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WDVD sounding better than ever
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WDVD sounding better than ever
Did 96.3 get a new PD?
Before, everytime I tuned it there was such bizarre programming, but I've had it on for hours now and this is such a change.
Before, everytime I tuned it there was such bizarre programming, but I've had it on for hours now and this is such a change.
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Re: WDVD sounding better than ever
Yes. They hired the former PD of Sunny 95 in Columbus, OH last autumn, I believe.
I think WDVD's imaging (still) sounds like crap and feel the overall product at the moment falls far short of its late 00s / early 2010s peak. I will say the processing sounds good once again.
I hate the fact the station eliminated jingles from its imaging package some time ago.
Ron Harrell was far & away the best PD in the history of the WDVD brand. Robbie Bridges - who did a good job - is a distant second.
I think WDVD's imaging (still) sounds like crap and feel the overall product at the moment falls far short of its late 00s / early 2010s peak. I will say the processing sounds good once again.
I hate the fact the station eliminated jingles from its imaging package some time ago.
Ron Harrell was far & away the best PD in the history of the WDVD brand. Robbie Bridges - who did a good job - is a distant second.
Morgan Wallen is a piece of garbage.
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Oh I definitely agree this is nothing compared to what it was 15 years ago. I'm talking about sounding better than what it did recently
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Fifteen years ago, I think it was arguably the best sounding Adult CHR station in the entire country.
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That station & Q106 WJXQ in Jackson, MI are the best FM sounding stations!!!!
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I haven't fiddled with the dial much lately. I can't even remember if it is a preset. It was absolutely horrible a year ago. I think I replaced with WOMC.
Honestly, I alternate between 97.1, 98.7, and 950 at Rush Hour.
Honestly, I alternate between 97.1, 98.7, and 950 at Rush Hour.
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The right needs to stop worry about what’s between people’s legs. Instead, they should focus on what’s between their ears.
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Re: WDVD sounding better than ever
Okay, I listened to this during the PM drive today and heard Eminem(Lose Yourself), Billie Eilish(Bad Guy), and David Guetta(Baby Don't Hurt Me). I like it.
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Remember that “2000 Mules” was concocted by a circus of elephants.
The right needs to stop worry about what’s between people’s legs. Instead, they should focus on what’s between their ears.
Audacity sucks.
Remember that “2000 Mules” was concocted by a circus of elephants.
The right needs to stop worry about what’s between people’s legs. Instead, they should focus on what’s between their ears.
Audacity sucks.
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Re: WDVD sounding better than ever
WJXQ really does have some awesome processing. WBYR also. Where i'm at in the metro, I can pick both up quite regularly.
I notice on WRIF, WIOT and WCSX quite often, the 'low bandwidth' sound of MP3 files, and also a digital 'mush' from their processors. it seems really noticeable during guitar riffs. Whatever processor they use is either set up quite wrong, or just plain sucks. I've noticed the same exact artifacts on WIIL also.
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Don't get me started on WXKR, which sounds like it's playing 28kbit MP3s from an old iPod, and then trying to digitally process THAT. That station has sounded worse than a high school operation for quite some time now.syntheticexctasy wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:13 amWJXQ really does have some awesome processing. WBYR also. Where i'm at in the metro, I can pick both up quite regularly.
I notice on WRIF, WIOT and WCSX quite often, the 'low bandwidth' sound of MP3 files, and also a digital 'mush' from their processors. it seems really noticeable during guitar riffs. Whatever processor they use is either set up quite wrong, or just plain sucks. I've noticed the same exact artifacts on WIIL also.
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Re: WDVD sounding better than ever
syntheticexctasy wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:14 amsyntheticexctasy wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:13 amWJXQ really does have some awesome processing. WBYR also. Where i'm at in the metro, I can pick both up quite regularly.
I notice on WRIF, WIOT and WCSX quite often, the 'low bandwidth' sound of MP3 files, and also a digital 'mush' from their processors. it seems really noticeable during guitar riffs. Whatever processor they use is either set up quite wrong, or just plain sucks. I've noticed the same exact artifacts on WIIL also.
Don't get me started on WXKR, which sounds like it's playing 28kbit MP3s from an old iPod, and then trying to digitally process THAT. That station has sounded worse than a high school operation for quite some time now.
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Re: WDVD sounding better than ever
WJXQ really does have some awesome processing. WBYR also. Where i'm at in the metro, I can pick both up quite regularly.
I notice on WRIF, WIOT and WCSX quite often, the 'low bandwidth' sound of MP3 files, and also a digital 'mush' from their processors. it seems really noticeable during guitar riffs. Whatever processor they use is either set up quite wrong, or just plain sucks. I've noticed the same exact artifacts on WIIL also.
Don't get me started on WXKR, which sounds like it's playing 28kbit MP3s from an old iPod, and then trying to digitally process THAT. That station has sounded worse than a high school operation for quite some time now. Maybe they need some pointers from WSHJ.
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Re: WDVD sounding better than ever
I agree that WRIF and especially WCSX both sound like shit from a processing standpoint. Sister station WDMK sounds muddy as hell. WMGC is the only full power signal owned by Beasley that sounds good from a processing vantage point.
WGRD in Grand Rapids has a lame playlist but excellent processing.
WGRD in Grand Rapids has a lame playlist but excellent processing.
Morgan Wallen is a piece of garbage.
Re: WDVD sounding better than ever
Even the audio processing on Cool 106.3 in Sarnia sounds better than the Beasley owned stations to me.
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My hearing sucks, so it's all the same to me, but Cool 106.3 is awesome on the weekends. So is 105.5 in Port huron.
Re: WDVD sounding better than ever
If you were around back in 1982 & 1983, Q106 WJXQ FM in Jackson, MI sounded fuckin' great back then & when the song fades, they also turned the meter sound up!!!!