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Creed613
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New York City despritally needs a Country station. Maybe 103.5 or 102.7 could flip to Country to fill the Country format hole.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by DiamondJoe on 06/05/05 01:47 AM.</FONT></P>
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> New York City despritally needs a Country station. Maybe
> 103.5 or 102.7 could flip to Country to fill the Country
> format hole.
>
Not gonna happen with either station.
WKTU is one of the top billing stations in the country and Mix 102.7 is starting to find its footings.
And with the recent flip of CBS to the "Jack" format, I think the big demand now is to bring an oldies format back to New York radio.
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> 103.5 or 102.7 could flip to Country to fill the Country
> format hole.
>
Not gonna happen with either station.
WKTU is one of the top billing stations in the country and Mix 102.7 is starting to find its footings.
And with the recent flip of CBS to the "Jack" format, I think the big demand now is to bring an oldies format back to New York radio.
TS<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by DiamondJoe on 06/05/05 01:47 AM.</FONT></P>
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DidYouKnow
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> New York City despritally needs a Country station. Maybe
> 103.5 or 102.7 could flip to Country to fill the Country
> format hole.South Jersey & Baltimore need a CHR/POP.So does Eastern Long Island.WDNH 95.3??
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> 103.5 or 102.7 could flip to Country to fill the Country
> format hole.South Jersey & Baltimore need a CHR/POP.So does Eastern Long Island.WDNH 95.3??
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Creed613
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My dad loves Country & he can;t lkisten to it anywhere. Not even 107.3 in Hudon Valley will work.
> My dad loves Country & he can;t lkisten to it anywhere. Not
> even 107.3 in Hudon Valley will work.
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My father (God rest his soul
) loved country music too! And while I don't see 103.5 or 102.7 flipping anytime soon, I also feel that there are a good amount of core country fans out there that could support such a station. The bigger question is, does corporate see the money in it? Especially in an ever changing market like NYC? And with that, a NYC country station doesn't look hopeful.
I do think a suburban station should pick up the slack (like the Y-107 trimulcast) since country tends to work well out in the burbs.
And yeah, unfortunately WRWD (107.3 - Lloyd/Highland) doesn't go that far down..not even towards parts of Northern Westchester.
TONY SANTIAGO
> even 107.3 in Hudon Valley will work.
>
My father (God rest his soul
) loved country music too! And while I don't see 103.5 or 102.7 flipping anytime soon, I also feel that there are a good amount of core country fans out there that could support such a station. The bigger question is, does corporate see the money in it? Especially in an ever changing market like NYC? And with that, a NYC country station doesn't look hopeful.I do think a suburban station should pick up the slack (like the Y-107 trimulcast) since country tends to work well out in the burbs.
And yeah, unfortunately WRWD (107.3 - Lloyd/Highland) doesn't go that far down..not even towards parts of Northern Westchester.
TONY SANTIAGO
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Creed613
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Although I HATE Country music,I'll do anything for my Daddy...
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>
> What about the simulcast on 1370 WRWD from Ellenville - how
> far towards New York City does that reach?
>
I'm in the Bronx and didn't know there was such a simul.
I would think it's one of those lower powered AM's that might only reach within Ulster and parts of Orange and Sullivan counties..but that's it.
Never heard it down here.
TS
> far towards New York City does that reach?
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I'm in the Bronx and didn't know there was such a simul.
I would think it's one of those lower powered AM's that might only reach within Ulster and parts of Orange and Sullivan counties..but that's it.
Never heard it down here.
TS
> New York City despritally needs a Country station. Maybe
> 103.5 or 102.7 could flip to Country to fill the Country
> format hole.
>
San Francisco didn't have a country station. Some people said "SF desperately needs a country station". One finally came on,it peaked out at around a 2 share. The billing couldn't have been that good because they recently changed formats...to "Max" a Jack FM variety hits type format. Just goes to show some large coastal markets can't support country radio.
> 103.5 or 102.7 could flip to Country to fill the Country
> format hole.
>
San Francisco didn't have a country station. Some people said "SF desperately needs a country station". One finally came on,it peaked out at around a 2 share. The billing couldn't have been that good because they recently changed formats...to "Max" a Jack FM variety hits type format. Just goes to show some large coastal markets can't support country radio.
