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What About A Competitor To WMJX

Will CBS or Entercomm FM properties change format to compete against WMJX dont think so. WBZ News will be on FM before too long, just look what CBS is doing in DC Music is being squeezed from FM because of major groups moving high rated brands and formats off the AM band to the FM band. Entercomm did it with Sports radio, WEEI. CBS in a few years will do it with WBZ and Entercomm may do it with RKO. BOston Talk Station WRKO 680AM/107.3FM
 
mgpt6 said:
Will CBS or Entercomm FM properties change format to compete against WMJX dont think so. WBZ News will be on FM before too long, just look what CBS is doing in DC Music is being squeezed from FM because of major groups moving high rated brands and formats off the AM band to the FM band. Entercomm did it with Sports radio, WEEI. CBS in a few years will do it with WBZ and Entercomm may do it with RKO. BOston Talk Station WRKO 680AM/107.3FM
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Uhhh...CBS bought a signal in DC to flip to news. With no competitor in Boston and their FM's being profitable, that move won't happen anytime soon. As for WEEI moving to FM, if the Sports Hub didn't sign on, WEEI would still live only on 850 AM. Entercom choosing to blow up WAAF for WRKO...now THAT'S funny.
 
I wonder if there is another reason for ditching music that may be on the minds of mgmt at the various clusters - the proposed adding of performance rights fees to the existing ASCAP composers fee. So far the NAB has been able to keep Congress kicking this can down the road but with Sat radio and online streamers required to pay it already, it will be hard to put it off forever.

Getting spoken word formats established early (or established on FM if they are already on AM) is probably a good offense before a flood of everyone doing it later on.
 
I know some of you said they won't.
But back in the day, Greater Media had both WISH 99.5 and Magic 106.7, and both 105.7 and 96.9 were Country stations

Why not try that with WBOS, but have them focus more on New Urban AC, and more New AC/HOT AC music?
If not WBOS, then 96.9. Same with them, have them focus more on New Urban AC, and New AC/HOT AC music

I know you all might get mad, but that is just thoughts. Nothing to hurt no one and it might not happen anyways
 
LAUROJRM said:
I know some of you said they won't.
But back in the day, Greater Media had both WISH 99.5 and Magic 106.7, and both 105.7 and 96.9 were Country stations
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Those were both very brief interim situations from back when GM had just bought some of those stations, and temporarily continued their previous formats from previous owners before soon flipping one of each. GM never intended to have two country stations or two soft AC stations on the air in the Boston market for long.
 
If someone else owned 96.9 that would be a good candidate, but Greater owns it and they wouldn't want to cannibalize their own audience from 106.7.
 
LAUROJRM said:
Why not try that with WBOS, but have them focus more on New Urban AC, and more New AC/HOT AC music?
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Not getting mad, being disrespectful or trying to hurt your feelings Lauro, but the reason WBOS isn't going to change is because the have pretty good ratings, it doesn't interfere with it's cluster mates and it's run very, very lean.
 
I'm not sure if these would exactly count, but consider 96.1 WSRS from Worcester, and Easy 99.1 WPLM in Plymouth. They're technically in the same market. WSRS is CC-owned, and is a bit more of a typical AC station than WMJX. (they flipped to Christmas this morning) and WPLM even shares some of the same personalities as WMJX. They've been tweaking their format lately, but last year I think it was too similar to WMJX so their ratings declined.
 
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