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Re: Z93

Post by MWmetalhead » Wed Feb 01, 2023 10:30 pm

The Peak had far superior air talent and "stationality."

Not so sure I'm as fond of the imaging voice on Z93 the more I listen. Sounds like a bratty valley girl. I also miss hearing jingles.



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Re: Z93

Post by burytheneedle » Thu Feb 02, 2023 10:41 am

zzand wrote:
Wed Feb 01, 2023 11:14 am
ck in the day they were called Gold Based CHR stations. As far as the morning show goes they want mom and dad so having a morning show that speaks to them makes perfect sense. I wish them luck.
My only argument to this is by speaking to moms and dads today, you're really speaking to older millennials. So, those who graduated '98 to '07ish. I just came to the realization that I graduated in '02 and though I don't have kids, if I got busy right away I'm old enough to have an adult son or daughter! Right in the middle of the 34-45 group. Not knocking R&R but they do skew a bit older than this generation. I think Broadway would have been a great fit for mornings to freshen things up and maybe put R&R over to a station with an older target. I still think what they're doing now is a much needed change and if their goal is to trim away at 'KHQ's older end, this is a good start.



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Re: Z93

Post by hunterw » Thu Feb 02, 2023 5:16 pm

Here's a sample of z93 playlist from today. Nice Mix of the CHR Music from the last 20 years, seems like it would be Called "CHR GOLD" if that were a format.
6:08:59 AM - "Santana - Feat. Chad Kroeger - Why Don't You And I" now playing
6:09:24 AM - "Magic! - Rude" now playing
6:15:09 AM - "Tal Bachman - She's So High" now playing
6:18:45 AM - "Post Malone - Circles" now playing
6:23:11 AM - "Justin Timberlake With T.i. - My Love" ("Justin Timberlake with T.I. - My Love") now playing
6:27:49 AM - "Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy" now playing
6:33:48 AM - "Chingy - One Call Away" now playing
6:44:42 AM - "Ariana Grande F/Zedd - Break Free" ("Ariana Grande f/Zedd - Break Free") now playing
6:48:23 AM - "Sean Paul - We Be Burnin'" now playing
6:58:29 AM - "Morgan Wallen - You Proof" now playing
7:04:21 AM - "Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent" now playing
7:08:02 AM - "Gotye With Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know" ("Gotye with Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know") now playing
7:16:13 AM - "Sister Hazel - All For You" now playing
7:22:42 AM - "Chainsmokers F/Coldplay - Something Just Like This" ("Chainsmokers f/Coldplay - Something Just Like This") now playing
7:27:59 AM - "Kanye West With Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger" ("Kanye West with Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger") now playing
7:40:26 AM - "David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)" now playing
7:43:51 AM - "Jay-Z - Izzo (H.o.v.a.)" ("Jay-Z - IZZO (H.O.V.A.)") now playing
7:54:32 AM - "Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero" now playing
7:57:46 AM - "Mr. Probz - Waves (Modern Machines Remix)" ("Mr. Probz - Waves (Modern Machines Remix)") now playing
8:05:54 AM - "Gavin Degraw - I Don't Want To Be" ("Gavin DeGraw - I Don't Want To Be") now playing
8:12:53 AM - "Kris Allen - Live Like We're Dying" now playing
8:16:23 AM - "Jewel - You Were Meant For Me" now playing
8:23:59 AM - "Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me" ("Jason DeRulo - Want To Want Me") now playing
8:27:22 AM - "Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow" now playing
8:34:42 AM - "City Girls / Usher - Good Love" now playing
8:38:23 AM - "Counting Crows W/Vanessa Carlton - Big Yellow Taxi" ("Counting Crows w/Vanessa Carlton - Big Yellow Taxi") now playing
8:44:39 AM - "Capital Cities - Safe And Sound" now playing
8:47:49 AM - "Dua Lipa F/Dababy - Levitating" ("Dua Lipa f/DaBaby - Levitating") now playing
8:54:15 AM - "Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies" now playing
8:57:19 AM - "Dj Khaled F/Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo - No Brainer" ("DJ Khaled f/Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo - No Brainer") now playing
9:01:38 AM - "Ciara / Petey Pablo - Goodies" now playing
