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WBZB back to WBON
- Thread starter wgliradio
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I wonder if its possible to resurface the bone on 107.1? I know that out in western NJ or PA 107.1 became hard classic rocker the bone. As of recently it transformed into a hard active rocker. I caught a glimps of the website and man they rock, they started playing alot of new hard rock artists. Eric Davis just wanted to say that you rocked on the bone, i always used to listen to your show in the morning and afternoon, you had the voice that fit the station. Could 107.1 go back to being the box, with an active alternative rock format, you know some of the harder edge rock that's definitely missing from LI cause BAB has no balls? Thoughts?
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motnow
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I'm not sure if Hard Rock is on Vic Latino's agenda.
I would like to point out though that WLIR currrently has a
hard rock show on Friday nights. Not sure how long it is but it's
probably the only show left from 98.5 The Bone.
I would like to point out though that WLIR currrently has a
hard rock show on Friday nights. Not sure how long it is but it's
probably the only show left from 98.5 The Bone.
Nick said:
Long before there was a Station that Dares to Dance, WLIR was the Station that Dares to be Different. The 80s alternative format of LIR was brought back after the failed channelcasting experiment and a montage format I think they called Chill. I'm not sure what they play today, because I can't hear it, and I'm less than 20 miles from there stick, and their 20KB web stream sounds like a bad AM radio station. You can check them out at www.wlir.com
Long Island Question
When is WLIR going to send their signal to New York City and Western Nassau County?
When is WLIR going to send their signal to New York City and Western Nassau County?
Re: Long Island Question
Probably never. How do you expect them to do it? I don't see them buying any stations out towards the west anytime soon, and you should be able to realize that there's always that pesky FCC to deal with when it comes to improving your coverage. There's three other stations on 107.1 in the NYC area, so it's impossible for them to get out any further, their signal is bad enough as it is.
BJ Steigner said:
Probably never. How do you expect them to do it? I don't see them buying any stations out towards the west anytime soon, and you should be able to realize that there's always that pesky FCC to deal with when it comes to improving your coverage. There's three other stations on 107.1 in the NYC area, so it's impossible for them to get out any further, their signal is bad enough as it is.
Nick said:
No, it was not tried in Philadelphia, ever.
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BACKnUSSR
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DavidEduardo said:
What was not tried in Philly? A Spanish language station? It most certainly was. Rumba was a simulcast of 1480.
BACKnUSSR said:
Not quite. RUMBA 104.5 was a Spanish station that was owned by CC from August 2006 until the Spring of 2007. (formerly CC owned Sunny 104.5 WSNI).At that time it was blown up in favor of rock as Radio 104.5 WRFF. That same day CC blew up Gospel 1480 WDAS and flipped it to Spanish as RUMBA 1480 WUBA.
BACKnUSSR said:
Spanish is a language, not a format. The Philly format was essentially Caribbean tropical, while the Long Island one is regional Mexican. About as similar as Hip Hop and Country.
The Philly station did not work as Philly is only about 5% Hispanic, and most are second and third generation Puerto Ricans who are highly assimilated and do not listen to Spanish language radio.
I believe 1480 was gospel while the FM was Spanish; the Rumba tropical format moved to 1480 when the FM changed.
MarcB said:
As mentioned in my other post, the format of Rumba is in no way even similar to that of the 98.5 on Long Island.
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BACKnUSSR
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Thanks for stating the obvious. Didn't I say "Spanish language"? And as a matter of fact WBON is essentially Caribbean tropical as well, WUBA is actually very similar format-wise to to WBON "La Nueva Fiesta".DavidEduardo said:
Regional Mexican??? Are you kidding?
I basically agree as to WHY it didn't work. I was simply correcting your assertion that "Spanish language" radio wasn't TRIED in Philly.
BACKnUSSR said:
That is what was announced. If it is tropical, then I stand corrected. The problem, of course, is that there are few Caribbean tropical lsiteners out there, as most of the Spanish dominants are from Mexico.
MarcB said:
Yeah, I was just corrected on WBON. The original anouncement received at some clients siad it would appeal to the growing Mexican origin population, so I assumed the format would be something that appealed to Mexicans. Obviously, it is not.
I am fairly familiar with WQBU.
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BACKnUSSR
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DavidEduardo said:
Actually most of the Spanish dominants in Kings, Queens and Suffolk Counties are Puerto Rican.
As for the remaining piece of Long Island....Nassau County, the odd county in all of the greater NY area, South /Central Americans lead the way followed in order by Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Mexicans and Cubans. Population originating in Mexico is certainly growing in Long Island, but is certainly not "most" of anything yet.
BACKnUSSR said:
Most of the Puerto Rican population of the Tri State area that is under 45 is English dominant; Puerto Ricans rank below Dominicans and Mexicans and tie with Colombians in usage of Spanish langauge radio. Remember, the last positive (where inbound migration exceeds outbound) influx of Puerto Ricans was the year 1968, so we are in the third generation of Boricuas in NY now. Do you think Jennifer López, who they had to teach Spanish to to do "Selena" listend to Spanish radio?
The bulk of the Mexican population is Spanish dominant, and is in Queens and the surrounding LI areas, as well as a pocket out towards the East End in service industries. 2007 estimates have Nassau County about 20% Casribbean, 24% Mexican, and 20% each Central American and South American, with the rest in "other/unclassified" which is a catch all for those who are either born in the US and don't use a heritage radily or those who dislike any of the labels.
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