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WNKN builds a Classic Hits Oasis

I just found out about the format change today. I no longer live there, and I’ve been remote work for about 2 1/2 years from my office in Cincinnati. I streamed from their website since unlike WNKR they have no TunedIn stream. The first song I heard was Higher Love by Steve Winwood. So, I think it’s going to show promise. Then, they play a whole bunch of light 70s, possibly even 60s, stuff that nobody wants to listen to. In fact, the station sounds borderline nostalgia.

To me, they will find better luck in Dayton with this format because The Eagle already has the 80s music covered plus the signal covers Dayton much better. I’ve always noticed growing up that 105.9 had trouble making it into the valley along the river and at lower elevations in northern Kentucky. Notwithstanding the bad reception, if they manage to stay away from the regional favorites played by Cincinnati stations back in the 80s that WGRR has now latched onto, this could be an enjoyable station to listen to.
 
keys2 said:
Around 1981 or so, WPBF as the call letters were known then, went from Top 40 “FM 106” to AC “Mellow 106” targeting Dayton specifically which had a hole in the market for soft rock. An engineering study was done to get the official Middletown-Dayton designation. In order to do this back then, a station had to put a city grade signal over the entire city limits. There were some spots in far northern Dayton where it wasn’t officially city grade so they had to settle for the Middletown-Kettering designation, the signal being quite strong across the southern suburbs.
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That’s interesting since WWKX Gallatin-Nashville (now WGFX), I’m pretty sure, didn’t get city grade throughout all of Nashville considering Nashville and county government were consolidated. They used Nashville in their legal ID as their focus city in the early 80s when their tower was at least 30 miles northeast of downtown.

Anyhow, I remember WPFB using “Middletown-Kettering” back then, which I thought was weird.
 
fedacct1 said:
That’s interesting since WWKX Gallatin-Nashville (now WGFX), I’m pretty sure, didn’t get city grade throughout all of Nashville considering Nashville and county government were consolidated.
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The Nashville radio Metro Survey Area is all of Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties. Davidson and Rutherford make up 2/3 of the total population of the metro.
 
DavidEduardo said:
The Nashville radio Metro Survey Area is all of Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties. Davidson and Rutherford make up 2/3 of the total population of the metro.
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I just now remembered that when 105.9 briefly did CHR in the mid-80s, they identified as “Middletown-Dayton-Cincinnati” despite saying “Middletown-Kettering” before. What changed?
 
fedacct1 said:
I just now remembered that when 105.9 briefly did CHR in the mid-80s, they identified as “Middletown-Dayton-Cincinnati” despite saying “Middletown-Kettering” before. What changed?
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When the FCC stopped requiring stations to have a city-grade signal over any other market they had a dual-city ID with.
 
I don't remember what they used in the mid-'80s when they were top 40, but I do remember hearing "Middletown/Kettering" later.

I remember 96.5 using "Hamilton/Dayton/Cincinnati."
 
NoWayNoCC said:
I don't remember what they used in the mid-'80s when they were top 40, but I do remember hearing "Middletown/Kettering" later.

I remember 96.5 using "Hamilton/Dayton/Cincinnati."
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I recall that too although 96.5’s signal in the Dayton area was not the strongest. At least it wasn’t when I lived there in the early 2010s. Notably up around WPAFB where I lived.
 
November 2020 ratings. 1.1.
We will see where it "tops out" at. Should also be interesting how WNKN shows in the Dayton ratings.
 
Looks like WNKN The Oasis is doing better in Dayton with a 2.0 than in Cincinnati.
Wonder why they don't stop this imaging as a Cincinnati station and go all in as a Dayton.
Yes I know there is more money to be made in a bigger market but no one is listening down there!
 
Considering Dayton has its own set of TV stations, separate from Cincinnati, then this is similar to Washington and Baltimore. Or Boston and Providence. They'll always be separate markets despite their proximity. But as with Washington/Baltimore and Boston/Providence, people will tune into the other market's radio stations if the signal is good and they are playing good music and programming.

