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Mike Sheridan

Mike Sheridan

I might be a little behind on this but I have noticed a couple of changes.

WRCM is now running something they call "Morph Radio" (Christian Rock?) on HD2. Spanish Christian on HD3.

WBAV's Smooth Jazz on HD2 sounds more and more Urban. HD3 is WFNZ 610 Sports.

Everything else except for the changes at WOLS(see other topic) is pretty much the same.

I only have one HD radio. I don't see it as a good investment because of all the format changes that corporate radio likes to do. You favorite format could be gone in the blink of an eye!
 
Incase u didn't realize..WBAV format is URBAN AC..y would u b surprised it sounds Urban..it supposed to..that's a good thing anyway..that's y urban stations stay on top ratings wise..in almost every market nationwide. Don't b mad the urbans r making more than your old white stations lmao
 
danielmacrae said:
Incase u didn't realize..WBAV format is URBAN AC..y would u b surprised it sounds Urban..it supposed to..that's a good thing anyway..that's y urban stations stay on top ratings wise..in almost every market nationwide. Don't b mad the urbans r making more than your old white stations lmao
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Who said anything about being mad? The HD2 format is supposed to be Smooth Jazz but it really isn't. Right now HD2 isn't making any money, no commercials!
 
The only real difference between smooth jazz and urban ac is smooth jazz doesn't have any singing..just the background music. Smooth jazz audience and urban ac is one in the same. That's y u find smooth jazz stations on Radio One and Inner City..companies that exclusively cater to Urban audiences. Smooth Jazz is not classical. Terri Avery does her thing with WBAV and WPEG..that's y she has consistent #1 ratings and is raking in more $$$ than almost any other radio broadcaster in the market. Don't come on here and criticize her and act like u know better b/c u don't. Your station sucks. She's #1. U can't look down on her from the bottom.
 
danielmacrae said:
The only real difference between smooth jazz and urban ac is smooth jazz doesn't have any singing..just the background music. Smooth jazz audience and urban ac is one in the same. That's y u find smooth jazz stations on Radio One and Inner City..companies that exclusively cater to Urban audiences. Smooth Jazz is not classical. Terri Avery does her thing with WBAV and WPEG..that's y she has consistent #1 ratings and is raking in more $$$ than almost any other radio broadcaster in the market. Don't come on here and criticize her and act like u know better b/c u don't. Your station sucks. She's #1. U can't look down on her from the bottom.
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He never attacked anyone, he never said that Bav or its HD counerparts suck. Where did you see that he said he knows better? Where did he criticize Terri? BAV and PEG do a great job. He never said they don't. All he said was that he does not see that HD radio is worth the investment at the current time and I agree with him. The HD offerings on the dial are less than desirable right now in Charlotte. And the formats do change alot. WLYT has changed their HD channel's format 3 times already.
 
Danielmacrae I have no idea what you are talking about. ???

There are some aspects of Urban A/C that I really enjoy, just as I enjoy Smooth Jazz. However I would not agree that Smooth Jazz is background or that it is just instrumental. There are Smooth Jazz vocalists like Michael Franks, Basia, and The Manhattan Transfer who are not Urban. Want to hear my definition of Smooth Jazz? Listen to Watercolors on XM or www.smoothjazz.com .

The only thing I did say was WBAV HD2 is leaning more toward Urban and less toward Smooth Jazz. I didn't say that was good or bad. I did say don't get too used to that format on HD2 or HD3 because they are changing a bit on all the stations.

I don't have a station so I'm not on the bottom, top, or middle, just a listener. I assume that Terri Avery is the PD over WBAV and WPEG? No one would argue with the success those two stations enjoy.
 
