103.5 Kiss Fm-- Changing Formats

FORMAT WILL EXIST SOMEWHERE ELSE.
>
> >> And then WKSC started playing Selina in the middays
> last
> > year. That was another warning. >>
> >
> > Jeremy,
> >
> > She tests good for Hispanics.
>
> Selena has not tested well for several years among
> Hispanics, except for her cumbia (Mexican tropical) songs
>

Re: domain names

> www.mega1035.com is owned by Armando Rivera (Street Hits)
> and has been for a few years.
>
> Didn't he have ties to 103.5 for a time?
>
> Maybe that's where this is from.

Mega1035.com could have been the website for WMGE "Mega 103.5", AMFM's "Jammin' Oldies" outlet in Miami. I know this station's main domain was megamiami.com (which now redirects to Miami's new WMGE, Mega 94.9), but you'd think that they would have used mega1035.com to redirect listeners. These days, the Miami station is hip-hop "103.5 The Beat" WMIB.

how did I know that David would have to chime in on this

Re: 103.5 Kiss Fm-- Changing Formats... Interesting.

> *IF* this is true, this would be a good way for CC to really
> compete with B (and really clean their clock out if done
> right) also sending 103.1 back to decide their next format
> move. Unless they can all be happy 6 months later with where
> the cards and numbers fall.

103.1 has had only one format, pop, since it went on as an HBC-Univsion stattion. Spanish pop has shifted into almost 100% reggaetón, and there is essentially no other kind of pop being programmed.
>

> > > Maybe "Mega" would be a take off of the new "Hog"
> > > format...that has really taken off in Milwaukee.
> >
> > The Clear Channel "Mega" format is a mix of Reggaeton,
> > Spanish Hip-Hop & pop hits.
>
> In Houston, today, Mega is 85% reggaetón and 15% Hip Hop in
> English, with no Spanish pop. They seem to be flusing the
> Spanish pop, given the success of the Latino 96.3 format in
> LA, which has never played any Spanish pop at all.
> >
>

Guess they'd have to flip the HD-2 "Kisspanic" format before it launches!

Re: 103.5 Kiss Fm-- Changing Formats... Interesting.

> > *IF* this is true, this would be a good way for CC to
> really
> > compete with B (and really clean their clock out if done
> > right) also sending 103.1 back to decide their next format
>
> > move. Unless they can all be happy 6 months later with
> where
> > the cards and numbers fall.
>
> 103.1 has had only one format, pop, since it went on as an
> HBC-Univsion stattion. Spanish pop has shifted into almost
> 100% reggaetón, and there is essentially no other kind of
> pop being programmed.

True, but the change from "pop" to reggaeton did result in a branding change in which the station was given a new name. So would WPPN's flip to an AC/oldies mix classify as a format change, or do you see the change at 103.1 as more like WOJO "Estereomex" becoming "Que Buena"?

What would be ironic here is that this would be the third format to be copied from suburban station(s) to 103.5 (first Jammin' Oldies, then CHR, now Reggaeton?)

Re: 103.5 Kiss Fm-- Changing Formats... Interesting.

>
> True, but the change from "pop" to reggaeton did result in a
> branding change in which the station was given a new name.

But the change in brand only happened after the stations was 80% out of playing Spanish pop.

> So would WPPN's flip to an AC/oldies mix classify as a
> format change, or do you see the change at 103.1 as more
> like WOJO "Estereomex" becoming "Que Buena"?

WPPN was a change form gold based AC to Spanish Adult Hits, and are very different formats.

Estereomex to Que Buena, a change which I did, was more getting a format than changing it. The station had been all over the road, with no music format, no music policy, no stationality, no ability to compete. That one is definitly a format change.
>
> What would be ironic here is that this would be the third
> format to be copied from suburban station(s) to 103.5 (first
> Jammin' Oldies, then CHR, now Reggaeton?)

