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WTTS needs to flip to CHR

You don't take a Triple AAA station and call it Power anything. You don't run "Hot Imaging" on a Triple A either. If they wanted it to sound like a flippin' CHR, it would be a bloody CHR. You call a station Power if it's CHR, typically speaking, or Rhythmic CHR, or whatever. BLAH!! Not an AAA station. Do you even know what CHR stands for? CHR stations are very mainstream top forty that play Justin Bieber, Kesha, Katy Perry, blah, blah, blah. Go look at a Billboard chart. Most spin a total of about 250 songs, and A's spin about 80-90 a week, depending on market, and clocks, etc. Anyway, there is nothing CHR about WTTS. Maybe, just maybe there could be some crossover artists, i.e John Mayer, but that does not make it CHR. There is crossover of songs and artist in all formats. Some stations calling themselves oldies will play John Mellencamp, some stations that call themselves Classic Rock will play Eight Days a week from the Beatles, but that doesn't make them oldies, and on and on and on. Again, you are not in the business, and don't understand it. And for God's sake, if they are running some true "flavor" with the music, then by all means let them do it. I bet you million bucks, that if you went a looked at a AAA spin list, you wouldn't know 90% of it. So to you, it's not "more hit based", because you don't know what you're talking about or the format.

Now that I've used "CHR" 88 times in this reply, I must go.
 
CHR Contemperary hit Radio.. Im guessing you guys dont remember half the history of WTTS,, For one thing it was once country,,, one poster mentioned as WGCT,, and then it was called what it is today 92.3 WTTS with an Adult Top 40 format,, heavy on rock, but not the harder stuff,, plenty of Whitney Houston,, MJ,,, and Paula Abdul thrown in.. Then they were a Rock 40,, around 86 or 87,, Power 92,, Power Hits,, Power Classics,, Most the bubble gum pop was removed as it was starting to scew toward AOR... Then they were simply known as Rock 92, sometime around 89, or 90,,, this lasted a few years as a straight ahead hard rock station,,, They used to have a big black van with Stereo Speakers built into it to do remotes,,,, then around 92,,, they didnt yet go AAA, cause they were Progressive Rock for about 7-8 years before they became Quality Rock-Real Variety...

I bet you dont know half of whats on the Dance Chart,, or a True Oldies channel that actually plays 50s and early 60s music.. I wasnt born yesterday,, Im not the teen kid, or the grouchy old man that some of you oppisitely think I am,, I am not who you think I am.. I try to give the station a compliment and the format a thumbs up after giving it a listen,, you still flame me...so Forget You... Do you realize that their are even Country stations, and Christian stations using the Power moniker,, or do you ever get out of this dead end corn state, and never listen to anything online.
 
kwlz993 said:
You don't take a Triple AAA station and call it Power anything. You don't run "Hot Imaging" on a Triple A either. If they wanted it to sound like a flippin' CHR, it would be a bloody CHR.  You call a station Power if it's CHR, typically speaking, or Rhythmic CHR, or whatever.  BLAH!!  Not an AAA station.  Do you even know what CHR stands for?  CHR stations are very mainstream top forty that play Justin Bieber, Kesha, Katy Perry, blah, blah, blah. Go look at a Billboard chart.  Most spin a total of about 250 songs, and A's spin about 80-90 a week, depending on market, and clocks, etc.  Anyway, there is nothing CHR about WTTS.  Maybe, just maybe there could be some crossover artists, i.e John Mayer, but that does not make it CHR.  There is crossover of songs and artist in all formats.  Some stations calling themselves oldies will play John Mellencamp, some stations that call themselves Classic Rock will play Eight Days a week from the Beatles, but that doesn't make them oldies, and on and on and on.  Again, you are not in the business, and don't understand it. And for God's sake, if they are running some true "flavor" with the music, then by all means let them do it.  I bet you million bucks, that if you went a looked at a AAA spin list, you wouldn't know 90% of it.  So to you, it's not "more hit based", because you don't know what you're talking about or the format. 

Now that I've used "CHR" 88 times in this reply, I must go.
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Yes I am a late comer to this discussion, and I am only replying because not only I agree with everything kwlz993 has said in this thread, but wanted to also agree that WTTS is one of the most unique rock stations in Indy.  Yes there is music from many different rock genres, but, its a sound that works. You are not going to hear everything recorded by a particular recording act, just because its that particular recording act.    Its been my experience that you will hear an artist on WTTS LONG before any CHR station jumps on the band wagon and runs the songs to the ground.   I believe John Mayer credited WTTS as one of the first, if not THE first radio station to play his music.  Thats groundbreaking, and being ahead of the game.  Their Studio 92's are unique, based on listeners and a free opportunity to see up and coming artists, as well as established and seasoned ones in an intimate setting.   A CHR station would be hard pressed to get one of their main artists to come and perform for 30 listeners for little or no pay.  Its about the music. and like mobilene said above, I would be very sad if they flipped formats.  Its really the only station in this area a 40 something male like myself who spends money can listen to for long extended periods of time.  They appeal to whatever person is listening, not one particular town like a lot of small town stations do.
 
i liked the sound of WTTS in the mid 90`s which if memory serves me right was more progresave rock but it still sounds good.

it definatly does not need to become a contemporary hits station.
 
