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> RadioandRecords.com today lists the sale. Is there a format
> change in the works?
>
I hope, 93.7 WQIO sounded a lot better when they where CHR, CC ruined them when they flipped it to Soft Rock. (AC)
Did a search on BAS Broadcasting, Which R&R lists as the folks that purchased them.
Their other stations are WFRO-FM Freemont Ohio 99.1 and WOHF 92.1 Bellevue. So it will be interesting to see what BAS does with the two stations.
WFRO and WOHF appear to run ABC satellite formats, so my best guess is WQIO and its AM station will go satellite...
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> change in the works?
>
I hope, 93.7 WQIO sounded a lot better when they where CHR, CC ruined them when they flipped it to Soft Rock. (AC)
Did a search on BAS Broadcasting, Which R&R lists as the folks that purchased them.
Their other stations are WFRO-FM Freemont Ohio 99.1 and WOHF 92.1 Bellevue. So it will be interesting to see what BAS does with the two stations.
WFRO and WOHF appear to run ABC satellite formats, so my best guess is WQIO and its AM station will go satellite...
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How about an oldies station to take on Cruisin 100? Especially since CC is dumping or is rebranding oldies?
So, that would limit them to
AC what they have now,
Smooth Jazz,
modern rock,
what else?
AC what they have now,
Smooth Jazz,
modern rock,
what else?
> So, that would limit them to
>
> AC what they have now,
> Smooth Jazz,
> modern rock,
> what else?
>
They don't have many choices per say:
Clear Channel Ashland includes:
Classic rock
CHR/Mainstream
News/Talk
Country
Oldies
Hot AC
So your guess is good as mine if they do decide to change formats. Guess all we can do is listen to 93.7 and find out?
Does ABC do any satellite AC formats? That might be a possiblity, ABC Satellite AC durning days and overnights and John Tesh at nights (which is currently on WQIO)
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>
> AC what they have now,
> Smooth Jazz,
> modern rock,
> what else?
>
They don't have many choices per say:
Clear Channel Ashland includes:
Classic rock
CHR/Mainstream
News/Talk
Country
Oldies
Hot AC
So your guess is good as mine if they do decide to change formats. Guess all we can do is listen to 93.7 and find out?
Does ABC do any satellite AC formats? That might be a possiblity, ABC Satellite AC durning days and overnights and John Tesh at nights (which is currently on WQIO)<P ID="signature">______________
Lenks
Program Director/Music Director
X Music Online
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http://www.xmusiconline.com/</P>
> > So, that would limit them to
> >
> > AC what they have now,
> > Smooth Jazz,
> > modern rock,
> > what else?
> >
>
> They don't have many choices per say:
> Clear Channel Ashland includes:
> Classic rock
> CHR/Mainstream
> News/Talk
> Country
> Oldies
> Hot AC
>
> So your guess is good as mine if they do decide to change
> formats. Guess all we can do is listen to 93.7 and find
> out? Does ABC do any satellite AC formats? That might be
> a possiblity, ABC Satellite AC durning days and overnights
> and John Tesh at nights (which is currently on WQIO)
>
Possibly ABC's Hits and Favorites. That would cover that idea.
> >
> > AC what they have now,
> > Smooth Jazz,
> > modern rock,
> > what else?
> >
>
> They don't have many choices per say:
> Clear Channel Ashland includes:
> Classic rock
> CHR/Mainstream
> News/Talk
> Country
> Oldies
> Hot AC
>
> So your guess is good as mine if they do decide to change
> formats. Guess all we can do is listen to 93.7 and find
> out?
Does ABC do any satellite AC formats? That might be> a possiblity, ABC Satellite AC durning days and overnights
> and John Tesh at nights (which is currently on WQIO)
>
Possibly ABC's Hits and Favorites. That would cover that idea.
> > > So, that would limit them to
> > >
> > > AC what they have now,
> > > Smooth Jazz,
> > > modern rock,
> > > what else?
> > >
> >
> > They don't have many choices per say:
> Possibly ABC's Hits and Favorites. That would cover that
> idea.
Go far enough SE of Columbus & you can hear it on 93.9. But I would suspect that QIO would stay with some kind of AC/CHR/Lite Rock permutation off hard drive. The Station has been some flavor of AC/CHR blend for years.
> > >
> > > AC what they have now,
> > > Smooth Jazz,
> > > modern rock,
> > > what else?
> > >
> >
> > They don't have many choices per say:
> Possibly ABC's Hits and Favorites. That would cover that
> idea.
Go far enough SE of Columbus & you can hear it on 93.9. But I would suspect that QIO would stay with some kind of AC/CHR/Lite Rock permutation off hard drive. The Station has been some flavor of AC/CHR blend for years.
My impression was that the coalition protesting CC's Dublin move were counting WLW towards the market cap, in arguiing that MRN will push the cluster over the market limit.