Looks like the CCU that is changing is WNUA... maybe at 6 PM today.
>

Re: 100.3

> If 100.3 dumps all air staff, brightens up imaging and
> presents a more bubbly, lively Top 40 presentation of 100.3,
> they're going to damage NUA, V103 (to a small degree), take
> some from The Mix and others, a little here, a little there
> takes them to a 3, takes them to 15 to 18 million and that's
> a helluva lot better than 10 - at least, last time I
> checked. We are talking radio and only in radio could they
> view that as bad.
>

If 100.3 does wind up shifting to a more lively, upbeat format (as they seem to be doing now), wouldn't that actually work in WNUA's favor? It seemed to me that they were competing more directly when they were Love FM.

Re: 103.5 Kiss Fm-- Changing Formats... Interesting.

> >
> > True, but the change from "pop" to reggaeton did result in
> a
> > branding change in which the station was given a new name.
>
>
> But the change in brand only happened after the stations was
> 80% out of playing Spanish pop.
>
> > So would WPPN's flip to an AC/oldies mix classify as a
> > format change, or do you see the change at 103.1 as more
> > like WOJO "Estereomex" becoming "Que Buena"?
>
> WPPN was a change form gold based AC to Spanish Adult Hits,
> and are very different formats.
>
> Estereomex to Que Buena, a change which I did, was more
> getting a format than changing it. The station had been all
> over the road, with no music format, no music policy, no
> stationality, no ability to compete. That one is definitly a
> format change.
> >
> > What would be ironic here is that this would be the third
> > format to be copied from suburban station(s) to 103.5
> (first
> > Jammin' Oldies, then CHR, now Reggaeton?)
>
> Looks like the CCU that is changing is WNUA... maybe at 6 PM
> today.
> >

It would seem very unlikely for Clear Channel to blow up Kiss-FM in Chicago, especially since it's seen some big gains lately. Maybe they are moving Kiss to 95.5 and putting something else on 103.5.

Re: 103.5 Kiss Fm-- Changing Formats... Interesting.

> > >
> > > True, but the change from "pop" to reggaeton did result
> in
> > a
> > > branding change in which the station was given a new
> name.
> >
> >
> > But the change in brand only happened after the stations
> was
> > 80% out of playing Spanish pop.
> >
> > > So would WPPN's flip to an AC/oldies mix classify as a
> > > format change, or do you see the change at 103.1 as more
>
> > > like WOJO "Estereomex" becoming "Que Buena"?
> >
> > WPPN was a change form gold based AC to Spanish Adult
> Hits,
> > and are very different formats.
> >
> > Estereomex to Que Buena, a change which I did, was more
> > getting a format than changing it. The station had been
> all
> > over the road, with no music format, no music policy, no
> > stationality, no ability to compete. That one is definitly
> a
> > format change.
> > >
> > > What would be ironic here is that this would be the
> third
> > > format to be copied from suburban station(s) to 103.5
> > (first
> > > Jammin' Oldies, then CHR, now Reggaeton?)
> >
> > Looks like the CCU that is changing is WNUA... maybe at 6
> PM
> > today.
> > >
>
> It would seem very unlikely for Clear Channel to blow up
> Kiss-FM in Chicago, especially since it's seen some big
> gains lately. Maybe they are moving Kiss to 95.5 and
> putting something else on 103.5.
>
Why move Kiss to 95.5?

But since you mentioned it

www.kiss955.com
www.955kissfm.com

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Re: 103.5 Kiss Fm-- Changing Formats... Interesting.

> > Looks like the CCU that is changing is WNUA... maybe at 6
> PM
> > today.
> > >
>
> It would seem very unlikely for Clear Channel to blow up
> Kiss-FM in Chicago, especially since it's seen some big
> gains lately. Maybe they are moving Kiss to 95.5 and
> putting something else on 103.5.

But looking at the billing review that Feder put out a few days ago, it would make no sense to can WNUA, which was far higher in market share and billing than WKSC. But the PD leaving today is definitely a bit suspicious.

Re: 103.5 Kiss Fm-- Changing Formats... Interesting.

