Posted on 06/03/2005 4:47:44 PM PDT by Mike Bates
Infinity launched the Jack format in New York City and Chicago today. WCBS-FM in New York City made the switch at 5 p.m. ET, kicking off the new programming with "Fight For Your Right (To Party)" by the Beastie Boys. In Chicago, WJMK-FM launched Jack at 4 p.m. CT.
The WCBS-FM Oldies format will continue to exist as an online radio station (www.wcbsfm.com). WJMK-FM will also transfer its Oldies format online at www.WJMK.com.
"New York deserves a radio station that is equally as eclectic as its listener's personalities and attitudes," said WCBS-FM VP/GM Chad Brown. "Jack-FM promises to be unlike anything currently heard in the market. Others have tried to imitate the Jack format, but time and again it has been proven that the success of the format is achieved by fully committing to its objectives and delivering a completely new and unique product. We look forward to changing the landscape of the New York radio market."
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Guns N' Roses' "Paradise City," The Romantics' "Talking In Your Sleep," Rick James' "Superfreak," Barenaked Ladies' "One Week," A Flock Of Seagulls' "I Ran," and Robert Palmer's "Bad Case Of Loving You" are among the diverse song titles that will be featured on WJMK-FM. The station's new Web site can be found at www.iknowjack.com
"These are the songs that we all loved growing up, but haven't heard in years," said WJMK-FM VP/GM Dave Robbins. "But this station is about more than just the music - it's about being a true reflection of our great city's culture. We couldn't be more excited to debut Chicago's newest and most unique radio station."
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Hope the legendary Dick Biondi finds a new gig, if he wants one. He's no kid. (As if I should talk).
Just another reason to switch to Serius or XM radio!
Ha! Or NOT to. They’ve had “Jack” for a while in LA/OC. I like it. It’s sort-of a jukebox type deal with a minimum of interruptions. No, my uncle had XM with its “Holly” channel. 24/7 Christmas music. Enough to drive you insane. Jack is much better, IMO, and FREE – better yet.
They just started the Jack format in Seattle, too. 96.5 Jack-FM, they call it. That particular frequency has seen 3 or 4 formats in the last 2 years, so hopefully this one will stick for a while.
I feel sorry for the children of today!
Yeah. With commercials. Stupid local jingles that clutter the mind for hours on end. No thanks. My $150 per year subscription to XM is money well spent.
I'm listening to WJMK, on the web since that's the only way it's offered and probably not for long. Heard the Outsiders, Temptations, Herman's Hermits, Manfred Mann and am in the "middle of 41 minutes of non-stop music." No DJs, just an occasional announcement or jingle of what we're listening to.
I never thought I'd see the day that CBS-FM was a non-oldies station. I figured they'd find a way to go on even after the last of their jocks died (and there weren't many left!).
Ha! I haven’t “heard” a commercial in 20 years. Not saying that they haven’t broadcast one, just that I can’t *remember* one.
“Jack” does good… good background noise. Rack up the CDs and pop in a canned commercial occasionally. I’ll not notice.
Jack sucks... Long time station in nashville, Oldies 96.3, WMAK, switched to become JACK about three weeks ago and when I callled the station's number, they answered, then put me on a hangup message line disguised as a listner comment line. THe parent company of (formerly) Oldies 96.3 fired the on-air personalities and switched to this lousy format, and this is a moment where I'm glad that other stations out there care for local listeners. SuperTalk 99.7 (flagship station of the Money Game) WTN's parent company, Cumulus Media, not only adopted the format, but brought aboard the on-air personalities (Coyote McCloud, Kathy Martindale, etc.), talked to Steve Gill for a half hour one day thanking the company for being good enough to adopt the orphaned listeners... Obviously its profitable enough or they wouldn't have bothered, but the fact that another company is unaccountable for their behavior and disses callers by putting them on a hangup line, really makes me sick, really makes me angry.
Unfathomable that NYC's CBS FM isn't an oldies station. I left NYC just in time.
The demographic that listens to that is no good for advertisers. It's sad - but it's Econ 101.
Hear hear! My sentiments exactly. Jack-FM doesn't know jack excrement about music.
I like to listen too music not "rip offs of classics that insight the listener to rape women or kill cops"!
Insight = Incite!
