RE: WKCD flip

["Keith Fornal" <kfornal@loa.com>]

I'm rather surprised that new owner John Fuller picked this format.  I
doubt he will take a big bite out of WQGN's numbers plus he has the
direct competition from WZMX and WAKX, the southern half of the "Hot
106" simulcast (which Fuller sold to AAA in 1997).  I believe this is
the first time he has purchased an existing station and paid a
surprisingly high price of $3.75 million.  AAA paid $2.05 million for
the station in 7/99 after the original owner/GM/GSM was forged to sell
due to health reasons.

On a related note, does anyone know why the New London's Arbitrons have
been embargoed since 1/01?

Keith Fornal
Treasurer
Dutch Island Lighthouse Society
www.dutchislandlighthouse.org


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
[mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org] On Behalf Of Adam
Rivers
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 11:36 AM
To: Soundoff@topica.com
Cc: Boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
Subject: WKCD flip 

WKCD flipped to another format as R&B/Rhythmic CHR
"Jamn 107.7", making it the fourth tour in recent
years.. it was "CD 107-7" as Smooth Jazz, then
"Channel 107-7" as Hot AC, and "KCD 107-7" as a
watered-down CHR.. I'm guessing that because New
London County has never really responded to WZMX,
which is listenable in all of the county unless there
is tropo, that WKCD might take a bite out of WQGN's
numbers, but I'm guessing that Q-105 will continue its
hold on the market. I listened for an hour last night
and it was very strong here in Chicopee, and all it
sounds like is a CHR without the Avril Lavigne,
Hoobastank, Vanessa Carlton, Michelle Branch.. a lot
of Light R&B that I've heard on Magic 106.7 (Tyrese,
Joe) all of the songs on "Jam'n 107-7" have been heard
by me on WKSS, WKCI, and WXKS at one time. So I
wouldn't call it a rhythmic station- maybe a mix of
R&B and Rhythmic CHR...

Adam Rivers 
Chicopee, MA

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