> >
> > True, but the change from "pop" to reggaeton did result in
> a
> > branding change in which the station was given a new name.
>
>
> But the change in brand only happened after the stations was
> 80% out of playing Spanish pop.
>
> > So would WPPN's flip to an AC/oldies mix classify as a
> > format change, or do you see the change at 103.1 as more
> > like WOJO "Estereomex" becoming "Que Buena"?
>
> WPPN was a change form gold based AC to Spanish Adult Hits,
> and are very different formats.
>
> Estereomex to Que Buena, a change which I did, was more
> getting a format than changing it. The station had been all
> over the road, with no music format, no music policy, no
> stationality, no ability to compete. That one is definitly a
> format change.
> >
> > What would be ironic here is that this would be the third
> > format to be copied from suburban station(s) to 103.5
> (first
> > Jammin' Oldies, then CHR, now Reggaeton?)
>
> Looks like the CCU that is changing is WNUA... maybe at 6 PM
> today.
> >
>

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Re: 103.5 Kiss Fm-- Changing Formats... Interesting.

> > >
> > > True, but the change from "pop" to reggaeton did result
> in
> > a
> > > branding change in which the station was given a new
> name.
> >
> >
> > But the change in brand only happened after the stations
> was
> > 80% out of playing Spanish pop.
> >
> > > So would WPPN's flip to an AC/oldies mix classify as a
> > > format change, or do you see the change at 103.1 as more
>
> > > like WOJO "Estereomex" becoming "Que Buena"?
> >
> > WPPN was a change form gold based AC to Spanish Adult
> Hits,
> > and are very different formats.
> >
> > Estereomex to Que Buena, a change which I did, was more
> > getting a format than changing it. The station had been
> all
> > over the road, with no music format, no music policy, no
> > stationality, no ability to compete. That one is definitly
> a
> > format change.
> > >
> > > What would be ironic here is that this would be the
> third
> > > format to be copied from suburban station(s) to 103.5
> > (first
> > > Jammin' Oldies, then CHR, now Reggaeton?)
> >
> > Looks like the CCU that is changing is WNUA... maybe at 6
> PM
> > today.
> > >
> >
>
> Did anything happen anywhere? I heard from my friend that
> nothing happened at 6..
>
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Re: as for replacements:

> WILV (Well, WKSC billed better according to Feder. I think
> Bonneville owns 1 CHR. But of course they'd have to protect
> WTMX. Didn't their new PD used to program WYTZ/WLS?)

Used to.. It was in DC, iirc, and they just blew it up. I think it's N/T now complimenting WTOP.

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Re: as for replacements:

> > WILV (Well, WKSC billed better according to Feder. I think
>
> > Bonneville owns 1 CHR. But of course they'd have to
> protect
> > WTMX. Didn't their new PD used to program WYTZ/WLS?)
>
> Used to.. It was in DC, iirc, and they just blew it up. I
> think it's N/T now complimenting WTOP.
>
> -A
>
They also have KFTZ Idaho Falls, ID

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Re: as for replacements:

> > > WILV (Well, WKSC billed better according to Feder. I
> think
> >
> > > Bonneville owns 1 CHR. But of course they'd have to
> > protect
> > > WTMX. Didn't their new PD used to program WYTZ/WLS?)
> >
> > Used to.. It was in DC, iirc, and they just blew it up. I
>
> > think it's N/T now complimenting WTOP.
> >
> > -A
> >
> They also have KFTZ Idaho Falls, ID
>
> http://www.z103.fm
>
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Re: domain names

> > I heard from a CC employee that Kiss fm is going to be
> > changing to Mega 103.5,,, not sure the format......Anyway,
>
> > the current Kiss PD is supposedly going to Q-102 in
> Philly,
> > id really like to confirm this rumour..... That would
> leave
> > Chi-town without a CHR-POP once again....
> >
>
> www.mega1035.com is owned by Armando Rivera (Street Hits)
> and has been for a few years.
>
> Didn't he have ties to 103.5 for a time?
>
> Maybe that's where this is from.
>

I do own the domain mega1035.com. I've owned it for several years. I had a site up; however, i took it down a few years ago.

It would be a HUGE mistake for KISS-FM to change formats! It would leave Chi-town without a true mainstream Top 40 radio station!!!!! If they did, should they consider the name "Wild 103-5, Chicago's Party Station?"<P ID="signature">______________
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