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Post by threedollafoaholla on Jan 11, 2008 23:38:13 GMT -5
CHR/Pop WWWQ (Q100) has taken over Alternative WNNX (99X)/ Atlanta's frequency. The 100.5 and 99.7 frequencies will be a simulcast of Q100 (brand name will remain the same) programming until 1/21/08, when a new format will debut on 100.5. Sad day for Alternative fans..
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Post by tico on Jan 13, 2008 17:10:05 GMT -5
I'm not really that surprised that 99X is gone. A once heritage alternative station really went down the tubes in recent years. There aren't that many heritage alternative stations left after 99X, 91X San Diego, 89X Windsor/Detroit and Q101 Chicago. But for Atlanta, CHR returns to 99.7 over 15 years after the change to 99X. We're really going to see the battle between Q100 and Star 94 heat up since both stations will now have equally powerful signals.
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Post by atlantaboy on Jan 17, 2008 18:53:40 GMT -5
CHR/Pop WWWQ (Q100) has taken over Alternative WNNX (99X)/ Atlanta's frequency. The 100.5 and 99.7 frequencies will be a simulcast of Q100 (brand name will remain the same) programming until 1/21/08, when a new format will debut on 100.5. Sad day for Alternative fans.. ??? Wait...really confused...99X is still on the air (as of today anyway and it's 1/16/08 - do you mean that starting on 1/21/08 99.7 will simulcast Q100? Or do you mean that Q100 is switching frequencies to 99.7, and something else is bein started on 100.5? Anyhow, 99.7 has a much stronger signal than 100.5, so that should boost Q100's ratings big time 99X has been playin almost identical music to our Triple A (92.9 Dave-FM), which has pretty much leaned both heritage Alternative and Hot AC, and beaten 99X in ratings - so not surprised if it's goin under - we had two stations constantly playin "Hard Sun", and three (including Star 94) constantly playin "Shadow Of The Day" |
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Post by atlantaboy on Jan 17, 2008 19:10:41 GMT -5
^Just checked online...it's def. happening but the simulcast is beginning on Jan. 21 (that's when 99X goes off the air) and then Q100 is movin exclusively to 99.7 on Jan. 25
IMO this is def. gonna move WZGC (Triple A) in a light-Alternative direction, and completely away from Classic Rock - it's actually almost Modern AC now, but keeping currents in lower rotation (20-30x a week)
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jan 23, 2008 12:12:12 GMT -5
The simulcast this week is ONLY for The Bert Show.
As of 1/25/08, Q100 will take over 99.7 completely.
I think Q100 will blow Star 94 (snore 94) out of the water....
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Post by threedollafoaholla on Jan 23, 2008 18:02:41 GMT -5
The simulcast this week is ONLY for The Bert Show. As of 1/25/08, Q100 will take over 99.7 completely. I think Q100 will blow Star 94 (snore 94) out of the water.... Really? I think Star 94 is the better station. Better personalities, better music selection (for my personal tastes, at least), and better imaging. |
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Post by atlantaboy on Jan 23, 2008 18:07:55 GMT -5
The simulcast this week is ONLY for The Bert Show. As of 1/25/08, Q100 will take over 99.7 completely. I think Q100 will blow Star 94 (snore 94) out of the water.... Their playlists actually aren't that different...they both basically lean Hot AC...Q100 seems to get on new songs earlier (like Whatever It Takes, These Hard Times, etc.), and doesn't have the annoying habit Star 94 has of keepin songs in heavy rotation for months after they've gone recurrent (i. e. Rockstar, Big Girls Don't Cry, What Goes Around Comes Around, etc.) Star 94 plays most of its new music at night, while Q100 sneaks it in whenever they want durind the day, which IMO makes Q100 much more exciting. And Q100 doesn't leave out current rap completely like Star 94 does, although they def. still keep urban/rap to a minimum (mostly late night and overnight) Q100 seems like it'll be a more exciting Hot AC-leaning CHR than Star 94 is, just cause they have a much "looser" playlist - I'm def. lookin forward to this Sat. when I can finally pick up Q100 clearly from home (not just drivin to work) Star 94 has a really loyal, well-established fan base though, and seems to have a much more popular morning show...they also have a more "organized" music selection, basically adding all pop/rock CHR hits just as they enter the Top 40 on Mediabase...Q100 still randomly leaves out songs like Into The Night and Shadow Of The Day |
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Post by atlantaboy on Jan 23, 2008 18:13:32 GMT -5
The simulcast this week is ONLY for The Bert Show. As of 1/25/08, Q100 will take over 99.7 completely. I think Q100 will blow Star 94 (snore 94) out of the water.... Really? I think Star 94 is the better station. Better personalities, better music selection (for my personal tastes, at least), and better imaging. Star 94 def. has the better personality thing goin for them (which I think helps them a lot)...they do have a really tight playlist though durin the daytime hours which can get kinda monotonous - it's like they leave out rap, and instead hold on to major pop/rock hits forever...I can't believe people want to hear Rockstar and Big Girls Don't Cry for eight months straight in power rotation (it seems) |
