Re: Dead formats
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> That said, there are plenty of dead or nearly dead niche
> formats (I'm thinking Jammin' Oldies and FM Talk) that were
> supposed to sweep the nation much like "alternative"
> eventually did.
Jammin' oldies was developed for assimilated 25-44 Hispanic females. Even in LA, they made the mistake of broadening it and making it to white... yet in San Antonio, done correctly, it is 25-54 champ. The problem was trying to make the format something it was never intended to be.
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> That said, there are plenty of dead or nearly dead niche
> formats (I'm thinking Jammin' Oldies and FM Talk) that were
> supposed to sweep the nation much like "alternative"
> eventually did.
Jammin' oldies was developed for assimilated 25-44 Hispanic females. Even in LA, they made the mistake of broadening it and making it to white... yet in San Antonio, done correctly, it is 25-54 champ. The problem was trying to make the format something it was never intended to be.