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How's the Rose sounding since David Duran took over? I checked their website and it seems that Steve McVie is gone too (from the air anyway) and that Cat is on middays. How are they all sounding? I'm heading to the Cape this weekend so I'll give a listen.

Also, how's everyone think Shane (now Jackson) Blue is settling in at Kiss 108 after leaving the Rose?if anyone's heard him?
 
> How's the Rose sounding since David Duran took over? I
> checked their website and it seems that Steve McVie is gone
> too (from the air anyway) and that Cat is on middays. How
> are they all sounding? I'm heading to the Cape this weekend
> so I'll give a listen.
>
> Also, how's everyone think Shane (now Jackson) Blue is
> settling in at Kiss 108 after leaving the Rose?if anyone's
> heard him?

I've never cared for Duran but think it's his voice more than anything else.His presentation is fine.The move to The Rose was good for him careerwise.As far as Blue he is a serviceable standard CHR deejay.In another day and time he would not be at KISS but his is not another day and time.He is good but medium market good.
 
> > How's the Rose sounding since David Duran took over? I
> > checked their website and it seems that Steve McVie is
> gone
> > too (from the air anyway) and that Cat is on middays. How
>
> > are they all sounding? I'm heading to the Cape this
> weekend
> > so I'll give a listen.
> >
> > Also, how's everyone think Shane (now Jackson) Blue is
> > settling in at Kiss 108 after leaving the Rose?if anyone's
>
> > heard him?
>
> I've never cared for Duran but think it's his voice more
> than anything else.His presentation is fine.The move to The
> Rose was good for him careerwise.As far as Blue he is a
> serviceable standard CHR deejay.In another day and time he
> would not be at KISS but his is not another day and time.He
> is good but medium market good.

Don't you think a bit more time should go by before you take a look at the work duran has done to the rose? Jeesh, whats it been 4 weeks? Give the man time to organize his desk. Get back to us after a book or two...there are only 8 hours in a working day, i'm sure 4 weeks isn't hardly enough time to do much when you start a new job.

As far as Blue goes..he is a totally different jock at kiss than he was at the rose...much better if you ask me...no more stupid bits
>
 
Hahaha I dunno if you can say that (about Jackson). He is EXCELLENT on Kiss, and he has several sophomoric, "stupid" bits, but they are FUNNY AS HELL.

He is good, and now he is major market good. Best thing to happen to the station in a while...


> > > How's the Rose sounding since David Duran took over? I
> > > checked their website and it seems that Steve McVie is
> > gone
> > > too (from the air anyway) and that Cat is on middays.
> How
> >
> > > are they all sounding? I'm heading to the Cape this
> > weekend
> > > so I'll give a listen.
> > >
> > > Also, how's everyone think Shane (now Jackson) Blue is
> > > settling in at Kiss 108 after leaving the Rose?if
> anyone's
> >
> > > heard him?
> >
> > I've never cared for Duran but think it's his voice more
> > than anything else.His presentation is fine.The move to
> The
> > Rose was good for him careerwise.As far as Blue he is a
> > serviceable standard CHR deejay.In another day and time he
>
> > would not be at KISS but his is not another day and
> time.He
> > is good but medium market good.
>
> Don't you think a bit more time should go by before you take
> a look at the work duran has done to the rose? Jeesh, whats
> it been 4 weeks? Give the man time to organize his desk. Get
> back to us after a book or two...there are only 8 hours in a
> working day, i'm sure 4 weeks isn't hardly enough time to do
> much when you start a new job.
>
> As far as Blue goes..he is a totally different jock at kiss
> than he was at the rose...much better if you ask me...no
> more stupid bits
> >
>
<P ID="signature">______________
-TheGuy...InTheRadio</P>
 
totally agree. Blue is definitely NOT a "serviceable standard CHR dj" - he is a superstar in the making. with the right training and experience, there's not a market in the country he wont be successful in. do NOT be surprised if he doesnt get on tv soon - Boston will love his personality. I completely see him hosting a KISS show on WB56 with local teens and collegians in the audience and then moving on to MTV.

and, by the way, those stupid bits are indeed funny as hell!



