vos fm

[STICKBOY]

Interstingly.... a radio station changes format no memtion of it...... vos gos to oldies...... no comments here??? HUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMM
Intersting

 

[warm590]

never heard of VOS...where is it???


warm590

 

[disney fanatic]

Warm590, WVOS is a radio station in Liberty, NY, but it comes not come into Poughkeepsie and Kingston. It's on 95.9 where it flipped from country to oldies last week.

 

[STICKBOY]

wHAT IS INTERESTING IS HOW LITTLE ATTENTION IS PAID TO ANYTHING OUTSIDE. ALBANY,KINGSTON AND POKIP....

 

[Nairda]

wHAT IS INTERESTING IS HOW LITTLE ATTENTION IS PAID TO ANYTHING OUTSIDE. ALBANY,KINGSTON AND POKIP....

What's so interesting about that? Anything else in that area for the most part is small potatos/local yokel stuff and is only interesting to the small circle that it encompasses. Same situation surrounding any larger market. Take for instance the Scranton Wilkes Barre market in PA. It's #69. Quite respectable in it's own right. Then there are the surrounding little local stations that are part of the TSA but really don't have any impact on the market per se. Stations like those in Honesdale, Montrose, etc. Their impact is very, very locally oriented, their "talent" is local/home grown and for the most part automated and voice tracked, and they are for the most part unheard of in the METRO where it really counts. (OK, maybe not Montrose. WPEL has a huge coverage area so more people are at least aware of them if only for the fact that they have to skip over them to get to the station they are seeking)
WVOS??? Who cares other than the locals in Sullivan County? Same goes for WSUL and any others that are there. They do a decent job of serving the local market but will never have the impact on the TOTAL market that they probably envision themselves as having. If they would look at themselves from the outside in rather than the inside out they would clearly see this. When I worked small market radio I didn't realize it either. Once you leave that coccoon (did I spell that right?) you gain an entirely different perspective and look at things from an entirely different viewpoint. It is then that you realize how small "small/local market radio" really is and you see both the benefits locally of that along with the limitations of any substantial impact no matter what you do to change it. After reading this thread I checked WVOS's website. The fact that they have Max Kinkle in AM drive is impressive but it still won't change the fact that this is a small station in a small corner of a larger market. Additionally, where do they go and what do they do when Max decides that he's either tanned and rested enough to go back to the majors or that he doesn't want to do it anymore and hangs it up? Bingo! Back to the small station in the small corner again. Nothing wrong with small market radio and I don't want to imply that. Small local stations have their place and are a vital part of the local economy in the small towns they serve. Unfortunately they are a dying breed and that's sad. Travel and listen to some of them. The talent is usually quite lacking, the programming in general is usually sloppy yet you know that they are trying and they are probably rather successful in their own area in spite of it all. They get into trouble though as soon as they think they are bigger than they really are and then they lose the local base that otherwise will support them. Next thing you know, CC or one of the other Evil Empires snatches 'em up and the studio is whisked away to the next largest city and they are history. What I'm saying here is that I am all for local, small town radio but those in it who think that it is influential beyond the town limits are only kidding themselves.

 

[chacha]

Been listening for about a week now. Sounds fantastic!!!
A lot more pop leaning that WBPM (which seems like a classic rock station to me),
and a bit deeper than WCBS-FM. I REALLY like it. And Kinkel sounds great!

 

[Lissaradio]

I've also been listening for about a week now and sorry - but CBS FM beats them hands down. C'mon, this is a small market radio station and it sounds it. The music on CBS FM definitely fits my tastes much better. WVOS sounds like they are stuck in the dark ages.

 

[chacha]

I've also been listening for about a week now and sorry - but CBS FM beats them hands down. C'mon, this is a small market radio station and it sounds it. The music on CBS FM definitely fits my tastes much better. WVOS sounds like they are stuck in the dark ages.

Yes its a small market, but you wouldnt know it. I havent heard anything on CBS-FM musically thats diferrent really.

 

[shirl]

Yes its a small market, but you wouldnt know it. I havent heard anything on CBS-FM musically thats diferrent really.

got to agree. they sound pretty solid.

 

[Towerclimber31]

Didn't catch much of it, but there is a 6 mile window in Red Hook/Rhinebeck where you can listen. I heard the CBS FM influence, such as Sinatra's New York New York into the top of the hour jingle. The music is the music, but there seemed to be a decent presentation.

You know what, Kudos for WVOS for trying. Damn, how many stations don't even try to get better. The signal has decent carry in Sullivan. The station used to be on everywhere. It could be that way again. They have my hands clapping for trying to be better. I wish other stations would be forced to do something, anything or be told to turn the license in and stop cluttering up the airwaves for those stations willing to give it a go.

 

[BACKnUSSR]

I'm in full agreement. I heard a bit of it while driving through Orange County [it gets in a bit scattered], but it sounds much better than your average suburban radio station. Very CBS-FM like, maybe even a bit more focused.
Admirable indeed for making the effort to sound better. It's sadly lacking these days.

 

[MHVRadiofan]

You know what, Kudos for WVOS for trying. Damn, how many stations don't even try to get better. The signal has decent carry in Sullivan. The station used to be on everywhere. It could be that way again. They have my hands clapping for trying to be better. I wish other stations would be forced to do something, anything or be told to turn the license in and stop cluttering up the airwaves for those stations willing to give it a go.

I can't get WVOS at my home in Hyde Park, but as for the other stations not giving their programming any effort, because they are all about cutting costs, I could not agree more .This especially applies to the clusters, in all market sizes. What does it say about radio when a tiny, independent, station like WVOS gives more effort than one of the clusters, where they can spread the costs over all the stations? They should be told to serve the public like the license says or turn it in.

 

[disney fanatic]

I can't get WVOS at my home in Hyde Park, but as for the other stations not giving their programming any effort, because they are all about cutting costs, I could not agree more .This especially applies to the clusters, in all market sizes. What does it say about radio when a tiny, independent, station like WVOS gives more effort than one of the clusters, where they can spread the costs over all the stations? They should be told to serve the public like the license says or turn it in.

I know, they got WPKF's "Kiss-FM" at 96.1 being covered up by 95.9. Same thing that I can't get that station.

 

[chacha]

You know what, Kudos for WVOS for trying. Damn, how many stations don't even try to get better. The signal has decent carry in Sullivan. The station used to be on everywhere. It could be that way again. They have my hands clapping for trying to be better. I wish other stations would be forced to do something, anything or be told to turn the license in and stop cluttering up the airwaves for those stations willing to give it a go.

I can't get WVOS at my home in Hyde Park, but as for the other stations not giving their programming any effort, because they are all about cutting costs, I could not agree more .This especially applies to the clusters, in all market sizes. What does it say about radio when a tiny, independent, station like WVOS gives more effort than one of the clusters, where they can spread the costs over all the stations? They should be told to serve the public like the license says or turn it in.

very good point. in many clusters it seems that the programming is simply a watered down version of something that works in some far off city somewhere within the company, and many times its executed quite poorly. in the case of WVOS, it appears that the station was carefully put together by some talented folks in order to serve an audience not being served. no matter what the long term success of the station is, they should be commended for that. ive been listening for a couple of weeks and it sounds fabulous, great music and great personalities.