9:06:07 AM - "Calvin Harris - Summer" now playing
9:09:49 AM - "Fastball - Out Of My Head" now playing
9:12:13 AM - "Maren Morris - The Bones" now playing
9:15:38 AM - "Bubba Sparxxx [feat: Ying Yang Twins - Ms. New Booty" ("Bubba Sparxxx [Feat: Ying Yang Twins - Ms. New Booty") now playing
9:19:43 AM - "The Weeknd - Die For You" now playing
9:24:31 AM - "Ashlee Simpson - Pieces Of Me" now playing
9:27:46 AM - "Florida-Georgia Line W/Nelly - Cruise" ("Florida-Georgia Line w/Nelly - Cruise") now playing
9:38:34 AM - "Glass Animals - Heat Waves" now playing
9:41:46 AM - "Fall Out Boy - Thanks For The Memories" now playing
9:45:51 AM - "Icona Pop With Charli Xcx - I Love It" ("Icona Pop with Charli XCX - I Love It") now playing
9:49:25 AM - "Nicki Minaj - Super Bass" now playing
9:52:42 AM - "Metro Boomin / The Weeknd / 21 Savage - Creepin'" now playing
10:01:19 AM - "No Doubt - It's My Life" ("NO DOUBT - It's My Life") now playing
10:05:01 AM - "Morgan Wallen - You Proof" now playing
10:07:41 AM - "Edwin Mccain - I'll Be" ("Edwin McCain - I'll Be") now playing
10:11:35 AM - "Hot Chelle Rae (Hot Shell Ray) - Tonight Tonight" now playing
10:14:55 AM - "Iyaz - Replay" now playing
10:20:37 AM - "Hozier - Take Me To Church" ("Hozier - Take Me To Church") now playing
10:24:39 AM - "Kid Rock - Picture W/ Sheryl Crow" ("Kid Rock - Picture w/ Sheryl Crow") now playing
10:28:58 AM - "24kgoldn F/Iann Dior - Mood" ("24KGOLDN f/Iann Dior - Mood") now playing
10:35:06 AM - "Jeremih W/Yg - Don't Tell 'em" ("Jeremih w/YG - Don't Tell 'Em") now playing
10:39:27 AM - "Rema & Selena Gomez - Calm Down" now playing
10:43:16 AM - "Cherish / Sean P - Do It To It" now playing
10:46:53 AM - "Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry" now playing
10:50:04 AM - "Backstreet Boys - Larger Than Life" now playing
10:54:02 AM - "Cobra Starship With Sabi - You Make Me Feel..." ("Cobra Starship with Sabi - You Make Me Feel...") now playing
10:57:22 AM - "Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero" now playing
11:00:42 AM - "Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue" now playing
11:03:48 AM - "Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy" now playing
11:08:44 AM - "Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations" now playing
11:13:14 AM - "Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks" now playing
11:20:07 AM - "Amy Winehouse - Rehab" now playing
11:23:46 AM - "Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry" now playing
11:27:06 AM - "Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River" now playing
11:31:48 AM - "Pitbull W/John Ryan - Fireball" ("Pitbull w/John Ryan - Fireball") now playing
11:35:48 AM - "Bastille - Pompeii" now playing
11:39:32 AM - "Beyonce - Cuff It" now playing
11:43:14 AM - "Cassie - Me And U" now playing
11:46:15 AM - "Salt N Pepa - Shoop" now playing
11:49:54 AM - "Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes" now playing
11:54:23 AM - "Avicii F/Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up" ("Avicii f/Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up") now playing
11:58:28 AM - "Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me" now playing
12:01:48 PM - "Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" now playing
12:09:11 PM - "- Streaming Online @ Z93hits.com" now playing
12:09:32 PM - "Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone" now playing
12:12:44 PM - "One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful" now playing
12:16:07 PM - "Jojo - Too Little Too Late" now playing
12:19:30 PM - "Bazzi - Mine" now playing
12:21:51 PM - "N'sync / Nelly - Girlfriend" ("N'Sync / Nelly - Girlfriend") now playing
12:26:36 PM - "Backstreet Boys - Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" now playing
12:30:34 PM - "Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble" now playing
12:34:07 PM - "Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary" now playing
12:38:26 PM - "La Roux - Bulletproof" now playing
12:41:43 PM - "Nf - Let You Down" ("NF - Let You Down") now playing
12:45:08 PM - "Christina Aguilera - Come On Over (All I Want Is You)" ("CHRISTINA AGUILERA - Come On Over (All I Want Is You)") now playing
12:48:36 PM - "Iggy Azalea W/Charli Xcx - Fancy" ("Iggy Azalea w/Charli XCX - Fancy") now playing
12:52:04 PM - "Morgan Wallen - You Proof" now playing
