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WFHN "Fun 107"/Fairhaven, MA

T

tanim_95

Around 1998 or 1999, I received airchecks of WFHN "Fun 107" in Fairhaven, MA. At the time, Fun 107 was a Pop-Rhythmic leaning Mainstream CHR that had a lot of 90's dance recurrents in rotation, making it one of my favorite stations in the country.

Does the station still sound anything like that today? As far as I can tell, they don't have a Webcast. And I'm not aware of any (free) Web site that lists sample hours. www.fun107.com seems to imply that the station still leans Pop-Rhythmic, but there's no indication on there about whether they have dance recurrents in rotation.

BTW, WFHN serves the New Bedford-Fall River, MA market. However, it seems that Arbitron numbers for that market are embargoed - the market is not listed on R&R Online. The Arbitron section on All-Access lists it as market #170, but the most recent book shown there is from Spring 2003.

Also, longtime readers of this Web site may remember the days (before the Radio-Info name & domain) when the few message boards that existed were housed on the now-defunct InsideTheWeb.com. One of those forums was the old Mid-Atlantic Radio Board -- and it was dominated by discussion of another "Fun 107". This one was a temporary "stunt" being used on 107.3 FM in Atlantic City. It sounded very much like WFHN. The call letters at the time were WZZP -- I believe that they "officially" signed as WPUR "Cat Country 107.3".
 
Sadly yes.com doesn't list what Fun is playing. As far as I know Fun doesn't play as much Dance as it used to, but you never know down the road...

I remember the discussions about Fun 107 Atlantic City like they were yesterday. I believe someone at the time kept track of all the records heard on the station. It was SUCH a shame when the idiotic company that owned the station decided to only remain in the Top 40 game for a couple of months. There was a huge buzz in A.C. when Fun 107 was on the air, but alas it just wasn't meant to be :(
 
> I remember the discussions about Fun 107 Atlantic City like
> they were yesterday. I believe someone at the time kept
> track of all the records heard on the station. It was SUCH a
> shame when the idiotic company that owned the station
> decided to only remain in the Top 40 game for a couple of
> months. There was a huge buzz in A.C. when Fun 107 was on
> the air, but alas it just wasn't meant to be :(

In the end, the Fun 107/Atlantic City stunt proved good. It had such an amazing book for it's short lifespan that it lead to 105.5 The Buzz, as a fringe, which later led to the downtown signal of 99.3/105.5, both were dance stations.

Tanim, I think Will C., one of the readers to this board, does a mixshow still at the current Fun 107. Maybe he can chime in.

And, "HELLO" Tanim!!

Richard<P ID="signature">______________
http://www.RichardJDalton.com</P>
 
I am from Providence, RI and Fun 107 is #1 on my preset over the Citadel CHR powerhouse in Providence WPRO 92 Pro FM (which is the most generic chrs you'd find anywhere in the country, worst than any Kiss in my opinion)

Fun 107 of today is much the same as it always was and is still #1 in its market and spills into the Providence Market as well....Comes in very well in most of Rhode Island actually...It is, however, a top 40 station meaning they throw in the usual playlist of many top 40 stations in the country, but they are one of the best top 40 chr stations in the country in my opinion, playlistwise.....They play dance songs that many U.S CHR stations would never touch such as...Jenn Cuneta-Come Rain Come Shine...Narcotic Thrust-I Like It...Reina-Forgive...Gadjo-So Many Times...Mariah Carey-We Belong Together (dance mix)...Crazy Frog-Axel F (classified as dance i guess hehe)...plus a ton of recurrents which chr's forget after the usual months to a year run through never to hear of again such as Iio-Rapture (played often)...Ian Van Dahl-Will I & Castles in The Sky...Melanie C-I Turn To You...Amber-Sexual...Whitney-It's Not Right...Culture Beat-Mr Vain...Crystal Waters-100% Pure Love...Gina G-Gimme Some Love...Deborah Cox-Something Happened/Absolutely Not...Just to name a few...These songs are pretty much heard throughout the day evenly, maybe more during the late morning and again i'd say after 7 pm throughout the night, not to say they don't play any beyond those times...
Surprisingly enough with the funds citadel provides this station, they sound rather great with decent staff...Boy do i wish they would Diva this station seeing that citadel owns them...my only wish with this station is that they could have it on a higher powered frequency but with WERZ Exeter NH 107.1 they cannot....i shouldn't complain though seeing i can hear it clearly from where i am and its the only CHR leaning dance station in this area now that Star 93.7 WQSX Boston is gone..

