NORTHCOAST
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Post by NORTHCOAST on Feb 3, 2009 12:35:22 GMT -5
I mentioned to a friend that Triple A was adding a song and she asked me what the difference was between Triple A and the Hot AC channel she listens to. I wasn't quite sure what the best answer was. I couldn't even explain the name Triple A. Any input?
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atlantaboy
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Post by atlantaboy on Feb 3, 2009 16:03:15 GMT -5
^IMO formats are really different right now (and basically I think have been since the late 90s)...Hot AC is basically CHR aimed solely at adult listeners, so it's still def. a "pop" format - Triple A originated as an "Album Rock" format, kind of a spinoff of 80s AOR aimed solely at adults (esp. adults that were really involved in music, and that didn't like pop-station type repetition and formula-sound)
In the 2000s IMO Triple A has really been a rock-based format (kind of a mellower version of Alternative), while Hot AC has def. continued to be a pop (CHR)-based format...and Triple A only seems to do well in cities with a "musically well-educated" demographic (esp. a liberal demographic)
Both def. focus exclusively on adult listeners though...
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Post by galvanize on Feb 3, 2009 17:14:05 GMT -5
I still don't get the point of CHR/Rhythmic radio though. :(
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atlantaboy
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Post by atlantaboy on Feb 4, 2009 15:34:09 GMT -5
I still don't get the point of CHR/Rhythmic radio though. :( (In general) caters to working class whites, teens, and Hispanic/Asian population |
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