Pictures Of The 87.9 The Wave Studio!!!

[mgpt6]

87.7 is killing 87.9 on 93 in Wilmington.

 

[chrisradioanimal]

87.7 is killing 87.9 on 93 in Wilmington.

Last I heard was that 87.9 is running at 10 watts instead of there normal 100 watts so they can test new equipment.

 

[MickeyD]

87.7 is killing 87.9 on 93 in Wilmington.

Last I heard was that 87.9 is running at 10 watts instead of there normal 100 watts so they can test new equipment.

They should be running the full 100 watts now.

 

[MickeyD]

Pirate radio is (hopefully) not the future. Pirate radio actually has less variety and format diversity as far as formats go, 95% are Carribean/Reggae or among the lines of Urban.

The FCC simply needs to get serious.

You guys are making it sound like legitimate commercial radio is the bad guy, they have income, cumes, FCC rules, and ratings to worry about! These pirates have nothing to worry about but the FCC shutting shop.

Pirate radio isn't the future but perhaps lower powered COMMERCIAL stations are. Group owned stations are allegedly "local" but try to buy a spot on a single station in a cluster. WHo can afford it and do you need to advertise your pizza place or restaurant 50 miles away? Groups want the national stuff. They really aren't local anymore.

If a pirate has a format that takes listeners away from a licensed station, the licensed station should take soemthing away from it and perhaps copy it. Doesn't happen because they know better.

Pirates have audiences because they offer what a commercial or non-comm can't or won't provide.

 

[chrisradioanimal]

Mickey D just curious are you an engineer? Because you seem to know a lot about all the radio stations in the area. If you are that must be a cool job.

 

[Don Juan]

If a pirate has a format that takes listeners away from a licensed station, the licensed station should take soemthing away from it and perhaps copy it.

Yeah, licensed stations should throw all their commercials out the window. Not worry about rules about programming, sales, public service, and technical issues.

Boy, licensed stations could probably do well if they didn't have to deal with all those pesky rules, huh?

Pirates have audiences because they offer what a commercial or non-comm can't or won't provide.

Prates have audiences because....oh, that's right! We'll never know if they have an audience, because they don't subscribe to any audience measurements! Wow! Commercial radio should take a page from them!

 

[beantownradio25]

People are so negative about commercial radio it's not even funny.

Try owning a station for just one day.

 

[chrisradioanimal]

I don't hate commercial radio I enjoy all types of radio.

 

[MickeyD]

Mickey D just curious are you an engineer? Because you seem to know a lot about all the radio stations in the area. If you are that must be a cool job.

Yes for the dreaded TV business

 

[MickeyD]

People are so negative about commercial radio it's not even funny.

Try owning a station for just one day.

The problem is not too many people own "A" station they are all group owned. All canned crap.

 

[MickeyD]

If a pirate has a format that takes listeners away from a licensed station, the licensed station should take soemthing away from it and perhaps copy it.

Yeah, licensed stations should throw all their commercials out the window. Not worry about rules about programming, sales, public service, and technical issues.

Boy, licensed stations could probably do well if they didn't have to deal with all those pesky rules, huh?

Pirates have audiences because they offer what a commercial or non-comm can't or won't provide.

Prates have audiences because....oh, that's right! We'll never know if they have an audience, because they don't subscribe to any audience measurements! Wow! Commercial radio should take a page from them!

You could be right. Maybe they could young people interested in radio again!
Don don't talk to me about licensed rado and TV I have been working in the field when you were still riding your Big Wheel!

It is really too bad that radio isn't the way it was when you were growing up but that is just life. Video didn't kill the radio star automation did!

 

[Don Juan]

If a pirate has a format that takes listeners away from a licensed station, the licensed station should take soemthing away from it and perhaps copy it.

Yeah, licensed stations should throw all their commercials out the window. Not worry about rules about programming, sales, public service, and technical issues.

Boy, licensed stations could probably do well if they didn't have to deal with all those pesky rules, huh?

Pirates have audiences because they offer what a commercial or non-comm can't or won't provide.

Prates have audiences because....oh, that's right! We'll never know if they have an audience, because they don't subscribe to any audience measurements! Wow! Commercial radio should take a page from them!

You could be right. Maybe they could young people interested in radio again!
Don don't talk to me about licensed rado and TV I have been working in the field when you were still riding your Big Wheel!

I was working in licensed radio when you were retired from the industry.

For someone who worked in licensed radio/TV I find your encouragement for law berakers troubling.

 

[trock]

People are so negative about commercial radio it's not even funny.

Try owning a station for just one day.

That's the problem now Beantown corporate radio has horded all the best signals. I'm not advocating "pirate" radio. But i can understand why certain groups through their frustration go this route. I'm sorry I just can't feel sorry for corporate commercial radio.

 

[rapking]

All Boston legal music stations suck hardcore !!!! Ipod Radio Suck ( 92.9,1090 and 93.7 )!!! Thank God " We're Boston Crappy Network " is Gone ( WBCN ). Lame Channel Sucks ( 94.5 and Kiss 108 ). Wfnx newspaper is hot but the radio station is trash. Lame WAAF had a great signal and Entercom found a way to f--- it up. Christmas music is on it way to add more trash to Boston radio dial.

