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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 2, 2006 12:31:57 GMT -5
I just heard I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston on WKTU.
Earlier, I heard Sweet Love by Anita Baker.
KTU has clearly had a format change.
Chris
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 2, 2006 12:34:57 GMT -5
Just played Jumpin' by Destiny's Child.
Now it's Diana Ross' Ain't No Mountain High Enough.
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Oct 2, 2006 21:18:19 GMT -5
On Mediabase, WKTU is listed as a Rhythmic AC now. Will WKTU be removed from the Dance panel on R&R now?
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Post by Ace of Clubs on Oct 2, 2006 22:03:31 GMT -5
There is a new radio station in Va Bch, Va called Energy 106.1 playing similar music. Recurrent dance/rhythmic radio hits. Must be a new format. It seems pretty popular here. I knew there would be a lot of demand for dance music here. Unfortunately, no station plays current dance hits, or even dance remixes of current hits.
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Oct 2, 2006 22:10:48 GMT -5
There is a new radio station in Va Bch, Va called Energy 106.1 playing similar music. Recurrent dance/rhythmic radio hits. Must be a new format. It seems pretty popular here. I knew there would be a lot of demand for dance music here. Unfortunately, no station plays current dance hits, or even dance remixes of current hits. There's also these new "Movin' " stations that have a similar format too. Maybe they'll add some currents and be like the Diva station in Louisiana.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 3, 2006 8:52:37 GMT -5
On Mediabase, WKTU is listed as a Rhythmic AC now. Will WKTU be removed from the Dance panel on R&R now? Yes, probably.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 3, 2006 12:34:56 GMT -5
NY Daily News:
Z ya later - but no longer on WKTU's air By DAVID HINCKLEY DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Jeff Z loves radio, but he's afraid he may have to go somewhere else for a while to work with current music. Z left Friday as the program director of WKTU (103.5 FM), which has lately been shifting away from new songs toward more classic dance material.
That puts it a little closer to the music played by WNEW (102.7 FM), though WKTU still leads its rival in the ratings.
Jeff Z was at WKTU when it launched as a dance station in 1996, and he has been program director for the past four years. "I had a great time at a great station," he says. "It has been very rewarding."
He also thinks the station "will be successful with the moves it's making now. There are very good people here."
But, he says, it's not for him.
"I like new music," he says. "I like to break new records. I like being the first one to play the new Justin Timberlake."
New York radio isn't doing very much of that now, he says.
"Even five years ago, you had six or seven stations that were current-based," he says. "Now you've got three: two R&B stations and Z100."
Nor is New York radio alone in focusing on classic material, which is why he says his next gig isn't likely to be in radio.
"You never close any doors," he says. "But I don't want to go to another station that isn't playing new music. I'd just be doing the same thing at a station that probably couldn't match 'KTU. And I don't want to be pigeonholed as just a dance guy, either. I love dance music, but I love everything from pop to hip hop, too."
The good news, he says, is that "there's still good music out there. There's plenty of very good music being made. It's just harder to find an outlet to expose it."
So he's looking at the music business, and keeping up with the exploding universe of alternative ways that music gets from the artist to the listener.
"Things are changing," he says. "It can be a little scary."
But he looks forward to a challenge, he says, just as it has been a challenge to program WKTU.
"Taking over a job that was held by your best friend is pretty scary in itself," he says, referring to original WKTU program director Frankie Blue. "And it has been challenging the last few months, with the changes."
Tom Poleman, senior vice president for WKTU's parent Clear Channel, says Z will be missed.
"Jeff has been a vital member of the 'KTU team," said Poleman in a memo to the staff. "For close to 11 years, he has poured his full energy and passion into the station. And for that, we'll be forever thankful."
Before he moves into his next job, Z says, he has one other rather important piece of business to attend to. He's getting married Oct. 21 and then will go on his honeymoon.
"I'll take a look at a couple of things this coming week," he says. "But I probably won't resurface until around the middle of November. And at this point, I don't see it being in radio."
