I would be very surprised if WRXP went all news. As was already mentioned, it is very costly to start up a brand new news operation especially in a market as large as NYC. On top of that you already have heritage news stations like WINS and WCBS that have been around for so long it seems like it would be virtually impossible to compete with them.
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Source: Merlin To Flip WRXP To News/Talk
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With Randy Michaels, nothing is impossible. In fact, it'll be "like magic".
Of course, easier said than done... but with Sabo and all the right people at the nucleus, whatever spoken-word format - and trust me, there will be a "day the music dies" this summer - that they'll be introducing on 101.9 in due time could be successful, limited or otherwise.
Of course, easier said than done... but with Sabo and all the right people at the nucleus, whatever spoken-word format - and trust me, there will be a "day the music dies" this summer - that they'll be introducing on 101.9 in due time could be successful, limited or otherwise.
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All of this seems weird to me and I have a hard time believing that RXP would flip to anything. What was the point of JUST adding Loveline to the station's lineup?? Despite what I said in another thread regarding this, this smells fishy...
I assume that it must take several weeks for a sale of a station to go through FCC and other governmental regulatory agencies before it can be consummated. I vaguely remember reading that it takes at least 45 days.
I am one of the few people who owns an HD radio. I still listen to the smooth jazz on 101.9 HD2. I wonder what Merlin will do with that? Perhaps they will move the rock format to that. We'll just have to wait.
Bruce
I am one of the few people who owns an HD radio. I still listen to the smooth jazz on 101.9 HD2. I wonder what Merlin will do with that? Perhaps they will move the rock format to that. We'll just have to wait.
Bruce
BruceS8852 said:
Perhaps they might create a third channel. If I'm not mistaken, I think both WCBS 880 and 1010 WINS state that they are on HD3 on FM (WCBS on CBS FM and WINS on WWFS). Are there any other stations with a third FM channel?
ansky212 said:
Didn't the FCC force stations to have separate programming on their AM and FM stations years ago? I wonder if the stations plan on leaving these simulcasts that way until policy changes again. I'm surprised it's happening on TV particularly, with so many duplicate broadcasts.
I assumed that is the way it is, but with so many stations just airing simulcasts, just wondering if the FCC might come up with any ideas to reclaim space that isn't used for original programming?DToTheJ said:
microbob said:
Yeah, that'll go over really well. It's a failed format. It's failed everywhere:
Albany, NY - 1300 AM (now a local talk station)
Baltimore, MD - 1370 AM (Now Sports Talk)
Boston, MA - 1570 AM (now Spanish)
Hartford, CT - 990 AM (Now Spanish Religion)
These are 4 station that were at one time doing a "Talk Radio for Women" format. I'm sure there were others.
MarcB said:
All low power AMs. It didn't matter what format they did. They were going to fail. Period. Especially if they ran the ill-fated, short-lived syndicated talk network aimed at women.
Don't use those stations as an indication of anything, expect low power AMs running weak syndicated talk are destined to fail.
TheBigA said:
The "Boston" station listed by Marc B. doesn't put a usable signal into Boston at night and is down in the mud during the day. I believe it's COL is Beverly, some 15 miles up the coast.
So let's think about this for a minute. Female oriented talk. Hmmm. Who's the most successful female oriented talker? Could her name start with an "O?" Does "O" live in Chicago? Does she have a friend whose name starts with a "G?" Has "G" done radio before? Does she have a friend and neighbor whose name starts with an "R?" Is "R" part of the most successful radio show ever, especially in NYC? Did we not hear rumors a few weeks ago about "R" maybe doing a show of her own?
Radio is about building passion and a fan base. Women naturally love to group together in supportive and nurturing ways. If I was a betting man, and those three women were actually involved in this station (all three being women of color), I'd say this might work.
How's THAT for starting a good rumor?
Radio is about building passion and a fan base. Women naturally love to group together in supportive and nurturing ways. If I was a betting man, and those three women were actually involved in this station (all three being women of color), I'd say this might work.
How's THAT for starting a good rumor?
danikayser84 said:102.7 should go Classic Rock or Alternative, yes... doubt 92.3 will go back to K-Rock at this point. 101.9 should go country if you ask me, but my hunch is still on news/talk...
CC probably won't flip any of their stations to sports (remember that Power is a flanker for Hot 97, and flipping that to sports would spell trouble)
Why would 102. flip to Classic rock? They are making money as FRESH, Q104 is solid and Alt rock has no market and no advertisers. #fail X2
microbob said:
Somebody's been there and done that in NYC! Remember Blink 102.7? If you blinked, you missed it!
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