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Non-Oldies stations with reverb

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Are there any non-Oldies stations currently using reverb (echo) in their audio? The few stations in my area that use reverb are all either full-time Oldies formats or a Talk/Oldies hybrid format. (There's also one Gospel music station which has a reverb box, but they almost never use it, and it only affects the DJ's microphone, not the entire station's audio.)

I'm just wondering if there are any oddities out there, like a Hot AC or Rhythmic CHR station using reverb. These days, stations are trying all kinds of tricks to spice up their audio (especially on FM), and it just seems odd to me that so few outside of the Oldies format would think to try a touch of reverb on their audio.
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> Are there any non-Oldies stations currently using reverb
> (echo) in their audio? The few stations in my area that use
> reverb are all either full-time Oldies formats or a
> Talk/Oldies hybrid format. (There's also one Gospel music
> station which has a reverb box, but they almost never use
> it, and it only affects the DJ's microphone, not the entire
> station's audio.)
>
> I'm just wondering if there are any oddities out there, like
> a Hot AC or Rhythmic CHR station using reverb. These days,
> stations are trying all kinds of tricks to spice up their
> audio (especially on FM), and it just seems odd to me that
> so few outside of the Oldies format would think to try a
> touch of reverb on their audio.

AC Mix 101.5 WRAL-FM in the Raleigh/Durham market has a light touch of reverb on all the audio. It does a very good job of giving them a unique sound that you can't quite put your finger on, but you know it's there, and when you hear it you know you're on 101.5...<P ID="signature">______________

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I don't think they ever used it while the DJs talked, there was an AM hip-hop station in Hartford that used reverb in some of their commercials.
 
Channel 955 (WKQI) in Detroit uses reverb, although I'm not sure it covers the whole airchain. It's definitely noticeable during the morning and night shows when the mics are on.<P ID="signature">______________
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and on a station like that, your description is the pefect way to do it- sets them apart without being over-the-top. Pretty much the same could be said for Oldies, too. I've heard some where it was pretty obnoxious and a very few where it was just the right touch, giving the station a warm, friendly later of frosting (if you'll forgive the analogy).

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> AC Mix 101.5 WRAL-FM in the Raleigh/Durham market has a
> light touch of reverb on all the audio. It does a very good
> job of giving them a unique sound that you can't quite put
> your finger on, but you know it's there, and when you hear
> it you know you're on 101.5...
>
 
> Are there any non-Oldies stations currently using reverb
> (echo) in their audio? The few stations in my area that use
> reverb are all either full-time Oldies formats or a
> Talk/Oldies hybrid format. (There's also one Gospel music
> station which has a reverb box, but they almost never use
> it, and it only affects the DJ's microphone, not the entire
> station's audio.)
>
> I'm just wondering if there are any oddities out there, like
> a Hot AC or Rhythmic CHR station using reverb. These days,
> stations are trying all kinds of tricks to spice up their
> audio (especially on FM), and it just seems odd to me that
> so few outside of the Oldies format would think to try a
> touch of reverb on their audio.
>


All the Clear Channel stations in Columbus, Ohio all have a little reverb on it, and they have a CHR, Country, AC, Classic rock, and 2 talk stations and you definitely can hear it on the AM talk stations.
 
> Are there any non-Oldies stations currently using reverb
> (echo) in their audio? The few stations in my area that use
> reverb are all either full-time Oldies formats or a
> Talk/Oldies hybrid format. (There's also one Gospel music
> station which has a reverb box, but they almost never use
> it, and it only affects the DJ's microphone, not the entire
> station's audio.)
>
> I'm just wondering if there are any oddities out there, like
> a Hot AC or Rhythmic CHR station using reverb. These days,
> stations are trying all kinds of tricks to spice up their
> audio (especially on FM), and it just seems odd to me that
> so few outside of the Oldies format would think to try a
> touch of reverb on their audio.
>

Does WPRO (92 PRO FM) in Providence still broadcast in reverb? I have heard the station in a long while, but know that they were back then.
 
> Are there any non-Oldies stations currently using reverb
> (echo) in their audio? The few stations in my area that use
> reverb are all either full-time Oldies formats or a
> Talk/Oldies hybrid format. (There's also one Gospel music
> station which has a reverb box, but they almost never use
> it, and it only affects the DJ's microphone, not the entire
> station's audio.)
>
> I'm just wondering if there are any oddities out there, like
> a Hot AC or Rhythmic CHR station using reverb. These days,
> stations are trying all kinds of tricks to spice up their
> audio (especially on FM), and it just seems odd to me that
> so few outside of the Oldies format would think to try a
> touch of reverb on their audio.
>
WKSC Chicago (CHR) had a lot. It used to cover the whole thing (DJ talking, music, commercials, etC) But they dropped it from what it sounds like. Same thing goes with WGCI Chicago and WVAZ Chicago (Urban/Urban AC) both sister stations of WKSC.

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Heavy reverb in mexico

> I've heard some where it was pretty obnoxious and a very few
> where it was just the right touch, giving the station a
> warm, friendly later of frosting (if you'll forgive the
> analogy).

Nothing beats driving through the desert around sunrise or sunset and tuning in those Mexican AM stations from Baja (or Sonora, or Juarez, etc.) and hearing the announcer use that GREAT heavy echo!

I was wondering, are stations in the US allowed to use that potent an echo?
 
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> Does WPRO (92 PRO FM) in Providence still broadcast in
> reverb? I have heard the station in a long while, but know
> that they were back then.
>
PRO FM doesn't have any noticable reverb anymore, to my ears.
 
reverb in mexico

Lord, I would hope not. It's the first sign of a lousy product when it's that thick, sort of like putting lipstick on the pig. If the rever is that heavy it's likely an attempt to cover up a lousy product


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> I was wondering, are stations in the US allowed to use that
> potent an echo?
>
 
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