x101.5 tallahassee

[Axman278]

When did X101 switch to active rock? I like their playlist much better now. Are they trying to fit a void with Gulf dumping the heavy rock?

 

[Louis_009]

I used to listren to them but they keep playing the same old 90's rock for a while. I guess its good for
X-101.5 to flip to alittle bit of Active Rock. Also Tallahassee has 106.1 The Path with old rock and AAA but they keep it on the old rock side not much with the AAA type. Gulf 104 used to be AOR before then flip back to classtic hits.

 

[Louis_009]

I am listren to it right now they are now playing classtic rock with new rock just hread AC/DC on X-101.5 an older classtic rock with the new rock. then they are playing Guns-N-Roses Knockin On Heaven's Door

 

[Poledo]

Even though I would prefer Alt to Active any day of the week, the flip of X101.5 to Active rock is about 5 years past due.

Clear Channel + Florida + Tallahassee + FSU = Active rock and CC ain't going to run an Alt rocker and an Active rocker in the same market in north central Florida.

How far away from Tallahassee do you now have to drive to find a commercial Alternative radio station? Auburn is the closest that comes to mind.

 

[Louis_009]

Well not much but still the same X-101.5 but they may throw in a few classtic rock type here and there. So not much at Clear Channel X-101.5 Tallahassee to said.

 

[RickSchmidt]

Well...I hated what happened with Planet Radio in Jax and where X101.5 has gone over the years. When I went to Tally, I brought the logo (yes, as crazy as it may be, the logo has basically survived since 1997 with the exception of the slogan) and tightened it up to be a hit based alternative station, with some 80s flashback type stuff. The first segue I heard in the market before I took it over was Korn into Jewel, while it was still 101.5 WXSR...ouch. I took a lot of edge off the music but added Keith Eubanks as the VO & tried to be more fun with the imaging. X101 was the first station to play Sister Hazel, Creed, and a lot of new artists...but it had balance for males and females, upper and lower demos, and new to old. As much as I love Active Rock music, esp. on a station like 98ROCK in Tampa, I absolutely think it's a mistake to be active rock in Tallahassee. If X were not loaded up with Premium Choice (love Klinger - hell, I hired him in Jax), L&T, Sixx Sense, it would be easier to be an alt...but the days of a locally programmed station like that in a smaller market probably is just not likely every again. The active rock programming isn't bad, it's just not what I would do if I had a stick in Tallahassee and wanted to make money. When I arrived, X was competing against Zrock and Gulf 104 - never could get past Gulf because of John Boy and Billy, but the station did well and wasn't entirely focused on dudes, which made it easier to sell. We were active (not active rock) in the market, did a LOT of promotions that generated a lot of talk, had cool swag- inflatables-vehicles (wonder what ever happened to my VW Thing & Bread Truck), . A lot of great memories...it was special. Now, I'm not sure it's any different than TK101.

 

[901Rocks]

When did X101 switch to active rock? I like their playlist much better now. Are they trying to fit a void with Gulf dumping the heavy rock?

I feel just the opposite. Heard them a few days ago. No more Grouplove, M83, etc, but more of the same old stale crap from 20-30 years ago. Yawn.
Congrats CC ....on destroying another good station. Might as well have killed it altogether like Planet in Jax.

 

[Louis_009]

If ur looking for a great Rock station or AAA Rock Music go to EAVradio from Atlanta Ga.
http://www.eavradio.com/ former 92.9 Dave FM PD Magot is running the internet radio station

Music like
Grouplove
Mumford and Sons
Phillip Phillips
REM
and more

 

[upstate29651]

If ur looking for a great Rock station or AAA Rock Music go to EAVradio from Atlanta Ga.
http://www.eavradio.com/ former 92.9 Dave FM PD Magot is running the internet radio station

Music like
Grouplove
Mumford and Sons
Phillip Phillips
REM
and more

Stuff the majority of folks have never heard of, save REM. Yeah, Active is better.

