NH Stations that should change

[the_hippo]

ok....what are your thoughts on some of these NH stations...and what (if anything) they should do to better themselves?


WHDQ
WKNE
Cool 97.7
WGIR
WXXK
WGXL
WVRR


WHDQ - I feel this station is due for a format change. The classic rock is so wore out...the DJ's dont even sound interested in the product.

WKNE - Doing well. Maybe more edgy and more CHR considering they are in a college town.

Cool 97.97 - Interesting mix of music overall. They are a new station....but doesnt seem to have a staff focused on the station. With a little more focus...they would be an interesting format that appeals to the office and home groups.

WGIR - Always the station to beat in that market. The morning show is tops in New England. Edgy without being too sophmoric. The format seems to be more edgy these days as well.

WXXK - I cant comment....I hate country.

WGXL - Sugary, syrup soccer mom station.

WVRR - 'Playing the best classic rock and the best new rock' didnt they steal this idea from Q106? The jocks need to be overhauled. The night guy sounds like he is having a had time staying awake.

 

[TXengineer]

> WHDQ - I feel this station is due for a format change. The
> classic rock is so wore out...the DJ's dont even sound
> interested in the product.

Hasn't WHDQ been a rocker for years now? Why change a well established rock station?

> WKNE - Doing well. Maybe more edgy and more CHR considering
> they are in a college town.

SAGA did great things for them technically. New transmitters, new studios. But they killed the playlist. The playlist of old which was edgy and played a good mix of recurrent music has gone away for a generic Hot AC tight playlist.
It got so repetitive that it is just not the same anymore.

> Cool 97.7 - Interesting mix of music overall. They are a
> new station....but doesnt seem to have a staff focused on
> the station. With a little more focus...they would be an
> interesting format that appeals to the office and home
> groups.

WINQ, we'll see what happens here. Watch the attempt come to move the TX closer to Keene and change the city of license.

From my own personal tastes, I would like to see WERZ become a full fledged CHR.
They just sound too Hot AC for my CHR tastes and I would think with the nearby beaches and such, CHR would be a no-brainer there. But then agaim IM not a programmer, so I don't know these things.

 

[Seymore_Butts]

WERZ evolved to CHR in the early 2000's but didn't do as great as it had when it was a HOT Hot AC. Plus with CC's Kiss 108 and Jamn 94.5 in it's backyard, why would it want to rob peter to pay paul?

I'd say change every single radio station in the White Mountains.

Other than that part of the state, I think everwhere else sounds pretty good. Saga, Clear Channel, Nassau, Citidel and everyone else seem to know what they are doing. I questioned The Mill at first, but looks like it was the right move. Who knew?




> > WHDQ - I feel this station is due for a format change. The
>
> > classic rock is so wore out...the DJ's dont even sound
> > interested in the product.
>
> Hasn't WHDQ been a rocker for years now? Why change a well
> established rock station?
>
> > WKNE - Doing well. Maybe more edgy and more CHR
> considering
> > they are in a college town.
>
> SAGA did great things for them technically. New
> transmitters, new studios. But they killed the playlist. The
> playlist of old which was edgy and played a good mix of
> recurrent music has gone away for a generic Hot AC tight
> playlist.
> It got so repetitive that it is just not the same anymore.
>
> > Cool 97.7 - Interesting mix of music overall. They are a
> > new station....but doesnt seem to have a staff focused on
> > the station. With a little more focus...they would be an
> > interesting format that appeals to the office and home
> > groups.
>
> WINQ, we'll see what happens here. Watch the attempt come to
> move the TX closer to Keene and change the city of license.
>
> From my own personal tastes, I would like to see WERZ become
> a full fledged CHR.
> They just sound too Hot AC for my CHR tastes and I would
> think with the nearby beaches and such, CHR would be a
> no-brainer there. But then agaim IM not a programmer, so I
> don't know these things.
>

 

[2longinbiz]

Actually, it already happened. The WINQ calls and format moved to 98.7 (Winchester, NH) and the WOQL (97.7 Winchendon MA) site moved closer to Keene (Fitzwilliam, NH) almost 8 months ago. No COL changes, though.
>
> WINQ, we'll see what happens here. Watch the attempt come to
> move the TX closer to Keene and change the city of license.