I thought HD Radio was supposed to be more adventurous and different from the main channels in order for terrestrial radio to keep people from switching to Sirius/XM. From looking at Charlotte's offerings, staying with satellite radio seems to be the way to go. WBAV, or any other station for that matter, would do well to place a smooth jazz format on one of their side channels. The format tends to attract a small, but upscale audience of both black and white people. That said, a lot of format holes could be filled by many local stations here (smooth jazz, true alternative, local music, techno, you name it) but that is just not happening.
 
yes, Terri Avery is OM/PD for WPEG and WBAV and was for WGIV. I would trust her judgement to urs anyday. U r not n the target audience anyway so no1 cares. HD radio is new it not going to b right the 1st time got to find something that fits. She my friend don't disrespect her.
 
danielmacrae said:
yes, Terri Avery is OM/PD for WPEG and WBAV and was for WGIV. I would trust her judgement to urs anyday. U r not n the target audience anyway so no1 cares. HD radio is new it not going to b right the 1st time got to find something that fits. She my friend don't disrespect her.
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Daniel--When I read your first few posts on the Charlotte board I was very happy. You identified yourself as being on the Radio One staff and I have long felt Urban Radio has long gone underrepresented on this board. I think, as A long-time reader of the Charlotte board, I can say that almost everyone here respects/admires WPEG and WBAV. Both are always among the top 5 rated stations in the market---WPEG has to be one of the best Urbans in the country. As a white boy, along with many other white boys, I listened to 98 for many years and in my older days I was a big fan of V101.9 until Steve Harvey and Micheal Baisden made me lose interest. These days, it's Q92.7 on my radio every night.
Reading over this thread, I see no evidence that anyone has disrespected Ms. Avery. Considering the success of her stations, she is obviously at the top of the game in Charlotte. I disagree with a few of your other observations, such as your idea that Inner City and Radio One cater exclusively to their "target audience" and couldn't care less about anyone else. If that was true, why does Inner City operate classic rock, sports talk, and liberal talk stations in Columbia? Why does WPEG repeatedly disclose that around 30% of their listeners are white?
You may not agree with what I've said, but that is fine! We are here to debate radio issues and we often, maybe usually, disagree. Still, we manage to get along---and learn from each other in the process.
Personally, I hope you will stick around and continue to provide input. In my opinion, your perspective is welcome and constructive. Nobody here is out to talk trash to you or disrespect you. We want to hear what you have to say, but that doesn't mean we won't sometimes disagree and we'll tell you so. It's a lot of fun as long as people don't get too personal.
 
I speak my mind and don't sugarcoat it or beat around bush. I'm sorry if some r more sensative than others. I think more urban is needed that's y I joined.
 
IC and R1 targets black audiences CBS doesn't. IC got the rock stations when they bought the cluster. They only care about dm and hot.
 
The danimal said:
I thought HD Radio was supposed to be more adventurous and different from the main channels in order for terrestrial radio to keep people from switching to Sirius/XM. From looking at Charlotte's offerings, staying with satellite radio seems to be the way to go. WBAV, or any other station for that matter, would do well to place a smooth jazz format on one of their side channels. The format tends to attract a small, but upscale audience of both black and white people. That said, a lot of format holes could be filled by many local stations here (smooth jazz, true alternative, local music, techno, you name it) but that is just not happening.
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I've heard a lot of stations are concerned with their "brand identity" so I don't think you will hear anything too adventurous. Too bad because it could really be fun to hear a kind of "format lab".

WEND had a Comedy format for awhile on HD2 now it's just a variation of what they are doing on the main channel.

Smooth Jazz suffers from an identity crisis, people are not sure what it is. There have been some variations in an attempt to get a mass audience. Some Smooth Jazz stations played Marvin Gaye and others played Celine Dion neither of which are really Smooth Jazz artists. Basia and Sade both fit but that's just my opinion.
 
HD Formats missing

Remember what I said about not getting used to the formats on HD-2? Well tonight WKKT-HD2 and WLYT-HD2 are both missing. Is this a result of the cuts made by Clear Channel?
 
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Mike Sheridan said:
Remember what I said about not getting used to the formats on HD-2? Well tonight WKKT-HD2 and WLYT-HD2 are both missing. Is this a result of the cuts made by Clear Channel?
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I am not sure if WLYT-HD2 has been dropped permanently as I have noticed it down in the past for a day or so on several occasions. It would then come back on without any fanfare. Having said that, with both WKKT and WLYT's HD2 stations down, this may be more than just a needed Engineering correction. Let's hope it is not permanent.
 
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