Ahhh, Stop the Madness! They should be called Luke-warm 107.7
> Has anybody had a chance to listen to Hot 107.7 this
> weekend's "Blue-Eyed Soul Weekend"? I had a chance to
> listen to them Friday night and I was surprised with what I
> heard. They played series of songs that ranged from Justin
> Timberlake's "Rock Your Body" to the George Michael's former
> duo Wham and many soft rock songs in between. I know this
> is an attempt to widen their audience appeal, but most of
> these songs are just way too out there for its core demo.
> IMO, an Urban AC were to attempt something like this it
> would need to be in a more diversified market like Fresno,
> Sacramento, or Portland, but not in Birmingham. Most core
> listeners of the Urban ACs in this market are just way too
> conservative for a station to pull something like this and
> not be turned off by what their hearing.
>
I'm so tired of luke-warm 107.7 with the stupid playlist. Yeah, I heard 107.7 playing that stupid rock music on there Saturday. I was like what the f*** are they playing? What is that station's format, for real?
I wish they would just go after 95.7 Jamz, and play some rap already. 95.7 Jamz plays the same 20 songs over and over again, and they trust to call themselves "Birmingham's #1 for Hip-Hop and R&B", please you're the only hip hop station in B'ham. On top of that Jamz doesn't even play any real R&B songs whatso ever beside the same Fantasia, Lyfe Jennings, and Mariah Carey songs over and over again. They also don't play any good hip hop either besides those no name, no talent artists already on their playlist. When it comes to new music both Kiss & Jamz are about 3 months too late, I've heard stations in Montgomery and Huntsville play new music faster than them, but most of the time Jamz just opts to not play it at all. I've yet to hear 95.7 Jamz play any of Common's new songs or anybody that not a wack ass club song rapper that can't rap.
On the other hand, Kiss FM has built a loyal listenership in Birmingham, so why does 107.7 think that they're going to beat it. I remember when I was still in high school when 107.7 WENN was the station to listen to for hip-hop, R&B, and classic soul, but now 107.7 is a discourage to A.G. Gaston's name. I just can't understand that why the newest urban station in our market doesn't have the backbone to compete with the wack ass hip hop station called 95.7 Jamz.
Its ashame that I have to listen to internet radio just to hear new music. <P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by missthang205 on 08/15/05 11:07 PM.</FONT></P>