Under the new rules, it is the Arbitron makret area, not contour overlap, that deterines the size of the market, the number of stations that can be in a cluster, as well as the number of stations that count towards these cluster limits.
Knox county is not part of the metro, so unless QIO appeared in the Columbus book with a significant share the ownership of QIO would not count towards CC's market cap in the Columbus market. However, WLW does show, albeit with a .8 12+.
My vague memory, however, is that QIO's sale price is less than the purchase price? I wonder if ownership of QIO affects plans for some other market?
Also wonder if CC will hang on to the 98.3 in northern Knox county--Fredericktown I think the COL is. For a while, this station simulcast with the Loudonville station, don't know what it is doing now.
Under the new rules, it is the Arbitron makret area, not contour overlap, that deterines the size of the market, the number of stations that can be in a cluster, as well as the number of stations that count towards these cluster limits.
Knox county is not part of the metro, so unless QIO appeared in the Columbus book with a significant share the ownership of QIO would not count towards CC's market cap in the Columbus market. However, WLW does show, albeit with a .8 12+.
My vague memory, however, is that QIO's sale price is less than the purchase price? I wonder if ownership of QIO affects plans for some other market?
Also wonder if CC will hang on to the 98.3 in northern Knox county--Fredericktown I think the COL is. For a while, this station simulcast with the Loudonville station, don't know what it is doing now.
>
> Also wonder if CC will hang on to the 98.3 in northern Knox
> county--Fredericktown I think the COL is. For a while, this
> station simulcast with the Loudonville station, don't know
> what it is doing now.
>
98.3 is still a simulcast with 107.7 Loudonville. They run a CHR "KISS" Format.<P ID="signature">______________
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> Also wonder if CC will hang on to the 98.3 in northern Knox
> county--Fredericktown I think the COL is. For a while, this
> station simulcast with the Loudonville station, don't know
> what it is doing now.
>
98.3 is still a simulcast with 107.7 Loudonville. They run a CHR "KISS" Format.<P ID="signature">______________
Lenks
Program Director/Music Director
X Music Online
The X
Today's Best Music
http://www.xmusiconline.com/</P>
> >
> > Also wonder if CC will hang on to the 98.3 in northern
> Knox
> > county--Fredericktown I think the COL is. For a while,
> this
> > station simulcast with the Loudonville station, don't know
>
> > what it is doing now.
> >
>
> 98.3 is still a simulcast with 107.7 Loudonville. They run
> a CHR "KISS" Format.
>
I don't know why they didn't just put that on 93.7 and be done with it? Maybe too much overlap with their other CHRs?<P ID="signature">______________
Chris
Energy X - Modern & Alternative Rock
energyradio.fm</P>
> > Also wonder if CC will hang on to the 98.3 in northern
> Knox
> > county--Fredericktown I think the COL is. For a while,
> this
> > station simulcast with the Loudonville station, don't know
>
> > what it is doing now.
> >
>
> 98.3 is still a simulcast with 107.7 Loudonville. They run
> a CHR "KISS" Format.
>
I don't know why they didn't just put that on 93.7 and be done with it? Maybe too much overlap with their other CHRs?<P ID="signature">______________
Chris
Energy X - Modern & Alternative Rock
energyradio.fm</P>
> Aren't the "983 and 1077 KISS-FM" studios in Mount Vernon?
> I'd bet that Clear Channel moves them up to Ashland or
> Mansfield now.
>
98.3/107.7 will be moving (if not already moved) to Ashland more than likely.
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> I'd bet that Clear Channel moves them up to Ashland or
> Mansfield now.
>
98.3/107.7 will be moving (if not already moved) to Ashland more than likely.
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> I don't know why they didn't just put that on 93.7 and be
> done with it? Maybe too much overlap with their other CHRs?
>
QIO leaned CHR at one point, then they went all Christmas then went AC (soft rock) their present format.<P ID="signature">______________
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> done with it? Maybe too much overlap with their other CHRs?
>
QIO leaned CHR at one point, then they went all Christmas then went AC (soft rock) their present format.<P ID="signature">______________
Lenks
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> > I don't know why they didn't just put that on 93.7 and be
> > done with it? Maybe too much overlap with their other
> CHRs?
> >
>
> QIO leaned CHR at one point, then they went all Christmas
> then went AC (soft rock) their present format.
>
I know the history quite well. I used to listen to "Open House Party" back in the 80s when they were CHR.<P ID="signature">______________
Chris
Energy X - Modern & Alternative Rock
energyradio.fm</P>
> > done with it? Maybe too much overlap with their other
> CHRs?
> >
>
> QIO leaned CHR at one point, then they went all Christmas
> then went AC (soft rock) their present format.
>
I know the history quite well. I used to listen to "Open House Party" back in the 80s when they were CHR.<P ID="signature">______________
Chris
Energy X - Modern & Alternative Rock
energyradio.fm</P>
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