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WFME sold to Cumulus

Well, from reading the NYC Board looks like a lot is going for Rock Alternative or Country. I would love for 94.7 to go EDM/Dance, and if that happens.....GIVE ME A SHOT!!
 
My unscientific analysis would be to give Mainstream Country a try. Before I catch a whole bunch of flack from all the nay-sayers, remember this IS Cumulus and since they are satisfied with the way 'PLJ performs, namely in the burbs vs the city and based on the infrequent changes implemented over-the-years, they would more than likely be the ONLY player to give it a go. If it would be presented anything like WCTO in Allentown, PA I would think it could easily pull in 'PLJ numbers and maybe even higher in core demos. Modern day country is a far cry from the hokey yodeling country from years ago and even has a rock edge in some cases. Press Comm in NJ has done relatively well with their version of "rockin country" but that has its own set of flaws as far as repetition and a hell-bent notion of playing the "unknown" songs and artists multiple times an hour namely at the onset of a music-sweep... just a case of poor programming? I'd say yes. Country is one of those formats that breed a passionate listener-base but are there enough of them to sustain the format profitably on WFME? That is to be determined. I say take the concept and refine it and sell it to the suburban audience and watch the $$$ roll in. Let's face it, Cumulus (and Citadel prior) never seemed to really be pahsed by mere mediocrity.

Give 'em what they (listeners) want and they'll keep coming back for MORE!! Competition makes for healthy business!

;)
 
sNEWSer said:
My unscientific analysis would be to give Mainstream Country a try. [...] If it would be presented anything like WCTO in Allentown, PA I would think it could easily pull in 'PLJ numbers and maybe even higher in core demos. Modern day country is a far cry from the hokey yodeling country from years ago and even has a rock edge in some cases.
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I have believed this for years. I was never a country fan until it evolved into what it is today. WCTO and WPUR (both "cat country" stations) are very well programmed country stations with CHR-style imaging and presentation. The music is very much what mainstream country is all about. Great songs, great melodies and some great stories. If presented in a similar style (or even a la WXTU in Philly, which appears to be flourishing and also sounds phenomenal), it could easily be a winner in the suburbs. Thunder's signal is not a lock in Central Jersey, regardless of what they'd like you to believe.

sNEWSer said:
Press Comm in NJ has done relatively well with their version of "rockin country" but that has its own set of flaws as far as repetition and a hell-bent notion of playing the "unknown" songs and artists multiple times an hour namely at the onset of a music-sweep... just a case of poor programming? I'd say yes.
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I've thought since its sign on it has been poorly programmed. Since the ratings are decent in Monmouth-Ocean, I think they leave it alone. But it sounds like it should be blaring in the backwoods in the deep south somewhere, not in Jersey, which I feel hurts the Middlesex-Somerset-Union suburbs. It's not cohesive, the imaging is not very compelling, and, as you said, the clocks are not well-designed, leaving clumps of certain unfamiliar sounds in a row, often starting music sweeps. It is not at all what a mainstream country station appealing to the NYC suburbs should sound like.

I feel a well-programmed mainstream country station would do even better. Do I think it will happen? No, probably not. But, I would love to be proven wrong.
 
105.5/94.7 "Tri-State Country".....Today's Best Country for NY/NJ/CT ? One possibility since Cumulus will drop the tiny 106.3 signal and could fill the larger suburban "hole" with 94.7.
 
According to InsideRadio a few days ago, Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey stated 94.7 will serve as “a flagship for one of our key content initiatives.”
This sounds more like he is describing a talk format.
 
“a flagship for one of our key content initiatives.”

I would put my money on the speculated new "Nash FM" format....especially in a NYC suburban area that's been without the country format for so long. If any frequency in the NYC area is "perfect"....94.7 is IT. One would think that Cumulus wouldn't sell off 106.3 WDVY without the ability to broaden the format reach into the unserved areas.
 
XCountry285 said:
I hope it goes rock with the demise of RXP 2.0 which had exceptional ratings.
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Exceptional is, to put it generously, a stretch.
At the very best, you could call it somewhat encouraging.
The reality is that it wasn't around long enough to mean anything at all.
 
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