Originally published on October 3, 2006
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Oct 5, 2006 4:30:12 GMT -5
Here's their playlist for the last week:
Station Rank Spins Audience lw TW Artist Title TW lw +/- Reach/ Mill 1 1 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Sexyback 35 32 3 2.6205 2 2 SEAN PAUL Temperature 27 27 0 2.1083 5 3 GNARLS BARKLEY Crazy 25 24 1 2.0211 9 4 NELLY FURTADO Promiscuous 24 16 8 1.9226 3 5 SHAKIRA F/WYCLEF JEAN Hips Don't Lie 24 25 -1 1.9782 13 6 NICK LACHEY What's Left Of Me 22 11 11 1.8952 4 7 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD Unwritten 21 24 -3 1.8321 7 8 RIHANNA Unfaithful 18 20 -2 1.4103 8 9 RIHANNA SOS 17 18 -1 1.7967 29 10 NINA SKY Move Ya Body 16 5 11 1.3071 25 11 KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes 15 7 8 1.1682 19 12 KELLY CLARKSON Because Of You 14 8 6 1.4069 6 13 CHRISTINA AGUILERA Ain't No Other Man 13 23 -10 0.5456 10 14 CASCADA Miracle 13 12 1 0.4931 12 15 PUSSYCAT DOLLS Buttons 13 12 1 0.5456 32 16 GWEN STEFANI Hollaback Girl 13 4 9 1.3418 34 17 GWEN STEFANI Rich Girl 13 3 10 1.3407 28 18 BEYONCE Check On It 11 5 6 0.9017 23 19 RIHANNA Pon De Replay 11 8 3 1.1729 27 20 DESTINY'S CHILD Lose My Breath 10 6 4 0.9029 22 21 NE-YO Sexy Love 10 8 2 0.4711 50 22 JOJO Leave (Get Out) 8 1 7 0.7121 21 23 MADONNA Sorry 8 8 0 0.3912 33 24 MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together 7 3 4 1.0698 30 25 PETER LUTS What A Feeling 5 4 1 0.4026 31 26 BOB SINCLAR Rock This Party (Everybody...) 5 4 1 0.331 11 27 SEAN PAUL (When You Gonna) Give It Up... 4 12 -8 0.2314 35 28 EURYTHMICS Sweet Dreams (Remix '05) 3 2 1 0.1986 17 29 PUSSYCAT DOLLS Don't Cha 3 10 -7 0.1986 38 30 BEYONCE F/JAY-Z Deja Vu 2 1 1 0.0799 MMR 24-7 7 Day Station Playlist Clear Channel Communications PD:Rob Miller MD:Bartel PH:201-420-3700 WKTU-FM New York - 103.5 FM (Rhythmic AC) by This Week Spins C&R Home | View Another Station LW: Sep 20 - Sep 26 TW: Sep 27 - Oct 3 Updated: Wed Oct 4 12:23 PM PST Station Rank Spins Audience lw TW Artist Title TW lw +/- Reach/ Mill 42 31 MISSY ELLIOTT Lose Control (f/Ciara) 2 1 1 0.0799 32 JOJO Too Little Too Late 2 0 2 0.204 51 33 LINDSAY LOHAN Rumors 2 1 1 0.0799 52 34 NARCOTIC THRUST I Like It 2 1 1 0.1324 35 SEAN PAUL We Be Burning (Legalize It) 2 0 2 0.0799 36 RUPEE Tempted To Touch 2 0 2 0.0799 63 37 YING YANG TWINS Shake f/Pitbull 2 1 1 0.0799 38 AMUKA Craving 1 0 1 0.0662 39 BLACK EYED PEAS My Humps 1 0 1 0.0662 40 BLACK FRAS Movin' Into Light 1 0 1 0.0662 14 41 MARY J. BLIGE Be Without You 1 10 -9 0.158 18 42 CASCADA Everytime We Touch 1 9 -8 0.0662 43 DEBORAH COX Easy As Life 1 0 1 0.0662 44 JENNA DREY By The Way 1 0 1 0.0662 44 45 EVERMORE It's Too Late 1 1 0 0.1378 20 46 FREEMASONS Love On My Mind (f/Amanda W..) 1 8 -7 0.0662 47 NELLY FURTADO Maneater 1 0 1 0.0137 48 GLOBAL DEEJAYS What A Feeling 1 0 1 0.0662 49 IIO Is It Love 1 0 1 0.0662 53 50 TOM NOVY Your Body 1 1 0 0.0662
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 11, 2006 19:07:45 GMT -5
I hate the new format.
