CHR/Pop And CHR/Mainstream Format Name

[EvanJ]

Here's a conversion I had on radio-info:
www.radio-info.com/mods/board.php?Post=136417&Board=rchr
An employee of CHR-Pop WYOK posts about it in the CHR/Rhythmic forum.
www.radio-info.com/mods/board.php?Post=137258&Board=rchr
I say "WYOK is a CHR-Pop station."
www.radio-info.com/mods/board.php?Post=137818&Board=rchr
He or she says "Correction: CHR/Mainstream... which, these days, is largely Rhythmic based.

12 of our top 20 spins are Rhythmic titles."
www.radio-info.com/mods/board.php?Post=137853&Board=rchr
I say "I've never heard of CHR/Pop and CHR/Mainstream as separate formats. Like it or not, WYOK is on the CHR/Pop panel on Radio and Records and the radio station ratings, neither of which recognizes a format CHR/Mainstream. On www.bdsonline.com you aren't on the Top 40 Mainstream or Top 40 Rhythmic panel. Like it or not, you have no way of preventing people from calling you a CHR-Pop station. Like it or not, WYOK is on the same R&R/Mediabase panel as this station www.mmr247.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/stations.asp?c_let=WNTQ-FM"
WNTQ, WAYV, and WSTR are CHR-Pop stations that play mostly music that could be played on Hot AC.
Does anybody consider CHR/Pop and CHR/Mainstream to be different formats?
WYOK still plays enough rock that there is no question that they are a CHR-Pop station.

[Matt4319]

I thought CHR was mainstream? ???

Good ol' Hot 104...

[reception]

No, CHR/Pop and CHR/Mainstream are not different formats.

[mst3k]

Heck, just look at the "Format" sidebar on the radio-info.com boards...

Adult Contemporary
Alternative
CHR/Pop
CHR/Rhythmic
College Radio
Country
Dance
Hot/Modern AC
News/Talk
Non-Commercial
Oldies
Religious
Rock/Classic Rock
Smooth Jazz
Soft AC/Standards
Spanish
Sports
Urban/Urban AC

Even they don't recognize a "CHR/Mainstream" format. Unless it's a brand-new name to describe stations that overplay their top five songs to death.

Mediabase's "CHR/Pop" is basically equivalent to BDS's "Top 40 Mainstream", format-wise.

[EvanJ]

Well I read that it was an exception for the new WCPP to call themselves "Cool Pop" that most CHR-Pop stations don't call themselves "pop" on the air. I guess the WYOK guy feels that way.
On radio-info I also corrected the false information posted that "Baby I Love U!" went recurrent and the remix is charting. It has only charted as one song that never went recurrent.

[Slinky]

It might not be worth it to argue with the guy, but you're obviously right.  CHR/Pop, CHR/Mainstream, Mainstream Top 40 are all the same format.  Even just saying "CHR" or "Top 40", its assumed that you mean "CHR/Pop".  It doesn't matter how much of a station's playlist is actually considered "pop".  If a station is playing mostly hits from the CHR/Pop chart, it's a "Pop" station.