WOMC

[BKRPDM]

Discussion somewhere at Audacy HQ;

Programmer: “The latest Nielsens have 104.3 down to a 5.3….What shall we do?”

Consultant: “Cut the library from 275 down to 175, and be sure to play “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Free Fallin’” every three hours! And make sure the jock content is boring, and drown them out when they’re talking over the music. One other thing: F’ up the audio levels….”

Programmer: “Sounds like a plan for success!”

[lidoshuffle]

The only terrestrial radio I listen to now is 97.1, WWJ 950am maybe WJR 760am, Paul W. in the morning (when he is on, seems he has the Howard Stern time off clause in his contract) BTW I don't listen to Stern anymore he has turned into what he once made fun of...
WOMC? WRIF? WCSX? Barely has my radio in the Escape tuned into them...
All satellite all the time for me, the monthly subscription is worth it..
HUEY LEWIS IS NOT CLASSIC ROCK!!

[Mega Hertz]

You know what sucks? Is that it works. It fucking generally works. I just don't get it.

If I had to wager a guess, they do it because listening habits changed during the holiday season, and now they wanna lure you back in. Guaranteed to hear Hotel California and We Built This City any time you tune by.

I'm all about the Sirius XM, too. The 80s/90s/00s channel, Faction Punk, all sorts of different shit.

[stopnswop2]

Their new slogan is "It's all about the 90s", yet they play only a dozen songs that aren't from the 80s.
When their playlist history was actually working one day, I saw multiple songs repeated 3 times within 7 hours, such as More Than a Feeling by Boston and Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman.
I guess those 2 songs are supposed to represent the 70s and 90s. Lmao. I guess by playing the same 90s song every 2 hours, they're technically not lying about it being all about the 90s.

[SolidGoldDancers]

Discussion somewhere at Audacy HQ;

Programmer: “The latest Nielsens have 104.3 down to a 5.3….What shall we do?”

Consultant: “Cut the library from 275 down to 175, and be sure to play “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Free Fallin’” every three hours! And make sure the jock content is boring, and drown them out when they’re talking over the music. One other thing: F’ up the audio levels….”

Programmer: “Sounds like a plan for success!”

Are they using Jacobs media, because that sounds exactly like a plan by Jacobs media.

[audiophile]

Jane Pauley? LOL

[armchair pd]

Idiocy ruined WOMC for sure. Borringgggg. They were good under CBS.

And Stern sucks now for sure. Sad. The holier than thou attitude and crying about covid non stop killed it for me.

[thekman]

So true about Stern.

I get that people mellow out as they get older, but man, he seems to have nearly done a complete 180 from his younger days.

[dial-it-in]

So true about Stern.

I get that people mellow out as they get older, but man, he seems to have nearly done a complete 180 from his younger days.

yep. He is literally everything he used to hate and rail against.