> Hahaha I dunno if you can say that (about Jackson). He is
> EXCELLENT on Kiss, and he has several sophomoric, "stupid"
> bits, but they are FUNNY AS HELL.
>
> He is good, and now he is major market good. Best thing to
> happen to the station in a while...
>
>
> > > > How's the Rose sounding since David Duran took over?
> I
> > > > checked their website and it seems that Steve McVie is
>
> > > gone
> > > > too (from the air anyway) and that Cat is on middays.
>
> > How
> > >
> > > > are they all sounding? I'm heading to the Cape this
> > > weekend
> > > > so I'll give a listen.
> > > >
> > > > Also, how's everyone think Shane (now Jackson) Blue is
>
> > > > settling in at Kiss 108 after leaving the Rose?if
> > anyone's
> > >
> > > > heard him?
> > >
> > > I've never cared for Duran but think it's his voice more
>
> > > than anything else.His presentation is fine.The move to
> > The
> > > Rose was good for him careerwise.As far as Blue he is a
> > > serviceable standard CHR deejay.In another day and time
> he
> >
> > > would not be at KISS but his is not another day and
> > time.He
> > > is good but medium market good.
> >
> > Don't you think a bit more time should go by before you
> take
> > a look at the work duran has done to the rose? Jeesh,
> whats
> > it been 4 weeks? Give the man time to organize his desk.
> Get
> > back to us after a book or two...there are only 8 hours in
> a
> > working day, i'm sure 4 weeks isn't hardly enough time to
> do
> > much when you start a new job.
> >
> > As far as Blue goes..he is a totally different jock at
> kiss
> > than he was at the rose...much better if you ask me...no
> > more stupid bits
> > >
> >
>
<P ID="signature">______________
It is a good life, and not a good living, to which the wise aspire.</P>
 
jackson blue is a really good jock. im not sure how anyone could think otherwise.

the rose sounds bad lately. why are they playing so much rhythmic music? I like it but how will that work on Cape Cod? Why not just be a straight-up CHR? What is the logic?




> totally agree. Blue is definitely NOT a "serviceable
> standard CHR dj" - he is a superstar in the making. with
> the right training and experience, there's not a market in
> the country he wont be successful in. do NOT be surprised
> if he doesnt get on tv soon - Boston will love his
> personality. I completely see him hosting a KISS show on
> WB56 with local teens and collegians in the audience and
> then moving on to MTV.
>
> and, by the way, those stupid bits are indeed funny as hell!
>
>
>
>
> > Hahaha I dunno if you can say that (about Jackson). He is
> > EXCELLENT on Kiss, and he has several sophomoric, "stupid"
>
> > bits, but they are FUNNY AS HELL.
> >
> > He is good, and now he is major market good. Best thing to
>
> > happen to the station in a while...
> >
> >
> > > > > How's the Rose sounding since David Duran took over?
>
> > I
> > > > > checked their website and it seems that Steve McVie
> is
> >
> > > > gone
> > > > > too (from the air anyway) and that Cat is on
> middays.
> >
> > > How
> > > >
> > > > > are they all sounding? I'm heading to the Cape this
>
> > > > weekend
> > > > > so I'll give a listen.
> > > > >
> > > > > Also, how's everyone think Shane (now Jackson) Blue
> is
> >
> > > > > settling in at Kiss 108 after leaving the Rose?if
> > > anyone's
> > > >
> > > > > heard him?
> > > >
> > > > I've never cared for Duran but think it's his voice
> more
> >
> > > > than anything else.His presentation is fine.The move
> to
> > > The
> > > > Rose was good for him careerwise.As far as Blue he is
> a
> > > > serviceable standard CHR deejay.In another day and
> time
> > he
> > >
> > > > would not be at KISS but his is not another day and
> > > time.He
> > > > is good but medium market good.
> > >
> > > Don't you think a bit more time should go by before you
> > take
> > > a look at the work duran has done to the rose? Jeesh,
> > whats
> > > it been 4 weeks? Give the man time to organize his desk.
>
> > Get
> > > back to us after a book or two...there are only 8 hours
> in
> > a
> > > working day, i'm sure 4 weeks isn't hardly enough time
> to
> > do
> > > much when you start a new job.
> > >
> > > As far as Blue goes..he is a totally different jock at
> > kiss
> > > than he was at the rose...much better if you ask me...no
>
> > > more stupid bits
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
 
