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WAAF vs. WBCN
- Thread starter rusetheuse
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Not a problem.
There's this area of Wyoma Square, right before you get to the 7-11 where it drops out in the car. It's not the radio and I'm fairly certain it's a limited interference that happens there due to some cell tower or something. But...any dropout is enough for the uneducated, and let's face it, buyers aren't savvy to wave patterns.
The point being that even with what's been alleged here, a small ratings "victory" can be sold around. And WFNX has always had to deal with the "little brother" tag. Which is why, when the signal was even more limited, it was so important to provide unique content that listeners would make the effort to seek.
Unfortunately, the "baby 'AAF' experiment really undid a lot of that identity, and they've worked very hard to reestablish themselves. I've always liked WFNX. It was always something different when 'BCN or 'AAF was playing a song I didn't like. But, from a business standpoint, they've always been swimming against the tide. Part of that is probably the perception that it's there to provide bonus ads for the Phoenix. Whether that's reality, or not. That's been the perception. And that's very hard to change. Especially in Boston. Word-of-mouth tends to become fact there very easily.
There's this area of Wyoma Square, right before you get to the 7-11 where it drops out in the car. It's not the radio and I'm fairly certain it's a limited interference that happens there due to some cell tower or something. But...any dropout is enough for the uneducated, and let's face it, buyers aren't savvy to wave patterns.
The point being that even with what's been alleged here, a small ratings "victory" can be sold around. And WFNX has always had to deal with the "little brother" tag. Which is why, when the signal was even more limited, it was so important to provide unique content that listeners would make the effort to seek.
Unfortunately, the "baby 'AAF' experiment really undid a lot of that identity, and they've worked very hard to reestablish themselves. I've always liked WFNX. It was always something different when 'BCN or 'AAF was playing a song I didn't like. But, from a business standpoint, they've always been swimming against the tide. Part of that is probably the perception that it's there to provide bonus ads for the Phoenix. Whether that's reality, or not. That's been the perception. And that's very hard to change. Especially in Boston. Word-of-mouth tends to become fact there very easily.
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ciao99
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Neanderpaul said:
You are right Neanderpaul when you say "WFNX to be the smaller stepchild of Boston radio. Yeah, often times they played more adventurous music, and offered a nice alternative (no pun intended) to what the big boys were doing".
Now, WFNX is just playing the same songs as the other stations (WAAF, WBCN, even Mix 98.5!) albeit on a weak signal.
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inthewolf
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Ciao...
I dont understand why you are so angry about the FNX Music mix. Everytime an FNX thread is up you talk about how they share music with other stations. Why does this bother you so much? Did you work at FNX at one point?
If you look at the alternative stations around the nation there are very few that are as adventourous as FNX. Indie 103 in LA. KNRK in Portland. End in Seattle. CD101 in Columbus. EQX in Albany/VT. Thats really about it.
Even in the last few years FNX was the first commercial station in the country to play The Killers, Keane, Franz Ferdinand, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Snow Patrol just to name a few. I mean the most played song on FNX for the whole month of November and December was Spoon "The Underdog".
If I understand what I've been told the station tries to balance the new unfamiliar stuff with the heritage 90s and 80s and sometimes 70s tracks.
I dont know why this makes you so mad. Even today the station has Kate Nash spinning 25 times a week (it just played this afternoon). Who is Kate Nash? Female british singer that only one other station in the country is playing.
I dont understand why you are so angry about the FNX Music mix. Everytime an FNX thread is up you talk about how they share music with other stations. Why does this bother you so much? Did you work at FNX at one point?
If you look at the alternative stations around the nation there are very few that are as adventourous as FNX. Indie 103 in LA. KNRK in Portland. End in Seattle. CD101 in Columbus. EQX in Albany/VT. Thats really about it.
Even in the last few years FNX was the first commercial station in the country to play The Killers, Keane, Franz Ferdinand, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Snow Patrol just to name a few. I mean the most played song on FNX for the whole month of November and December was Spoon "The Underdog".
If I understand what I've been told the station tries to balance the new unfamiliar stuff with the heritage 90s and 80s and sometimes 70s tracks.
I dont know why this makes you so mad. Even today the station has Kate Nash spinning 25 times a week (it just played this afternoon). Who is Kate Nash? Female british singer that only one other station in the country is playing.
well with all this talk about who sucks the most between the 3...what's the best rock station in the country? or a top 3 if you can't choose just one
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Osama
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Signpost said:
WQBK-FM circa 1979....
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rapking
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WHJY Providence R.I.Signpost said:
1. WZBH 93.5 Georgetown, DE (The Beach)
2. WAAF 1998-2002
3. 103.7 FNX
Number 1 hands down is still the best in the country.
2. WAAF 1998-2002
3. 103.7 FNX
Number 1 hands down is still the best in the country.
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