Your Music, Your Station

[soundsandsports]

In Nashville, our Hot AC switches to a satellite service during certain dayparts and all weekend long called "Your Music, Your Station". I've been trying to figure out who its parent is.

Any clues?

 

[whit979]

Can you name any of the jocks who are on the satellite service, or is it all-automated?

 

[Banjomax]

In Nashville, our Hot AC switches to a satellite service during certain dayparts and all weekend long called "Your Music, Your Station". I've been trying to figure out who its parent is.

Any clues?

Jones Hot AC. They adopted the "YMYS" slogan a couple years ago...before that they were "The Best Variety", vestiges of which can still be spotted at http://www.yourmusicyourstation.com

If you're hearing jocks Blake, Scott Morrison, Dave Carey, Steve Cassidy or Sassy Hackett, it's Jones.

 

[whit979]

Is the Jones Hot AC service any good? How's the playlist?

 

[Banjomax]

Is the Jones Hot AC service any good? How's the playlist?

The station I work for uses it during off hours. It isn't bad. Pretty good selection of '80s and '90s. Sometimes a little slow adding/removing currents for my taste, but what do I know?

Here's a recent sample hour:

Monday 4PM - (Mountain Time)
04-09-07 Jones Radio Networks-Hot AC
[Affiliate Copy]

Run
T I T L E A R T I S T Intro/Time/End
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LET HER CRY HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH 01/ 4:00/C
BAD DAY DANIEL POWTER 07/ 3:43/F
SAY IT RIGHT NELLY FURTADO 07/ 3:39/F
NEED YOU TONIGHT INXS 05/ 3:00/C
KEEP HOLDING ON AVRIL LAVIGNE 10/ 3:58/C
1:00 Minute Network Commercial Break (1st Spot) 1:00
:20 LOCAL OPTION/NETWORK TIMED SONG :00
ALL FOR YOU SISTER HAZEL 06/ 3:30/CF
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IF YOU'RE GONE MATCHBOX 20 17/ 4:22/CF
LEAVE THE PIECES WRECKERS 00/ 3:12/C
MICHELLE BRANCH
SUDDENLY I SEE KT TUNSTALL 14/ 3:15/C
:35 LOCAL OPTION/NETWORK TIMED SONG :00
AMERICAN WOMAN LENNY KRAVITZ 09/ 3:30/F
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LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD PAT BENATAR 16/ 5:13/F
WHAT GOES AROUND... CO JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 18/ 5:08/F
1:00 Minute Network Commercial Break (2nd Spot) 1:00
1:00 Minute Network Commercial Break (3rd Spot) 1:00
:48 LOCAL OPTION 2:30
WHY DON'T YOU & I SANTANA 17/ 3:40/F
ALEX BAND (The Calling
LEGAL ID 59:53 (7 seconds silence for jingle) :07
(C)2007-Jones Radio Networks

 

[BRH]

I haven't heard Jones Hot AC in a good while. (Most smaller stations in my area have abandoned satellite formats in favor of local "jukebox" automation now). But I do have a nearby station that has used ABC's Hot AC format for years and I've always thought ABC's format sounded really good. They use "Today's Best Hits" as their positioning statement and have a website at www.todaysbesthits.com.

I've never really cared much for satellite formats, but I actually find myself listening quite a bit to this small suburban-rural station since the market I'm near (Knoxville, TN) currently doesn't have a Hot AC. (We have two Adult Hits stations and an all 80's station that used to be Hot AC.) I'm not sure why someone doesn't fill that big Hot AC hole here. Anyway, the suburban signal I listen to ABC's Hot AC format on is 99.5 WYGO Madisonville, TN. They use the ABC custom jingles and acapella jingles for the drops instead of any recorded dj liners and it sounds much better than the prerecorded dj drops that never seem to be timed right or sound right. Anyway, I just saw this old post and thought I'd mention the ABC format. It's one of the better satellite formats I've heard.