New Orleans: POWER 102.9 "Nonstop Hip-Hop"

[only1moore]

Well R&R is saying that "Power 102.9" will be billed as a Rhythmic, and already they have brought in "Big Boy's Neighborhood" for mornings. So in other words, expect a New Orleans version of KPWR because thats what NOLA is about to get.

[Beernuts711]

So, pardon my lack of knowledge, but exactly what is "rhythmic" as compared to "Hip-hop" and "R&B"?

Please give me an example of a rhythmic song to demonstrate the difference between that, compared with the velvet of Luther Vandross with R&B, and the gutter utterances of 50 cent singing to the filthy underwear exhibitionists of hip hop who disrespect women and live on drugs and bling bling (and die young).

[menotti1]

'power 102.9  Obama's Hot New Favorite Station".

[RFLA]

Leaning more to the urban hits that are played on top 40 compared to more of the hardcore stuff.

Think last incarnation of Kiss 104.1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythmic_Top_40

But my guess is if they don't have a good idea in place (Citadel NOLA has had issues with making stations people want that they haven't inherited from a former company), it won't last ala Kiss 104

RFLA

[ShawtyBlack_ATL]

Leaning more to the urban hits that are played on top 40 compared to more of the hardcore stuff.

Think last incarnation of Kiss 104.1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythmic_Top_40

But my guess is if they don't have a good idea in place (Citadel NOLA has had issues with making stations people want that they haven't inherited from a former company), it won't last ala Kiss 104

RFLA

The station is only billed as Rhythmic, but will more than likely be an Urban outlet.  Citadel will try to sell both POWER 102.9 and OLD SCHOOL 106.7 as a combo to certain advertisers.  As far as Big Boy Mornings goes, he's probaly the hottest syndicated choice for mornings now on Urban and Rhythmic stations compared to Smiley and Parr.  Hopefully, Citadel doesn't screw up like they did POWER 99 "Nonstop Hip-Hop" in Memphis 2004-2006.

[BigHerc]

Shawty.. to make it competitive you would have to do that kind of promotion as the Q has been rolling the format for 20 years now since flipping from CHR if I remember there last days...

But Citadel's track record in this market is, that they won't spend almost no money with the expectation that word of mouth will do it. I mean look at the format flips of 106.7 to country and now to old school.
The last time they really put effort was to launch Diva 4 years ago.

You can forget about a street team IMO, you may be lucky to see a lot of billboards up.... Political campaign style posters put up around NOLA and Jefferson parish would possibly get more notice than the billboards I've seen however with 106.7 as country.

Actually gut says look for programming help or even a relay of WEMX (Max 94.1) Baton Rouge as they are number 2 under Citadel's Urban A/C in Baton Rouge.. and even though it would be sort of by default they are 1 and 2 (as the choices for urban are low in 225) I think it would bring the killer shots needed to have any success as a Urban.... if not, within 2 years the roulette wheel of formats will spin again

[littlelarry]

“We are thrilled to welcome Non Stop Hip-Hop to the New Orleans area”, said Mayor C. Ray Nagin.

Cmon, did Nagin really have that in the press release? Is that a joke or something?

[Nate Wesley]

“We are thrilled to welcome Non Stop Hip-Hop to the New Orleans area”, said Mayor C. Ray Nagin.

Cmon, did Nagin really have that in the press release? Is that a joke or something?

A harmless quote in a harmless press release.  What's he supposed to say, "Forget 102.9, I'm still listening to Q?" 

I'm sure New Orleanians have more important complaints of Mayor Nagin. 

[ShawtyBlack_ATL]

The Power Is On...Rollin 10,000 Joints In A Row Commercial Free!  1st song...Lil Wayne "Lollipop."

[Sam]

Ok I heard the kickoff of poWer 102.9 and they didn't really make a big deal about it. I thought they would come on live and introduce the station. Instead they introduced the new station with a pre recorded spot and went into a song. Blah.

Sam T/.