> Around 1998 or 1999, I received airchecks of WFHN "Fun 107"
> in Fairhaven, MA. At the time, Fun 107 was a Pop-Rhythmic
> leaning Mainstream CHR that had a lot of 90's dance
> recurrents in rotation, making it one of my favorite
> stations in the country.
>
> Does the station still sound anything like that today? As
> far as I can tell, they don't have a Webcast. And I'm not
> aware of any (free) Web site that lists sample hours.
> www.fun107.com seems to imply that the station still leans
> Pop-Rhythmic, but there's no indication on there about
> whether they have dance recurrents in rotation.
>
> BTW, WFHN serves the New Bedford-Fall River, MA market.
> However, it seems that Arbitron numbers for that market are
> embargoed - the market is not listed on R&R Online. The
> Arbitron section on All-Access lists it as market #170, but
> the most recent book shown there is from Spring 2003.
>
> Also, longtime readers of this Web site may remember the
> days (before the Radio-Info name & domain) when the few
> message boards that existed were housed on the now-defunct
> InsideTheWeb.com. One of those forums was the old
> Mid-Atlantic Radio Board -- and it was dominated by
> discussion of another "Fun 107". This one was a temporary
> "stunt" being used on 107.3 FM in Atlantic City. It sounded
> very much like WFHN. The call letters at the time were WZZP
> -- I believe that they "officially" signed as WPUR "Cat
> Country 107.3".
>
 
Re: Gina G "Gimme Some Love"

Thanks for the great info. It's good to know that a dance-friendly Mainstream CHR still exists in this country and is still performing well. With that in mind, it's probably better that Citadel leaves this station alone and doesn't make it a "Diva" outlet.

I can't believe that they still have Gina G "Gimme Some Love" in rotation. It's one of my all-time favorites! I don't think any station here in Phoenix ever played it in regular rotation (it did air as part of the syndicated Hot Mix program on KKFR "Power 92"). While on a roadtrip to Los Angeles, I do remember hearing it, in regular rotation, on a station somewhere in or near Palm Springs -- I think it was a Hot AC/CHR hybrid on both 106.9 and 94.3 called "Kiss-FM". (And if I recall correctly, they may have been sued by Jacor or CC at some point since their KIIS-FM from Los Angeles might be audible in at least part of the Palm Springs market!)

It might have been on the same trip that I also heard the classic dance track "I Want You" by Shana on crosstown KKUU "U-92.7" (this is before they went 100% hip-hop and R&B...)
 
Nope. Not by boy, Will C. Me!

This is truly a fun radio station with a great playlist. I wish we had one here in Chicago!

 
Re: Awesome station

> Nope. Not by boy, Will C. Me!
>
> This is truly a fun radio station with a great playlist. I
> wish we had one here in Chicago!
>
I remember hearing this station during an east coast road trip, Around about 1998. The station reminded me of Z-1035, toronto. I cant beleive, that the station is still Dance Friendly. Its nice to know that its still there, and number 1 at that. That proves that DaNCE FRIENDLY CHRs can work. And it doesnt have to be a huge market either.
 
