DC Gets A Dance Station - Pulse 87

[Slinky]

This is the same Pulse 87 that is in NYC. Not sure if it will be a straight simulcast or will have some local voices/mixers as well. If it's like the station in Chicago, it will start in June:

www.marketwire.com/press-release/Mega-Media-Group-Inc-973724.html

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - April 13, 2009) - Mega Media Group, Inc. (OTCBB: MMDA) (www.megamediagroup.com) announced that it has signed a multi-year air lease agreement for the WDCN-LP 87.7 frequency with Signal Above, LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, revenue will be shared between the parties with certain minimum lease fees paid by Mega Media Group, Inc. Pulse87 will start broadcasting on WDCN during the 2nd quarter of 2009 to the Washington, D.C. market.

Commenting on the announcement, Alex Shvarts, CEO, stated, "This is another milestone for the growth and expansion of our Pulse87 brand. Washington, D.C. is the #9 radio market with annual billings in 2008 of $310 million. The diversity of the Washington, D.C. Market will work well for our unique lifestyle music format. We will continue to implement our business plan expansion by signing these revenue sharing agreements. These agreements allow us to enter markets without the upfront capital burden of purchasing frequencies. This strategy allows us to operate at a much lower cost of entry and achieve quicker returns to our bottom line. We continue in talks with other markets for similar opportunities."

[botoxic]

Has anyone checked Pulse DC out - how do they sound so far? Are they simulcasting Pulse NYC, or are they doing their own thing?

[Slinky]

They haven't signed on yet. Should be on by the end of June though.

[shadster]

You sure we're still getting pulse?? So far, still a christian spanish station for now. I've listened to it here an there. SOmtimes there will be a day or even 2 where theres just dead air, but the spanish music comes back. I have my doubts, in this economy, that mega can afford to launch a new station.

Can anyone fix wikipedia??? SoMeOnE put that the station premiered on June 1st. Its June 16th now an its still not here.

[Slinky]

I can't be sure, but remember that Mega's press release said "during the 2nd quarter", which means by June 30th. June 1st was just something us radio geeks guessed because Mega was supposed to sign on other stations on that date (those deals fell through, of course).

I haven't heard anything that says Mega is having trouble financing their deal in DC, so I will assume that they're still aiming for sign-on before June 30th.