New Orleans: POWER 102.9 "Nonstop Hip-Hop"

[ShawtyBlack_ATL]

Finally, Q93 will have some competition.  Rickey Smiley Morning Show???
They'd be smart to promote all over town this weekend during Essence Festival!

www.power1029.com 

[smashedcd]

Most kids today have only known 93.3. It will take something special to get them away from it. They better know what they are doing

[ShawtyBlack_ATL]

Most kids today have only known 93.3. It will take something special to get them away from it. They better know what they are doing

True.  Hopefully, they'll have a street team all over town with t-shirts, bumper stickers, etc.  Im sure they'll play 1,000 or whatever number of joints in a row commercial free.  I believe they will actually be billed as CHR/Rhythmic, but Urban in reality.

[smashedcd]

Most kids today have only known 93.3. It will take something special to get them away from it. They better know what they are doing

True.  Hopefully, they'll have a street team all over town with t-shirts, bumper stickers, etc.  Im sure they'll play 1,000 or whatever number of joints in a row commercial free.  I believe they will actually be billed as CHR/Rhythmic, but Urban in reality.

Has it started yet? I am getting nothing on 102.9.

[ShawtyBlack_ATL]

the word is 7/3/08  10:29am

[mightynine]

Citadel will have to spend MASSIVE amounts of cash to make this work - do they have those resources right now?

[RFLA]

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

[Sawtooth McMullen]

the station is streaming live on the website. but their streaming old school 106.7............??
brian

[mightynine]

Well, here's the official release - ooooh, 10,000 songs in a row!

Citadel Broadcasting Corporation (NYSE: CDL) proudly announces, The World Premier of POWER 102.9 FM (KKND-FM) with 10,000 songs in a row. POWER 102.9 Non Stop Hip-Hop is the newest radio station here in New Orleans, set to reach teens and young adults in the city. Operations Manger, LeBron Joseph (LBJ) says, “It’s an exciting time for us at Citadel and the city to showcase today’s top artists and embrace our wealth of local talent.” The launch of Power 102.9 is Thursday July 3, 2008 at 10:29a.m.CST.b “Offering more choices for our listeners as well as more options for advertising clients is always a plus to our community.”
-David Kubicki, Market Manager

“We are thrilled to welcome Non Stop Hip-Hop to the New Orleans area”, said Mayor C. Ray Nagin. LBJ assumes the role of Program Director on both Power 102.9 and Old School 106.7. We invite you to come and experience the real POWER of Hip-Hop by turning your dial to 102.9 FM on July 3, 2008. Non Stop Hip-Hop streams at www.POWER1029.com

[Beernuts711]

10,000 rap songs in a row?  Count the on-air obscenities in the thousands.

Good God almighty.  Shoot me with a bullet dipped in cyanide.

And Nagin thinks it's a good thing.  What an idiot he is.  [EDIT]


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