My Fantasy CHR/Rhythmic for Wash. DC

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So, I have always paid attention to the absence of a true Rhythmic in Washington D.C. In the back of my mind, I have always known that their is definitely a need for one.

I know many people that find themselves switching back and forth between 955 PGC and Hot 99.5 (WPGC and WIHT respectively) to get their fix of the rhythmic/pop hits AND the urban hits.

So why let people switch back and forth when they can get their hits all in one station, right? So I have programmed my own "TRUE RHYTHMIC" for DC (because WPGC isnt cutting it, we all know their really a Urban).

This is my plan. While not alienating listeners too much, I will make sure my station is known for always spinning the new music and the hottest jams first. My imaging will also consist of only high-energy speakers, and will definitely have Urban slang to it, but in a joking way to make listeners laugh and remember the imaging. I will also make sure to have a mixture of all kind of jocks, including Latino jocks to represent the growing Latin community in DC. Similar to the diversity of jocks on Hot 97, but not as much of an urban feel, more of a mid-way point.

Also, speeding up my songs will be a necessary evil, to comfort Hot 99.5 listeners and make PGC listeners think that my station is very exciting and energetic. However, my main objective is to target songs that the entire DC market has left out of their playlists, or have neglected to put in Power rotation, i.e. Drop It Low, Watcha Say, Meet Me Halfway, etc.

This is the playlist listeners will hear upon the first week. (As I have learned, the high spin counts are necessary when first signing, so dont frown upon them please )

1 BEYONCE Sweet Dreams 125
2 JAY-Z Empire State Of Mind 122
3 ESTER DEAN Drop It Low 120
4 JASON DERULO Watcha Say 118
5 KESHA Tik Tok 118
6 RIHANNA Hard f/Young Jeezy 74
7 BLACK EYED PEAS Meet Me Halfway 73
8 CHRIS BROWN I Can Transform Ya 70
9 JUSTIN BIEBER One Time 70
10 NEW BOYZ Tie Me Down f/Ray J 68

11 GUCCI MANE Spotlight f/Usher 66
12 KRISTINIA DEBARGE Future Love 65
13 MARIAH CAREY H.A.T.E. U 62
14 50 CENT Baby By Me f/Ne-Yo 58
15 FLO-RIDA Be On You f/Ne-Yo 54
16 TREY SONGZ Say Aah f/Fabolous 52
17 MARIAH CAREY Obsessed 50
18 TREY SONGZ I Invented Sex f/Drake 48
19 JAY-Z/KANYE WEST/RIHANNA Run This Town 47
20 DAVID GUETTA Sexy Chick f/Akon 47

21 PITBULL Hotel Room Service 46
22 ALICIA KEYS Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart 45
23 IYAZ Replay 45
24 USHER Papers 44
25 SNOOP DOGG Gangsta Luv f/The-Dream 43
26 JAY SEAN Down f/Lil Wayne 40
27 BRITNEY SPEARS 3 39
28 LADY GAGA Telephone f/Beyonce 38
29 YOUNG MONEY Bedrock 37
30 OMARION I Get It In f/Gucci Mane 35

31 KERI HILSON Knock You Down 35
32 GUCCI MANE Wasted 35
33 JAY SEAN Do You Remember 34
34 BLACK EYED PEAS Boom Boom Pow 33
35 LETOYA Regret f/Ludacris 32
36 NEW BOYZ Your A Jerk 31
37 RIHANNA Russian Roulette 30
38 T.I. Whatever You Like 28
39 LA LA Radio 26
40 NICKI MINAJ I Get Crazy 25

41 FABOLOUS Throw It In The Bag f/The-Dream 23
42 KERI HILSON Turnin Me On f/Lil Wayne 21
43 DRAKE Best I Ever Had 19
44 CHRIS BROWN With You 19
45 JAICKO Oh Yeah f/Snoop Dogg 17
46 BRITNEY SPEARS Womanizer 15
47 T.I. Whatever You Like 13
48 MARIO Break Up f/Gucci Mane 10
49 JUSTIN BIEBER One Less Lonely Girl 8
50 CASSIE Me & U 7


So of course this is just my draft, after studying charts and looking at want DC listeners want, this is what I have drawn up for this market.

Do you think this playlist would work for Washington D.C.? What are your comments?

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I don't see why it couldn't work.