12:58:02 PM - "Gnarls Barkley - Crazy" now playing
1:01:03 PM - "Alicia Keys - Fallin'" now playing
1:04:23 PM - "Metro Boomin / The Weeknd / 21 Savage - Creepin'" now playing
1:08:10 PM - "Alanis Morisette - Ironic" now playing
1:11:48 PM - "Wiz Khalifa - Black & Yellow" now playing
1:15:19 PM - "Rob Thomas - Lonely No More" now playing
1:21:53 PM - "Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee F/Justin Bieber - Despacito (Remix") now playing
1:25:46 PM - "Missy Elliott - Work It" now playing
1:30:04 PM - "Post Malone Feat. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)" ("Post Malone ft. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)") now playing
1:36:50 PM - "Flo Rida - Good Feeling" ("Flo Rida - Good Feeling") now playing
1:40:57 PM - "Sza - Kill Bill" ("SZA - Kill Bill") now playing
1:43:27 PM - "Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten" now playing
1:47:21 PM - "Selena Gomez - Back To You" now playing
1:50:49 PM - "Fat Joe/Ashanti - What's Luv?" now playing
1:54:28 PM - "Pink - Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" ("PINK - Blow Me (One Last Kiss)") now playing
1:58:12 PM - "City Girls / Usher - Good Love" now playing
2:01:53 PM - "Dmx - Party Up (Up In Here)" ("DMX - Party Up (Up In Here)") now playing
2:06:31 PM - "Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero" now playing
2:09:53 PM - "Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life" now playing
2:13:31 PM - "Trey Songz With Nicki Minaj - Bottoms Up" ("Trey Songz with Nicki Minaj - Bottoms Up") now playing
2:17:28 PM - "Weezer - Beverly Hills" now playing
2:24:08 PM - "Bruno Mars - 24k Magic" ("Bruno Mars - 24K Magic") now playing
2:27:52 PM - "3lw - No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)" ("3LW - No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)") now playing
2:32:06 PM - "Lizzo - About Damn Time" now playing
2:39:12 PM - "Disclosure F/Sam Smith - Latch" ("Disclosure f/Sam Smith - Latch") now playing
2:42:43 PM - "Jvke - Golden Hour" ("JVKE - golden hour") now playing
2:46:06 PM - "Mario - Let Me Love You" now playing
2:50:06 PM - "Shawn Mendes - Stitches" now playing
2:53:28 PM - "Trapt - Headstrong" now playing
2:57:50 PM - "Nick Jonas - Jealous" now playing
3:01:36 PM - "Baby Bash - Suga Suga" now playing
3:05:44 PM - "Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me" now playing
3:09:04 PM - "Spice Girls - Wannabe" now playing
3:11:55 PM - "Train - Hey Soul Sister" now playing
3:15:33 PM - "Buckcherry - Sorry" now playing
3:22:14 PM - "Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful" now playing
3:26:56 PM - "Dj Sammy - Heaven" ("DJ Sammy - Heaven") now playing
3:30:43 PM - "Harry Styles - As It Was" now playing
3:36:27 PM - "Jessie J. - Domino" now playing
3:40:11 PM - "Miley Cyrus - Flowers" now playing
3:43:23 PM - "Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls" now playing
3:47:07 PM - "Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty" now playing
3:51:01 PM - "Houston / Chingy / Nate Dogg / I-20 - I Like That" now playing
3:54:43 PM - "Imagine Dragons - Radioactive" now playing
3:57:47 PM - "David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)" now playing
4:00:54 PM - "Busta Rhymes / Mariah Carey - I Know What You Want" now playing
4:05:17 PM - "The Weeknd - Die For You" now playing
4:12:37 PM - "Inoj - Time After Time" ("INOJ - Time After Time") now playing
4:16:40 PM - "Maroon 5 - One More Night" now playing
4:23:55 PM - "Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me" now playing
4:27:36 PM - "Mark Ronson F/Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk" ("Mark Ronson f/Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk") now playing
4:31:25 PM - "Michael Jackson - You Rock My World" now playing
4:35:52 PM - "Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
4:38:13 PM - "Katy Perry - Teenage Dream" now playing
4:41:50 PM - "Beyonce - Cuff It" now playing
4:45:33 PM - "Rihanna - Pon De Replay" now playing
4:49:28 PM - "Kane Brown - Heaven" now playing
4:52:13 PM - "B2k / Diddy - Bump, Bump, Bump" ("B2K / Diddy - Bump, Bump, Bump") now playing
4:55:55 PM - "Lady Gaga - Born This Way" now playing
4:59:47 PM - "Metro Boomin / The Weeknd / 21 Savage - Creepin'" now playing
5:03:49 PM - "P. Diddy/Loon/Ginuwine/Mario Winans - I Need A Girl (Part 2)" now playing



