What is going on at WBLS

[jkb246]

What is going on at WBLS. For a few days it looked like Steve Harvey was going to join the morning show. Now it's just the 3 local hosts being shown. WBLS must be having lots of problems.

 

[Jeffrey]

> What is going on at WBLS. For a few days it looked like
> Steve Harvey was going to join the morning show. Now it's
> just the 3 local hosts being shown. WBLS must be having
> lots of problems.
>
Sadly WBLS has become New York's number 4 urban station.
There morning show has been a disaster as has this urban ac format they've decided to embrace has not helped them.

 

[PuertoRicanSoul]

WBLS - ALMOST HURTS TO TUNE IN

Well, this is what happens when you have a historically URBAN station that forgets why they were once considered a trailblazer in the first place. WBLS gets what it deserves for having this sleepy format that turned its back on the NYC audience that grew up on 70s/80s hiphop and house music.

I don't understand why these radio execs and so-called "insiders" keep missing the point...the NYC audience never was and never will be the same kind of audience you may find in Dallas, St. Louis, even Chicago for that matter. So many urban-centric genres had its start in New York, yet get NO such homage in the form of local airplay. And believe me, this is NOT about "what sells," because the only reason why these morbid excuses for "urban formats" sells is more due to market saturation rather than "changing times."

It's like the old saying goes...."Even if it's a lie, if you repeat it to yourself enough times, it becomes the truth." That my friends, what has happened to WBLS, and the NYC radio scene as a whole.



> > What is going on at WBLS. For a few days it looked like
> > Steve Harvey was going to join the morning show. Now it's
> > just the 3 local hosts being shown. WBLS must be having
> > lots of problems.
> >
> Sadly WBLS has become New York's number 4 urban station.
> There morning show has been a disaster as has this urban ac
> format they've decided to embrace has not helped them.
>

 

[RumourControl]

Re: WBLS - ALMOST HURTS TO TUNE IN

> Well, this is what happens when you have a historically
> URBAN station that forgets why they were once considered a
> trailblazer in the first place. WBLS gets what it deserves
> for having this sleepy format that turned its back on the
> NYC audience that grew up on 70s/80s hiphop and house music.
>
>
> I don't understand why these radio execs and so-called
> "insiders" keep missing the point...the NYC audience never
> was and never will be the same kind of audience you may find
> in Dallas, St. Louis, even Chicago for that matter. So many
> urban-centric genres had its start in New York, yet get NO
> such homage in the form of local airplay. And believe me,
> this is NOT about "what sells," because the only reason why
> these morbid excuses for "urban formats" sells is more due
> to market saturation rather than "changing times."
>
> It's like the old saying goes...."Even if it's a lie, if you
> repeat it to yourself enough times, it becomes the truth."
> That my friends, what has happened to WBLS, and the NYC
> radio scene as a whole.
>
>
> yes I agree their big problem is that they got old and tried to do so. Their 25-54 skew is the height of boredom, Paul Mooney who is arguably the funniest man alive had no presence on that station, none whenever I heard him.

And Wendy Williams?

Dont even get me started on that cow..lol