G

 

[Poledo]

Clear Channel could save a couple more dollars by rebranding and simulcasting Pensacola's TK101.5 over in Tally.

 

[stevensonair]

Upstate - you might want to check the alternative and hot AC charts before saying "no one" has heard of those artists.

 

[Louis_009]

Well I dont normally listren to X-101.5 but clear channel should have clean thier house rather than what they did before when there sister channel change a few years ago when 100.7 used to be hip hop and r/b 100.7 The Beat dropped and went to news talk WFLA. Then 107.1 used to be AC Magic 107.1 flip to Hot AC My 107.1 as they went to a hot a/c to a Top40 then flip it again with Top40/pop as 107.1 Hit Music Now with Elvis Duran and The Morining Show. I like Elvis Duran and the morining show they are from Z-100 NY. I was wonder why does Panama City's Clear Channel still have 99.3 The Beat?

I guess that Blazin 102.3 beat 100.7 The Beat as Cumulus beat Clear Channel for hip hop and r/b a few years ago.

 

[radioboy]

I think CC did clean house. The X101.5 PD was let go around a year ago, and more recently, the cluster got a new market manager.

I don't know who the PD is now for 101.5.

As for The Beat, three urban formats was probably one too many. Cumulus has both Blazin 102.3 and 96.1 Jamz. Cumulus was definitely winning in the urban genre - consistently.

CC should have put the ever-changing 107.1 format of the year on 100.7 and put WFLA on 107.1, which is a stronger signal.

 

[Louis_009]

The X-101.5 PD is AJ Malone the midday host 11am-3pm

 

[Poledo]

As for The Beat, three urban formats was probably one too many. Cumulus has both Blazin 102.3 and 96.1 Jamz. Cumulus was definitely winning in the urban genre - consistently.

I thought the true urban king in Tally was WANM but noncomercial numbers aren't published.

Also, I really agree with the idea that WFLA should be on 107.1 but I assume they had to go with the smaller signal due to syndication rights for Rush and friends. I' ve been thinking for years that 97.3 should be a talker but they would have to get syndication rights for at least 3 markets... on that note, what's keeping CC from flipping 97.3 to Sports?

 

[Louis_009]

97.3 in Albany is the same as 107.1 Tallahassee Hit Music Now (clear channel) but in the morinings 107.1 has Elvis Duran and 97.3 has Bobby Bones Show 6am-10am.

AJ is still at X-101.5 as she the PD for midday host. I think Jeff Horn was the last PD for X-101.5

 

[radioboy]

Matt (can't think of his last name now ) was the previous X101.5 PD. This is a different person than Matt Millar, who is PD for WFLA and 1270, the sports station.

Jeff Horn is operations manager for the cluster. CC used to have a page with their personnel listed, but that page seems to have vanished.

WANM might be the king but their signal is not that great. The OLD WANM on 1070, back in the day,
was the real urban king.

 

[upstate29651]

Upstate - you might want to check the alternative and hot AC charts before saying "no one" has heard of those artists.

No one is listening to those formats, either. Check the charts.

G

 

[stevensonair]

From Mediabase:

HOT AC:

1. Lumineers
6. Fun.
7. Ed Sheeran (started @AAA.)
8. Of Monsters & Men
9. Imagine Dragons
10. Alex Clare
12. Mumford & Sons

Yeah. "no one" has heard of them.
"No one" is listening.

Anything else, upstate?

 

[upstate29651]

From Mediabase:

HOT AC:

1. Lumineers
6. Fun.
7. Ed Sheeran (started @AAA.)
8. Of Monsters & Men
9. Imagine Dragons
10. Alex Clare
12. Mumford & Sons

Yeah. "no one" has heard of them.
"No one" is listening.

Anything else, upstate?

Sigh.

In the Southeast US, traditionally, HOT AC is a losing format. It doesn't work in many areas. Your chart does not speak to Hot AC in Tally, so it is useless.

G