Re: Awesome station

it's weird how this market works between Providence/Cape Cod and heard in both markets quite clear...of course i forgot to mention the popular DHT, always mentioned in this board, and the dance version they played 100% of the time for several months.....now ocassionally they add the cadlelight version here and there but play the dance mix often in heavy rotation....WRZE Nantucket/Hyannis 96.3 the rose also plays the Hardbounze mix...on weekdays at noon, Fun 107 has the back in the day cafe` where u can hear all those favs from the 70's, 80's, and 90's...in the past hour along with all the normal chr music heard on most stations i heard Ingrid-you promise me, DJ Sammy-Heaven, Outta Control-sinful wishes, and Natashia Bedinfield-These Words (dance mix)...so i'd say there are about 4-6 dance/dance friendly songs per hour or more...earlier today i head Nancy Martinez-For Tonight in the car while i was driving...people watching me from their cars probably thought i was nuts blasting it and singing along

> > Nope. Not by boy, Will C. Me!
> >
> > This is truly a fun radio station with a great playlist. I
>
> > wish we had one here in Chicago!
> >
> I remember hearing this station during an east coast road
> trip, Around about 1998. The station reminded me of Z-1035,
> toronto. I cant beleive, that the station is still Dance
> Friendly. Its nice to know that its still there, and number
> 1 at that. That proves that DaNCE FRIENDLY CHRs can work.
> And it doesnt have to be a huge market either.
>
 
Re: Awesome station

> it's weird how this market works between Providence/Cape Cod
> and heard in both markets quite clear...of course i forgot
> to mention the popular DHT, always mentioned in this board,
> and the dance version they played 100% of the time for
> several months.....now ocassionally they add the cadlelight
> version here and there but play the dance mix often in heavy
> rotation....WRZE Nantucket/Hyannis 96.3 the rose also plays
> the Hardbounze mix...on weekdays at noon, Fun 107 has the
> back in the day cafe` where u can hear all those favs from
> the 70's, 80's, and 90's...in the past hour along with all
> the normal chr music heard on most stations i heard
> Ingrid-you promise me, DJ Sammy-Heaven, Outta Control-sinful
> wishes, and Natashia Bedinfield-These Words (dance mix)...so
> i'd say there are about 4-6 dance/dance friendly songs per
> hour or more...earlier today i head Nancy Martinez-For
> Tonight in the car while i was driving...people watching me
> from their cars probably thought i was nuts blasting it and
> singing along
> If they play that much dance, than they need to be Monitored. That station would help out alot.
> > > Nope. Not by boy, Will C. Me!
> > >
> > > This is truly a fun radio station with a great playlist.
> I
> >
> > > wish we had one here in Chicago!
> > >
> > I remember hearing this station during an east coast road
> > trip, Around about 1998. The station reminded me of
> Z-1035,
> > toronto. I cant beleive, that the station is still Dance
> > Friendly. Its nice to know that its still there, and
> number
> > 1 at that. That proves that DaNCE FRIENDLY CHRs can work.
>
> > And it doesnt have to be a huge market either.
> >
>
 
*New post* Clarify.

was the altantic station..mentioned..
the one in atlantic city that was the buzz..
it was dance-friendly for a while..but not being
in the area..tough to keep up on stuff ?!
-
did i read that right...the FUN@107fm is still ON the aire?
that is a great name for a station!
-
PS:
Tanim95_shouts from Niagara falls/buffalo..
thnx for the airchex!! keeep 'em coming !
 
Re: *New post* Clarify.

No this is Fun 107 WFHN Fairhaven/New Bedford/Fall River in Massachusetts which has been on the air for almost 20 years now...owned by Citadel Communications...always loved the name of this station and was very afraid when Citadel acquired them a few years ago thinking they would change the dance friendliness of the station but never did thankfully seeing the numbers they get in their little niche in southeast Mass/Rhode Island


> was the altantic station..mentioned..
> the one in atlantic city that was the buzz..
> it was dance-friendly for a while..but not being
> in the area..tough to keep up on stuff ?!
> -
> did i read that right...the FUN@107fm is still ON the aire?
> that is a great name for a station!
> -
> PS:
> Tanim95_shouts from Niagara falls/buffalo..
> thnx for the airchex!! keeep 'em coming !
>
 