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Post by anthonyc on Oct 12, 2006 22:00:43 GMT -5
Well guess what: (And I knew itd come down to this) KTU has officially removed its so called playlist from the website. Theres no need for it or the station anymore. To think they were doing great this year and bamn!!! a hideous turn around. I would love to complain but they dont even wanna pick up phones there. Looks like z100 is the only better station. Especially for VINTAGE CUTS We know who's doing at least something right!
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Oct 12, 2006 22:07:49 GMT -5
Station Rank Spins Audience lw TW Artist Title TW lw +/- Reach/ Mill 1 1 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Sexyback 32 33 -1 2.3652 3 2 NELLY FURTADO Promiscuous 27 25 2 2.1566 4 3 GNARLS BARKLEY Crazy 24 24 0 2.0992 2 4 SEAN PAUL Temperature 24 26 -2 2.0338 7 5 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD Unwritten 23 21 2 1.8522 6 6 NICK LACHEY What's Left Of Me 23 22 1 2.0201 8 7 RIHANNA Unfaithful 22 19 3 2.094 5 8 SHAKIRA F/WYCLEF JEAN Hips Don't Lie 21 24 -3 1.9573 9 9 RIHANNA SOS 20 18 2 1.7749 10 10 NINA SKY Move Ya Body 19 17 2 1.6489 11 11 KELLY CLARKSON Behind These Hazel Eyes 17 15 2 1.5005 16 12 GWEN STEFANI Rich Girl 16 13 3 1.6513 12 13 CHRISTINA AGUILERA Ain't No Other Man 15 14 1 0.6255 13 14 KELLY CLARKSON Because Of You 15 14 1 1.6567 14 15 PUSSYCAT DOLLS Buttons 15 14 1 0.6971 17 16 CASCADA Miracle 13 12 1 0.6214 24 17 JOJO Leave (Get Out) 13 7 6 1.1975 15 18 GWEN STEFANI Hollaback Girl 13 14 -1 1.1731 19 19 BEYONCE Check On It 11 10 1 0.9691 20 20 DESTINY'S CHILD Lose My Breath 10 10 0 1.0312 21 21 NE-YO Sexy Love 9 9 0 0.529 22 MARIO VAZQUEZ Gallery 9 0 9 0.3858 23 23 MARIAH CAREY We Belong Together 8 7 1 1.136 18 24 RIHANNA Pon De Replay 7 11 -4 0.5288 25 25 PETER LUTS What A Feeling 4 5 -1 0.2648 42 26 CASSIE Me & U 3 1 2 0.1986 45 27 EVERMORE It's Too Late 3 1 2 0.1461 26 28 SEAN PAUL (When You Gonna) Give It Up... 3 5 -2 0.1652 60 29 BOB SINCLAR World Hold On (Children Of...) 3 1 2 0.1461 63 30 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE My Love (f/T.I.) 3 1 2 0.1986 32 31 MISSY ELLIOTT Lose Control (f/Ciara) 2 2 0 0.0274 37 32 RUPEE Tempted To Touch 2 2 0 0.0799 27 33 BOB SINCLAR Rock This Party (Everybody...) 2 4 -2 0.1324 34 AKON Smack That (f/Eminem) 1 0 1 0.0662 41 35 CASCADA Everytime We Touch 1 1 0 0.158 36 CIARA 1,2 Step (f/Missy Elliott) 1 0 1 0.0662 37 D.H.T. Listen To Your Heart 1 0 1 0.158 38 D.O.N.S Pump Up The Jam f/Technotronic 1 0 1 0.0662 28 39 EURYTHMICS Sweet Dreams (Remix '05) 1 3 -2 0.0662 40 FEDDE LE GRAND Put Your Hands Up For Detroit 1 0 1 0.0137 41 FERGIE London Bridge (Oh Snap) 1 0 1 0.0662 42 DAVID GUETTA VS THE EGG Love Don't Let Me Go... 1 0 1 0.0137 43 CHRIS LAKE Changes (f/ Laura V) 1 0 1 0.0137 34 44 LINDSAY LOHAN Rumors 1 2 -1 0.0137 45 JENNIFER LOPEZ Get Right 1 0 1 0.0662 22 46 MADONNA Sorry 1 8 -7 0.0662 51 47 PAUL OAKENFOLD Amsterdam 1 1 0 0.0137 52 48 PAUL OAKENFOLD Faster Kill Pussycat f/Brittan 1 1 0 0.0137 53 49 PAUL OAKENFOLD Vulnerable (f/ Bad Apples) 1 1 0 0.0137 50 JEANNIE ORTEGA Crowded (f/Papoose) 1 0 1 0.0662
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Post by btwnymoeu86 on Oct 12, 2006 23:17:10 GMT -5
KTU is a shame to the dance music world, and though I haven't listened to KTU in a long time, if they dare still call themselves "The Dance Leader" hah, yea, ok... you can guess where I'm going with that.
