I have read a thread about someone saying that WROR has a overwhelmingly white playlist. I mean if you live in the urban area and want to hear urban music there is 97.7 the beat and WBQT. I don’t think WROR will change the music they play anytime soon
-
Get involved.
We want your input!
Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.
After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.
After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/
Thanks in advance and have fun!
RadioDiscussions Administrators
WROR
- Thread starter CassChopper96
- Start date
That’s not really ‘urban music’ though, nor is it very good music.
I don’t see the station being more diverse ever. I like the station and the station is clearest working ratings wise
A station's playlist is not a function of certain ethnic or racial quotas, but rather what attracts a certain target audience desired by advertisers. This particular station is successful at achieving that goal. No need to adjust for any outside unrelated reason. If people don't like it they have many other options.
I don't know that they have to, Certain ethnic groups are very active in getting their own radio stations, whether legally or as pirates. A lot of AM station owners have discovered its in their best financial interest to program to those ethnic groups. It's an easy way to ensure an audience for a weak AM station.
Now how can I put this in the nicest way possible? That's your opinion UrbanTeenager. BTW, just wondering, are you in any way living or involved in the Boston Market in a way that impacts you at all?
Remember that the term "urban" when applied to music or radio formats is really a synonym for Black music and formats. "Urban" music has just as much appeal in smaller markets like Albany, GA, because there is a large African American community there who enjoy the music.
"Urban" originally was a term that just and only referred to population centers, and was the opposite of "rural". Now, it has a second meaning as just described.
So when you refer to "urban music" you really mean "music that appeals to significant numbers of African Americans". And that takes us back to the discussions of the composition of the MSA and the groups that advertisers are willing to spend money on to reach.
As to music being "good" we are getting into personal tastes and opinions. One person's great music is another person's trash. And that is yet another aspect of "diversity".
However, as may owners have discovered, there has to be advertiser support for commercial stations to be sustainable.
The demographic groups of 12-17 and 55+ are not served routinely by any station in most markets, irrespective of ethnicity, race or other distinctions. Nobody can force stations to serve those listeners because they can not make money doing so... unless the government subsidizes stations for "serving neglected audience segments". Do we really want that?
The interesting part of that is the FCC constantly talks about improving minority ownership, and the easy way to do that would be to set up some kind of loan fund for minority owners. But the FCC has never even discussed such a thing, regardless of party. It's not like the government doesn't play in the loan business. They do. But not with respect to broadcasting, and not to promote minority ownership or media diversity. Without any dedicated funding, it will likely never happen.
no. but if radio stations aren't programmed with them in mind, they'll leave the medium altogether for streaming, online, podcasts, etc.
The only reason I mention this is because Urban teenager complained about the playlist
>>the Men from Maine Channel on 105.7 HD2 was silent
Tuned in briefly last night and heard an ad and then dead air. Now Borderline by Madonna is playing.The display still reads "Men From Maine!" (sic) (That format started not long after Lorne Owens did his last show on the main signal.)
Then:Silence.Automation problem?
After about 3 minutes of silence, Soft Cell "Tainted Love". Then silence.
Tuned in briefly last night and heard an ad and then dead air. Now Borderline by Madonna is playing.The display still reads "Men From Maine!" (sic) (That format started not long after Lorne Owens did his last show on the main signal.)
Then:Silence.Automation problem?
After about 3 minutes of silence, Soft Cell "Tainted Love". Then silence.
Last edited:
Just tried again before 5 pm.Silence.
Tainted Love.Silence.
Tainted Love.Silence.
Another one, 98.5 WBZ-FM HD2, that normally runs rebroadcasts/podcasts of their analog/HD1 "The Sports Hub" programming, has been a silent carrier all day.
Yes...as for 105.7 HD2 just now, silence then Steve Miller--Fly Like an Eagle
And now all 4 ads on 105.7 HD2 but all had periods of silence in between.Someone programming the automation?
- Status