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WROK Macon

musicislife said:
Pretty sure Valdosta still has their Active station. It just moved to a translator (106.9). Also, I think Columbus still has their 106.9 (also a translator), which is Active.
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Valdosta does have a translator but not a full power. Columbus doesn't anymore I don't believe. Columbus may can get the alt stations out of Montgomery but doubt it. Also, spoke with someone for a while at Q106 and they mentioned their stint with active rock at night and apparently it was billing concerns that caused them to end it. No plans on going into active or even mainstream which sucks. They also doubt alt would do well in Macon which is probably true though I've always said if I had a radio station, it would be an alt/active hybrid 2000 to now with 90s weekends.
 
The Rock 108 out of Valdosta surprised me. While I'm more of an alt rock person, I think rock 108 was a very well programmed station for a smaller town. Surprised it didn't do well. Don't remember if Tallahassee modern rock stations even reach it.
 
Columbus does still have "106.9 Really Rocks". I think 107.7 Brunswick still has new rock mixed with classic, but I'm not sure.

So let's see, for new rock, GA has Savannah (only regular FM if Brunswick doesn't do new stuff anymore), Valdosta & Columbus (translators), and Athens (LPFM).

So 4 or 5 in the whole state. That's sad.
 
For active rock, yes. Of course, you have alternative in Atlanta. Active rock across the country is not doing well though. This is not just a Georgia thing. What is a Georgia thing is the decision to go active rock or either no modern rock choice. With the exception of Montgomery Alabama, most southern midsize cities don't even attempt alternative. And you are correct on both Columbus and Brunswick. Brunswick station use to be AOR and I guess it still is. AOR and Active differ slightly only because AOR tends to focus mostly on 80s and 90s with little new stuff or deep classic stuff. Active tends to focus on 90s and 2K's with some new stuff (what little is coming out right now) and some of the biggest hardest hits from the 70s. I believe the Brunswick station would be classified as AOR though. To an extent, so would Rock 103 in Albany and I-95 in Savannah since they do play a few post 2k stuff.
 
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