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Oct 12, 2006 23:22:48 GMT -5
KTU is a shame to the dance music world, and though I haven't listened to KTU in a long time, if they dare still call themselves "The Dance Leader" hah, yea, ok... you can guess where I'm going with that. I think it is safe to say that KNGY in SF is the new "big" dance station in the U.S. now.
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Post by reception on Nov 10, 2006 18:31:03 GMT -5
All Access Net News For Monday, November 6, 2006 Last Update: Mon, November 06, 2006 2:07 PM (PT)
Valerie Palma And 'KTU Part Ways CLEAR CHANNEL Top 40/Rhythmic WKTU/NEW YORK Production Dir. and nine-year station vet VALERIE PALMA exited today due to budget cuts.
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Post by btwnymoeu86 on Nov 11, 2006 17:24:29 GMT -5
KTU is stick-a-fork-in-it DONE!~!
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Post by btwnymoeu86 on Nov 12, 2006 2:49:24 GMT -5
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Nov 12, 2006 2:59:53 GMT -5
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Post by latincaz on Nov 14, 2006 23:49:58 GMT -5
i just want to say that i agree with alot of you guys about ktu. they had completely changed its format. Especially Friday and Saturday nights. they took the friday dance factory including liquid todd and roger sanchez release yourself mix show. and eliminated the saturday night dance factory. no more levels of music any more instead u will have either the riddler or johnny budz mixing for a few hrs and then back to boring music. i thought i was buggin out when i heard marc anthony at 135 am. Ktu messed up. they want to be just like mix 102.7. like i always said before there was no other station that came close in radio history but HOT 103/97 wqht new york. Between 1987-1993
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Post by reception on Nov 15, 2006 18:29:19 GMT -5
All Access Net News: CLEAR CHANNEL Top 40 WKCI (KC101.3)/NEW HAVEN, CT MD/afternoon ace JAGGER segues to sister WKTU/NEW YORK for the 7p-midnight shift, starting this MONDAY (11/20).
KTU PD ROB MILLER said, “From the moment I heard JAGGER on the air a year ago, I knew he had all the goods. He is an energetic personality who has great interaction with his listeners and is constantly having fun on-air! JAGGER is going to be an awesome addition to KTU's stellar on-air team in the greatest city in the world, NEW YORK.”
In addition to his KC101.3 duties, JAGGER has also been a weekend air personality at WHTZ (Z100)/NEW YORK since NOVEMBER 2004. He began his career at WHOT/YOUNGSTOWN in 1991 and previously held on-air and programming positions at KZHT/SALT LAKE CITY, WNOU/INDIANAPOLIS, WYOK/MOBILE, WEDA/BIRMINGHAM and other fine stations. In NOVEMBER 2002, he was also the featured voice on the MTV series “FM Nation.”
JAGGER adds, "It's a thrill to join the all-star team at 103.5 KTU and CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO NEW YORK! My special thanks to both [SVP/Programming & Marketing for CCNY] TOM POLEMAN and ROB MILLER for bringing me on board!"
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Post by anthonyc on Nov 15, 2006 19:12:06 GMT -5
HAHA this is funny. Doubt its gonna do this station good tho (if you want to call it a station)
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Nov 17, 2006 21:13:52 GMT -5
Today was Vic Latino's last day. It's truly the end of an era.
I read on DJRicoMixshow that the WKTU official MySpace will be taken down very soon too. Could this mean that WKTU could be completely flipping?
