Re: [IRCA] Tracking two UNIDs lately

[John Cereghin <jcereghin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Scott,

That may be them indeed.  Thanks for the input.  But if it was them,
the fact that they played nothing but songs with no announcements for
at least 90 minutes straight is, in my opinion, horrible radio and is
indeed, as waste of wattage.  I'm sure their daytime programming is
much better.  They remind me of WHWH-1350, "Radio Ted" that does the
same thing- just one song after another with no announcements.  It
sounds no better than an iPod tracking through its playlist. It makes
me wonder how stations like this can make any money since they
obviously aren't selling any ad time, at least at night.  The
"infomercials" may be keeping them afloat but at what cost?

I could really rant on this but I'll forebear...:)

John Cereghin

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Scott Fybush<scott@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> John Cereghin wrote:
>
>> Or maybe WHVW?  Stations like
>> this are even more annoying than ESPN stations.  At least they may
>> slip in a local ad from time to time, but stations like these go for
>> hours at a time with no announcements at all, no ads, and only quickie
>> IDs.  What's the point in wasting the watts with this kind of
>> "programming"?
>
> From your description of the unID 950, it sounds very much like WHVW's
> format - and there are a fair number of people in and around Hyde Park who'd
> disagree vehemently with the idea that the station is "wasting the watts."
>
> WHVW has something of a cult following for its quirky programming, which is
> almost a labor of love for its owners. I think they make most of the
> station's operating costs back with weekend leased-time programming. Yes,
> it's largely nonstop music the rest of the time...but it has a loyal
> audience, more so than a lot of much bigger AMs these days. I know I tune in
> when I'm passing through. Here are a few more appreciations of WHVW:
>
> http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/12/adventures_in_a_1.html
> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/12/arts/television-radio-an-island-of-idiosyncrasy-on-the-am-dial.html?scp=1&sq=WHVW&st=cse
>
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