello All,

My name is Donald Isaac - The Station/Operations Manager at WBWH-LP in Bluffton, Ohio at Bluffton University. I am proud to announce that as of this September we will be moving to an all Smooth Jazz format. The tentative name of the station will be "Smooth Jazz and Alternative 99.3 FM WBWH" (The other playlist is an Alternative one which features a mix of Triple-A and Alternative Rock - this playlist will be heard Mon.-Thurs. Nights and is a favorite of the students). During the Smooth Jazz lineup we will feature a variety of Smooth & Contemporary Jazz sprinkled with unique Smooth Vocals from a wide variety of genres and Chill music tracks. We also will make it a point to keep Smooth Jazz as the basis of the station which why we will be incorporating "The Smooth Jazz Promise" which states: (from our Wikipedia Article) "As WBWH goes through its exciting transition to The New "Smooth Jazz & Alternative 99.3 FM WBWH," it strives to keep the sounds of Smooth Jazz as the noticeable basis when the format is on the air. This means that in an hour of 14 songs for example, around 10-11 will be Smooth Jazz songs, and the other 3-4 songs will be Smooth Vocals and/or Chill music songs. WBWH does not strive to play Adult Contemporary and Urban Adult Contemporary songs as its basis as some former Smooth Jazz stations are currently doing... WBWH is looking forward to serving as Northwest Ohio's only Smooth Jazz station."

A Sample playlist during the Smooth Jazz format in a 14 song set:

"Private Party" - Pamela Williams (Smooth Jazz)
"Walk In The Night" - Kaori Kobayashi (Smooth Jazz)
"Let Me Show You" - Bob Baldwin (Smooth Jazz)
"Bluebird" - Sara Bareilles (Smooth Vocals)
"Glamourgirl" - Alex Cortiz (Chill)
"Shine" - Chieli Minucci (Smooth Jazz)
"Look Again" - Nelson Rangell (Smooth Jazz)
"By The Fireplace" - Brian Bromberg (Smooth Jazz)
"Ladyland" - Michael Lington (Smooth Jazz)
"Visions" - Marcus Miller (Smooth Jazz)
"On A Magic Carpet Ride" - Gabriella Cilmi (Smooth Vocals)
"Just As You Are" - Everette Harp (Smooth Jazz)
"One More Chance" - Art Porter/Lalah Hathaway (Smooth Jazz+Vocals)
"Mainstream" - Soulstance (Chill)

-We are looking into streaming possibilities - it is a big goal of ours to get an online stream up very soon. Please contact me directly at [email protected] for any questions you might have about the station. Thank you and please spread the word about our new station.

-Coverage Area: Radio Locator does a pretty good job on this map but the signal can be heard past Findlay, OH toward the NE and past Lima, OH toward the SE in good conditions and with either a high end home radio or car radio.
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WBWH&service=FL&status=L&hours=U

Donald Isaac Jr.
Smooth Jazz & Alternative 99.3 FM WBWH Operations Manager at Bluffton University
Host of "The Chillout Sessions" - Northwest Ohio's first home for Smooth Jazz, Smooth Vocals, and Chill Music

WBWH Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBWH
"Chillout Sessions" Info: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-C...nald-Isaac-Radio-Show/162209370464049?sk=info
 
Hello everyone, I wanted to update our process here at WBWH on switching to the Smooth Jazz format. We are currently in the process of building our Smooth Jazz library and also installing a new scheduling system (MusicGen). I have gotten a tremendous response from SJ artists and their labels on help with building the library. I am optimistic that we can air the new format within 2-4 weeks from now. There is still a lot of work to do including possibly streaming online as well. The base playlist that I first listed on here is still going to be how our Smooth Jazz station will sound. We will also make it a point to get artists on our station that normally don't get much if any airplay on commercial stations (examples that have already been on my show include: (J. White, Michael J Thomas and John Hopkins Jr.). If anyone has any suggestions or questions, please e-mail me and I will be glad to get back with you.

I also wanted to let everyone know that my show "The Chillout Sessions with Donald Isaac" will premiere on trumpeter David Well's Chocolate Jazz Radio Website either this weekend or next. I will let everyone know the times as soon as I know. Of course, if you are in the area, you can still listen on WBWH Sundays at 7pm. For now please visit my show's Facebook Page for playlist info and updates: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Chillout-Sessions-with-Donald-Isaac-Radio-Show/162209370464049
and here is a link to Chocolate Jazz Online Radio: http://chocolatejazzradio.com/. Now anyone will able to hear the show nationally and worldwide.

Also, we will be picking up David's "Chocolate Jazz with David Wells & Friends" Radio Show here on WBWH as part of our Sunday night lineup, it will air after my show at 9:00 pm.
 
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