Why The Rose is so rhythmic

> jackson blue is a really good jock. im not sure how anyone
> could think otherwise.
>
> the rose sounds bad lately. why are they playing so much
> rhythmic music? I like it but how will that work on Cape
> Cod? Why not just be a straight-up CHR? What is the logic?
>
The logic is that there is no rhythmic station that can be heard all throughout the Cape with a clear signal. It's the same reason Fun 107 is rhythmic in Fall River and New Bedford. To go straight up CHR would mean the Rose would have to play rock. This makes no sense because the Cape has a modern rock station, Pixy 103 (102.9). Jam'n 94.5 and Hot 97.7 can be heard in the western end of the Cape up to Hyannis, but from Hyannis to Chatham they barely exist until you reach the outer Cape beyond Chatham up to P-Town. That still covers a good part of the Cape and these stations do show up in the Cape ratings. The Rose is aware of this and does not want to lose listeners to these stations. Once the Boston stations fade out beyond Hyannis, this is where the Rose really capitalizes. Listeners scan the dial and find the Rose, they hear the music they like and stay with it. Go to www.radio-locator.com and put in WRZE where it says Find US Radio By Call Letters. Then click on the yellow "I" next to the call letters. Next click View Coverage Area. Look at the area circled in red. The Rose's signal is strongest on the Cape where Jam'n 94.5 and Hot 97.7 can't be heard. In the area on the Cape circled in purple, the Rose's signal is OK, but will often not scan on a car radio or digital portable so it can easily be missed. In this area, Jam'n and Hot can be easily be found by scanning. The only way that people will listen to the Rose in this area circled in purple is if they already know about it, went up the dial frequency by frequency and found it, or scanned and found it in the strong coverage area. <P ID="signature">______________
Moe: (Sees a microphone in a radio studio) Ooh, a microphonie!

Curly: Or a phoney at the mike!

Moe: Quiet numbskulls I'm broadcastin'!

From The Three Stooges episode "Micro-Phoneys"</P>
 
Re: Why The Rose is so rhythmic

Although what you are saying makes some sense on the surface, in reality it is lunacy. The fact is that the Cape is a market that is very old. The only substantial amount of "young people" in the market are under 18, the 18-34 demo is probably one of the smallest of any market in the northeast. If you think a radio station could sell enough ads on the Cape to support itself by appealing to high school kids, then good luck, but it aint gonna happen.

A CHR station needs to appeal to Women 18-40 primarily. That's where the money is and thats what The Rose needs to do. Stop overthinking things and start playing "The Hits." That's what people tune into CHR for, not for some "targeted rhythmic leaning CHR radio."

BTW, I like the logic how the area of the cape that needs to be serviced with an urban station is "between Hyannis and Chatham." Yea, that is a real hotbed of urban radio. Gotta hear the hottest beats while I'm crusin in Harwich.

People are just going to listen to WCOD more if The Rose doesn't become more CHR and the last book proves it. So here is the advice for 96.3 The Rose: just copy Z100 and Kiss 108, I think they know alittle bit more about CHR than you do.