 

[MickeyD]

If a pirate has a format that takes listeners away from a licensed station, the licensed station should take soemthing away from it and perhaps copy it.

Yeah, licensed stations should throw all their commercials out the window. Not worry about rules about programming, sales, public service, and technical issues.

Boy, licensed stations could probably do well if they didn't have to deal with all those pesky rules, huh?

Pirates have audiences because they offer what a commercial or non-comm can't or won't provide.

Prates have audiences because....oh, that's right! We'll never know if they have an audience, because they don't subscribe to any audience measurements! Wow! Commercial radio should take a page from them!

You could be right. Maybe they could young people interested in radio again!
Don don't talk to me about licensed rado and TV I have been working in the field when you were still riding your Big Wheel!

I was working in licensed radio when you were retired from the industry.

For someone who worked in licensed radio/TV I find your encouragement for law berakers troubling.

Sorry I don't get that. You were working in a licensed station when I was retired? Well first of all, Im not retired! For your info I help college and non-comms stations that are almost broke and I am on the TV Standards Committee for SMPTE.
Most recently I worked on the mobile TV standard coming to a hand-held device in your neighborhood very soon.

Radio is a hobby for me because I choose it to be. I don't have to be on-call to do anything I don't want to do but in an instant it could become a profession again. If it came to that I would probably get into cellular much, much more money in that.

All of that crap aside, step back for a moment and think about the entire licensed vs. unlicensed scenario. Everyone on this list is intimately involved in radio in one way or another and as WE know discussions can get kind of heated.

Let's look at the average listener. They have no idea whether a station is licensed or unlicensed and I don't think that they really care.

The bottom line is, if they like it, they listen and if the don't they won't. That should be the message licensed radio stations should be getting.

You have me all wrong Don. I want the FCC to GET OFF THEIR A**** AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Either you shut alll pirates down or you don't. I have a big problem with their use of selective enforcement.

 

[Don Juan]

Let's look at the average listener. They have no idea whether a station is licensed or unlicensed and I don't think that they really care.

The bottom line is, if they like it, they listen and if the don't they won't. That should be the message licensed radio stations should be getting.

We on this board give more attention to pirates because we know about them. The average listener doesn't even know they are there.

But we'll never know how successful a pirate is, they have no ratings, no budgets, no reporting, etc.

I dare say that most pirate stations are mainly ego trips for the people that run them.

 

[Eli Polonsky]

We on this board give more attention to pirates because we know about them. The average listener doesn't even know they are there.

I think there is a number of people in Boston's urban neighborhoods listening to some of the pirates located there.

However, that's not a large enough percentage of the entire Boston market to be profitable for a major full-market commercial station, and the programming is mainly targeting people in those neighborhoods.

One thing that was great about the old WILD 1090 in its heyday, before the Radio One fiasco, was that the station served the urban African-American community AND it could also be enjoyed by various other listeners all over greater Boston. There were people of all "colors" who enjoyed great Classic Soul/R&B music. I don't hear any of the current pirates programming with any wider community in mind than their very local immediate audience.

 

[trock]

We on this board give more attention to pirates because we know about them. The average listener doesn't even know they are there.

I think there is a number of people in Boston's urban neighborhoods listening to some of the pirates located there.

However, that's not a large enough percentage of the entire Boston market to be profitable for a major full-market commercial station, and the programming is mainly targeting people in those neighborhoods.

One thing that was great about the old WILD 1090 in its heyday, before the Radio One fiasco, was that the station served the urban African-American community AND it could also be enjoyed by various other listeners all over greater Boston. There were people of all "colors" who enjoyed great Classic Soul/R&B music. I don't hear any of the current pirates programming with any wider community in mind than their very local immediate audience.

I would love to see the old WILD back. With a robust web site i think it could work. But i guess this belongs in the fantasy post. :-\

 

[MassMusicMan]

There were people of all "colors" who enjoyed great Classic Soul/R&B music. I don't hear any of the current pirates programming with any wider community in mind than their very local immediate audience.

Once again, Eli dominates all of you. When intelligent people with money want to hear black people make music, they want to hear singing, not unintelligible lyrics and songs that sound like they were made on a laptop.

Maxwell, Alicia Keys, hip-hop songs of the 80's and 90's = music for people who patronize radio advertisers

The music on Boston pirate stations = music for people who are younger and don't have disposable income

It really doesn't get any simpler than that.

 

[trock]

There were people of all "colors" who enjoyed great Classic Soul/R&B music. I don't hear any of the current pirates programming with any wider community in mind than their very local immediate audience.

Once again, Eli dominates all of you. When intelligent people with money want to hear black people make music, they want to hear singing, not unintelligible lyrics and songs that sound like they were made on a laptop.

Maxwell, Alicia Keys, hip-hop songs of the 80's and 90's = music for people who patronize radio advertisers

The music on Boston pirate stations = music for people who are younger and don't have disposable income

It really doesn't get any simpler than that.

Yeah that's why Jamn 94.5 is one of the top stations in the market.