 

[the_hippo]

Is WOQL jockless? I never hear jocks on this station....


> Actually, it already happened. The WINQ calls and format
> moved to 98.7 (Winchester, NH) and the WOQL (97.7 Winchendon
> MA) site moved closer to Keene (Fitzwilliam, NH) almost 8
> months ago. No COL changes, though.
> >
> > WINQ, we'll see what happens here. Watch the attempt come
> to
> > move the TX closer to Keene and change the city of
> license.
>

 

[Oldbones]

> I
> questioned The Mill at first, but looks like it was the
> right move. Who knew?
>

True. This had to go down as the clumsiest, most amateurish format change in history, but now that they've got everything in place the station sounds pretty good. I hear it in LOTS of businesses...probably more than any other station.

 

[2longinbiz]

Not to my knowledge, they had jocks in the drives last I knew. I live well out of signal range, though.

> Is WOQL jockless? I never hear jocks on this station....
>
>
> > Actually, it already happened. The WINQ calls and format
> > moved to 98.7 (Winchester, NH) and the WOQL (97.7
> Winchendon
> > MA) site moved closer to Keene (Fitzwilliam, NH) almost 8
> > months ago. No COL changes, though.
> > >
> > > WINQ, we'll see what happens here. Watch the attempt
> come
> > to
> > > move the TX closer to Keene and change the city of
> > license.
> >
>

 

[djjim6629]

> ok....what are your thoughts on some of these NH
> stations...and what (if anything) they should do to better
> themselves?
>
>
Let's start at the beginning of the dial

92.1 in Peterborough...Dump FNX and go local again. WNHQ Q 92...Hot AC leaning CHR

92.3 WGXL Dump Tesh, remain HOT AC XL92

96.3 in Walpole...does anyone listen to this??

98.3 WLNH...This station will always pull in good ratings no matter what they do...Expand the playlist and make the station more fun and interesting...Don't go quite as far as a Jack, but close. Be bold and try to give listeners in Concord a reason to listen! Make this station number 1 in this newly rated market.

99.1 WNNH Move WJYY to this frequency

100.1 WPNH...switch frequencies with WSCY, see 106.9

101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord

102.1 and 105.3 The Shark. CC is trying to steal some of WOKQ's share with B105.3, Why not steal some of CC's share of Hot AC/Chr with these two frequencies. Take on WERZ!

102.3 in Concord, simulcast with Frank 106.3. Go for the Manchester and Lakes Region Books

103.7 WPKQ PLEASE PLEASE make this a stand alone station! I don't care what you do with it, but please stop simulcasting WOKQ!! Nothing worse than two 100kw's sinulcasting!

103.7 WKNE CHR!! Be brave! This is a group station and CHR can be done! Let the naysayers begin!

105.3 See 102.1

105.5 Oldies WNNH See 99.1

105.7 WVFM Who cares! How many households can pick this up? 2! Move transmitter down the mountain to Campton, the old WPNH tower in Holderness and give a Plymouth a local station. Maybe Hot AC or Classic Hits. Maybe even CHR...anything!

106.9 WSCY Switch with WPNH, see 100.1. This station will never win against WPKQ/WOKQ

 

[2longinbiz]

Jim, I respectfully disagree on a few points, and here's why...
>
> 92.1 in Peterborough...Dump FNX and go local again. WNHQ Q
> 92...Hot AC leaning CHR
The station has proven itself a money-loser if it had it's own format. Not a lot of retail businesses to sell to in their area, and its far enough away from Nashua and Keene to be a nonfactor in both cities signalwise. Maybe a simulcast of KNE or Q106.

>
> 96.3 in Walpole...does anyone listen to this??
Doubt it! Surprised one of the biggies hasn't bought it to retransmit a Boston signal to the affluent 2nd home-owners.
>
> 99.1 WNNH Move WJYY to this frequency
Why? They'd lose the little Manchester numbers (and agency business) they have.
>

> 100.1 WPNH...switch frequencies with WSCY, see 106.9
Again, why? The Alternative is in the college town of Plymouth and attracts a salable demo. See my Walpole comment, it applies to WSCY as well.