None of the airstaff knew about the change at CBS-FM until 4PM. I don't know when management found out.What a classy company CBS/Viacom is.I have heard that Dave Logan is no longer PD but Chad Brown is still GM. I'm also hearing they're going to stream an online version of the former CBS-FM over the Internet. No one has been officially fired but, obviously, there won't be any new contracts and none of the former staff will be on the air on 101.1.
BAD move by Infinity. They've got two other struggling NY stations. Why change this one given it still had decent billing? But, then, why does Infinity do any of the things it does.
Radio. This is when I'm glad I'm no longer in the business.
Long live Don and Mike!
I got into Sirius in January and enjoy it immensely (even though shortly after I signed up they dropped my hero Mike Savage, but they added G Gordon Liddy). Their music stations are awesome, not a lot of chatter at all, and some good playlists.
I live in vegas now, anyway, so no cbs-fm for me for a few years - still, an icon has fallen and i feel bad inside. :(
Tell that to Don's dog.
Actually, he dropped them. Savage blew a fuse over something (IIRC he didn't like that satellite radio is uncensored) and forced both Sirius and XM to stop airing his show.
Is their a Multi-Company that really cares about their employees or for that matter their audience/consumer/stock holder?
The goal is to make money for the Executives that happen to be running the Company!
Here in Columbus, its "Ted" at 103.9. We listen to it at work. The variety keeps the arguments to a minimum.
yeah me too , I forget who sang Lipstick On Your Collar, but the rhythum section is smokin',and then the Fats Domino stuff,and Traces by The Classics IV,and Brits 60's stuff with the great rock studio cats , I know we're fortunate,S**T we could tell where a band was from before we knew their name or the song title!
I just heard that 94.5 WWSW (3WS)in Pittsburgh went to Jack FM too.. Can anyone confirm this?
Jack sucks. I listened at first because of the variety but they actually play the same crap over and over, too. 80s...ick. Give me Americana anyday.
Most impressive. A year maybe?
Yeah!
I thought Clearchannel was becoming the evil empire of radio, and the jury is still out for me on that, but at least they don't do formats that totally stink like stale raw eggs...
Well, at least the stuff in this area, they only play the stuff that was top 40 in its day (ie. the Fortunes had numerous releases, but only two hits, the only two that get any radio play--You Got Your Troubles, and Here Comes that Rainy Day Feeling again).
"Smoking cigarettes and watching Captain
Kangaroo,
Now don't tell me
I've nothing to do...."
Oh, a classic by the Statler Brothers... soo horribly redone by Kenny Chesney...
They have this station in Nashville and in St. Louis. In a way I see it as radio for people with a short attention span. They play a lot of different types of music. I think they are trying to hit the people who don't really listen to rap, country, or pop. In Nashville there's not really any rock stations left.
What happened to 102.9 the buzz and Arrow 104.5? I know the former replaced KDF as the hard rock/alternative rock station when KDF committed treason (went country), but haven't heard anything on 104.5 in ages...
I never heard of Kenny Chesney and I don't think I want to.
104.5 is now a sports/talk station. I haven't listened to 102.9 lately so I don't know what they play. Maye they are the rock station now?
They will drain your side of the swamp
You've just described virtually every FM station on the air right now. That's why I switched over to talk radio a long time ago.
I want something I can listen to.
Haven't heard in years? What alternative universe does this guy live on? I've heard all those songs on the radio in recent years, and even recent weeks.
Yesterday she b*tched and moaned for at least 20 minutes straight, "No more oldies, no more Biondi, why'd they do this, 'this' music stinks, yada, yada, yada.."
As soon as I could get a word in, I said, "Wait - that's an oldie playing now, it's Pink Floyd".
She siad, "I hate Pink Floyd. I want "my" oldies."
Sometimes you just can't win
(and after 30 years I haven't yet)
:-)
She may give RealOldies 1690 a try. AM, but if you can pick it up, they play some great stuff.
www.geocities.com/nashville963
A talk show host doesn't like not being censored... That's a boon for Howie Stern, can't believe another one would bemoan that..)
I don't know how well it picks up in Cashville (unfortunately, b/c of my wife, 1/3 of my listening time is to 101.1 the Beat JAMZ), but D-93 (93.3) here in Bowling Green is an excellent rock station, playing the monster rock stuff and alternative and metal and punk rock everyone from that period loves....
Thanks. I'll see if I can pick that up. I know I get one KY station now, either 94.7 or 95.1?
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