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The Return of the Whatever Weekend to 97.1
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Yeah umm... Mix is still a lousy radio station.
They wouldn't be if they'd stop playing the "whatever" and played more "what was THAT!"..like Mat Kearney, The Fray's new one, and less crap like "If You Leave" and if I hear "Don't You Forget About Me" ONE MORE FREAKIN' TIME I may switch to LOVE SONGS (HD) at 93.3!!!
By the way, what's up with gettin' the alphabet backwards? Seems that happened a few times?
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By the way, what's up with gettin' the alphabet backwards? Seems that happened a few times?
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Have you ever played the game of whispering something to someone and then they whisper it to the next person and then they whisper it to the next person and so on and so on down the line? The first person then reveals what it was that was first said and then the last person reveals what they heard. Usually the two are drastically different, highlighting how communication gets tangled and twisted along the way. Such is the path of any WBNS programming or promotion effort. That could explain why the alphabet is backwards at WBNS.
radiokiller said:
I agree 110% with this post. It seems for some reason that 'BNS is slow to pick up on newer music(I.E. Blue October's "Into the Ocean"). I think 'BNS DOES need to amp up the "Oh, wow!" factor on their station. I know their consultant, Guy Zapoleon, is big on this. If I was 97.1, I would do my best to sound more like Q-102/WKRQ/Cincinnati so I could better compete with WNCI(They do use the same imaging that 'KRQ used last year-the guy's voice at least-He also used to be WGTZ/Z-93/Dayton's imaging guy until a new PD replaced him). They could skew a little younger with their music without adding any rap crap. Their processing could use some tweaking as well. They still have the processing of an oldies station, which as most know, was 'BNS' previous format until the Hot AC flip on 7-11-2001. 'BNS sounds strangely monaural at times.
I AGREE! Mix 97.1- 90's And Now! I think it'd do MUCH better. Get some jingles, hot imaging, billboards around town. Mix needs to look at WKRQ in Cincinnati and then begin to flip it.. and leave it!
They should model Mix 101.9 WTMX in Chicago. They play "The 90's and Now" and are one of the slickest sounding stations that I have ever heard.
Thanks, peeps.
Indeed..let's bring on a real Hot AC presentation here (jocks included and they have the talent to bring it over there so let's bring it up a notch without having to whisper to one another).
If you want to get real about it-let's stop living in the 80's. There is OUTSTANDING music right now to kick the crap out of 93, SNY and maybe NCI if the presentation was right..bring it (and yeah, the processing makes me wanna cringe at times especially when I hear the Legal ID but it can be fixed). I dunno why I care-guess I'd like to hear a kickin' "modern" AC come in to this market so I can stop listening to Cali stations on the web.
Dreamer I be-must not be enough research to back up my comments.
Indeed..let's bring on a real Hot AC presentation here (jocks included and they have the talent to bring it over there so let's bring it up a notch without having to whisper to one another).
If you want to get real about it-let's stop living in the 80's. There is OUTSTANDING music right now to kick the crap out of 93, SNY and maybe NCI if the presentation was right..bring it (and yeah, the processing makes me wanna cringe at times especially when I hear the Legal ID but it can be fixed). I dunno why I care-guess I'd like to hear a kickin' "modern" AC come in to this market so I can stop listening to Cali stations on the web.
Dreamer I be-must not be enough research to back up my comments.
If 97.1 were to drop the 80s in favor of just a 90s and Now format, then that would give even more reason for another station to pick up the 80s format (i.e. 91.5 or 107.9). Anyone who was listening to 97.1 for their 80s fix, would easily gravitate to the new 80s formated station. Come to think of it, that may be happening right now with 91.5's mostly 80s format that is commercial free. About the only other place you can find commercial free 80s is on the internet, or on your MP3 player.
Personally I think of NCI as the Teenager station, even my daughter stopped listening to NCI about the time she turned 19 or 20. I think BNS is marketing them selves as the station for those who have put away childish things and have graduated from NCI. Of course if you want to have a voice in the music that is played on 97.1, they do have their Listener Advisory Board, and you can always e-mail the DJs, the ones I've e-mailed seem to be very responsive.
Personally I think of NCI as the Teenager station, even my daughter stopped listening to NCI about the time she turned 19 or 20. I think BNS is marketing them selves as the station for those who have put away childish things and have graduated from NCI. Of course if you want to have a voice in the music that is played on 97.1, they do have their Listener Advisory Board, and you can always e-mail the DJs, the ones I've e-mailed seem to be very responsive.
radiokiller said:
Right on! I don't know who is holding 'BNS's staff back. They could be hitting a grand slam right now if allowed, but someone is holding that station back from success. They have incredibly talented people working there-Mark Dantzer and Andrew Wright are both WNCI alums from back in that station's heyday-and I agree with the 90s and now approach.
