Streetz 95 Chi Launched 4/15/2021

[pjc1961]

Working website link: Streetz 95 (Hip Hop For The CHI) (includes Listen Live link)

Being fed via 105.1 HD2 to the 2 translators on 95.1.

Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/streetz95chi/

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Robert Feder's article:

New hip hop ‘Streetz 95.1’ hits the ground running in Chicago | Robert Feder

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RadioInsight's article:

Streetz 95.1 Debuts In Chicago - RadioInsight

As we teased in our 4/2 Domain Insight, Steve Hegwood’s Core Communicators launched Hip Hop “Streetz 95.1” The new brand is airing on Windy City Broadcasting’s 95.1 W236CF Chicago and 95.1 W236CG Bolingbrook fed from Univision’s 105.1 WOJO-HD2 Chicago. Those translators had been operating as...

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The "Streetz Morning Takeover" show will debut on Monday, April 26, 2021.

 

[MarkW]

Part of me thinks - what a stupid idea (as blowtorch 107.5 WGCI struggles to crack a 1.5 share).

Another part of me thinks - wouldn't it be cool if these guys actually made some noise and drove WGCI down to new all-time record low ratings?

The market coverage is so darn limited - granted, south side should be able to pick up a good signal - that I'm hard pressed to believe this new market entry will be able to attract even 100,000 weekly listeners.

 

[MarkW]

Of course - less than 24 hours after I wrote the above post - WGCI checks in with a substantially improved 2.2 share, their best mark of the past six surveys.

 

[Saladressing]

Apparently this station is a part of a network of stations of some sort, but an interesting name choice nonetheless. The tagline of Power 92.3 has been "#1 in the Streets" for many years.

 

[ShawtyBlack_ATL]

Yes i smell an Urban war!

 

[Big Time Billy]

the only other waste of time and money on this scale was the drunken hillbilly blowing through 4 billion dollars and then having to file BK. SMH

 

[pattywells]

Streetz 95 has a unique branding approach. They routinely promote themselves as 95.1 and 105.1 HD-2. It's rare for a translator station to mention their HD parent station anytime other than the top of the hour. I suspect the approach here is to promote the use of 105.1 HD-2. Not sure how well this will work. It could be an interesting experiment!

HD radio never reached full-market success. Most broadcasters use HD radio as a loop-hole to re-broadcast content on low-powered translators. Some stations see (weak) success on their own, such as iHeart's Pride Radio. Will Streetz 95 be a HD radio breakthrough? I guess we will see.