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Will BOB FM be affected by the WAVE?

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According to our friend at VARTV, Norfolk will be seeing a "female" type BOB-FM on 92.9. I am assuming most of BOB-FM's listeners are female. Will this really smack BOB FM in the face? Will the two co-exist peacefully?

I suppose we will see...er...hear tomorrow. I'm sure someone will have tape rolling, right?

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> According to our friend at VARTV, Norfolk will be seeing a
> "female" type BOB-FM on 92.9. I am assuming most of BOB-FM's
> listeners are female. Will this really smack BOB FM in the
> face? Will the two co-exist peacefully?
>
> I suppose we will see...er...hear tomorrow. I'm sure someone
> will have tape rolling, right?
>
> Radio-X
>

I don't plan on rolling any more tape on 92.9 WFOG, or WAVE, or whatever, after what they did today. Yesterday was 1983 day for 24 hours as per their "20 years in 20 days" promotion . I taped them last night. It was 1983 all day and night. This morning on the way to work they were playing 1984. So when I got home after work to start taping 1984, they were playing 1985! They split the 2 years to half a day each! So I didn't get any of 1984! What a rip off! They really didn't play 1965 to 1985 in 20 days. The last day (today) they split between 1984 and 1985. And, of course, their request line is locked out, so I can't call and complain about it.

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Ok so Hampton Roads was one of the first markets w/ a BOB FM type format....but why do we need 2!! Are they gonna foucs more 60/70 and still play some 80/90....as BOB FM seems to focus more 80/90/now...than older stuff.

IDK, but I think this is not a good idea cause Hampton Roads loses it's only Oldies Station again !!!! I do not listen to oldies but I still think every market should have one.

For the Penisula u can still pick up Surf 92.3 for Oldies or even Xtra 991 but that one is more AC than oldes, but you can hear some Oldies on there.

And wasn't 929 doign okay in ratings...like Top 10 ?

> > According to our friend at VARTV, Norfolk will be seeing a
>
> > "female" type BOB-FM on 92.9. I am assuming most of
> BOB-FM's
> > listeners are female. Will this really smack BOB FM in the
>
> > face? Will the two co-exist peacefully?
> >
> > I suppose we will see...er...hear tomorrow. I'm sure
> someone
> > will have tape rolling, right?
> >
> > Radio-X
> >
>
> I don't plan on rolling any more tape on 92.9 WFOG, or WAVE,
> or whatever, after what they did today. Yesterday was 1983
> day for 24 hours as per their "20 years in 20 days"
> promotion . I taped them last night. It was 1983 all day and
> night. This morning on the way to work they were playing
> 1984. So when I got home after work to start taping 1984,
> they were playing 1985! They split the 2 years to half a day
> each! So I didn't get any of 1984! What a rip off! They
> really didn't play 1965 to 1985 in 20 days. The last day
> (today) they split between 1984 and 1985. And, of course,
> their request line is locked out, so I can't call and
> complain about it.
>
> Radio is the ONLY business I know of that has NO customer
> service whatsoever. Customers/listeners like myself have no
> 24/7 access to supervisors or management to complain about
> services.
>
 
It'll be interesting to hear the music mix on 92-9. BOB FM, at sign-on, was 40% 80s, 20% 90s, 20% today and 20% 60s...

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> It'll be interesting to hear the music mix on 92-9. BOB FM,
> at sign-on, was 40% 80s, 20% 90s, 20% today and 20% 60s...
>

All this talk about 92.9TheWAVE and BOB-FM93.7 is good,but what about that Soft Adult Contemporary station: 92.1-107.7LiteFM? Last time I check, their service station FM just: S.U.C.K.E.D! What do you thank Clear Channel will do now.!?<P ID="signature">______________
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Likki, Clear Channel has a bright spot or two in norfolk, LITE FM IS NOT ONE OF THEM! Those spots on the ratings for Clear Channel that they can call positive are 102.9 WOWI and 105.3, Kiss FM. Bob might lose some female listeners POSSIBLY, but a lot of the women I know are so happy that with BOB that they probably won't leave. I think however that CC will have to start the burial of Lite FM in wake of the arrival of WAVE FM. I am thinking, that Lite 92.1/107.7 will probably end up changing formats by years end if not then, early next year for possibly country music. That or, just silent.



> > It'll be interesting to hear the music mix on 92-9. BOB
> FM,
> > at sign-on, was 40% 80s, 20% 90s, 20% today and 20% 60s...
>
> >
>
> All this talk about 92.9TheWAVE and BOB-FM93.7 is good,but
> what about that Soft Adult Contemporary station:
> 92.1-107.7LiteFM? Last time I check, their service station
> FM just: S.U.C.K.E.D! What do you thank Clear Channel will
> do now.!?
>
 
> Likki, Clear Channel has a bright spot or two in norfolk,
> LITE FM IS NOT ONE OF THEM! Those spots on the ratings for
> Clear Channel that they can call positive are 102.9 WOWI and
> 105.3, Kiss FM. Bob might lose some female listeners
> POSSIBLY, but a lot of the women I know are so happy that
> with BOB that they probably won't leave.

