Re: WNEW changes again...

["Dan Strassberg" <dan.strassberg@att.net>]

I believe that 660 is the highest billing station among Infinity's three New
York City 50 kw AMs. (Does Infinity still own 1480 in New York? The
programming is now in Korean, but the station could be LMAed to the Korean
programmer.) 1010 is the second highest biller and 880 is third, but all
three are highly successful. Mel would not risk tampering with that kind of
success. If you need proof, look at Philadelphia, where 1060 is the highest
biller in the market despite a directional pattern that prevents it from
covering central New Jersey, where a Philly all-news station could be
expected to pull substantial numbers. Meanwhile 1210, whose 50-kW
nondirectional signal is the best on AM in the market, has been floundering
for more than 10 years, having tried several talk and sport-talk formats.
Many people have suggested that 1060 and 1210 flip formats, but the market
has learned to tune to 1060 for news and Mel won't risk such a flip. Can you
blame him?

--
Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net
eFax 707-215-6367

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Hopfgarten <paul@03038.com>
To: Matthew Osborne <mattosborne1976@yahoo.com>; Kevin Vahey
<kvahey@tmail.com>; <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 10:55 AM
Subject: RE: WNEW changes again...


> While I realize it's going back a ways and it was AM, but how successful
was
> WHN 1050 with Country (and if it coinsided with their Mets broadcasts,
maybe
> that skewed the results).
>
> Maybe get Country on an AM signal (Whichever of 660,880 and 1010 is LEAST
> sucessful) and move the format replaced to 102.7) They're all Infin,
right?
>
> Paul Hopfgarten
> East Derry NH 03041
> paul@03038.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> > [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Matthew
> > Osborne
> > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 8:52 PM
> > To: Kevin Vahey; boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> > Subject: Re: WNEW changes again...
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:13:02 Kevin Vahey
> > <kvahey@tmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Blink was god awful
> > >
> > > Why Infinity doesn't flip to country atounds me,
> > > they would become a top
> > > 10 signal in one book. Never #1 but a nice solid and
> > > loyal audience.
> >
> >     Although I only actually got to listen to Blink a
> > couple times (I live outisde of their listening area),
> > I was never impressed with what I did hear, and the
> > whole format they were trying seemed to be a total
> > sham.
> >     I've said this before and I'll say it again -- I'm
> > not sure how good a move country would be for 102.7
> > In light of their Blink ratings, it would likely be an
> > improvement, but I don't think a country station in
> > NYC will ever pull decent ratings, and nowhere near
> > top 10 ratings.  The demographics in the NY
> > metropolitan area, to the best of my knowledge, just
> > aren't right for country to really succeed.  And also
> > remember that the most recent 2 attempts at country
> > radio in NYC were failures (WYNY on 103.5, and then
> > the Y-107 multicast).  Now each of those stories have
> > their own unique circumstances as to why they failed,
> > but even when 103.5 was still playing country, I don't
> > think they ever had a book where they rated in the top
> > 10; I seem to recall that they always used to be near
> > the bottom.
> >
> >                             Matt Osborne
> >                             Poughkeepsie, NY
> >
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