94.5 The Q - new format is Adult Album Alternative

[CK-722]

The Valley City has a brand new Q.

[zackeast]

Zack, if they really wanted to recognize heritage, they would bring back Mandatory Metallica, the Tool Rule, Ticket Window Wednesday, and the hard rock format many of us loved!

I suggest you visit and listen to www.wjjo.com often and forget about this fantasy of yours. lol!

[Mickey Lolich]

Yes, I am completely underwhelmed by this bland "different" Q. I put it on my car presets, but I will be changing that very soon.

Boring. Boring. Boring. Once in a while will I hear an "oh wow" song. Otherwise, it's boring as all hell. The on-air people (are they canned?) are bland if not bad.

It could have been so much more.

Who's in charge of this underachiever?

[TC Talks]

If they are trying to go after the diversity of w y c e which I understand does pretty well, the mix they have built is pretty pathetic.

A well curated AAA station pairs nicely with NPR listeners. But Community stations like wyce have figured this out and filled that Gap. That is why you don't see a strong Community station in Denver, kbco is doing well with that listener.

[ftballfan]

So, the Q has been around for just over two months and they don't even have 1,000 FB likes yet.

Posts from the station seeking to engage the listeners in discussion sometimes have two comments, one comment, or even no comments at all!

I have a feeling this station is going to prove to be a ratings dud. 105.3 Snot FM is getting clobbered by WSNX. Moving the Country format from 94.5 to 107.3 was risky and will likely result in a complete loss of the ratings momentum WTNR was starting to see.

A rhythmic throwbacks format would've been the way to go. Could've done major ratings damage to WSNX.

https://www.facebook.com/theQ945/

Sad for a top 100 market station to not even have 750 likes two months after launching! Heck, Eagle 101.5 Manistee has more FB likes!

[zackeast]

Also of note, a stopset around 2:30 this afternoon was completely empty. Not good. The station was supposed to be running commercials but evidently had none to run.

Also happening on weekends, almost every break. No complaints here. haha.

[zackeast]

I'm more of an Alt rock guy, modern rock guy, but I love this station. If anything, I'd maybe like more dry segs between songs and less jock talk between.

[48125er]

I hear a bit more ads on that station.

[riggs]

I'm more of an Alt rock guy, modern rock guy, but I love this station. If anything, I'd maybe like more dry segs between songs and less jock talk between.

I get that, but when a station is new, they can't say the station name enough, probably at some point in the future there will be more dry segues. The imaging is pretty short and to the point and instead of hitting you with jarring and loud SFX, they keep it low key enough to not beat down the music.

And someone mentioned CIties 97. I never considered that station a Triple A. They were a Hot AC that wanted to pretend to be a Triple A and their PD influenced several stations which really skewed the charts away from what the format is supposed to be. CC wanted to make the Ann Arbor Triple A into a Cities clone. That would have bombed in Ann Arbor.