New York Radio Ratings

[victorres43]

After WPLJ's conversion to Christian programming in 2019, WNEW-FM has been the only plain hot AC station* in New York, so I am optimistic that it will remain for a long time.


* = Yes, I know that WKTU is classified as a hot AC station, but it has a more rhythmic flavor than WNEW-FM.

PLJ was a bit more gold friendly and less pop rock obsessed compared to 102.7

 

[101tm]

What has happened to Hot 97?! Dang.

 

[macattack]

Alt 92.3 went up which is good. Not sure why Power and Hot went down so much and the block is dead.

It’s a sign that the dramatic music changes done by John Allers is having an effect. It’ll take more books to see if it’s a trend though.

 

[CassChopper96]

WKTU is still doing well despite the block existing

 

[AceBiscuits]

Alt 92.3 went up which is good. Not sure why Power and Hot went down so much and the block is dead.

Power/Hot largely share an audience, so seeing them both down around the holidays makes some sense as people tune to other stations.

The Block simply hasn't had enough traction yet due to launching in the beginning of the holiday season, among a number of other factors discussed in other threads.

 

[AceBiscuits]

What has WINS been doing differently to have a successful increase from 2.8 to 4.4 from October through the New Year?

Marcos was on point but to add: I've noticed over many years that both WINS and WCBS (AM) ebb and flow over the course of the year. It has more to do with listener habits than it has to do with anything that the individual stations themselves are doing.

 

[Xale57]

Power/Hot largely share an audience, so seeing them both down around the holidays makes some sense as people tune to other stations.

The Block simply hasn't had enough traction yet due to launching in the beginning of the holiday season, among a number of other factors discussed in other threads.

Here's my opinion on The Block. It has potential but the problem (just my opinion) is the huge time frame of music. You can hear a hit from 2010 and later but then the next song is a song from 1990 or earlier. Also, my first turnoff of the station was the nauseating hits that never went away from NYC radio stations. For example, "In Da Club" by 50 Cent, "Hey Ya" by Outkast, "Empire State of Mind" by Jay Z.

If it ditched some of these overplayed songs and played what hasn't been heard plus stuck to a more narrow time frame, it would see improvement.

 

[CTListener]

Here's my opinion on The Block. It has potential but the problem (just my opinion) is the huge time frame of music. You can hear a hit from 2010 and later but then the next song is a song from 1990 or earlier. Also, my first turnoff of the station was the nauseating hits that never went away from NYC radio stations. For example, "In Da Club" by 50 Cent, "Hey Ya" by Outkast, "Empire State of Mind" by Jay Z.

If it ditched some of these overplayed songs and played what hasn't been heard plus stuck to a more narrow time frame, it would see improvement.

But people seem to LIKE "overplayed" songs. That's why they're on playlists of those other stations in the market that are doing better than The Block. Perhaps the true "nauseating hits" are the ones that only The Block is playing.

 

[Theater of My Mind]

The Block is the station that has cherry picked every song that I hated the most over the past 30 years on top-40 radio, a format I generally like. Maybe it's just me. (Checks ratings). Or maybe not.