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[DStroyer]

For those keeping track, QFM is now "The Q".  Music doesn't appear to have changed.  Website still says "QFM".

[Nokmo True]

Well if you know how they operate up there you know that it's not entirely impossible to imagine that they forgot they have a website!

Look for an update (if they remember to make it) 12 to 18 months down the road. If it costs anything it'll be longer than that or it'll just "go dark". On second thought, it won't "go dark", they'll just ignore it altogether then blame someone a rung or two above intern.

[Dave McAndrews]

  Did They Finally Find a PD?  And Somebody To Replace Chris Barnes?

[NEPA_radiobored]

Ed Histed is there.  Either PD or playing a consultant role.

[Dave McAndrews]

  Wow .. When Did He Leave Route 81?  Last I knew He Was Running WCDL

[Damian C Merillat]

I find this to be a frustrating station. It has potential but something about it just turns me off about it. One thing is they play a lot of the same songs all the time (I know, big surprise here) and I can almost predict what song will be on at one time. Why do stations do that. Why can't they expand their playlist more. People love to hear songs they have not heard in years. Their are sooooooo many songs that have been released over the years, why do they think people want to hear the same few songs over and over and over and over again. The only stations I hear that tend to push the envelope are the Mountain (which according to ratings, is in its death throes and may not be around much longer) and WHLM-FM. Come on guys, surprise us now and again.

[waunderlust]

I think you answered your own question when you said the Mountain is losing in the battle of the ratings. Doesn't that tell you something? People like what they know. They  consciously or subconsciously expect things at certain times and yes, power songs at the same time (top and bottom of the hour) seems to be one of them. Nature abhors a vaccum or is that chaos?

[Damian C Merillat]

I don't know that I buy into the whole Arbitron rating system. I agree they need something to rate stations by but I always thought it was rather arbitrary and may not reflect true listener habits out there. One thing about the Mountain is that their listeners tend to be fiercely loyal. Basically they listen to nothing but the Mountain (same goes for Rock 107 listeners to an extent).

Unfortunately you may be right about the population at large. On the other end I know of people who listen to nothing but KRZ. They love repetition and knowing that they'll hear the same song 5, 6 times in an 8 hour period. I can't stand listening to the same song twice in one day. But I believe there is a significant segment of listeners out there waiting for a station to push the envelope. QFM has potential but they'll never go anywhere if they just try to be like Magic 93. At least when we had EZ 103, they played songs that Magic forgot about a long time ago (I still cannot believe Entercom killed EZ--especially since they were starting to do better).

[ceaser]

With qfm they just can't admit they made a mistake two years ago.They invested time and money in this format and are giving it a shot anyway.What happens when the mountain eventually flips? I'm surprised it's been around this long.It might be someone's pet project out there.But if the flip happens soon what's next?Look at what happened with wilk going on fm.Why?No other formats they want to try?Out of ideas?

[Dave McAndrews]

     I Really Don't See Entercom Flipping The Mountain Because It's Rising's Baby.

   And it's A Good Alternative For People That Are Sick Of Rock 107. 

   I know People Like things That Are Familiar ... But How Many Times Can You Hear Freebird?