>
> 101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp
> create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord

You mean 25kw? I still think there are mucho spacing issues with this.

>
> 102.3 in Concord, simulcast with Frank 106.3. Go for the
> Manchester and Lakes Region Books

Not a bad idea! Maybe 99.1 could do the CR.


>
> 103.7 WPKQ PLEASE PLEASE make this a stand alone station! I
> don't care what you do with it, but please stop simulcasting
> WOKQ!! Nothing worse than two 100kw's sinulcasting!

Agreed, but again, most of that signal is over rather remote areas with fewer businesses than most.

 

[Oldbones]

>
> 92.1 in Peterborough...Dump FNX and go local again. WNHQ Q
> 92...Hot AC leaning CHR
>

This station is pretty much destined to be a simulcast of something. As 2longinbiz mentioned, the signal almost reaches Keene, almost reaches Manchester, almost reaches Nashua. For years they tried to be a "local" Peterborough/Milford station...despite those 2 communities having little in common, and not much of an advertiser base. They failed miserably.

>
> 99.1 WNNH Move WJYY to this frequency

What would this gain? 105.5 puts a better signal into both Concord & Manchester than 99.1. Both stations are well-established in their respective formats.

>
> 101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp
> create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord
>

On what frequency? There's not much in central N.H. that isn't hemmed in by first adjacents as it is. I presume 250 kw was a typo.

>
> 103.7 WPKQ PLEASE PLEASE make this a stand alone station! I
> don't care what you do with it, but please stop simulcasting
> WOKQ!! Nothing worse than two 100kw's sinulcasting!

See 92.1. I don't think this station ever made money as a standalone. Yeah, they've got a killer signal, but it serves more moose than humans.


>
> 105.7 WVFM Who cares! How many households can pick this up?
> 2! Move transmitter down the mountain to Campton, the old
> WPNH tower in Holderness and give a Plymouth a local
> station. Maybe Hot AC or Classic Hits. Maybe even
> CHR...anything!


Doesn't Steve Silberberg have a summer place in the area? Nuff said.

>
> 106.9 WSCY Switch with WPNH, see 100.1. This station will
> never win against WPKQ/WOKQ
>


Maybe a simulcast of 100.1? Laconia doesn't strike me as a hotbed of altrock. Satellite country isn't making any impact whatsoever, but then again it's cheap to program.

 

[greatscott1960]

WOKQ is only 50k and WPKQ is 100k. They try to make PkQ local to northern NH with a local news guy, but with OKQ always talking about seacoast and Manchester
I think PKQ gets lost. I'm not sure they really get a lot of advertising dollars either. Seems like PKQ is every place and no place at the same time. Might be good to seperate the twins and let PKQ focus on Northern New England.

They think WOKQ is the balls and can do no wrong.


Jim, I respectfully disagree on a few points, and here's
> why...
> >
> > 92.1 in Peterborough...Dump FNX and go local again. WNHQ
> Q
> > 92...Hot AC leaning CHR
> The station has proven itself a money-loser if it had it's
> own format. Not a lot of retail businesses to sell to in
> their area, and its far enough away from Nashua and Keene to
> be a nonfactor in both cities signalwise. Maybe a simulcast
> of KNE or Q106.
>
> >
> > 96.3 in Walpole...does anyone listen to this??
> Doubt it! Surprised one of the biggies hasn't bought it to
> retransmit a Boston signal to the affluent 2nd home-owners.
> >
> > 99.1 WNNH Move WJYY to this frequency
> Why? They'd lose the little Manchester numbers (and agency
> business) they have.
> >
>
> > 100.1 WPNH...switch frequencies with WSCY, see 106.9
> Again, why? The Alternative is in the college town of
> Plymouth and attracts a salable demo. See my Walpole
> comment, it applies to WSCY as well.
>
> >
> > 101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp
> > create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord
>
> You mean 25kw? I still think there are mucho spacing issues
> with this.
>
> >
> > 102.3 in Concord, simulcast with Frank 106.3. Go for the
> > Manchester and Lakes Region Books
>
> Not a bad idea! Maybe 99.1 could do the CR.
>
>
> >
> > 103.7 WPKQ PLEASE PLEASE make this a stand alone station!
> I
> > don't care what you do with it, but please stop
> simulcasting
> > WOKQ!! Nothing worse than two 100kw's sinulcasting!
>
> Agreed, but again, most of that signal is over rather remote
> areas with fewer businesses than most.
>