In a world where Clear Channel and Cumulus are destroying every good thing about radio, and mass producing bland formats about as exciting as the old school TV Dinner... you want to get rid of the only original format in the state??? Whether you dig the music or not, you have to appreciate what TTS brings to the table. Real radio, done with passion. You want to do away with that and put yet another mindless juke-box on the air? NOOOOO THANKS!
 
Big Antenna said:
In a world where Clear Channel and Cumulus are destroying every good thing about radio, and mass producing bland formats about as exciting as the old school TV Dinner... you want to get rid of the only original format in the state??? Whether you dig the music or not, you have to appreciate what TTS brings to the table. Real radio, done with passion. You want to do away with that and put yet another mindless juke-box on the air? NOOOOO THANKS!
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Well said Big Antenna...
 
Isn't WBWB a rock leaned CHR anyway? I heard it a couple of weeks ago and got a kick listening to it. I caught myself laughing out loud at some of the sweepers.There were a lil dorky but funny, it reminded me of an alternative station with top 40 elements. The last time I was in Bloomington, which was about a year and a half ago, it seemed very rhythmic leaning. Its changed a lot in that short time, but i believe in a good way. Its the type of CHR that you suggested TTS flip to.
 
radiorob2.0 said:
Mid West Clubber said:
MY Dad likes it too, but you guys have wfbq and wjjk for similar music.. I heard a song on tts the other night IT was John Mayor,, talking about who says I cant get stoned.. surprised that promoting drug use wasnt edited,,, If it was a youth leaning chr,, that song wouldnt get played,, but im sure if its a hit WZPL is playing it. or has,, or will.. Why not at least make it a hit based AAA and drop the non hits. Ive heard plenty of AAAs and modern ACs that I liked.
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That is John **Mayer**. As far as the evil drug references, CHR for years have had references to drugs, drinking, occasional violence and even fornication.
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Yeah boy, and how! Even Lawrence Welk caved in to the Devil's music!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3ecDYxOkg
 
bps1123 said:
Isn't WBWB a rock leaned CHR anyway? I heard it a couple of weeks ago and got a kick listening to it. I caught myself laughing out loud at some of the sweepers.There were a lil dorky but funny, it reminded me of an alternative station with top 40 elements. The last time I was in Bloomington, which was about a year and a half ago, it seemed very rhythmic leaning. Its changed a lot in that short time, but i believe in a good way. Its the type of CHR that you suggested TTS flip to.
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I was curious about the sound of WBWB. I know their sister station in South Bend promotes a no rap workday. Their sister station in Lafayette seems to also be keeping the rap and rhythmic out of the workday while throwing in some rhythmic product at night. I've even been hearing Blind Melon's "No Rain" spun on Z 96-5, which makes the station sound more modern AC/hot AC than CHR, at least during the day. They, too, are nowhere near as rhythmic as they were about a year or so ago.
 
Apollo7979 said:
bps1123 said:
Isn't WBWB a rock leaned CHR anyway? I heard it a couple of weeks ago and got a kick listening to it. I caught myself laughing out loud at some of the sweepers.There were a lil dorky but funny, it reminded me of an alternative station with top 40 elements. The last time I was in Bloomington, which was about a year and a half ago, it seemed very rhythmic leaning. Its changed a lot in that short time, but i believe in a good way. Its the type of CHR that you suggested TTS flip to.
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I was curious about the sound of WBWB. I know their sister station in South Bend promotes a no rap workday. Their sister station in Lafayette seems to also be keeping the rap and rhythmic out of the workday while throwing in some rhythmic product at night. I've even been hearing Blind Melon's "No Rain" spun on Z 96-5, which makes the station sound more modern AC/hot AC than CHR, at least during the day. They, too, are nowhere near as rhythmic as they were about a year or so ago.
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Those archaic formulaic formats are what's killing radio. The research is WRONG.
 
Apollo7979 said:
I was curious about the sound of WBWB. I know their sister station in South Bend promotes a no rap workday. Their sister station in Lafayette seems to also be keeping the rap and rhythmic out of the workday while throwing in some rhythmic product at night. I've even been hearing Blind Melon's "No Rain" spun on Z 96-5, which makes the station sound more modern AC/hot AC than CHR, at least during the day. They, too, are nowhere near as rhythmic as they were about a year or so ago.
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Shannon Hoon, the late lead singer of Blind melon was from nearby Dayton, Indiana which may influenece Z 96-5 to still be playing "No Rain".
 
I thought that at first, too, Mac, but I've been hearing other mid-tempo 90s tunes of the "No Rain" ilk in rotation as well lately. It could be a response to B 102-9's new adult approach.
 
Apollo7979 said:
I know their sister station in South Bend promotes a no rap workday.
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Isn't that out of a (year) 199x radio programming playbook?

Besides, with Magic 95.7 Power 95.7 gone, who is U93's in-format competition? WSMK? WBBM-FM?
 
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