The
> bigger question is, does corporate see the money in it?
> Especially in an ever changing market like NYC? And with
> that, a NYC country station doesn't look hopeful.
I find it hard to believe that no one sees the niche and possible financial windfall a country station could make in market #1. This ain't the same C&W our "Daddy's listened to either. The problem is that agencies rely too much on radio stations research interpretaions and format decisions. I'm not privy to the local perceptuals, but I'm sure the first station to make the move would see unprecedented increases within a matter of months. It takes a committed marketing strategy and creative presentation to show NYers just how hip and viable the country fromat can be. As the targeted demo numbers start coming in, the agencies will follow suit After all, it's just repackaged HOT AC.
The question is, which corporation will "gamble" on the format. Corporations are in business to create profits for their shareholders, and nobody seems to have the "nads" to show just how profitable this format can be.
> bigger question is, does corporate see the money in it?
> Especially in an ever changing market like NYC? And with
> that, a NYC country station doesn't look hopeful.
I find it hard to believe that no one sees the niche and possible financial windfall a country station could make in market #1. This ain't the same C&W our "Daddy's listened to either. The problem is that agencies rely too much on radio stations research interpretaions and format decisions. I'm not privy to the local perceptuals, but I'm sure the first station to make the move would see unprecedented increases within a matter of months. It takes a committed marketing strategy and creative presentation to show NYers just how hip and viable the country fromat can be. As the targeted demo numbers start coming in, the agencies will follow suit After all, it's just repackaged HOT AC.
The question is, which corporation will "gamble" on the format. Corporations are in business to create profits for their shareholders, and nobody seems to have the "nads" to show just how profitable this format can be.
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Joseph_Gallant
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Believe it or not, the change of WCBS-101.1 to "Jack" may actually open the way for country to come to New York.
Before this past Friday (June 3rd), it was widely speculated that WXRK-92.3 would flip to "Jack", either now on a 20/5 basis weekdays (except 6-10 A.M.) and 24-hours on weekends until Howard Stern leaves, when WXRK would go 24/7 "Jack". The other possibility was that WXRK would flip to "Jack" when Stern left.
But with WCBS-FM having flipped to "Jack", WXRK will probably change formats when Stern leaves, and it may well be to country.
Unless Infinity does a major "Mea Culpa", and brings oldies to 92.3, what else could they do with that frequency, anyway???
Before this past Friday (June 3rd), it was widely speculated that WXRK-92.3 would flip to "Jack", either now on a 20/5 basis weekdays (except 6-10 A.M.) and 24-hours on weekends until Howard Stern leaves, when WXRK would go 24/7 "Jack". The other possibility was that WXRK would flip to "Jack" when Stern left.
But with WCBS-FM having flipped to "Jack", WXRK will probably change formats when Stern leaves, and it may well be to country.
Unless Infinity does a major "Mea Culpa", and brings oldies to 92.3, what else could they do with that frequency, anyway???
How so..?
I'm sorry Creed613 but where do you get your stats. or is your post simply a preference? This has been talked about so much that I'm not going to go in to what has been posted and reposted but I would like to add one additional new point; San Francisco has recently lost it's country station and Los Angeles and Miami stand to lose theirs. Large ethnic US. cities are currently having a hard time supporting country stations. Why at this point in time would Infinity or CC. take any sort of chance on a format that has been rejected already several times in this market when it can't even be supported in smaller less ethnically diverse markets. A suburban signal might do just fine, especially in New Jersey but to program it on a full powered fm city signal makes no sense.<P ID="signature">______________
WQCD, NY. Chill, Finally some creative radio!</P>
I'm sorry Creed613 but where do you get your stats. or is your post simply a preference? This has been talked about so much that I'm not going to go in to what has been posted and reposted but I would like to add one additional new point; San Francisco has recently lost it's country station and Los Angeles and Miami stand to lose theirs. Large ethnic US. cities are currently having a hard time supporting country stations. Why at this point in time would Infinity or CC. take any sort of chance on a format that has been rejected already several times in this market when it can't even be supported in smaller less ethnically diverse markets. A suburban signal might do just fine, especially in New Jersey but to program it on a full powered fm city signal makes no sense.<P ID="signature">______________
WQCD, NY. Chill, Finally some creative radio!</P>
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