 

[Cricket]

> Jim, I respectfully disagree on a few points, and here's
> why...
> >
> > 92.1 in Peterborough...Dump FNX and go local again. WNHQ
> Q
> > 92...Hot AC leaning CHR
> The station has proven itself a money-loser if it had it's
> own format. Not a lot of retail businesses to sell to in
> their area, and its far enough away from Nashua and Keene to
> be a nonfactor in both cities signalwise. Maybe a simulcast
> of KNE or Q106.


KNE already simulcasts on 93.3 in that area. Somewhere in the Henniker/Hillsborough area is where the interference begins.

 

[djjim6629]

> WOKQ is only 50k and WPKQ is 100k. They try to make PkQ
> local to northern NH with a local news guy, but with OKQ
> always talking about seacoast and Manchester
> I think PKQ gets lost. I'm not sure they really get a lot of
> advertising dollars either. Seems like PKQ is every place
> and no place at the same time. Might be good to seperate the
> twins and let PKQ focus on Northern New England.
>
> They think WOKQ is the balls and can do no wrong.
>
>

> > It doesn't matter that they are transmitting to more moose than humans. WMWV and Magic 104.5 both do well with Conway ad $$'s...WHOM and WPKQ are the only two other "local" signals in the valley and I think they could make it as a stand alone. They can also pull in ad dollars from Littleton, Berlin, Colebrook and Lancaster as PKQ is the only country station in these areas(I know 105.5 comes in "so so" in Littleton). Even if they remained country WPKQ and were voice tracked by WOKQ/Shark jocks...and simulcast only the morning show...give it some identity. I am not saying to dump mucho dollars into it by building studios and hiring jocks! Work with what you have from Dover, if it works and starts making money, then maybe bring it a new jock or two to go live...baby steps!<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by djjim6629 on 08/03/05 11:36 AM.</FONT></P>

 

[djjim6629]

> Jim, I respectfully disagree on a few points, and here's
> why...
> >
> > 92.1 in Peterborough...Dump FNX and go local again. WNHQ
> Q
> > 92...Hot AC leaning CHR
> The station has proven itself a money-loser if it had it's
> own format. Not a lot of retail businesses to sell to in
> their area, and its far enough away from Nashua and Keene to
> be a nonfactor in both cities signalwise. Maybe a simulcast
> of KNE or Q106.

OK..agreed, but please no more repeaters of the Q!
>
> >
> > 96.3 in Walpole...does anyone listen to this??
> Doubt it! Surprised one of the biggies hasn't bought it to
> retransmit a Boston signal to the affluent 2nd home-owners.

Good ides!
> >
> > 99.1 WNNH Move WJYY to this frequency
> Why? They'd lose the little Manchester numbers (and agency
> business) they have.

Manchester is long overdue for CHR and the 99.1 signal reaches a little better, doesn't it?
look at Kiss and Jam'n numbers in Manch. Remember the old B106.3?
> >
>
> > 100.1 WPNH...switch frequencies with WSCY, see 106.9
> Again, why? The Alternative is in the college town of
> Plymouth and attracts a salable demo. See my Walpole
> comment, it applies to WSCY as well.

Agreed.
>
> >
> > 101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp
> > create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord
>
> You mean 25kw? I still think there are mucho spacing issues
> with this.
>
Yes 25kw, I'm talking about a booster signal on 101.5
> >
> > 102.3 in Concord, simulcast with Frank 106.3. Go for the
> > Manchester and Lakes Region Books
>
> Not a bad idea! Maybe 99.1 could do the CR.

Does Concord really need a a signal CR and classic hits?