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Re: Z93

Post by MWmetalhead » Thu Feb 02, 2023 5:21 pm

They should get rid of the random butt rock song that plays every few hours, and Amy Winehouse should probably be dumped, too, but otherwise that's a decent playlist. Thanks for sharing it.



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Re: Z93

Post by Realist » Fri Feb 03, 2023 5:25 pm

11 hours worth of songs played. I only recognized 7 songs. As an over 50 male, I’m probably not their demographic



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Re: Z93

Post by Mega Hertz » Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:07 pm

Dude. That's actually a pretty good playlist. I wouldn't mind DRQ down here flipping to something like that.


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Re: Z93

Post by lurker » Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:23 am

Almost a full week in the books. Z93 sounds a lot better than it did before! I love the mix of throwbacks with currents.



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Re: Z93

Post by Deleted User 15969 » Fri Feb 24, 2023 6:31 am

Rumor has it that AJ will be replacing Fish on KHQ before the spring book starts. Trish's head will explode when he starts playing all of his techno mixes. I'd give it a month.



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Re: Z93

Post by lurker » Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:32 am

A rotating door of morning shows every few months and now they're adding Z's castoff? It feels like a changing of the tides to me!



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Re: Z93

Post by hunterw » Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:02 pm

Looks like more changes are coming Monday

Morning show host are getting their own shows during the day.
10-2pm Courtney
2-6pm Ron

New morning show, probably Broadway and maybe new cohost or wonder if they will move Allie to mornings too?



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Re: Z93

Post by since16 » Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:18 am

hunterw wrote:
Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:02 pm
Looks like more changes are coming Monday

Morning show host are getting their own shows during the day.
10-2pm Courtney
2-6pm Ron

New morning show, probably Broadway and maybe new cohost or wonder if they will move Allie to mornings too?
Slowly but surely Broadway is killing that station. I give it less than a year before one of the talents moved to middays or afternoons leaves that ship. Broadway has never been great at the stations he has been at and the way he is gutting that station and trying to put his ego (most likely moving to the morning show) ahead of the programming and listening is going to sink that ship quickly. I will put it out there now, I see 1 to 2 share lost in the next book or two easily and within the year he will be looking for another station to destroy and they try to reset what he did at Z93.



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Re: Z93

Post by MWmetalhead » Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:47 am

Has he ever been PD of a station previously, other than for his very brief stint at KHQ and SRT? I think he might've programmed Z107.7 in St. Louis, but I'm unsure of that.

Your post disregards the fact Z93's ratings were horrendous immediately prior to his arrival.

To keep the status quo in place would've been idiotic.

The station before the music shift only had a 2 share.



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Re: Z93

Post by TC Talks » Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:50 am

This format isn't my cup of tea, but he was likely hired to fix the station. I agree with the move to blow up the R&R show. Ron could be a great afternoon talent. I bet he doesn't mind the hours either.


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Re: Z93

Post by MWmetalhead » Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:51 am

I agree with that move as well; the current morning show stinks.



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Re: Z93

Post by Colonel Flagg » Sat Apr 01, 2023 5:37 pm

The old WKJF was better than Z93.


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