> > jackson blue is a really good jock. im not sure how anyone
>
> > could think otherwise.
> >
> > the rose sounds bad lately. why are they playing so much
> > rhythmic music? I like it but how will that work on Cape
> > Cod? Why not just be a straight-up CHR? What is the logic?
>
> >
> The logic is that there is no rhythmic station that can be
> heard all throughout the Cape with a clear signal. It's the
> same reason Fun 107 is rhythmic in Fall River and New
> Bedford. To go straight up CHR would mean the Rose would
> have to play rock. This makes no sense because the Cape has
> a modern rock station, Pixy 103 (102.9). Jam'n 94.5 and Hot
> 97.7 can be heard in the western end of the Cape up to
> Hyannis, but from Hyannis to Chatham they barely exist until
> you reach the outer Cape beyond Chatham up to P-Town. That
> still covers a good part of the Cape and these stations do
> show up in the Cape ratings. The Rose is aware of this and
> does not want to lose listeners to these stations. Once the
> Boston stations fade out beyond Hyannis, this is where the
> Rose really capitalizes. Listeners scan the dial and find
> the Rose, they hear the music they like and stay with it.
> Go to www.radio-locator.com and put in WRZE where it says
> Find US Radio By Call Letters. Then click on the yellow "I"
> next to the call letters. Next click View Coverage Area.
> Look at the area circled in red. The Rose's signal is
> strongest on the Cape where Jam'n 94.5 and Hot 97.7 can't be
> heard. In the area on the Cape circled in purple, the
> Rose's signal is OK, but will often not scan on a car radio
> or digital portable so it can easily be missed. In this
> area, Jam'n and Hot can be easily be found by scanning. The
> only way that people will listen to the Rose in this area
> circled in purple is if they already know about it, went up
> the dial frequency by frequency and found it, or scanned and
> found it in the strong coverage area.
>
 
Re: Why The Rose is so rhythmic

A bunch of ratings periods ago, the Rose started playing the CHR Game and got away from the hip hop/r&b lean. They started playing the All American Rejects and Simple Plans - and played more of the Kelly Clarksons. This is where their numbers dropped. They haven't been able to recover since. I think they have sounded good at times with great imaging and at one time a great DJ line-up, but they still never bounced back. I would even say that during their Dan & Stephanie/Bev Valentine/Shayne Blue/Johny Boobuhkuh era they sounded better than ever but the ratings didn't show it. [At this time the music was VERY "Kiss" and was around the time the ratings dropped.] Why is that (in my mind)? COD left the AC-area and moved towards the Hot AC side of the pool around the same time that the Rose started to sink. Now that Quantum owns both stations, it should make it easier to kill the competition and make both stations more profitable (and hopefully listenable). I must say the Rose is VERY unfocused musically and jock-wise right now (again in my opinion... I'm on the Cape visiting now and the Rose just sounds flat).



> Although what you are saying makes some sense on the
> surface, in reality it is lunacy. The fact is that the Cape
> is a market that is very old. The only substantial amount of
> "young people" in the market are under 18, the 18-34 demo is
> probably one of the smallest of any market in the northeast.
> If you think a radio station could sell enough ads on the
> Cape to support itself by appealing to high school kids,
> then good luck, but it aint gonna happen.
>
> A CHR station needs to appeal to Women 18-40 primarily.
> That's where the money is and thats what The Rose needs to
> do. Stop overthinking things and start playing "The Hits."
> That's what people tune into CHR for, not for some "targeted
> rhythmic leaning CHR radio."
>
> BTW, I like the logic how the area of the cape that needs to
> be serviced with an urban station is "between Hyannis and
> Chatham." Yea, that is a real hotbed of urban radio. Gotta
> hear the hottest beats while I'm crusin in Harwich.
>
> People are just going to listen to WCOD more if The Rose
> doesn't become more CHR and the last book proves it. So here
> is the advice for 96.3 The Rose: just copy Z100 and Kiss
> 108, I think they know alittle bit more about CHR than you
> do.
>
>
> > > jackson blue is a really good jock. im not sure how
> anyone
> >
> > > could think otherwise.
> > >
> > > the rose sounds bad lately. why are they playing so much
>
> > > rhythmic music? I like it but how will that work on Cape
>
> > > Cod? Why not just be a straight-up CHR? What is the
> logic?
> >
> > >
> > The logic is that there is no rhythmic station that can be
>
> > heard all throughout the Cape with a clear signal. It's
> the
> > same reason Fun 107 is rhythmic in Fall River and New
> > Bedford. To go straight up CHR would mean the Rose would
> > have to play rock. This makes no sense because the Cape
> has
> > a modern rock station, Pixy 103 (102.9). Jam'n 94.5 and
> Hot
> > 97.7 can be heard in the western end of the Cape up to
> > Hyannis, but from Hyannis to Chatham they barely exist
> until
> > you reach the outer Cape beyond Chatham up to P-Town.
> That
> > still covers a good part of the Cape and these stations do
>
> > show up in the Cape ratings. The Rose is aware of this
> and
> > does not want to lose listeners to these stations. Once
> the
> > Boston stations fade out beyond Hyannis, this is where the
>
> > Rose really capitalizes. Listeners scan the dial and find
>
> > the Rose, they hear the music they like and stay with it.
>
> > Go to www.radio-locator.com and put in WRZE where it says
> > Find US Radio By Call Letters. Then click on the yellow
> "I"
> > next to the call letters. Next click View Coverage Area.
>
> > Look at the area circled in red. The Rose's signal is
> > strongest on the Cape where Jam'n 94.5 and Hot 97.7 can't
> be
> > heard. In the area on the Cape circled in purple, the
> > Rose's signal is OK, but will often not scan on a car
> radio
> > or digital portable so it can easily be missed. In this
> > area, Jam'n and Hot can be easily be found by scanning.
> The
> > only way that people will listen to the Rose in this area
> > circled in purple is if they already know about it, went
> up
> > the dial frequency by frequency and found it, or scanned
> and
> > found it in the strong coverage area.
> >
>
 
