DaveZ35
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Post by DaveZ35 on Oct 5, 2007 7:49:31 GMT -5
CBS Radio Pittsburgh is flipping 93.7 FM back to the B94. The legendary CHR/Top 40 station returns at 5pm today after a week-long Christmas music stunt. B94 originally ran on 93.7 FM from 1981-2004. It was one of the 2004 casualties of Howard Stern. The ratings have been on a steady decline ever since Howard left. Here is the new logo:  Welcome back, B94! I've missed you!!!  |
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Post by circlecircledotdot on Oct 5, 2007 16:54:51 GMT -5
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Post by atlantaboy on Oct 5, 2007 18:45:34 GMT -5
CBS Radio Pittsburgh is flipping 93.7 FM back to the B94. The legendary CHR/Top 40 station returns at 5pm today after a week-long Christmas music stunt. B94 originally ran on 93.7 FM from 1981-2004. It was one of the 2004 casualties of Howard Stern. The ratings have been on a steady decline ever since Howard left. Here is the new logo: Welcome back, B94! I've missed you!!! Yeah WKST has been basically a rhythmic station (since Pittsburgh doesn't have one)...Pittsburgh really needs a mainstream CHR back - I'm thinkin it'll prob. take ratings away from the Pittsburgh HAC station (WZPT I think) which already has mediocre ratings (below 3.0) - I'm not sure a city like Pittsburgh (which is largely blue collar) can support both a mainstream CHR and a Hot AC station with high ratings for both btw isn't it pretty rare to have Howard Stern on a CHR? Thought he was almost exclusively on Rock/Alternative stations |
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Post by tico on Oct 5, 2007 23:10:01 GMT -5
I don't know of any CHRs that had Howard Stern. If I'm not mistaken, he was picked up in Pittsburgh after 93.7 went rock. WBUF Buffalo kept Stern on to the very end, even after switching to Jack.
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Post by Slinky on Oct 6, 2007 3:27:05 GMT -5
There was a CHR/Rhythmic that carried Stern: Kix 106 in Providence (now "Hot 106"). They dropped him quite a bit before he quit though.
Agree with atlantaboy's comments about Pittsburgh not supporting an Adult CHR and a Hot AC. In the 90's, Clear Channel and its predecessors tried a number of Hot AC variations on 96.1. They all failed, mostly because B94 was just too strong with adults. It was only when CC put CHR Kiss-FM on 96.1 that the station finally broke through and beat the B.
Now, the Hot AC Star will have to worry about being squeezed by the new B94 and also a strong Adult Hits competitor, Bob-FM. Considering Star and B94 are both owned by CBS, I think Star's days are numbered. Star is going to have to either change format or go in a very gold-heavy direction.
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Post by DaveZ35 on Oct 6, 2007 19:50:44 GMT -5
With B94 back, I think Star 100.7 should stop playing new music all together. Star should play the Best of the 80s and 90s or flip to a classic rock format. HOT AC is no longer needed in Pittsburgh.
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Post by LordEctar on Oct 7, 2007 16:31:13 GMT -5
SWEET! I hate Kiss FM in Pittsburgh and hope it burns down :)
I am extremely happy that B94 is back -- now I don't have to listen to Star or WVAQ anymore.
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Post by tico on Oct 7, 2007 16:53:37 GMT -5
I take it that B94 has leaned towards the adults over the years. Are they doing so now?
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Post by LordEctar on Oct 7, 2007 17:03:58 GMT -5
I've had it on for awhile today and they played... Plain White Ts "Hey There Delilah", Kayne West "Stronger", Fergie "Big Girls Dont Cry", Green Day "Holiday", Britney "Gimme More", Sean Kingston "Beautiful Girls", Boys Like Girls "Great Escape", T-Pain "Buy You A Drank".... I know there was some Pink and Rhianna but I dont remember which ones.
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Post by atlantaboy on Oct 8, 2007 8:26:35 GMT -5
I take it that B94 has leaned towards the adults over the years. Are they doing so now? They actually haven't leaned Hot AC...they've just had a mainstream playlist for as long as I can remember (as opposed to WKST which has leaned rhythmic and is now almost exclusively rhythmic) |
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Post by Slinky on Oct 8, 2007 11:39:45 GMT -5
Nah, golden eagle boy is correct. B94 leaned Hot AC all through the 90's. It was only after Kiss-FM signed on that they moved younger, which proved to be a fatal mistake.
The new B is slightly adult leaning. Playing the occasional Hot AC track like Pat Monahan, not playing "Crank That" or "Ayo Technology", but they are playing the bigger rap/R&B songs like "Stronger" and "Bartender".
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Post by circlecircledotdot on Oct 16, 2007 4:05:22 GMT -5
I don't know of any CHRs that had Howard Stern. If I'm not mistaken, he was picked up in Pittsburgh after 93.7 went rock. WBUF Buffalo kept Stern on to the very end, even after switching to Jack. You are mistaken. 93.7 BZZ died to MAKE WAY for Howard Stern and 93.7 K-ROCK when Clear Channel's WXDX (The X @ 105.9) dropped Stern. |
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Post by DaveZ35 on Oct 17, 2007 14:46:20 GMT -5
Then K-Rock slowly died when Howard left for satellite radio. In April 2007, K-Rock was flipped to 93.7 The Zone (WTZN-FM) and proved to be one of the biggest FLOPS (I know this is a favorite word around here) in Pittsburgh radio history.
B94 is sounding great so far. I can't wait until an airstaff is announced soon.
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