seeking an unbiased opinion about country music radio

[Larry Weil]

I guess this is kinda the same as the smooth jazz vs real jazz people.

Larry Weil
Lake Wobegone, NH

Sent from my iPhone, so please excuse the brevity.

On Aug 9, 2013, at 5:19 PM, Paul Currier <pbencurrier@hotmail.com> wrote:

> It ain't Country!
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> Surprisingly my daughter has been listening to it for a while. I'm sure she still has nightmares about my love for Hillbilly at Harvard.
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> Paul
> Sandwich
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> On 8/7/2013 2:45 PM, Donna Halper wrote:
>> I am cross-posting this to several lists, to get a number of opinions. As many of you know, a country radio station just reached #1 in the Boston ratings.  Historically, the country format did absolutely nothing here, and many stations that tried the format died. I consulted the first successful country station, circa 1993-1994 (WCLB-- today WKLB) but it too struggled to gain anything more than a niche audience.  So, what has changed in the past decade or so-- is it how country is rated by PPM, have audiences for country expanded, or something else? What is going on that would take country to #1 in Boston?  (Note:  I am in no way questioning the power of country music. It's not my music of choice, but as a consultant, I grew to appreciate some of the artists and I really was impressed by the loyalty of the fans.)
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