And when one realizes how little beyond the top 15 to 18 true currents stations play, those “deep on the chart” songs got nearly no play at all on that format.
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B96 WBBM-FM Rhythmic Gold-Leaning Top 40?
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Possibly what is NOT working is more the question. Can rotations be tighted, should there be more room for music to breathe? Fundametal questions programmers alwasy deal with
They did more in 2005, though.
Somebody Told Me was also on CHR. 103.5 KISS FM here played it. I think some stations even brought it back as a gold at one point if I remember right. Didn't chart too high in it's initial run but I think some stations might have brought it back after the success of Mr. Brightside
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It peaked at #24. 34 out of 57 CHR reporters were playing it.
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Audacy Classic Hip Hop "104.3 Jams" WBMX Chicago has promoted Erik Bradley to Brand Manager. Bradley has been serving in the role on an interim basis since the departure of Todd Cavanah in April. He will also continue in his roles as Assistant Brand Manager and Music Director for CHR "B96"...
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I remember when I lived in Joplin in 2012, KSYN (CHR) was playing it as a gold.
It isn't my opinion, I was basing it on the numbers B-96 was getting. When B-96 began to skew more Hip-Hop and R&B (and eliminated more dance titles), their ratings began to slide. Then when they decided to go mainstream again, the numbers went down again. They have been on a downward spiral to where they are now. I didn't make my previous statement just to blow smoke. I have followed their station ratings (Arbitron and PPM) for quite a few years. I think I know what I am talking about.
That is why I subscribe to SiriusXM. I can hear other hits besides the same ones over and over.
But as I said, radio stations make their decisions on revenue, not ratings.
Arbitron WAS the creator of PPM. It became, later, part of Nielsen. Arbitron no longer exists.
@pumpkin73 might be right in that some programming decisions that are observable hurt a station. KCHZ does not sound as good as KMXV in KC and has much lower ratings (very low 6+, unsure billing). For example, they spin a lot of songs KMXV only spins at night during the day (like Left Right by XG), and a very stitlted presentation of songs.
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I know that David. My point was I have been following station ratings since Arbitron was around. I KNOW they don't exist anymore.
Which I am fully aware, I have had Sirius for seven years. It is worth EVERY penny.
That is a little backward to me. But what do I know?
Ratings only matter if you can monetize them. For a long time, people looked at WRME as some kind of statement. The station got great ratings as an oldies jukebox. Why don't more owners do that? Because WRME is a marketing tool for MeTV. Otherwise it doesn't matter.
Thank you. I'm a stockholder in the company.
What I do not understand is how KMXV is the top biller in Kansas City with a 4.6, while KCMO has a 10.0 and KCFX has a 9.0 (while I do not know demos, with numbers like that..they can not be bad.)
Your guess that it is about demos is accurate in some cases.
But KCMO, KFKF, KPRS, KCFX, KMBZ, KQRC and KMXV are all within the $4.5 to $5.7 million billing range and are leaders in the market.
At that point, a lot has to do with the sales abilities of each cluster, the appeal to advertisers of specific formats and the "cluster synergy" of clusters whereby they can sometimes be a "one buy solution".