Re: Why The Rose is so rhythmic

> A bunch of ratings periods ago, the Rose started playing the
> CHR Game and got away from the hip hop/r&b lean. They
> started playing the All American Rejects and Simple Plans -
> and played more of the Kelly Clarksons. This is where their
> numbers dropped. They haven't been able to recover since.
> I think they have sounded good at times with great imaging
> and at one time a great DJ line-up, but they still never
> bounced back. I would even say that during their Dan &
> Stephanie/Bev Valentine/Shayne Blue/Johny Boobuhkuh era they
> sounded better than ever but the ratings didn't show it.
> [At this time the music was VERY "Kiss" and was around the
> time the ratings dropped.] Why is that (in my mind)? COD
> left the AC-area and moved towards the Hot AC side of the
> pool around the same time that the Rose started to sink.
> Now that Quantum owns both stations, it should make it
> easier to kill the competition and make both stations more
> profitable (and hopefully listenable). I must say the Rose
> is VERY unfocused musically and jock-wise right now (again
> in my opinion... I'm on the Cape visiting now and the Rose
> just sounds flat).
>
>

You know, part of the reason why the Rose sounds flat, to me, is the audio quality...THAT is flat...CHR music should be crisp and vibrant and that it is NOT...its just dull to the ear..i feel like i'm listening to a worn out cassette single all the time
 
Re: Why The Rose is so rhythmic

> Although what you are saying makes some sense on the
> surface, in reality it is lunacy. The fact is that the Cape
> is a market that is very old. The only substantial amount of
> "young people" in the market are under 18, the 18-34 demo is
> probably one of the smallest of any market in the northeast.
> If you think a radio station could sell enough ads on the
> Cape to support itself by appealing to high school kids,
> then good luck, but it aint gonna happen.

If the Cape market is so old, how is it in the last 12+ ratings book, Jam'n 94.5 is the highest rated Boston FM station on the Cape? That share is almost half of the Rose's rating. Are more old people listening to hip-hop, r&b, and rhythmic? If Jam'n can pull those numbers on the Cape, lousy signal and all, the listeners must be there. Just because there is no urban center on the Cape doesn't mean there are no fans of hip-hop, r&b, and rhythmic music. Many white people in rich and upper middle class areas also listen to this music. Jam'n 94.5 is also the second highest 12+ rated station in Boston and all those listeners don't just live in Boston and other urban areas but they are in white suburbia as well. Jam'n even targets the white audience because they make up most of their listeners. The Rose should continue to play hip-hop, r&b, and rhythmic as well as pop, but no rock. That's why they have sister station Pixy 103. <P ID="signature">______________
Moe: (Sees a microphone in a radio studio) Ooh, a microphonie!

