Ken said:
I would think a college kids car presets if they live around the New York City area would be:
1. 92.3 Now FM
2. Hot 97.1
3. 95.5 PLJ
4. z 100
5. Fresh 102.7 (for the pop rock NOW doesn't play)
6. Power 105.1
this would prolly be how mine would look
This is the assumption so many people who aren't in the college-aged demo keep making about college aged kids and what they listen to. Maybe I'm from another planet, but most college aged kids I personally know won't listen to most of the above stations....certainly many in the age group do, but to turn it into a blanket statement is totally wrong.
Most college kids I know, if they still listen to radio, primarily listen to non-comm stations....WNYC, WNYE (for the KEXP programming), WFUV, WFMU, and perhaps a commercial rock station or two or a station like WSOU.
I think the pop/rhythmic oriented college student in NYC would have.... Z100, Now, Pulse, KTU, Hot 97, Power as their top 6. In the suburbs, tack on a station like WBLI or the former G-Rock.
Someone rock-oriented would have RXP, Q104.3, and depending on their location, whatever local rock stations come in (WBAB, The Peak, 95.9 The Fox, etc.)...depending how mainstream/non-mainstream their tastes are, you would either see some non-comms like WFUV or WFMU or WSOU pop up, or stations like Z100, PLJ, which play some mainstream rock, fill in the top 6.