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Post by JCMF3 on Jan 28, 2008 10:13:43 GMT -5
I think Q100 will blow Star 94 (snore 94) out of the water.... They haven't thus far - Star 94 is the #1 audience getter in the Atlanta pop market and has been that way for the past 3 years. Q100 has more annoying personalities, particularly their night host Adam "Bomb". Coupled with the fact that Star 94 has a great drive home program (Cindy & Ray) as well as being the home for AT40, Q100 will still remain in second place. |
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Post by EvanJ on Jan 28, 2008 10:37:42 GMT -5
Over the last five seasons WSTR's average 12+ rating is 22.5 percent higher than WWWQ's average 12+ rating. Therefore if the signal increase allows 25 percent more people to hear WWWQ and those people like WWWQ as much as the people who could hear it before the signal increase should result in about equal ratings for both stations without even taking into account some of the new listeners to WWWQ listening to WSTR less. Other than stating what station has American Top 40, JCMF3's argument seems to be based on his opinion which may or may not be shared by other people in the market. Considering Alternative WNNX was trailing Active Rock WKLS by more than WWWQ trails WSTR, WWWQ moving frequencies is no guarantee they will beat WSTR. While not great, WWWQ's ratings are consistently significantly higher than WNNX's to the point where Cumulus apparently decided WWWQ had earned a better signal.
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Post by atlantaboy on Jan 28, 2008 16:58:06 GMT -5
^Yeah I was wonderin about that cause in the last Arbitron rating release, Q100 had a 2.3 share, and 99X had a 1.7 share (only 0.6 point difference between them)
Been noticin that Dave-FM (WZGC - Triple A) is tryin to "eat up" former 99X listeners...they have a running "welcome to Dave-FM" promo before they play unplugged STP, Nirvana, etc. - IMO this whole thing might help WZGC even more than it helps Q100
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Post by Matt4319 on Feb 1, 2008 20:09:21 GMT -5
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Post by atlantaboy on Apr 8, 2008 13:41:55 GMT -5
Just looked at the new ATL ratings, and looks like Cumulus LOST $$$ in this transition (at least for now)...
Q100 held at the same 2.4 rating under its new frequency, while the new WNNX (Rock station) only has a rating of 1.1, which is at last 0.5 points lower than the old Alternative 99X...Hmmm...
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Post by Slinky on May 4, 2008 23:35:53 GMT -5
Q100 will still remain in second place. Not according to the latest ratings. On the new signal, Q's beating Star... only by 0.1, but this is significant because it's the first time it's happened. |
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Post by atlantaboy on May 5, 2008 15:05:25 GMT -5
Q100 will still remain in second place. Not according to the latest ratings. On the new signal, Q's beating Star... only by 0.1, but this is significant because it's the first time it's happened. Yeah I've noticed some programming changes too...Q100 (even in the afternoon) will play Whatever It Takes by Lifehouse, followed by Slide by the Goo Goo Dolls, followed by Feels Like Tonight by Daughtry Meanwhile, Star 94 finally added Low, and now plays it quite a bit (have to check on the actual plays...but seems like a lot) throughout the day - def. more than Q100 ever did, but they're also one of the only CHRs in the country to have Say by John Mayer in heavy rotation Seems like they're both fightin for the same "adult-leaning CHR" audience... |
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Post by JCMF3 on May 10, 2008 9:23:08 GMT -5
Q100 will still remain in second place. Not according to the latest ratings. On the new signal, Q's beating Star... only by 0.1, but this is significant because it's the first time it's happened. Hmm, well the average audience according to Mediabase is still MUCH higher for Star 94 over Q100. So I don't know if that will change soon or not. Star 94 also screwed themselves over by ditching Steve and Vicky in the morning and replacing it with The Morning Mess, which is exactly what it is - a MESS! The show is juvenile and completely ridiculous. Half of the stuff is not even funny. |
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Post by atlantaboy on May 10, 2008 10:20:39 GMT -5
^Lol I actually really like The Morning Mess...but def. agree it was a bad move cause when WSB gets Steve and Vicki in July, WSTR's prob. gonna lose a significant number of "dedicated" Steve & Vicki fans to WSB (durin the mornin hours), which might put them farther behind Q100
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Post by atlantaboy on Sept 30, 2008 15:13:22 GMT -5
^Yeah weird thing is Q100 has its own "homemade" countdown, but it includes songs like Shake It which the station doesn't even play...kinda weird lol
And yeah...Q100 really bites for new music - think I've heard Bent by Matchbox 20 more times on that station than most songs currently in the CHR Top 40
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