In Baltimore, the #15 station is Urban AC WHUR, licensed to Washington.

In Providence, the #9 station is NPR/News/Talk WGBH-FM, licensed to Boston. (WGBH-FM is overpowered for a Class B, 100,000 watts. So it's not unusual to see it ranked in the Providence Top 10.)
 
Gregg. said:
Considering Dayton has its own set of TV stations, separate from Cincinnati, then this is similar to Washington and Baltimore. Or Boston and Providence. They'll always be separate markets despite their proximity. But as with Washington/Baltimore and Boston/Providence, people will tune into the other market's radio stations if the signal is good and they are playing good music and programming.

In Baltimore, the #15 station is Urban AC WHUR, licensed to Washington.

In Providence, the #9 station is NPR/News/Talk WGBH-FM, licensed to Boston. (WGBH-FM is overpowered for a Class B, 100,000 watts. So it's not unusual to see it ranked in the Providence Top 10.)
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I understand what you're saying but WNKN is not a powerful Cincinnati station that people in Dayton are listening to. is located in Middletown Ohio which is about halfway between Dayton and Cincinnati. I'm saying that since they have fairly decent ratings in Dayton and really crappy ratings in Cincinnati they should drop the Imaging as a Cincinnati station and identify as a Dayton station.
 
I don't think I can even get 105.9 at all in Bellevue anymore. I used to listen to it in Highland Heights around 1984 when it was top 40, but the radio dial is so cluttered now, and receivers have such bad tuning now.
 
NoWayNoCC said:
I don't think I can even get 105.9 at all in Bellevue anymore. I used to listen to it in Highland Heights around 1984 when it was top 40, but the radio dial is so cluttered now, and receivers have such bad tuning now.
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Yes I lived in Cincinnati until March 2022 so I know what you mean. Lot of holes for 105.9 down there but here in Montgomery County the signal is strong everywhere even as far north as Tipp City.that's what I mean when I say they ought to start focusing on the Dayton Market.
They got a 2.0 and 95.3 The Eagle only got a 2.4 so The Oasis is competitive here. In Cincinnati not so much
 
Guess I don’t see why it matters if there’s revenue to be had from both markets. And I’m not hearing what I’d consider to be “Cincinnati imaging.” I hear things like “Loud and clear for Cincinnati, Dayton, and beyond….” Seems to me they’re honestly touting they’re unique position in between the two markets and filling a format hole that exists in both. Sure the signal isn’t perfect in all parts of Cincy with its hills and valleys, but in most areas it is quite listenable. And it’s very good across the northern suburbs in fast growing places like West Chester & Liberty Townships, Mason, Loveland, etc.
 
keys2 said:
Guess I don’t see why it matters if there’s revenue to be had from both markets. And I’m not hearing what I’d consider to be “Cincinnati imaging.” I hear things like “Loud and clear for Cincinnati, Dayton, and beyond….” Seems to me they’re honestly touting they’re unique position in between the two markets and filling a format hole that exists in both. Sure the signal isn’t perfect in all parts of Cincy with its hills and valleys, but in most areas it is quite listenable. And it’s very good across the northern suburbs in fast growing places like West Chester & Liberty Townships, Mason, Loveland, etc.
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The most obvious point would be the drive time traffic reports for Cincinnati no mention of Dayton and at least for a while they were doing weather updates for Cincinnati during the segments with the live Talent
 
BruceB said:
The most obvious point would be the drive time traffic reports for Cincinnati no mention of Dayton and at least for a while they were doing weather updates for Cincinnati during the segments with the live Talent
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And speaking of live talent, when did Gina Matthews leave?
 
BruceB said:
The most obvious point would be the drive time traffic reports for Cincinnati no mention of Dayton and at least for a while they were doing weather updates for Cincinnati during the segments with the live Talent
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But what else besides traffic reports? What Cincinnati imaging are they doing?
 
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