Because they're on AM? A lot of AM talk stations are simulcasting on FM now. That's where the younger demographics are. News radio historically trends old and so Merlin thought there could be more favorable demographics to be viable, despite startup costs and lower ratings. The other issue with the Merlin stations is that it sounded like news radio on the cheap. The CBS stations have a huge list of affiliated and national reporters they can question. Merlin sounded more rip and read.
On Jul 20, 2012, at 7:31 PM, televisiongirl <[email protected]> wrote: On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 11:36 PM, M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: This makes me very happy - I really enjoyed listening to WRXP, as they had > a sound that didn't exist anywhere else on the NY dial. I'm thrilled too with the return of the music to WRXP. New York music radio is awful, they're pretty decent. What I don't understand is why they thought all news on FM would work in a market where there are two AM all news stations (WCBS-AM, WINS-AM) that have historically dominated the market. TVG -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
