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- Thu Jun 13, 2024 10:51 am
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: May 2024 Ratings
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1660
Re: May 2024 Ratings
What I found most interesting about this months ratings is that WYCD tumbled from a 7.8% share down to a 6.8% share. In earlier posts I had said that WYCD would be the station that would climb in the ratings and I was right that it did. I'm not sure why it dropped by that much but one may think that...
- Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:50 am
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Nielsen audio AQH shares for April
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3726
Re: Nielsen audio AQH shares for April
Is that the same Craig Russell who responded to my last post the former afternoon host on WFGR? If so I met him while he worked at WFGR. We all have our opinions whether we post them or not. It seems to me from what I read of his response that he is content with the status quo of commercial FM stati...
- Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:23 am
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Nielsen audio AQH shares for April
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3726
Re: Nielsen audio AQH shares for April
Although WLAV went up to a 3.1% share in the April ratings I couldn't help but notice that all recent ratings for WLAV have been under a 4% share. I still believe that WLAV should update the playlist by eliminating hits that are too pop for the classic rock audience of 2024. They should also stop ru...
- Sat May 25, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Nielsen audio AQH shares for April
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3726
Re: Nielsen audio AQH shares for April
I expected WCSG, B-93, WSNX, WGRD, and WOOD to be top ranked stations. The top five are run professionally with loyal audiences. What seemed interesting is how Star 105.7 FM didn't decline that badly after Christmas and still is in the top ten. What also seems interesting is that "The Big 101.3 FM" ...
- Sat May 18, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Derek Falter is out as Market Manager at Cumulus GR; successor named
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1564
Re: Derek Falter is out as Market Manager at Cumulus GR; successor named
Whoever is in charge of Cumulus in G.R. should first and foremost get rid of that "Thunder Country" on 107.3 FM. Over the past few years I have repeated myself that it is insane to allow the modern major label country hits to be played on a station that the people constantly ignore. B-93 is enough f...
- Thu May 16, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: April Ratings
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5384
April Ratings
The April ratings came out and "The Ticket" is number one overall once again. It also jumped up to a 9.2% share from the March ratings. I realize Detroit is a big sports market but still that amazes me that "The Ticket" jumped that high. No music format of any kind comes close to that impressive rat...
- Tue May 07, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Classic Rock WLAV ties its all time record low AQH share in latest Nielsens
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7975
Re: Classic Rock WLAV ties its all time record low AQH share in latest Nielsens
As I said before I think that WLAV should make changes on their playlist. I think they should drop many of the songs that were big top 40 hits in the late 60''s and 70's which were hits on the old top 40 WGRD AM & FM. Examples of these are "Black Betty" by one hit wonder Ram Jam and "Taking Care Of ...
- Fri May 03, 2024 11:58 am
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Classic Rock WLAV ties its all time record low AQH share in latest Nielsens
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7975
Re: Classic Rock WLAV ties its all time record low AQH share in latest Nielsens
In the March ratings WLAV dropped down to 14th place while their sister station "Hot FM" was number 12. This was a different situation where another Cumulus station did better than WLAV. Considering that there were no top ten stations owned by Cumulus and their WLAV dropped so low that makes me wond...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:47 am
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Classic Rock WLAV ties its all time record low AQH share in latest Nielsens
- Replies: 47
- Views: 7975
Re: WLAV ties its all time record low AQH share in latest Nielsens
I saw the March ratings and discovered WLAV declined down to a 2.7% share. As I said earlier I believe that a new and better classic rock FM station that is 50,000 watts could and would beat WLAV but neither I-Heart nor Town Square are willing to do that. A new company would have to buy a 50,000 wat...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:17 pm
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: March PPM's
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9804
Re: March PPM's
Here's how many stations each company had in the top ten stations of the March Nielsen Ratings: Company Amount of Stations Which stations and their ranking Audacy 4 #2 The Ticket, #4 WYCD, #7 WOMC, and #9 WWJ I-Heart 3 #1 WNIC, #3 WKQI, and #8 WMXD Beasley 3 #4 WCSX, #5 WRIF, and #10 WMGC Cumulus 0 ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: New February Ratings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3980
Re: New February Ratings
As much as I would love to have somebody with a commercial FM station of 50,000 watts compete with WLAV with a better classic rock station I know that would require another company in the market to purchase an already existing sta- tion. Without that happening it looks to me like classic rock on G.R...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:32 am
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: New February Ratings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3980
Re: New February Ratings
In the February ratings WGRD came in number 6. I still say that WGRD plays the best variety of rock with their active rock format. The fact that significant 70's classic rock is included in the format of WGRD is probably the main reason why Town Square wouldn't consider flipping WLHT to classic rock...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:11 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: New February Ratings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3980
Re: New February Ratings
I thought that was strange that somebody reacted to the January ratings with one of my comments instead of saying something about the new February ratings. As I was saying according to Nielsen WCSG is number one overall with their non commercial Christian format. WCSG went up by 1.3% while B-93 drop...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:56 am
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: New February Ratings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3980
New February Ratings
If I saw the new February ratings I thought for sure that one of our regulars would have posted the link and given some commentary. All I can say is I found it interesting that the ratings came out on Good Friday and that the non commercial Christian station WCSG beat out all of the commercial stati...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:21 am
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: Nielsen Detroit radio ratings
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8600
Re: Nielsen Detroit radio ratings
Although in earlier posts I said that WYCD would move up in the overall ratings I really didn't expect WYCD with a higher number than WRIF, WCSX, and WMXD. Without WDRQ as competition I thought that the people who like the modern coun- try hits would make WYCD a higher rated station. Since WLLZ went...