Could this signal that Radio One is trying to sell some stations. There are rumors that they are trying to sell KSOC and KBFB here in Dallas/Ft. Worth.
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Radio One moving WRNB to 100.3 next month
- Thread starter salemjedi54
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Sad enough Radio One is about to repeat history another Beat station gone. First KKBT now this one but WPHI has had so many turnovers in its staff it doesnt make any sense. Hip Hop music is focused on the station but really how many morning shows that station has had since its been on the air? Radio One favors its Urban AC and Gospel stations over their Mainstream Urbans and they think WRNB is more vaule than WPHI. As far as Dallas goes I doubt they will sell KBFB but KSOC is a trainwreck even with their new Urban Oldies format. KKDA AM is already filling that void. But 107.9 how far can the signal go in the metro. It's not even over 1,000 watts. I heard the Hot brand is coming to 107.9
It's one of the reasons why I call them "Radio NoOne" because nobody really listens to them in markets where there are choices giving aside from their stations. They have screwed up 100.3 in Philly so many times that's it's not funny anymore. Hence why I prefer their usually more full-service urban competitor over their segmented stations...
wdb2003 said:
I think it may be wise to focus on adult leaning stations. Do todays kids listen to the radio anymore?
They listen to CHR radio more which would explain why most cities now have 2 CHR choices. Mainstream Urban is strong in the south but other areas of the country its consider a fade. As far as them skewing older thats fine but the problem is Radio One doesnt know how to run their stations. They think what works in D.C. and Atlanta will work everywhere. Only thing I give them credit on is bringing WMOJ back to its normal format.
@wdb2003 Radio One is a bunch of bull s### because they sabotage another one of their stations with The Beat as their branding and ironically it's on the 100.3 frequency with a Mainstream Urbam format no less. IMO That station filled the void for KKBT meaning that whenever I listened, I automatically thought that I was listening to the one and only KKBT and then I woke up. WPHI had a well balanced playlist for Hip Hop & R&B old & new and a lot of Philly Soul artists such as Marsha Ambroius, Musiq Soulchild and Vivian Green,etc. I guess WUSL Power 99 is the only Mainstream Urban once again like how it was back in the day until 1997 when WPHI was became a Rhythmic later a full blown Urban. Overall I'm pissed at Radio One. Sorry for going off on here. Coming September 1st(On My B-Day) you'll hear Urban AC artists such as Maxwell, Gerald Levert, India.Arie, Eric Benét, Anita Baker, Stylistics, Kem, Ledisi, Remy Shand and The Temptations,etc.
WRNB has been beating WPHI in the past few ratings so moving them to 100.3 makes sense. Its actually a decent sounding station only syndicated in the morning the rest is live. And when your getting beat buy a Urban Gospel station WPPZ that tells you something. Time for a change. More than likely WPHI format will move to the weaker 107.9 signal under Hot just like in Atlanta and Ricky Smiley's new home. That comedian "Gary With Da Tea Guy" was on in the mornings for a brief moment on KRBV in Los Angeles with Cliff and Diana before the flip to the Sound. Between WUSL and Rhythmic based WRDW there's plently of Hip Hop to go around in Philadelphia.
wdb2003 said:
I wonder would they flip the frequencies on KSOC and KBFB here in D/FW.
WRNB has alot of longtime Philadelphia DJs, many formerly with Power 99 in days gone by. I think with a better frequency they might give WDAS-FM more of a fight. Right now they have more local dayparts than WDAS.
After looking after reading up on this mess, it's just another reason why full-service, urban contemporary stations that target 18-49 year old individuals should be brought back to the forefront rather than segmented bullshit (Urban Adult Contemporary, Mainstream Urban, Urban Oldies, Urban Gospel). Of half the targeted segmented station don't lead in their overall 12+ in most dayparts in PPM because their targeted listeners only listen for about 3-4 hours then turn it off to avoid repetition or because they have better things to do.
Scholarm1111 said:
Isn't POWER 99 syndicated in the afternoons?
ShawtyBlack_ATL said:
Sort of... It's was syndicated from 2003-2008 with Wendy Williams. It briefly went local from 2008-2009, but T-Roy is voicetracked to multiple Clear Channel-owned mainstream urban and urban contemporary formatted stations.
salemjedi54 said:
Why?? KBFB ranks higher than KSOC. Its not the signal its the music and programming that needs to be fix on KSOC, Magic or whatever it is now. KBFB sounds fine and the last time I was in Dallas I had no problem picking them up. Compared to KSOC and KRNB good luck listening on a ipod walkman in some areas
wdb2003 said:
KSOC's signal can't be fixed because of the co-spacing rules with 94.1 and 94.9 both on Cedar Hill sticks. Personally I think that Urban AC stations should be on the stronger stick because of the demographics. I have no clue about KBFB because I can't stand the music. Old School 94.5 does appeal to me.
salemjedi54 said:
Radio One Atlanta did the same thing couple of yeras ago with our Urban AC, MAJIC 107.5/97.5. PRAISE was moved to 102.5 so MAJIC could have 2 sticks.
ShawtyBlack_ATL said:
Yeah, even now the 2 signals providing solid coverage of all the core counties in the Atlanta market, Majic is still the lapdog of full-service, urban contemporary, V-103.
kilamanjero said:
Are you expecting 1986 to roll back around again soon? You know that has no chance of happening.
Except that Atlanta's "Majic" is explicitly countering the incumbent UAC WALR "Kiss 104.1". But anything to keep the full-service urban rant going, I guess.kilamanjero said:
Nate Wesley said:
Yet, you are reading and responding to both, so apparently it piqued your interest...
Nate Wesley said:
That's right, I want it to be 1986 all over again... :
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