Curly: Or a phoney at the mike!

Moe: Quiet numbskulls I'm broadcastin'!

From The Three Stooges episode "Micro-Phoneys"</P>
 
Re: Why The Rose is so rhythmic

THAT'S the point. The Rose's processing is not where it should be - the speakers dont bump when you turn it up. Even on its worse day, Jamn sounds better AUDIBLY than the Rose. I like the processing on COD - when you turn them up to eleven, its clean and bumpin'.

and for the record, the Cape is no longer an old demo. That's the myth. A recent article in Cape Business Magazine showed that:
- one out of every five full-time residents has moved here, with children, in the last five years
- that the major product-buying demo is 24-48. They outweigh the 45-65 demo three to one.
- Budding shopping communities like Falmouth and Mashpee are targeting the 24-48 female demo with a vengeance.
- Big box advertisers like Gap, Old Navy, and Home Depot have established retail bases in areas where the affluent demo is residing.

And that affluent demo are the 30-45 year olds who have moved to the Cape in the last 5 years, as mentioned above.


>
> You know, part of the reason why the Rose sounds flat, to
> me, is the audio quality...THAT is flat...CHR music should
> be crisp and vibrant and that it is NOT...its just dull to
> the ear..i feel like i'm listening to a worn out cassette
> single all the time
>
<P ID="signature">______________
It is a good life, and not a good living, to which the wise aspire.</P>
 
Re: Why The Rose is so rhythmic

> and for the record, the Cape is no longer an old demo.
> That's the myth. A recent article in Cape Business Magazine
> showed that:
> - one out of every five full-time residents has moved here,
> with children, in the last five years
> - that the major product-buying demo is 24-48. They
> outweigh the 45-65 demo three to one.
> - Budding shopping communities like Falmouth and Mashpee
> are targeting the 24-48 female demo with a vengeance.
> - Big box advertisers like Gap, Old Navy, and Home Depot
> have established retail bases in areas where the affluent
> demo is residing.
>
> And that affluent demo are the 30-45 year olds who have
> moved to the Cape in the last 5 years, as mentioned above.

Ironically recently I was at a hotel in NH where everyone there wears name tags with their hometown. One woman had one with South Yarmouth & I asked if she relocated to NH. She did, then grumbled about The Cape & the outsiders moving in telling the natives how to run things so she was glad to move away. I don't know how true that is, but her comment about new people moving in seems to prove your info.
 
Re: Why The Rose is so rhythmic

> > and for the record, the Cape is no longer an old demo.
> > That's the myth. A recent article in Cape Business
> Magazine
> > showed that:
> > - one out of every five full-time residents has moved
> here,
> > with children, in the last five years
> > - that the major product-buying demo is 24-48. They
> > outweigh the 45-65 demo three to one.
> > - Budding shopping communities like Falmouth and Mashpee
> > are targeting the 24-48 female demo with a vengeance.
> > - Big box advertisers like Gap, Old Navy, and Home Depot
> > have established retail bases in areas where the affluent
> > demo is residing.
> >
> > And that affluent demo are the 30-45 year olds who have
> > moved to the Cape in the last 5 years, as mentioned above.
>
>

This is exactly why The Rose should not be a CHR Rhythmic. What kind of music would the above demos want to listen to? A CHR or a CHR Urban/Rhythmic, the answer is a CHR.

Another problem with The Rose is regardless of wheather they are a CHR Rhytmic or not, their song selection is weak. Nobody wants to hear songs like "Jenny From the Block" anymore.
 
