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Z96 vs. Q92

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Now that Q has been on the air for a bit, I figured Z96 would have reacted in some way, but I haven't heard anything different from them. I'm still hearing 3 or 4 recurrents in a row and they still sound "old". To me, Q92 sounds much fresher and current, plus Elvis sounds great in the mornings!

Your thoughts?
 
Z96 is a corp owned station, Q isn't.. I think in this battle, Q will win. Z96 I bet will be switched to Country 96.5 and *** can put 105.5 WFTW-FM

Despite Z's 100KW signal, I think they will drop in the ratings. Country 105.5 can slip down the dial and probably go up a few points in the ratings (they were what, #5?)

Once one leaves 92.1s footprint, they can turn on 104.1 which sounds better then Z and owned by the same company!

Let's see when the summer/fall ratings come out. I'm gonna place my money on Q. Despite the stereo/mono issue (old equipment) they are def. the cat's meow.

Kudos to Q, FLY was a great station and I think audiences will love Q over Z.
(if you notice, Z is now doing HIT MUSIC....NOW also)

-Rob
 
Z96 was actually pretty good in 97' when it debuted into early 2000's. It's when Fly debuted in 05' that Z96 started firing all but 2 of their DJ's and leaning more adult top 40. With all due respects to B. Holmes, Fly 92.1! was a mess after you left. Their direction was all over the place going from legitimate rhythmic to becoming BLX lite and DJ's getting arrested at Night club remotes. Not to mention Fly's playlist was painfully tight even for a chr. I guess the sad thing is that they were just starting to get their act together when Apex came calling and blew them up. As for the new Q92, I like it. I like the more dance leaning playlist and the chicks seem to dig it which I'm guessing is who they are targeting.
 
WABD brings back memories of ABB but not the same. Their signal is stronger here but not sure about the beaches.. The tower being in atmore has it's advantages for FL coverage.

I think ABD will kick 107.3 a new ass in the ratings due to one thing.. signal and music selection.

-Rob
 
Rob-42 said:
WABD brings back memories of ABB but not the same. Their signal is stronger here but not sure about the beaches.. The tower being in atmore has it's advantages for FL coverage.

I think ABD will kick 107.3 a new ass in the ratings due to one thing.. signal and music selection.
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Except...their tower isn't in Atmore.
 
Did we find out what the "D" stood for?? I knew it was Atmore since the KICKS era..

I see this whooping HMN's ass by the fall.. I'm willing to bet this will become 107.3 WFLA (since that's owned by CC and it's a good candidate)

BTW, WABD's HD signal came live again, makes me think if there going to put an hd-2 in the future?

-Rob
 
Gosh, I would hate to see Hit Music Now fail. The music on WABD is not as great compared to Hit Music Now. When it comes to selecting music, usually or from what other several people have posted on Cumulus CHR's, they don't play certain tracks. Right now, they have not played Drake and Rihanna 'Take Care." Why? It's beyond me. HMN plays a good variety of tracks.

WABD has the dj's, not the music. Hit Music Now has the music, not the dj's...well, Matt McCoy is tryin' and I recognize that. If hell breaks loose and nothing encouraging by the ratings (again, how will we see how they are doing) look for 107.3 to fail. I'd bet you 107.3 will fail before 104.1.
 
Rob-42 said:
Did we find out what the "D" stood for?? I knew it was Atmore since the KICKS era..
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I think the consensus is that, besides sounding and looking similar to WABB, it may be a friendly reference to BD — Bernie Dittman.

Rob-42 said:
BTW, WABD's HD signal came live again, makes me think if there going to put an hd-2 in the future?
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I doubt it. None of the other Cumulus stations have HD2s. As good as their HD feeds sound, I wouldn't mind having some more variety to choose from in this market.
 
What good is HMN's signal since it's crap here! What are they trying to serve? Pensacola Beach? They really need to get back to 98KW to kill BD.. Moving their stick there was a bad idea. I wonder how their signal is in Mobile. HATT is important, so is coverage. and this is why ABD will kill HMN, if HMN can get back to 100KW then it's a no brainer. Agreed on the playlist though. It sucks! If the PD's are reading this, how's about adding some variety!
 
Rob-42 said:
What good is HMN's signal since it's crap here! What are they trying to serve? Pensacola Beach? They really need to get back to 98KW to kill BD.. Moving their stick there was a bad idea. I wonder how their signal is in Mobile. HATT is important, so is coverage. and this is why ABD will kill HMN, if HMN can get back to 100KW then it's a no brainer. Agreed on the playlist though. It sucks! If the PD's are reading this, how's about adding some variety!
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Alright, too bad this will NOT happen but If I may: 94.9 KSJ (95KSJ) - Great Country Station 96.1 The Rocket - Put the Rocket on 107.3FM/switch HMN to the 96.1 for a stronger signal, for goodness sake, however, I am EXTREMELY, 100% doubtful that this won't happen because I don't think 96.1 the Rocket will want that unless some major negotiations go through. Lite Mix 99.9 - Revamp the station/name and playlist - it's to bland, Delilah is sooooo OLD SKOOL..heck, I would not mind if it's run by Premium One (like the simulcast feeds cause they're variety of music is actually variety) Name wise - I like Fresh 99.9, 101.5 (TK101) - Good Rock Station. And last but not least - 107.3 HMN - do the same as for 96.1.

Now, will all this work. Probably not because Clear Channel Mobile is lame. And lazy.
Goodnight.
 
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