Q100 AND "AT 40 w/Ryan Seacrest"?

[electroboy73]

Now before I ask this...I know full well that Ryan Seacrest has long been "tied" to Star-94 because of how he stated in radio. BUT....now that Star is (admittedly) a HOT-AC and Q100 is now sounding more CHR...(a little more), why can't Atlanta radio listeners finally have the full-blown CHR-VERSION of "American Top 40 w/Ryan Seacrest"? I just don't understand. Billy Bush during the week is ENOUGH but, I'm not crazy about his "Weekend Top 30"....(it's boring) Anyone else know if perhaps they have thought about this over at Q100? I miss the REAL "AT40" (CHR Verision). Think Q100 might one day get it? OR.....Is "AT40" w/ Ryan Seacrest even on any Cumulus Stations?

Thanks. ;D

 

[atlantaboy]

^I'm almost positive Cumulus doesn't use AT40 cause their CHRs are so selective/conservative about their songs and adds - basically, Q100 has their own countdown so they don't have to play anything they haven't added yet (or aren't planning to)

 

[jabba17]

I'd like to hear B98.5 pick up AT40 The 80s, and WYAY AT40 The 70s (or both). But B98.5 has never gone for 80s deep cuts...

 

[Wildstyle K]

Doesn't Q100 have a "proper" all access fox countdown - that features typical hits?
Not that I'm trying to speak out against a full-blown CHR-VERSION of American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, but just asking, or rather, making an observation.

 

[RoddyFreeman]

I believe Star 94 carries the Hot AC version of AT40. Cumulus is closely tied in to Billy Bush's syndicated show, and that could have something to do with why they carry his countdown.

 

[the golden boy]

Are there any market-exclusivity issues that would prevent two stations in the market carrying Seacrest?

 

[Nyte Ryder]

When Ryan Seacrest began his syndicated midday show, Premiere leveraged AT40 along with the syndicated show and pulled AT40 off multiple Cumulus and other companies stations. In response, Cumulus launched Billy Bush.

However, the show comes from Westwood One (just like the Billy Bush top 40 and A/C show) so I'm not sure who actually owns the show.

 

[jabba17]

Are there any market-exclusivity issues that would prevent two stations in the market carrying Seacrest?

It's probably different now, but back in the day (early 1980s) both Gainesville Top 40s (97 WFOX and WWID Wide 107 [106.7]) carried AT40.

In the NE quadrant of the metro, that meant three stations carried AT40 (including Z-93), although you had to do a little DXing to get Fox as neither of the Gainesville stations had moved in yet (and Fox would regularly get walked on by 96 Rock on an old-fashioned analog AFC tuner).

On the other hand, there was nothing north of V-103 at that end of the dial (104.1, 104.7, 105.5/105.7, 106.1, and 107.1 hadn't moved in yet, and 103.7, 105.3, 107.5, and 107.9 didn't exist yet), so getting Wide 107 was easy before the move-in.

AT40 Schedule:
10 AM-2 PM: Z-93, Wide 107
2 PM-6 PM: 97 FOX
6 PM-10 PM: Z-93, Wide 107

So, you could listen to AT40 12 hours straight on Sunday.

Meanwhile, I'm listening to AT40 this week in 1978 on KMCH out of Manchester, IA...

 

[IT_Guru]

Meanwhile, I'm listening to AT40 this week in 1978 on KMCH out of Manchester, IA...

This is yet another reason why I listen mostly to XM during the winter months when I'm in Atlanta.

During the summer when I work in Ohio I can listen to AT40 the 70's on WMJI from Cleveland on Sunday morning and on WBBG from Youngstown/Warren on Saturday morning, Sunday morning and Tuesday night. On Sunday night I can listen to AT40 the 80's on WMYX from Youngstown.

It amazes me how much better radio is in the smaller cities than in major metropolitan areas like Atlanta. As for Ryan Seacrest's Top 40 countdown, that's available up there too.

 

[Rogue]

Are there any market-exclusivity issues that would prevent two stations in the market carrying Seacrest?

It's probably different now, but back in the day (early 1980s) both Gainesville Top 40s (97 WFOX and WWID Wide 107 [106.7]) carried AT40.

In the NE quadrant of the metro, that meant three stations carried AT40 (including Z-93), although you had to do a little DXing to get Fox as neither of the Gainesville stations had moved in yet (and Fox would regularly get walked on by 96 Rock on an old-fashioned analog AFC tuner).

On the other hand, there was nothing north of V-103 at that end of the dial (104.1, 104.7, 105.5/105.7, 106.1, and 107.1 hadn't moved in yet, and 103.7, 105.3, 107.5, and 107.9 didn't exist yet), so getting Wide 107 was easy before the move-in.

AT40 Schedule:
10 AM-2 PM: Z-93, Wide 107
2 PM-6 PM: 97 FOX
6 PM-10 PM: Z-93, Wide 107

So, you could listen to AT40 12 hours straight on Sunday.

Meanwhile, I'm listening to AT40 this week in 1978 on KMCH out of Manchester, IA...

Wide 107 actually ran the Drake-Chenault produced Weekly Top 30, hosted by Mark Elliott, but you are spot on with the sandwiched scheduling around AT40 on FOX.

 

[jabba17]

Are there any market-exclusivity issues that would prevent two stations in the market carrying Seacrest?

It's probably different now, but back in the day (early 1980s) both Gainesville Top 40s (97 WFOX and WWID Wide 107 [106.7]) carried AT40.

In the NE quadrant of the metro, that meant three stations carried AT40 (including Z-93), although you had to do a little DXing to get Fox as neither of the Gainesville stations had moved in yet (and Fox would regularly get walked on by 96 Rock on an old-fashioned analog AFC tuner).

On the other hand, there was nothing north of V-103 at that end of the dial (104.1, 104.7, 105.5/105.7, 106.1, and 107.1 hadn't moved in yet, and 103.7, 105.3, 107.5, and 107.9 didn't exist yet), so getting Wide 107 was easy before the move-in.

AT40 Schedule:
10 AM-2 PM: Z-93, Wide 107
2 PM-6 PM: 97 FOX
6 PM-10 PM: Z-93, Wide 107

So, you could listen to AT40 12 hours straight on Sunday.

Meanwhile, I'm listening to AT40 this week in 1978 on KMCH out of Manchester, IA...

Wide 107 actually ran the Drake-Chenault produced Weekly Top 30, hosted by Mark Elliott, but you are spot on with the sandwiched scheduling around AT40 on FOX.

When did they do that? I have recordings of the AT40 year-end special (1981) on Wide 107, and the one from 1980 on Fox. Did Wide 107 run another countdown show on Saturdays or something?

 

[RadioDoogie]

Why can't they bring back Rick Dees? He has a Top 40 and Hot AC version countdown in several markets still just like AT40. I remember listening to him when he was on Star 94 on Sunday nights between 8pm-midnight. He went strong from the early 90s to around October of 2007. When I asked the PD of Star back in the mid-90s about why they never carried AT 40, they told me that Casey Kasem was too old sounding and didn't fit the demographic they were looking for and that he was already being carried in the market (Sundays 12-3 on Peach 94.9 as AT20 - eventually Sun 3-6 as AT10 on 94.9 Lite FM). They said Dees was younger sounding and a better fit. Now it seems to have flip-flopped.