San Francisco Gets A Second CHR/Pop Station! 92.7 Rev FM

[CHRles]

http://927rev.com/

To listen online go to http://player.energy927fm.com/listen_96k.pls
The official stream should be on the following soon:
http://927rev.com/streamer/streamer.html

I gotta tell you - it sounds great to hear a CHR in Frisco playing Linkin Park's "New Divide".

Movin 99.7 has shifted from AC to CHR/Pop in the past few months. It's a current-based Rhythmic leaning CHR, similar to 97.1 Amp Radio and 98.5 KLUC Las Vegas. In the just released August ratings the station managed to move up both in the San Francisco and San Jose ratings.

Well now a second CHR, a pure CHR/Pop station comes to San Francisco - 92.7 REV The Revolution. The station's launched at 9 PM with 10,000 songs in a row and these are the first records played:
Kelly Clarkson "Walk Away"
Pink "Get The Party Started"
Livvi Franc "Now I'm That Bitch"
Flo-Rida "Be On You"
Linkin Park "New Divide"
Kerri Hilson "Knock You Down"
Michael Franti & Spearhead "Say Hey"
Crazy Town "Butterfly"

Signal-wise KMVQ clearly has the advantage, but just the fact that there are two CHR/Pop outlets in a market where it had been missing for so long is good news for the format.
The last time San Francisco had two CHR/Pop stations was around 1987 when 106 KMEL was up against Live 105. Ultimately KMEL leaned more and more Dance (following the huge success of L.A.'s Power 106) and then Rhythmic hits while Live 105 evolved into a Modern Rock outlet.

Here's hoping both stations do well

 

[alexh1013]

lets see what happens in the next few months.

sounds a little differnet than Movin and Wild. but its good so far.

 

[e-dawg]

I would not consider Movin 99.7 to be CHR-Top 40. I would consider them to be CHR/Rhythmic. Have Movin 99.7 played artist such as Daughtry, Nickelback, Rob Thomas, Boys Like Girls, Linkin Park, The Fray, and Green Day?

 

[CHRles]

Movin has played Kings of Leon, All American Rejects, and 3 Oh! 3.
97.1 amp Radio in L.A. is considered CHR/Pop as is Now 92.3 in New York. None of them have so far played Daughtry, Nickelback, Rob Thomas, Boys Like Girls, Linkin Park, The Fray, and Green Day. They don't play a lot of Rock, but they are considered CHR/Pop, albeit with a Rhythmic lean.

 

[radiojomo]

KMVQ should just go with the AMP Radio branding. I know they have to pay for the MOViN branding...

 

[Mid West Clubber]

Sorry for my above post--no below... I didnt see this one... my bad... but im glad others like chrles share my enthusiasm for the bay to have a pure chr after all these years.... sorry about my second post.