AMP 92.3 switches to ALT 92.3 Alternative!

[Verisimilitude]

AMP DEFINITELY GOING ALT

As we rumored Thursday, AMP (WBMP-FM) New York is flipping to Alternative in tandem with the closing of the CBS/Entercom merger. This marks alternative rock's first appearance at radio in the largest media market in the country since 2011. Say hello to ALT 92.3 FM, New York’s New Alternative.

The station is celebrating its launch with 10k commercial-free songs in a row, starting at 10am ET today. Listeners outside of N.Y. can listen online here.

“In a city where alternative music is a way of life, we are thrilled to finally fill the void in radio in New York City,” said Entercom President of Programming Pat Paxton. “With the launch of ALT 92.3, we will cater to the passionate/core audience who have helped define the genre for decades—and we couldn’t be more excited to turn up the volume.”

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[Green Baron]

ALTERNATIVE IS BACK IN NEW YORK BABY! WOO HOO!

[Green Baron]

Also this is the same frequency as KRock 92.3 that I always rave about, except that used to be HD radio only and now I can’t find any traces of KRock on the online carrier so maybe it’s the same station under a different name, that would be awesome cuz of their rarities

[Verisimilitude]

After a six-year void, alternative rock radio is back on New York City airwaves. The switch was flipped this morning on contemporary hits station 92.3 AMP Radio to become ALT 92.3 FM following the completion of a mega-merger between CBS Radio and Entercom Communications.

ALT 92.3 is NYC's first new alt-rock station since 101.9 RXP flipped formats to all news in the summer of 2011. (Note: during an ownership change, 101.9 flipped back to modern rock for three months in 2012 as a placeholder before switching to news again, as WFAN-FM.) The new station, which says it will be an "an expertly curated playlist with local, informed discovery," is celebrating its launch by playing 10,000 songs in a row without commercial interruptions. The station offers a stream on its website for those outside the market.

The station's first block of songs: Foo Fighters' "My Hero," followed by 30 Seconds to Mars' "Walk on Water," MGMT's "Kids," Vance Joy's "Lay It On Me" and -- finally! -- Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

"In a city where alternative music is a way of life, we are thrilled to finally fill the void in radio in New York City," said Pat Paxton, Entercom’s President of Programming. "With the launch of ALT 92.3, we will cater to the passionate / core audience who have helped define the genre for decades -- and we couldn’t be more excited to turn up the volume."

www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/8039284/let-there-be-alt-rock-alternative-returns-to-nyc

[Walking Contradiction]

New York has an Alternative station again, as WBMP flips to Alt 92.3. The change from CHR happened immediately after the ownership change from CBS to Entercom.

Didn't take me long to be subjected to AJR and Judah & The Lion. I think I'll be expressing a lot more of the frustration other posters have with the format now. Perhaps I'll also finally get sick of "Feel It Still" (though I haven't actually heard them play it yet). But all general gripes with the format aside, I'm still happy to have it back on the dial. :)

[roadrunner]

I'll have to tune them in tomorrow morning in the car. Can't get them in the house unless I listen online.

[friday]

I can't believe this flew under my radar for over a week. I've been frustrated for five years that New York was without an alternative station. This might be the best news I've heard in what's been an increasingly shitty year. Unfortunately, my boss made me give up my radio at work, so I won't be able to listen as much as I'd like, but at least when I do listen I'll have another option besides Spotify and KNDD's mobile app.