brad4560
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Dance Music - I eat, sleep, and breathe it!
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Post by brad4560 on Jun 27, 2012 15:14:37 GMT -5
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Marv
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Post by Marv on Jun 27, 2012 16:53:15 GMT -5
Somebody had to do this; WXKS's rating of 8.7 is exceptional for a top 40 station these days, on top of the fact that the format has been red-hot the past few years as several new top 40 stations have been launched nationwide over the past three-plus years.
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Post by golden eagle on Jun 27, 2012 19:28:35 GMT -5
Kiss has had the game to itself for such a long time. It'll be interesting to watch this battle for some time to come.
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brad4560
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Dance Music - I eat, sleep, and breathe it!
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Post by brad4560 on Jun 27, 2012 19:53:45 GMT -5
this is a big big day. Boston is losing two of it's heritage stations (the other being alternative wfnx in about 4 weeks) in less than a month. CBS better have a game plan!!
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Adam (UTR)
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Post by Adam (UTR) on Jun 27, 2012 20:25:08 GMT -5
There haven't been two CHR stations in Boston since WZOU transitioned into Rhythmic Jam'n 94.5 in 1993. I thought the more logical option would be to change Mix 104.1's Hot AC format to a CHR, but this should definitely be interesting.
In addition: CBS Radio has done this before. In 1983, they flipped then WEEI-FM 103.3, an AC station, to CHR Power 103. It only lasted a little over three years before flipping to an album rock station, Q103.
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Marv
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Post by Marv on Jun 27, 2012 22:10:04 GMT -5
This move makes a lot of sense; Hot AC tends to do very well when top 40 is doing very well, and Michael Martin knows top 40 as well as anybody in America, so and Mike Thomas can certainly go after WXKS while leaving WBMX undisturbed.
This battle should be fun to watch, and will undoubtedly get tons of attention nationwide; those ratings for WXKS were just too good for somone not to want a piece of.
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Adam (UTR)
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Post by Adam (UTR) on Jun 28, 2012 11:04:26 GMT -5
I recorded the flip; gonna scope it out if anyone wants to take a listen. Last WODS 103.3 song was "Last Dance" by Donna Summer and first 103.3 Amp Radio song was "Where Have You Been" by Rihanna.
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Adam (UTR)
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#1 on Adam's Top 40: "Break My Heart" by Dua Lipa
Joined: August 2008
Posts: 3,675
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Post by Adam (UTR) on Jun 28, 2012 11:59:53 GMT -5
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Post by golden eagle on Jun 28, 2012 12:17:26 GMT -5
Is it mainstream or does it lean rhythmic? I guess these days, it's almost heard to tell.
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