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Rochester Inquiry:

W

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I was glancing over the rochester numbers..
and, i came across the #4-rated station..
WDKX and it said urban..i knew as i soon as
i saw the "URBAN" it was 'that 104' rochester station..[103.9]FM

Success of a Urban station, is no wonder, but what am i
perplexed about..on the allaccess.com website, it has a hyperlink
to the station website, the calls, format and owner all in
the order of "rankings"..w/ the #1 station, logically at the top..

Okay, my question: Is "Monroe County" actually the owner
of the 4th "best" rochester station ? I am not knocking
market #54, but it just strikes me as "interesting" that,
if this true, the county owns a station(for one) and,
even more impressive..is not using it for "Tourism:Rochester";
yet, having it be a music driven *SUCCESSFUL* format..
versus a playing it safe, and 'generic' all-hit(from any decade
of music) jukebox.

If i am mistaken w/ this post, i wont feel like a jackass..i would
be curious, to know of the owner-situation, and apperciate
any info. any one cares to share..on this board, you know who
you are who always posts accurate info : ) and i continually
thank you ~ and apperciate it...
 
Re: Rochester Inquiry: WDKX

"Monroe County" is actually shorthand for Monroe County Broadcasting Co. Ltd.--known to most as the Langston family: Andrew Langston Sr. (CEO), Andre (Marcel) Langston (president) and Gloria Langston (treasurer). At least that was the management structure when I last wrote about the station for my "On the Radio" column in Business Strategies Magazine a couple years ago.

Perhaps my ol' buddy Jim (Jordan) Feuerstein (WDKX production director) can confirm all the titles. (I've been encouraging him to join the conversation here for a while :)

As one of the few remaining family-owned stations--and a successful one at that--WDKX is a Rochester radio treasure.

Mike


> Okay, my question: Is "Monroe County" actually the owner
> of the 4th "best" rochester station ? I am not knocking
> market #54, but it just strikes me as "interesting" that,
> if this true, the county owns a station(for one) and,
> even more impressive..is not using it for
> "Tourism:Rochester";
> yet, having it be a music driven *SUCCESSFUL* format..
> versus a playing it safe, and 'generic' all-hit(from any
> decade
> of music) jukebox.
>
> If i am mistaken w/ this post, i wont feel like a jackass..i
> would
> be curious, to know of the owner-situation, and apperciate
> any info. any one cares to share..on this board, you know
> who
> you are who always posts accurate info : ) and i continually
>
> thank you ~ and apperciate it...
 
Re: Rochester Inquiry: WDKX

:)
>
> As one of the few remaining family-owned stations--and a
> successful one at that--WDKX is a Rochester radio treasure.
>
> Mike,
thnx for the info...the accurate info : )

it is one of the better stations, in the rochester-buffalo
"wny" markets.
 
Re: Rochester Inquiry: WDKX

OK, Mike... I finally joined the board! You are correct on the titles of the officers of Monroe County Broadcasting Co. Ltd./WDKX-FM. Some basic info on WDKX can be obtained at www.wdkx.com by clicking on the "History" button.

Jim Feuerstein


> "Monroe County" is actually shorthand for Monroe County
> Broadcasting Co. Ltd.--known to most as the Langston family:
> Andrew Langston Sr. (CEO), Andre (Marcel) Langston
> (president) and Gloria Langston (treasurer). At least that
> was the management structure when I last wrote about the
> station for my "On the Radio" column in Business Strategies
> Magazine a couple years ago.
>
> Perhaps my ol' buddy Jim (Jordan) Feuerstein (WDKX
> production director) can confirm all the titles. (I've been
> encouraging him to join the conversation here for a while
> :)
>
> As one of the few remaining family-owned stations--and a
> successful one at that--WDKX is a Rochester radio treasure.
>
> Mike
>
>
> > Okay, my question: Is "Monroe County" actually the owner
> > of the 4th "best" rochester station ? I am not knocking
> > market #54, but it just strikes me as "interesting" that,
> > if this true, the county owns a station(for one) and,
> > even more impressive..is not using it for
> > "Tourism:Rochester";
> > yet, having it be a music driven *SUCCESSFUL* format..
> > versus a playing it safe, and 'generic' all-hit(from any
> > decade
> > of music) jukebox.
> >
> > If i am mistaken w/ this post, i wont feel like a
> jackass..i
> > would
> > be curious, to know of the owner-situation, and apperciate
>
> > any info. any one cares to share..on this board, you know
> > who
> > you are who always posts accurate info : ) and i
> continually
> >
> > thank you ~ and apperciate it...
>
 
Re: Rochester Inquiry: WDKX

Darn it - I show up late to the party, and you guys beat me to all the answers. I've gotta be quicker next time.

- Andy


> :)
> >
> > As one of the few remaining family-owned stations--and a
> > successful one at that--WDKX is a Rochester radio
> treasure.
> >
> > Mike,
> thnx for the info...the accurate info : )
>
> it is one of the better stations, in the rochester-buffalo
> "wny" markets.
>
 
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