Nashville gets a third CHR!

[tico]

Music City is no longer just a country town, as WNFN flips from sports to CHR as I106.

This will make for a very interesting battle in Nashville. Also, I106 is owned by Cumulus. Cumulus' CHRs tend lean towards the adult side, so you'll have them going up against the River, which is pretty much straight down the middle, and the Party, which is leaning more rhythmic, according the Nashville-area posters at Radio-info.com.

I106, though, is a little signal-challenged, as it is much weaker than the River. The Party's signal isn't that great either despite being a 100k-watt station, due to them rimshotting Nashville from the west (licensed to Dickson, TN).

[@DiegoMarcondes_]

The River is great! I love this kind of CHR stations!

[Former Board Member]

This won't stay a three-way battle for long. Nashville is a great town, but it's not strong enough to support three CHRs. WRVW isn't going anywhere, so it's going to come down to which of the two weaker-signaled challengers can outlast the other one. In this case - and this is rare, because I tend to dispise the way Cumulus runs their CHRs - I believe WPRT will be the one to go away, probably not before the end of the year, but certainly before the end of Q1 2009.

Oh, and a minor point.... WPRT is actually licensed to Pegram, TN, not Dickson. It was originally licensed to Dickson, though.

[analog]

It is really great..................


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[The Music Man]

Agree with blackberryaddict. By the way, The River is a superb station. One of the best Top 40s in Clear Channel's portfolio.

[tico]

If I106 follows the path of their sister Cumulus CHRs, they could carve out a nice little niche for themselves, given that Nashville doesn't have a hot AC station (or at least one that I know of). If I were one of the powers that be, I would've steered them in that direction as a way to siphon off listeners from the River, WJXA (Mix 92.9) and maybe even Jack FM.