> Tanim, I think Will C., one of the readers to this board,
> does a mixshow still at the current Fun 107. Maybe he can
> chime in.
>
> And, "HELLO" Tanim!!
>
> Richard

Close, Richie... Cory Miles and I had the mixshow for almost 2 years with JamTraxx. Recently, JamTraxx restructured who does what so we can focus more on other projects and Mr. JD took over the dance mix production. It's still in the family, though! :)

Will<P ID="signature">______________
Will Calder
Nine Two Productions, Inc
www.ninetwoproductions.com</P>
 
Yeah, Will... what's happening? Listen, are you gonna have those TPS reports for us this afternoon?

Oh, and next Friday is Hawaiian shirt day. So, you know, if you want to, you can go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and jeans.

Uh, yeah.

 
> Yeah, Will... what's happening? Listen, are you gonna have
> those TPS reports for us this afternoon?
>
> Oh, and next Friday is Hawaiian shirt day. So, you know, if
> you want to, you can go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and
> jeans.
>
> Uh, yeah.
>

Not right now, JD. I'm, I'm kinda busy. In fact, I'm going to
have to ask you to go ahead and just come back another time. I have a
meeting with the Bobs in a couple of minutes. They called me at home.<P ID="signature">______________
Will Calder
Nine Two Productions, Inc
www.ninetwoproductions.com</P>
 
First off, hello Tanim! :)

I usually take trips out to New Bedford so I do hear Fun 107. For a small market, this station is very impressive! It is VERY dance friendly..not as intensive as Party 105 in Long Island but not a slouch either like 'KTU and the former Star 93.7. The station does carry a good signal, I start picking it up just before Westerly, RI...around exit 92 in CT.

TS

> Around 1998 or 1999, I received airchecks of WFHN "Fun 107"
> in Fairhaven, MA. At the time, Fun 107 was a Pop-Rhythmic
> leaning Mainstream CHR that had a lot of 90's dance
> recurrents in rotation, making it one of my favorite
> stations in the country.
>
> Does the station still sound anything like that today? As
> far as I can tell, they don't have a Webcast. And I'm not
> aware of any (free) Web site that lists sample hours.
> www.fun107.com seems to imply that the station still leans
> Pop-Rhythmic, but there's no indication on there about
> whether they have dance recurrents in rotation.
>
> BTW, WFHN serves the New Bedford-Fall River, MA market.
> However, it seems that Arbitron numbers for that market are
> embargoed - the market is not listed on R&R Online. The
> Arbitron section on All-Access lists it as market #170, but
> the most recent book shown there is from Spring 2003.
>
> Also, longtime readers of this Web site may remember the
> days (before the Radio-Info name & domain) when the few
> message boards that existed were housed on the now-defunct
> InsideTheWeb.com. One of those forums was the old
> Mid-Atlantic Radio Board -- and it was dominated by
> discussion of another "Fun 107". This one was a temporary
> "stunt" being used on 107.3 FM in Atlantic City. It sounded
> very much like WFHN. The call letters at the time were WZZP
> -- I believe that they "officially" signed as WPUR "Cat
> Country 107.3".
>
 
Re: *New post* Clarify.

I think when you mentioned the "Fun 107" in Atlantic City from back in the mid-late 90's, it was a very nice stunt for almost a year (no jocks of course). This was prior to "The Buzz" coming to Cape May and then later to Atlantic City.

I think what happened was that one day the station told listeners they were switching frequencies to 106.3, but when they did that...107.3 became Cat Country and 106.3 became "The Shore"...a modern-rock AC. So dance got zapped before "The Buzz" arrived. <P ID="signature">______________
Check out DJCrazyTom's dance homepage: www.soundclick.com/crazytom</P>
 
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