Re: Why The Rose is so rhythmic

> > Although what you are saying makes some sense on the
> > surface, in reality it is lunacy. The fact is that the
> Cape
> > is a market that is very old. The only substantial amount
> of
> > "young people" in the market are under 18, the 18-34 demo
> is
> > probably one of the smallest of any market in the
> northeast.
> > If you think a radio station could sell enough ads on the
> > Cape to support itself by appealing to high school kids,
> > then good luck, but it aint gonna happen.
>
> If the Cape market is so old, how is it in the last 12+
> ratings book, Jam'n 94.5 is the highest rated Boston FM
> station on the Cape? That share is almost half of the
> Rose's rating. Are more old people listening to hip-hop,
> r&b, and rhythmic? If Jam'n can pull those numbers on the
> Cape, lousy signal and all, the listeners must be there.
> Just because there is no urban center on the Cape doesn't
> mean there are no fans of hip-hop, r&b, and rhythmic music.
> Many white people in rich and upper middle class areas also
> listen to this music. Jam'n 94.5 is also the second highest
> 12+ rated station in Boston and all those listeners don't
> just live in Boston and other urban areas but they are in
> white suburbia as well. Jam'n even targets the white
> audience because they make up most of their listeners. The
> Rose should continue to play hip-hop, r&b, and rhythmic as
> well as pop, but no rock. That's why they have sister
> station Pixy 103.
>


I agree that The Rose should play rap, r&b, dance, pop etc, I just think that they should also play rock hits, at least CHR friendly Rock hits. They should play ALL of the hits. You are right that JAMN does well on the cape and their is a market for urban, but also look at WCOD's ratings since they have played more current music. They have been going up at the expense of The Rose. While there is an urban audience on the cape there is also a CHR audience, and The Rose should serve both of them and not sacrifice some of their audience to WCOD.

Also in regards to Pixy playing "rock hits," I am saying that The Rose should play CHR friendly rock hits, not neccsarily something like System of a Down.
 
Re: Why The Rose is so rhythmic

Pixy does not play "rock hits" exclusively. they play a lot of new rock, but the down side is most of it is unfamiliar or has no chance of becoming a hit.
they could be programmed much better musically, no doubt, but the luxury they have is that they're the only rock game in town.


> > > Although what you are saying makes some sense on the
> > > surface, in reality it is lunacy. The fact is that the
> > Cape
> > > is a market that is very old. The only substantial
> amount
> > of
> > > "young people" in the market are under 18, the 18-34
> demo
> > is
> > > probably one of the smallest of any market in the
> > northeast.
> > > If you think a radio station could sell enough ads on
> the
> > > Cape to support itself by appealing to high school kids,
>
> > > then good luck, but it aint gonna happen.
> >
> > If the Cape market is so old, how is it in the last 12+
> > ratings book, Jam'n 94.5 is the highest rated Boston FM
> > station on the Cape? That share is almost half of the
> > Rose's rating. Are more old people listening to hip-hop,
> > r&b, and rhythmic? If Jam'n can pull those numbers on the
>
> > Cape, lousy signal and all, the listeners must be there.
> > Just because there is no urban center on the Cape doesn't
> > mean there are no fans of hip-hop, r&b, and rhythmic
> music.
> > Many white people in rich and upper middle class areas
> also
> > listen to this music. Jam'n 94.5 is also the second
> highest
> > 12+ rated station in Boston and all those listeners don't
> > just live in Boston and other urban areas but they are in
> > white suburbia as well. Jam'n even targets the white
> > audience because they make up most of their listeners.
> The
> > Rose should continue to play hip-hop, r&b, and rhythmic as
>
> > well as pop, but no rock. That's why they have sister
> > station Pixy 103.
> >
>
>
> I agree that The Rose should play rap, r&b, dance, pop etc,
> I just think that they should also play rock hits, at least
> CHR friendly Rock hits. They should play ALL of the hits.
> You are right that JAMN does well on the cape and their is a
> market for urban, but also look at WCOD's ratings since they
> have played more current music. They have been going up at
> the expense of The Rose. While there is an urban audience on
> the cape there is also a CHR audience, and The Rose should
> serve both of them and not sacrifice some of their audience
> to WCOD.
>
> Also in regards to Pixy playing "rock hits," I am saying
> that The Rose should play CHR friendly rock hits, not
> neccsarily something like System of a Down.
>
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