Nine FM Format

[alex]

Re: Nine

> Also, Energy had very good demos (where it could be heard),
> and it was a decent biller for a suburban station. It was
> the only profitable station in the BCR cluster. I have the
> financials to back all of this up.
>

Then I guess my question is, if this really is the case. Why doesnt any one try it?

 

[jimerrico]

Re: oldies

> Me thinks that oldies is now the niche format that might
> just
> be the thing for Newsweb...ezpecially at this time when
> emotions
> surrounding the change at 104.3 are high. The demos might
> be too
> high for a big downtown stick to try (meaning less chance of
> it
> being highjacked); but might be perfect for the trimulcast.
>
> Me also thinks that AC or almost any other mainstream format
> is too
> competitive with what exists downtown; oldies means instant
> cume
> and quarter hours and revenue can be built fast. Oldies
> station seem
> to naturally attract car dealers and would make a great
> revenue base.
>
> (quoting Dennis Miller) "but thats just my opinion I could
> be
> wrong".
>
> Harvey, I'm game...

Me, too. Tell Harvey I`m available for Midnight-5am. I also have a stack of forgotten oldies that I can spin every night at 3am.

 

[uncamark]

Re: Nine/Idea for 92.7

> The irony Justin is that the format you are suggesting is
> what the local class A frequency at 92.7 was orignally setup
> for! WWMM, WSEX, and WCBR (previous 92.7 call letters) all
> were local full time community service stations with
> Northwest suburban sports, activities, etc.

Actually, WSEX was Darrell Peters' attempt to put easy listening formatics on a mainstream AC format, complete with the dead air between everything and the whispered liners. When that didn't work, they went to the automated "Top Ten Radio" CHR format, where they only played what made the Top 10 in the 80s. When *that* didn't work, the call flip to WCBR and live AC was made, with the eventual morphing into the cult AAA station (interrupted by brokered programming) that they became until Big City bought the station.

 

[uncamark]

Re: Nine FM Format Vs. Jack

> That's the reason I listen to Nine FM. I agree with much of
> what's said above. Of course these are just opinions and
> not facts. I gave Jack a listen a few times and overall
> prefer to listen to Nine FM. Nine FM has new music inserted
> into the playlist, which Jack doesn't play anything released
> this year (to my knowledge). I think they only went up to
> 2004 for release of songs, but not sure on that.

They're playing Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone." They may be playing some other currents, but I can't readily identify them.