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Post by reception on Jan 8, 2008 19:02:02 GMT -5
All Access Net News For Monday, January 7, 2008 Last Update: Mon, January 07, 2008 12:06 PM (PT)
Paul 'Cubby' Bryant Named New WKTU Morning Host CLEAR CHANNEL Top 40/Rhythmic WKTU/NEW YORK has hired PAUL "CUBBY" BRYANT as its new morning host. The new 'KTU Morning Show debuts MONDAY, JANUARY 14th, and will air weekdays from 6-10a. CUBBY will be joined by CINDY VERO with news, traffic and entertainment reports. The announcement was made today by SVP/Programming TOM POLEMAN and WKTU PD ROB MILLER.
POLEMAN stated, "CUBBY is a well-established and loved N.Y. personality. He's perfect for this. He knows how to connect with listeners, while keeping the music going. His extensive radio experience doing afternoons at Z100, paired with his experience in mornings with WHOOPI, makes him the ideal choice."
MILLER added, "I've been a fan of CUBBY's for years. His unique, fun-loving personality and incredible ability to bond with his audience has always made him a listener favorite. I'm thrilled to give CUBBY the opportunity to once again work his magic on his own show ... he's going to shine in mornings at KTU!"
BRYANT said, "Working with WHOOPI for the last year-and-a-half has been amazing. The folks at PREMIERE have been great to me and I am sure that 'Wake up with WHOOPI'will continue to do fantastic things in 2008. CINDY and I have been friends for a long time ,and I’m so excited that we’ll finally get to realize our dream by doing a morning show on KTU together. I am beyond excited to work closely with ROB WILLIAMS (N.Y. Market Manager), ROB MILLER and, of course, TOM POLEMAN, who I have worked with since 1991."
Regarding a new co-host for WHOOPI, a PREMIERE representative told ALL ACCESS, "We're exploring options for a potential new co-host, and look forward to continuing to syndicate 'Wake Up With WHOOPI'."
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Post by btwnymoeu86 on Jan 17, 2008 2:01:27 GMT -5
I think it's sad that you hear just as many dance songs and remixes on Z100 as you do on KTU, with the exception of U+Ur Hand (which they shockingly play the BJ version of) - Other then that, and 90's dance which hearing the same songs day in and day out is getting old already, what is KTU thinking? Even Z100 plays Christina's Hurt every so often the JP mix, or Britney's Everytime (some remix of it) plus I would stretch to say that Britney's Piece of Me and Miley Cyrus can be considered dancier then half the stuff on KTU. I listen to CD's all the time now, but when I have radio on, Z100 is my first preset, PLJ is second, and now KTU is 3rd. It used to be #1 two years ago. Maybe KTU won't even be a preset of mine a few years from now lol. :(
PS, Party105 in Suffolk is spreading. It's going to broadcast in Nassau as well on 101.5... I messaged Party105, and they said that it's going to take until Jan 18th to come in more clearly in Nassau. Progress!
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Post by reception on Jan 18, 2008 6:30:19 GMT -5
I think it's sad that you hear just as many dance songs and remixes on Z100 as you do on KTU, with the exception of U+Ur Hand (which they shockingly play the BJ version of) - Other then that, and 90's dance which hearing the same songs day in and day out is getting old already, what is KTU thinking? Even Z100 plays Christina's Hurt every so often the JP mix, or Britney's Everytime (some remix of it) plus I would stretch to say that Britney's Piece of Me and Miley Cyrus can be considered dancier then half the stuff on KTU. It seems like Z100 and KTU are feeding on each other. Shame on Crap Channel!
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Post by pubescentmonster on Jan 19, 2008 9:36:43 GMT -5
so is KTU still considered a "dance" station? WTF is it exactly now!?
The best station for me is C89 Seattle! I would have said San Francisco but that station plays way to much madonna and old late 80's dance songs for my taste.
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Post by pubescentmonster on Jan 19, 2008 9:37:08 GMT -5
oh yeah what are the Rico boards? and what happened to dance us radio board is it still around?
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Jan 19, 2008 13:03:37 GMT -5
oh yeah what are the Rico boards? and what happened to dance us radio board is it still around? Rico boards=DJRicoMixshow www.djricomixshow.com/forum/index.phpI remember that US Dance Radio site too. Let me find out.
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