WRR

[jeffdfw]

Milwaukee just flipped their classical music station to Smooth Jazz after their SJ station went AC. What would you think about flipping WRR Classical 101 to Smooth Jazz 101??? ???

 

[salemjedi54]

THE FRIENDS OF WRR WILL NOT ALLOW IT.

 

[Mediafrog+]

Too bad for Classical fans in Milwaukee. WFMR had been around for half a century in three different incarnations--all three (96.5, 98.3, 106.9) were victims of format flips.

A sale/flip of WRR seems to come up every few years, whenever the Dallas City Council gets desperate for $$$, and is always shot down. However, I think changing demographics and tastes, both in the radio audience and Dallas voting demographics, will eventually force a change.

 

[rbrucecarter5]

Too bad for Classical fans in Milwaukee. WFMR had been around for half a century in three different incarnations--all three (96.5, 98.3, 106.9) were victims of format flips.

A sale/flip of WRR seems to come up every few years, whenever the Dallas City Council gets desperate for $$$, and is always shot down. However, I think changing demographics and tastes, both in the radio audience and Dallas voting demographics, will eventually force a change.

WRR is a great asset to the city of Dallas, giving us an air of sophisitication sadly lacking in most major cities. Like most treasures, it goes unappreciated - until it is gone, then it will be irretrievable.

To assume that classical will go out of people's "tastes" is short sighted. Very few of the fans of WRR, myself included, would stick around for the mundacity of "jazz" in any incarnation. Classical may not be in vogue right now at the top of the ratings, but it will be around centuries after "smooth jazz", and all the other present day formats have been relegated to the scrap heap of history like flapper music and the jittterbug. Hopefully, the city council will take the long view of culture and musical quality, and resist a one time drop in the bucket that a sale of WRR would generate.

 

[copydesk2]

Classical music is forever. Every other type is transient.

 

[arnoldevns]

Milwaukee just flipped their classical music station to Smooth Jazz after their SJ station went AC. What would you think about flipping WRR Classical 101 to Smooth Jazz 101??? ???

Jeff, you know not of what you speak.

The suggestion to change formats, sell the station, swap it for another frequency, etc. has been made many times over the years.

The Friends of WRR are very powerful and won't allow it. Forget you ever mentioned it. Pretend you didn't say anything. Just.. leave it alone..

 

[texasskywatcher]

Jeff, picture yourself as Tony in the last episode sitting in the cafe surrounded by the Friends of WRR. We'll all be watching the screen as it suddenly goes black, blaming David Chase [EDIT] all over again.

[EDIT Profanity]

 

[jeffdfw]

Milwaukee just flipped their classical music station to Smooth Jazz after their SJ station went AC. What would you think about flipping WRR Classical 101 to Smooth Jazz 101??? ???

Jeff, you know not of what you speak.

The suggestion to change formats, sell the station, swap it for another frequency, etc. has been made many times over the years.

The Friends of WRR are very powerful and won't allow it. Forget you ever mentioned it. Pretend you didn't say anything. Just.. leave it alone..

You make it sound as if there is a classical music mafia.

 

[OKCRadioGuy]

The answer would be for them to become a non-comm on a full-power down in the reserved band, where they belong. IF someone would give them similar service AND plenty of money, they SHOULD trade. Otherwise, biz as usual.

 

[Eye]

They WERE offered lots of money and a full power station in the non-comm band and turned it down.
The city is committed to keeping WRR as a classical station.

 

[salemjedi54]

Milwaukee just flipped their classical music station to Smooth Jazz after their SJ station went AC. What would you think about flipping WRR Classical 101 to Smooth Jazz 101??? ???

Jeff, you know not of what you speak.

The suggestion to change formats, sell the station, swap it for another frequency, etc. has been made many times over the years.

The Friends of WRR are very powerful and won't allow it. Forget you ever mentioned it. Pretend you didn't say anything. Just.. leave it alone..

You make it sound as if there is a classical music mafia.

IN SO MANY WORDS JEFF...THEY ARE.

 

[SmokeRing]

They WERE offered lots of money and a full power station in the non-comm band and turned it down. The city is committed to keeping WRR as a classical station.

Have they ever really been offered a signal with equal or better coverage to 101.1's? I don't think they have. At least, I think that's always been the problem with past proposed deals.

The "classical mafia" won't except inferior signal coverage to 101.1. Nor should they.

If a commercial owner wants WRR's coveted "middle of the dial" frequency, then offer an equal or better signal.

I for one take great satisfaction in knowing that Dallas has a radio station that Corporate Radio can't get its hands on. Radio has too much potential to be left entirely in the hands of Radio People.

 

[rbrucecarter5]

They WERE offered lots of money and a full power station in the non-comm band and turned it down. The city is committed to keeping WRR as a classical station.

Have they ever really been offered a signal with equal or better coverage to 101.1's? I don't think they have. At least, I think that's always been the problem with past proposed deals.

The "classical mafia" won't except inferior signal coverage to 101.1. Nor should they.

If a commercial owner wants WRR's coveted "middle of the dial" frequency, then offer an equal or better signal.

I for one take great satisfaction in knowing that Dallas has a radio station that Corporate Radio can't get its hands on. Radio has too much potential to be left entirely in the hands of Radio People.

The only station I can think of with better coverage would be KVTT. At least its signal doesn't get covered by all the 101.1's in neighboring cities. I've had them 250 miles out in some directions. Probably because they haven't taken the IBOC coverage hit.