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What PD would turn the AC market on its heels

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RunWithScissors

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Bring back the fantastic Tommy Frank, the guy is a genius, although the Rhythmic freaks constantly bashed him for his politically incorrect programming of WAYV, he consistantly brought them tremendous numbers and the music was fresh and exciting. These same do-gooders won't condem the Buzz, the Touch with 4 frequencies and the other one-sided Urban formats, spewing out of Casino Town, but they constantly ridiculed Mr. Frank. What goes round comes round, just watch and wait.
 
RunWithScissors said:
Bring back the fantastic Tommy Frank, the guy is a genius, although the Rhythmic freaks constantly bashed him for his politically incorrect programming of WAYV, he consistantly brought them tremendous numbers and the music was fresh and exciting. These same do-gooders won't condem the Buzz, the Touch with 4 frequencies and the other one-sided Urban formats, spewing out of Casino Town, but they constantly ridiculed Mr. Frank. What goes round comes round, just watch and wait.
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Yeah, ... and not New York, not Philadelphia.

How come you can't just praise Frank or his work - without adding still more cheap shots and digs at Urban formats?
Do you ever post without some agenda?
And you wonder why people think you're a bigot!
 
RunWithScissors said:
Bring back the fantastic Tommy Frank, the guy is a genius, although the Rhythmic freaks constantly bashed him for his politically incorrect programming of WAYV, he consistantly brought them tremendous numbers and the music was fresh and exciting. These same do-gooders won't condem the Buzz, the Touch with 4 frequencies and the other one-sided Urban formats, spewing out of Casino Town, but they constantly ridiculed Mr. Frank. What goes round comes round, just watch and wait.
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You're so right. A market that's almost 13% black should be completely ignoring that audience!

I will partially agree with you on WAYV. It's a fraction of a shell of what it used to be! It should be the kick-ass, flamethrowin' CHR in the market.
 
As long as WAYV continues to be #1 25-54, it shouldn't and won't be changed to a chr that would hurt sister station WZBZ.
 
Herb999 said:
As long as WAYV continues to be #1 25-54, it shouldn't and won't be changed to a chr that would hurt sister station WZBZ.
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I didn't say it should change now, I was suggesting that in the natural progression of long-running stations, WAYV (pre-Buzz) should have remained the big CHR powerhouse in the market (energetic DJs, hot jingles, attention-grabbing promotions), having not shifted Hot AC to take on The Shore, Mix 97.3, and now 104.9. But, with WAYV as the dominate 25-54 station and the Buzz owning 18-34's, nothing will (or should) change!

My point is, it's sad to see a big 50kw stick running jockless after 7PM with Gwen Stefani doing the same legal ID hour after hour.
 
WAYV (pre-Buzz) should have remained the big CHR powerhouse in the market (energetic DJs, hot jingles, attention-grabbing promotions), having not shifted Hot AC to take on The Shore, Mix 97.3, and now 104.9.
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Ever think it was WAYV's ability to adapt to the marketplace that kept those other stations you mentioned from becoming powerhouses themselves?

The first two competing stations you mention had minimal impact, and quietly disappeared. I admittedly have no idea what WRDR is doing as SoJo ratings- and revenue-wise, but a hunch tells me Mr. Fisher isn't losing any sleep over that station.

My point is, it's sad to see a big 50kw stick running jockless after 7PM with Gwen Stefani doing the same legal ID hour after hour.
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Of course it is. But you're talking about a small, triple-digit market. One of Philly's 25-54 leaders is voicetracking middays Monday thru Friday. That kind of makes nighttime automation in a triple-digit market seem trivial, no?
 
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