Re: Albany, N.Y. gets more urban

[nuhuc@juno.com (Rick Kelly)]

On Thu, 24 Dec 1998 17:06:22 -0500 "Gavin B. Burt"
<prospect@email.msn.com> writes:

>Last night, which was Wednesday, December 23, 1998, WPTR (96.3 FM
>Voorheesville, N.Y.) changed formats from hot country to urban 
>contemporary.

>My two cents:  Good move.  WPTR didn't stand a chance against country
>powerhouse WGNA (AM 1460/107.7 FM Albany, N.Y.).  They are thwarted in
>power, as well as the fact that WGNA has almost 26 years under their 
>belt running country.  

That's quite a history of the station.  Are they still owned by Brian
Jackson?  i thought he played a part in the only other station that I
recall ever trying an urban format... in the early '80's, WOKO briefly
went from country to UC.

My history with the format in Albany was that people were afraid to try
it as they feared problems selling it to advertisers.  Any buzz about
that?

Rick Kelly















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