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rxp1019.com Updated with: "RXP may no longer be on the radio but..."
- Thread starter mikerock
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Ughhhh... why can't it just go away forever??? :'(
frozenfiresb said:
Perhaps because not everyone, likes talk radio focused at women or hip hop and top 40 that is hip hop also. :
Considering how tight the playlist is, how all the songs can be heard on enough other stations to count on one hand (or more), and the fact that these songs are being sped up nearly faster than Z100, I feel like I was being just a little hard on 'RXP. I'd rather hear country, dance, a more focused rock station, ESPN, all talk, polka, smooth jazz, you name it.
frozenfiresb said:
Because WRXP is still streaming as an online station, not a radio station. Remember back last winter when WQQQ's "Q-103" flipped to NPR under WSHU Public Radio? It was sold by Ridgefield Broadcasting (which it owns WRIP's "Rip 97.9" up in the Catskills) when it was taken over by the WSHU Public Radio group and "Q-103" remains as an online station playing automated AC music. WRXP is now streaming as an online station.
AllAccess is reporting that the online version of 'RXP will be maintained by Chris Edge, PD of KGSR, in Austin TX.
Chase Rupe, Emmis VP of Programming and Operations is quoted, "'RXP is one of our strongest brands and we are excited to keep it alive in the hearts and ears of its loyal followers in NEW YORK and around the world." He did not explain why WRXP did not remain on the air, if it is such a strong brand.
It is also unclear whether it will be on HD radio, like Chicago's WKQX.
Chase Rupe, Emmis VP of Programming and Operations is quoted, "'RXP is one of our strongest brands and we are excited to keep it alive in the hearts and ears of its loyal followers in NEW YORK and around the world." He did not explain why WRXP did not remain on the air, if it is such a strong brand.
It is also unclear whether it will be on HD radio, like Chicago's WKQX.
One thing I never did get.
Why let the jocks go?
Why not put them on the web stream.
Has anyone tried this before?
Take the entire airstaff, PD, everything and just put it online.
With everything available via apps these days, why couldn't it work?
Is there not enough net listener people to support this venture?
Perhaps RXP could still appear at whatever places it did (such as live concerts, bars, etc?)
While it is nice to let brands continue like that, it is missing that local personality comunity feel.
Is it one of those beggers can't be choosers? From a business standpoint, it simply would not make enough of a profit to do this?
Why let the jocks go?
Why not put them on the web stream.
Has anyone tried this before?
Take the entire airstaff, PD, everything and just put it online.
With everything available via apps these days, why couldn't it work?
Is there not enough net listener people to support this venture?
Perhaps RXP could still appear at whatever places it did (such as live concerts, bars, etc?)
While it is nice to let brands continue like that, it is missing that local personality comunity feel.
Is it one of those beggers can't be choosers? From a business standpoint, it simply would not make enough of a profit to do this?
John Holcomb II said:
Pay an entire airstaff No. 1 market money to work on a web stream entertaining what, a couple of thousand listeners at any given time, half of whom might not even be in the market? Ummmmmm, no.
Poster Barry mentioned this article in All Access earlier in this thread;
link: http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/a...programming-online-version-of-wrxp?ref=search
http://www.emmis.com/what-we-do/emmis-digital/ lists all of the Emmis online properties. (I used this rather than the Emmis Radio link on their site since the LMA'd stations in NYC & Chicago are still included.)
I took a listen to most of their stations, some of which I had already bookmarked on my Winamp & iTunes players. They all stream at 32 kbps 44.1 Mhz. While there's some that sound a little better than others, there's not a great difference amongst them, at least to my ears. Audiophiles could certainly disagree and be more critical. Some processing tweaks can make a difference, especially if tailored properly to the format that's playing. And some stations do have engineers that care about the streaming audio chain; we've seen their posts on this board in the past (WCBS-FM, for example). Yet what sounds great to one person's ears could sound bad to another's based on personal preferences.
I'm sure that there's not a whole lot of effort or money put into many (if any) of these streams. And with Emmis/Merlin having 3 of them now being online only, you can bet that they are there just out of courtesy for the listeners, as are most streams of terrestrial stations - not just for Emmis, but let's be honest: for most of the industry. Besides the online embedded advertising (banners, etc.), is there any real way to monetize these streams? And with streaming royalties possibly rising to stratospheric rates in the future, it could get worse. It may become financially prohibitive to stream music.
Bottom line, as posted elsewhere on these boards and especially in this case for departed formats: there's no incentive from any practical or financial sense to spend too much time and money on something that only a few thousand people will hear at any given time when management's focus has to be on the on-air product that could serve millions at any given time.
Hey, be thankful that there's an online stream there at all...it's not so long ago that when your favorite format disappeared: poof, it was totally gone. I know that there can be a certain attachment/bond to a favorite station that goes away and it can be hard to find an outlet that meets similar expectations and needs, not just musically but in presentation, DJs, etc. - especially since online only stations run by terrestrial radio companies will likely be jukeboxes.
Still, there are so many choices online to pick from if you're looking for something similar (say to CD101.9 for example, which hasn't streamed since its demise), whether browsing amongst just the U.S. terrestrial stations that stream or perusing the worldwide gamut of online music formats. Takes a bit of effort but can be rewarding. True, not as easy as just turning on a radio and selecting your favorite.
link: http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/a...programming-online-version-of-wrxp?ref=search
http://www.emmis.com/what-we-do/emmis-digital/ lists all of the Emmis online properties. (I used this rather than the Emmis Radio link on their site since the LMA'd stations in NYC & Chicago are still included.)
I took a listen to most of their stations, some of which I had already bookmarked on my Winamp & iTunes players. They all stream at 32 kbps 44.1 Mhz. While there's some that sound a little better than others, there's not a great difference amongst them, at least to my ears. Audiophiles could certainly disagree and be more critical. Some processing tweaks can make a difference, especially if tailored properly to the format that's playing. And some stations do have engineers that care about the streaming audio chain; we've seen their posts on this board in the past (WCBS-FM, for example). Yet what sounds great to one person's ears could sound bad to another's based on personal preferences.
I'm sure that there's not a whole lot of effort or money put into many (if any) of these streams. And with Emmis/Merlin having 3 of them now being online only, you can bet that they are there just out of courtesy for the listeners, as are most streams of terrestrial stations - not just for Emmis, but let's be honest: for most of the industry. Besides the online embedded advertising (banners, etc.), is there any real way to monetize these streams? And with streaming royalties possibly rising to stratospheric rates in the future, it could get worse. It may become financially prohibitive to stream music.
Bottom line, as posted elsewhere on these boards and especially in this case for departed formats: there's no incentive from any practical or financial sense to spend too much time and money on something that only a few thousand people will hear at any given time when management's focus has to be on the on-air product that could serve millions at any given time.
Hey, be thankful that there's an online stream there at all...it's not so long ago that when your favorite format disappeared: poof, it was totally gone. I know that there can be a certain attachment/bond to a favorite station that goes away and it can be hard to find an outlet that meets similar expectations and needs, not just musically but in presentation, DJs, etc. - especially since online only stations run by terrestrial radio companies will likely be jukeboxes.
Still, there are so many choices online to pick from if you're looking for something similar (say to CD101.9 for example, which hasn't streamed since its demise), whether browsing amongst just the U.S. terrestrial stations that stream or perusing the worldwide gamut of online music formats. Takes a bit of effort but can be rewarding. True, not as easy as just turning on a radio and selecting your favorite.
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