> I think however
> that CC will have to start the burial of Lite FM in wake of
> the arrival of WAVE FM.

My goodness, what a boneheaded move on CC's part to make Lite FM! Folks, that's what happens when you sat. program and VT a large market station. Plus, I think A.C. is a "big signal" format. I would not switch from the Point/BOB/2WD to pick up an iffy signal in much of Hampton Roads.

> I am thinking, that Lite 92.1/107.7
> will probably end up changing formats by years end if not
> then, early next year for possibly country music. That or,
> just silent.

Well, I would think a "niche" country station is the best option for one of the stations (92.1)...perhaps a "Country that ROCKS!" format. Then, reverse the bad choice and put back smooth jazz on 107.7

...maybe FM talk...hmmm...

The fact is, CC has two under-performing stations that will remain under-performing until they find a unique format...but we're talking about a company with a fairly poor record for "format creativity"

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Lite FM is gone.....in Hampton Roads, how about Top 40, or Oldies now with that hole back,

...maybe sell since they cannot do anything w. those signals ....On Top (Hot 1021) can buy out the signal and become Hot 1021 and 1077...that is a much better singal on the Penisula than 1079 was. The problem is CC will never give up that up or sell for real high cause if they did that then 103 jamz would suffer.....but it was a good thought :)

Then put the Jazz or oldies on 921, maybe even try to connect with surf 923 and become "Hampton Roads Oldies Surf 921 and 923" or just "Hampton Roads Oldies Surf 92" - 921 to the south and 923 to the north

And where 921 starts to fade out (newport news) 923 comes in great !!!

Just thoughts...what do u all think?


How does Lite 98 in Richmond do so well?
is it because there is no AC stataion (and MIX 1037 sucks so much) ?

If there was a BOB -FM in RIC, or a 2WD, or a Point will Lite FM in Richmond be gone?



> > Likki, Clear Channel has a bright spot or two in norfolk,
> > LITE FM IS NOT ONE OF THEM! Those spots on the ratings
> for
> > Clear Channel that they can call positive are 102.9 WOWI
> and
> > 105.3, Kiss FM. Bob might lose some female listeners
> > POSSIBLY, but a lot of the women I know are so happy that
> > with BOB that they probably won't leave.
>
> > I think however
> > that CC will have to start the burial of Lite FM in wake
> of
> > the arrival of WAVE FM.
>
> My goodness, what a boneheaded move on CC's part to make
> Lite FM! Folks, that's what happens when you sat. program
> and VT a large market station. Plus, I think A.C. is a "big
> signal" format. I would not switch from the Point/BOB/2WD to
> pick up an iffy signal in much of Hampton Roads.
>
> > I am thinking, that Lite 92.1/107.7
> > will probably end up changing formats by years end if not
> > then, early next year for possibly country music. That or,
>
> > just silent.
>
> Well, I would think a "niche" country station is the best
> option for one of the stations (92.1)...perhaps a "Country
> that ROCKS!" format. Then, reverse the bad choice and put
> back smooth jazz on 107.7
>
> ...maybe FM talk...hmmm...
>
> The fact is, CC has two under-performing stations that will
> remain under-performing until they find a unique
> format...but we're talking about a company with a fairly
> poor record for "format creativity"
>
> Radio-X
>
 
> Lite FM is gone.....in Hampton Roads, how about Top 40, or
> Oldies now with that hole back,
>
> ...maybe sell since they cannot do anything w. those signals
> ....On Top (Hot 1021) can buy out the signal and become Hot
> 1021 and 1077...that is a much better singal on the Penisula
> than 1079 was. The problem is CC will never give up that up
> or sell for real high cause if they did that then 103 jamz
> would suffer.....but it was a good thought :)
>
> Then put the Jazz or oldies on 921, maybe even try to
> connect with surf 923 and become "Hampton Roads Oldies Surf
> 921 and 923" or just "Hampton Roads Oldies Surf 92" - 921
> to the south and 923 to the north


IMHO...Hot is A MUCH MUCH better programmed urban that 103 Jamz currently is...over the past few years, WOWI has become very "cookie cutter" and less revolutionary..like they were in the past...if Hot could get a decent signal...they would hurt 103 bad....


but yeah...I'm waiting for the light to burn out as well, jazz on both signals will do well I feel, 92.1 and 107.7 had better ratings/revenue at their previous formats then now...I still have that aircheck from WBHH when their DJ went 'postal' that friday night before the switch<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by CNCGuy on 07/24/05 09:38 PM.</FONT></P>
 
...I still have that aircheck from WBHH when their DJ went 'postal' that friday night before the switch...

Do you mean all the "bad" words from uneditted Hip-Hop tracks that got out over the air? Or do you have something else???

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