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Would this be a good move for 98.7?

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Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by Deleted User 15502 » Wed May 05, 2021 9:57 pm

A more goldish based modern rock format, I'm not talking like what Planet 96.3 was 20 years ago, which played so much odd(but good) obscure stuff. I'm talking something more 90s and early 2000s based. A lot of old 89x listeners, that grew up with the station I think(including me) would want to hear more stuff my generation(I was born 1980) is familiar with. The current model there using didn't work on 106.7 and doesn't work this signal either.


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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by Realist » Wed May 05, 2021 10:48 pm

Reminds me of SXM’s Lithium playlist - and that’s a good thing

But CBS Radio, er, Infinity, er, Audacy doesn’t and won’t get it….



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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by MotorCityRadioFreak » Thu May 06, 2021 2:57 am

They literally couldn't fuck the station up more if they tried. They need to get rid of Church of Lazlo and stop interrupting songs for their short commercials for starters.


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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by Deleted User 15502 » Thu May 06, 2021 7:33 am

Realist wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 10:48 pm
Reminds me of SXM’s Lithium playlist - and that’s a good thing

But CBS Radio, er, Infinity, er, Audacy doesn’t and won’t get it….
Yes! Exactly what I mean.



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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by MWmetalhead » Thu May 06, 2021 7:45 am

Almost every single commercial break I hear on 98.7 includes at least one PSA and at least one plug for a podcast on Audacy. These are spots for which Audacy receives zero money.

The station very clearly is having difficulty selling advertising.

The thing is - Entercom/Audacy never seems to kill off a poorly performing alternative station. Look at Miami. That station has been generating abysmal ratings for years, yet it's still here.

Other than the abysmal Simple Plan song, I like Heathcliff's sample playlist quite a bit.



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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by Mega Hertz » Thu May 06, 2021 8:49 am

Heathcliff wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 9:57 pm
A more goldish based modern rock format, I'm not talking like what Planet 96.3 was 20 years ago, which played so much odd(but good) obscure stuff. I'm talking something more 90s and early 2000s based. A lot of old 89x listeners, that grew up with the station I think(including me) would want to hear more stuff my generation(I was born 1980) is familiar with. The current model there using didn't work on 106.7 and doesn't work this signal either.


STP-Big Bang Baby
RATM-People of the sun
Simple Plan-I'm just a kid
Default-Wasting my time
Green Day-Geek Stink Breath/Jaded
Dead eye dick- New Age Girl
Pearl Jam-Given to fly
311-All Mixed Up
Live-Selling the drama
Mighty Mighty Bosstones-Rascal King
Bush-Everything Zen
You bet your sweet bippy it would work. I bet it gets higher than a 1.6 share.

Now play "Mood" again, guys. I haven't heard Billie Eilish in 20 minutes, either.


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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by armchair pd » Thu May 06, 2021 9:36 am

MotorCityRadioFreak wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 2:57 am
They literally couldn't fuck the station up more if they tried. They need to get rid of Church of Lazlo
I didn't think anything could be worse than Rover.
I was wrong.



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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by jadednihilist » Thu May 06, 2021 10:05 am

The Church of Lazlo just seems like a bad parody of awful radio morning zoos... in the afternoon.


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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by Deleted User 15502 » Thu May 06, 2021 1:33 pm

It seems kind of obvious to me, but I'm just a radio listener.

"90's/early 2000's Modern Rock Detroit Grew up with 98.7 The X"

" All the 90s Modern rock lives here, 98.7 The X"

" WXDG :) Detroit" (WXDG is available).



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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by Mega Hertz » Thu May 06, 2021 7:52 pm

jadednihilist wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 10:05 am
The Church of Lazlo just seems like a bad parody of awful radio morning zoos... in the afternoon.
That's what kills me. If it was a morning show, fine. You're literally stopping the music on what is branded a music station. Again, 4, 5 voices yapping. What's the point?


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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by Deleted User 15502 » Fri May 07, 2021 2:21 am

Dump the morning show and go music intensive.

"No lame morning show, just the best modern rock from the 90s and 2000's, 98-7 The X."

" On other Detroit stations you have to through this " Styx-Lady" or this " Vanessa Carelton- 1000 miles" to get this " Alive Pearl Jam 98-7 The X"

" WXGG(or WXDG) Detroit, the best modern rock of the 90s and 2000's , 98-7 The X."

" drop the first 8 and make it a 9, 98-7 The X"

" Airwalk shoes, flannel, Walkman's, Beepers, dial up internet Life was awesome wasn't it?, re-live all the the glory of it all, 98-7 The X"

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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by MWmetalhead » Fri May 07, 2021 6:58 am

Going to a strongly rock alternative playlist and branding the station as "The X" makes far too much sense, which is why the brain trust (read: morons) running Audacy won't do it.



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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by SolidGoldDancers » Fri May 07, 2021 9:10 am

MWmetalhead wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 6:58 am
Going to a strongly rock alternative playlist and branding the station as "The X" makes far too much sense, which is why the brain trust (read: morons) running Audacy won't do it.
I think low to mid-level programmers would be all over taking this kind of risk, but upper management is perfectly happy having multopoly operations in a market and being competitive no longer matters. There is such overlap among their properties that anyone still interested in a serious radio advertising campaign is going to have to come to them regardless.

Traditional radio broadcasting is in a race to the bottom.



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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by BKRPDM » Fri May 07, 2021 5:16 pm

I’d love to see a format that picked up where WHYT was with their ‘Channel X’ format in 1994 and included music along those lines to 2003 or so. Bring back Greg St. James or Scott Vertical to hold morning drive, with a music intensive format the rest of the day.
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Re: Would this be a good move for 98.7?

Post by Mega Hertz » Fri May 07, 2021 5:26 pm

Dead carrier as I type this. A+ work, guys! Bet a local staff and jock would have you on the air right now.


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