>
>
> >
> > 103.7 WPKQ PLEASE PLEASE make this a stand alone station!
> I
> > don't care what you do with it, but please stop
> simulcasting
> > WOKQ!! Nothing worse than two 100kw's sinulcasting!
>
> Agreed, but again, most of that signal is over rather remote
> areas with fewer businesses than most.
>

 

[djjim6629]

> Jim, I respectfully disagree on a few points, and here's
> why...
> >
> > 92.1 in Peterborough...Dump FNX and go local again. WNHQ
> Q
> > 92...Hot AC leaning CHR
> The station has proven itself a money-loser if it had it's
> own format. Not a lot of retail businesses to sell to in
> their area, and its far enough away from Nashua and Keene to
> be a nonfactor in both cities signalwise. Maybe a simulcast
> of KNE or Q106.

OK..agreed, but please no more repeaters of the Q!
>
> >
> > 96.3 in Walpole...does anyone listen to this??
> Doubt it! Surprised one of the biggies hasn't bought it to
> retransmit a Boston signal to the affluent 2nd home-owners.

Good ides!
> >
> > 99.1 WNNH Move WJYY to this frequency
> Why? They'd lose the little Manchester numbers (and agency
> business) they have.

Manchester is long overdue for CHR and the 99.1 signal reaches a little better, doesn't it?
look at Kiss and Jam'n numbers in Manch. Remember the old B106.3?
> >
>
> > 100.1 WPNH...switch frequencies with WSCY, see 106.9
> Again, why? The Alternative is in the college town of
> Plymouth and attracts a salable demo. See my Walpole
> comment, it applies to WSCY as well.

Agreed.
>
> >
> > 101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp
> > create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord
>
> You mean 25kw? I still think there are mucho spacing issues
> with this.
>
Yes 25kw, I'm talking about a booster signal on 101.5
> >
> > 102.3 in Concord, simulcast with Frank 106.3. Go for the
> > Manchester and Lakes Region Books
>
> Not a bad idea! Maybe 99.1 could do the CR.

Does Concord really need a a signal CR and classic hits?

>
>
> >
> > 103.7 WPKQ PLEASE PLEASE make this a stand alone station!
> I
> > don't care what you do with it, but please stop
> simulcasting
> > WOKQ!! Nothing worse than two 100kw's sinulcasting!
>
> Agreed, but again, most of that signal is over rather remote
> areas with fewer businesses than most.
>

 

[Oldbones]

> > > 99.1 WNNH Move WJYY to this frequency
> > Why? They'd lose the little Manchester numbers (and agency
>
> > business) they have.
>
> Manchester is long overdue for CHR and the 99.1 signal
> reaches a little better, doesn't it?
> look at Kiss and Jam'n numbers in Manch. Remember the old
> B106.3?


B-106 did well in the 80s with CHR, but for some reason they went altrock in the early 90s and blew everyone off. They never recovered even in their Hot AC pre-Frank incarnation.

99.1 has a dreadful signal in Manchester. Don't they have to null in that direction to protect WPLM?


> > > 101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp
> > > create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord
> >
> > You mean 25kw? I still think there are mucho spacing
> issues
> > with this.
> >
> Yes 25kw, I'm talking about a booster signal on 101.5


Huh? Since when is a Class A going to get a 25 kW on-channel booster? Besides, you'd run into 2nd adjacent spacing issues with Rock 101 in Concord.

 

[djjim6629]

>
>
>
> B-106 did well in the 80s with CHR, but for some reason they
> went altrock in the early 90s and blew everyone off. They
> never recovered even in their Hot AC pre-Frank incarnation.

B 106 was great!
>
>
> > > > 101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp
>
> > > > create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord
> > >
> > > You mean 25kw? I still think there are mucho spacing
> > issues
> > > with this.
> > >
> > Yes 25kw, I'm talking about a booster signal on 101.5

Woops! I mean 25 watts
>
>

>

 

[2longinbiz]

The booster you propose would cause more problems than it would solve due to the 101.5 from Meredith's slight time differences in the 2 signals, which creates large areas of interference. Same reason a booster of WKVT (92.9 Brattleboro) in Keene didn't work.

> > > Yes 25kw, I'm talking about a booster signal on 101.5
>
> Woops! I mean 25 watts