alans613 said:
I'm guessing that if the new 91.5 or B 107.9 were to go all 80s, then 'BNS would look at focusing more on the grand slam that you speak of. 'BNS may figure that until there is an all 80s station on the airwaves in Columbus, that they have a fair chance of holding on to that part of the market share. Heck, we about to go into another decade, so they may not want there slogan to be 80's, 90's, 00's, Now
Just a thought,
V.Riley said:
I agree. I still think 107.9 worked best as an all-80s station. Those 80s oldies stations were ahead of their time I think, nostalgia-value wise. I believe there is still an audience for 80s music...Just look at the former WXST's ratings back in 1998-2001. 50s-70s Oldies may sell well, but it is much like its audience, a dead format. Personally, I think 'BNS would be smart to go more Modern AC as I said awhile back on this board. Go more 90s and now. It would be great to see that 80s remix show on Friday nights dumped as well. That is always must-miss-radio. WMMX Mix 107.7/Dayton even recently dropped their Friday night "Mix"-type show in favor of normal programming, which I think is a smart move. I still would love to see 'BNS do a "Friday Night 90s" show. I seriously think there would be an audience for this...I would be one because that's the music I was listening to 10 years ago during my high school years. I know other people miss these 90s oldies...I can't be the only one. Generation X needs something to get them away from their iPods for a few hours... ;D
alans613 said:
Yup, that confirms what I thought when I read the flip "it is much like its audience, a dead format" (in reference to 50's-70's oldies). Believe me, you'll be alive and well and active in that "dead" demo before you know it. (Sounds like a good title for a horror flick: "Demo of the Dead!")
A few years ago, 97.1 changed its Friday Night 80's to 80's & 90's, and that was so poorly received they changed it back quickly.
And I keep seeing references to Modern AC's. I can only think of a couple that remain. Please explain where the successful ones are. From what I've seen, even traditional Oldies is a healthier format than Modern AC today. The convergence between Alternative and AC that existed in the 90's just isn't there now.
If WBNS were to drop something from their programming, I'd like it to be the sports coverage. Just play the music and update me on the score once and awhile. If I need to see or hear the game, I'll get a TV or I'll buy a ticket and see it in person. Sports coverage (IMO) is a poor use of the hi-fi spectrum of FM.
As for a Friday nite 90s, I remember when WBNS did the Friday Night 80s & 90s as well, and they must have received some serious hate mail about that format as it was gone in no time. Don't get me wrong, the 90s had some good songs, but apparently it was not well received when they tried it before. Give the 80s fan their own station, and maybe WBNS can do a Friday Night 90s with out the hate and discontent. Is it possible that 107.9 could increase their signal and or change their tower position to give a better signal if they were to go to an all 80s format? Just a thought...
As for a Friday nite 90s, I remember when WBNS did the Friday Night 80s & 90s as well, and they must have received some serious hate mail about that format as it was gone in no time. Don't get me wrong, the 90s had some good songs, but apparently it was not well received when they tried it before. Give the 80s fan their own station, and maybe WBNS can do a Friday Night 90s with out the hate and discontent. Is it possible that 107.9 could increase their signal and or change their tower position to give a better signal if they were to go to an all 80s format? Just a thought...
V.Riley said:If WBNS were to drop something from their programming, I'd like it to be the sports coverage. Just play the music and update me on the score once and awhile. If I need to see or hear the game, I'll get a TV or I'll buy a ticket and see it in person. Sports coverage (IMO) is a poor use of the hi-fi spectrum of FM.
Man do I agree 110% with that one...Football and Basketball don't have an audience with a female-leaning station like 'BNS. Their fall book proved that even with a #1 Football team, no one was listening to the games on a 50,000 watt monster like 'BNS-FM. Leave the sports on 1460 The Fan. I know I can't be the only one that jumps in the car and finds sports on and IMMEDIATELY flips to another station playing music.
As for a Friday nite 90s, I remember when WBNS did the Friday Night 80s & 90s as well, and they must have received some serious hate mail about that format as it was gone in no time.
I think mixing the 80s and 90s is a terrible idea. Mixing both eras of music is like mixing oil and water. Who wants to hear Crowded House into Nirvana into Culture Club into The Fugees? The 90s have never been tested on their own on terrestrial radio(I do remember an all 90s station on Time Warner Digital Cable a couple years back and "90s on 9" on XM). Could you imagine having the 70s piggyback the 80s? Another bad idea. The 90s can stand on their own alone...If some station out there would give them a chance... :
alans613 said:
Ditto on that one. When I get in the car and hear them doing sports, my hands are changing the station before I even put the car in gear. I think if they knew their listeners were doing that they would make changes, even if it called for breaking a contract with OSU. Surely they would have some kind of opt out option in the contract.
Sports will never go away on 97.1 as long as they have the OSU contract. Many, many, many programmers, consultants and staff have made the plea that you are suggesting. But it is inbred, ingrained, indelibly imprinted in their minds that having OSU sports is far and away the most important thing they will ever do. They won't spend money on many things but they will lay down the cash for OSU. If CC or anyone else ever out-bids them, it will be a miracle.
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