WFNX announces Paul Driscoll as PD, Good news for Bostons only alternative, Paul is someone who gets it, Should be a great year for the biggest little station in Boston, Down side ....the dude is a philly sports fanatic, Up side... he knows what end to hold on a hockey stick, best of luck Paul could'nt happen to a nicer guy!
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They've been making alot of good moves this past year or so, what ever happened to those Entercom rumors? ;D
I always liked Paul's nighttime show because it was more musically adventurous. Hope some of that sensibility works its way into the daytime programming. It doesn't seem to make any difference whether they play crap or actual interesting music - the ratings stay the same. If they had a full city grade signal i'm sure the story would be different. But hearing Nirvana, Green Day, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Smashing Pumpkins every friggin' hour is what's killing that format.
Unfamiliar, new music = radio failure in PPM.
Hits & tight rotation = cume.
PPM = Jukebox radio.
FNX will never be what it was. Nobody will. The game has changed.
We are no longer in the music education business. Find the hits. Play the hits. Repeat.
Hits & tight rotation = cume.
PPM = Jukebox radio.
FNX will never be what it was. Nobody will. The game has changed.
We are no longer in the music education business. Find the hits. Play the hits. Repeat.
WBIMDJ said:
But you are in the minority. WBOS plays that stuff that is "killing that format" because that is what most people want to hear. And the proof is in the pudding (or should we say ratings) that it is working.
How about deep cuts by any of those bands instead of the dozen or so stand bys?Signpost said:
Father Reid said:
Uhhh..re-read Neanderpaul's post...
Signpost said:
High cume + numerous listening occasions are the recipe to success in PPM. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song that appeals to many more people than a Nirvana album cut. Even if a PPM holder doesn't like the song, at least they know what they're gonna get on FNX and return. If that same PPM holder keeps hearing songs they're not familiar with, their listening occasions will dwindle.
Signpost said:
Me too, and I've also heard this week:
The Knife - Heartbeats
Bloc Party - Banquet
Bon Iver - Blood Bank
Fitz & the Tantrums - MoneyGrabber
Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know
Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith - Not In Love
The Black Keys - Howlin' For You
the new R.E.M. song (forget the name)
as well as countless others you won't hear anywhere else (besides College Radio). Since Paul took over as PD last week, there's already changes being made, and people/listeners/P1's are already noticing (look via WFNX's FB page). I feel he's doing a better job balancing the familar with the unfamiliar. Yeah, Nirvana & STP still get played, but they have to. After all, it IS a ppm world. 8)
I hope it works for them. I enjoy unfamiliar/adventurous new music, and enjoyed this week's late night WFNX broadcasts when they were playing far less formula alt rock late at night.
If repeating 12 songs over and over gets them a response on PPM, then more power to them. If it *doesn't* - then congrats to Paul Driscoll for at least playing decent music - damn the ratings. What would be frustrating is deploying all the right strategies known to get PPM numbers, yet getting the same anemic 6+ ratings - more akin to a college station that plays no familiar music at all.
If repeating 12 songs over and over gets them a response on PPM, then more power to them. If it *doesn't* - then congrats to Paul Driscoll for at least playing decent music - damn the ratings. What would be frustrating is deploying all the right strategies known to get PPM numbers, yet getting the same anemic 6+ ratings - more akin to a college station that plays no familiar music at all.
People want WFNX to be more "adventurous" because they CAN be more adventurous. They're a smaller station that is independently owned, so if the ratings are low, they're not really in danger of losing the format. WFNX has their core listeners that will always listen. Has FNX overplayed some artists, yes! But maybe with Paul Driscoll taking over, maybe he'll trim down those heritage artists and shine more emphasis on new, upcoming artists and help make them the core of the format. Bands like Arcade Fire, Black Keys, Vampire Weekend, Broken Bells, and Mumford & Sons all had big years and FNX jumped on to that. Keep up the good work!
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I'm in portland, just out of range of the 92.1 signal, I do listen to FNX when driving around, I agree they need to be more adventurous. I think the key for them and alternative in general is do a better job balancing the new and old. Grow up listening to BRU and FNX, I know radio has changed in last 20 years, but I think FNX as lost its focus.
It's not really WFNX's fault its the format that died. There is no more Alternative Rock and that was what killed BCN as well. You have to keep replaying the old stuff when the new stuff just stops happening. It was a fad like most new exciting things in music and like most fads they have a shelf life. The same thing has happened to hip hop. It's dead and the old stations are just shells of there former selves most mixing in CHR to stay alive. I have no idea what will be next but since we are old we probably won't recognize it. the thing is the kids have already given up on radio so even when it does happen it will probably be an Internet thing and not a radio thing.
Johnster said:
The kids haven't given up. There *is* Alternative Rock. BCN was not killed by the music format.
WFNX has always been plagued by ownership issues (based upon the decades worth of stories from past employees & clients), a limited signal, and it's probably fair to say they were SO obscure when they were good that they were too hip for the room.
WFNX has never been a mass-appeal radio station. That's a fact. The idea of commercialism is incongruent with how they execute their format. As soon as it got "popular" FNX went away from it. While the world was embracing U2, & The Cure, FNX was playing Erasure & Billy Bragg.
Then...the Mittman experiment happened and that was simply a disaster. They didn't have the signal or the heritage to take on WAAF. And...Bostonians like what they like and know what they know. WFNX has forever been branded a "hipster" station. And because of that, they are exclusionary and not all-inclusive. Which is what works now in PPM.
It's about numbers. WFNX has never been mass-appeal, or drawn big enough numbers of listeners to be considered a real player. They are niche. And without ubiquity, niche dies in PPM.
Mittman years were the highest rated of the post Pearl Jam Nirvana era on FNX , not a disaster on the advertising end but sure pissed off a lot of FNX regulars. The Station has issues like all others in this current enviroment . look at EEI , FNX has been true to its roots and the owners care enough not to sell it as rumored earlier this year. It would be sad day if this station flipped or went away, I dont think any fan of Boston radio would want to see that happen .Its still one of the longest running and best known Alternative stations in the country
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