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Hot 107.5 been off the air since 3pm, been listening to Ohio stations on Adjacent frequencies 107.3 and 107.7 also picking up also another station on 107.5 fading in and out

I noticed something was wrong about 3 days ago. Seemed to have a louder "hiss" than a typical vacant channel.

It's better than what they normally air...

Is it still off? I can't be arsed to take my fat ass downstairs and check.

This fall, it will have been TEN years since that format has been on. What in the actual fuck... The ratings stink, the music stinks, the billing stinks...

ramboy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:57 pmHot 107.5 been off the air since 3pm,

As of Wednesday, June 9, 2021 I am listening to 107.5. The current time is 9:30 AM.

107.5 has always had bad ratings and poor revenue throughout it's whole life. What else is new?

Heathcliff wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:21 am 107.5 has always had bad ratings and poor revenue throughout it's whole life. What else is new?

Hard to believe, but WGPR was briefly a consistent top 5 rated station in the late 1970s, eating 1400 WJLB alive.

In the early eighties, Booth (the owners of both 1400 AM WLJB and 97.9 WMZK) flipped the AM and FM operations and quickly got back in the game.

That was like sometime ago but WGPR today, is a bottom dweller.

Heathcliff wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 1:54 am That was like sometime ago but WGPR today, is a bottom dweller.

I guess WGPR would really be a "Top Dweller", and that's a problem.

Most of the stations appealing to the urban market are grouped about 1/3 way up the dial - some listeners don't want to hit the "up" button many times to hear WGPR.

I'd rather have 107.5 be a classic soul format with a heavy emphasis on Motown, as WOMC doesn't play nearly as much of it as they used to.

innate-in-you wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:21 am

Heathcliff wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 1:54 am That was like sometime ago but WGPR today, is a bottom dweller.

I guess WGPR would really be a "Top Dweller", and that's a problem.

Most of the stations appealing to the urban market are grouped about 1/3 way up the dial - some listeners don't want to hit the "up" button many times to hear WGPR.

I'll tune my dial anywhere there's good content.

Mega Hertz wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:36 pm

innate-in-you wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:21 am

Heathcliff wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 1:54 am That was like sometime ago but WGPR today, is a bottom dweller.

I guess WGPR would really be a "Top Dweller", and that's a problem.

Most of the stations appealing to the urban market are grouped about 1/3 way up the dial - some listeners don't want to hit the "up" button many times to hear WGPR.

I'll tune my dial anywhere there's good content.

That's what I told your mom.

G G wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 10:21 pm

Mega Hertz wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:36 pm

innate-in-you wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:21 am

Heathcliff wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 1:54 am That was like sometime ago but WGPR today, is a bottom dweller.

I guess WGPR would really be a "Top Dweller", and that's a problem.

Most of the stations appealing to the urban market are grouped about 1/3 way up the dial - some listeners don't want to hit the "up" button many times to hear WGPR.

I'll tune my dial anywhere there's good content.

That's what I told your mom.

ZING!

You sure seem to have mellowed in your old age

radioandtventhusiast wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:50 pm I'd rather have 107.5 be a classic soul format with a heavy emphasis on Motown, as WOMC doesn't play nearly as much of it as they used to.

In the meantime, you may listen to 690 as you make your morning commute.