104.3 HD2 is now "The Alt Project"

[mjb1124]

For the four of you with HD radios, Clear Channel has apparently responded to the WRXP flip by changing Q104.3 HD2 from "Rock Nation" to "The Alt Project" (both are iHeartRadio channels).   From what I've been hearing, The Alt Project is more Active Rock-leaning than the others, so it might still be satisfying to former K-Rock listeners and whoever listened to the HD2 simulcast of Rock Nation.   I think Q should also consider adding an alternative specialty show on Sunday nights (like The Hawk over on the Jersey Shore does), or at least tweaking "Out of the Box" to be more alternative.   But anyhow, it's at least good that there are so many New York-based HD2 and internet options for modern rock fans.

[erwin33]

Processing of the stream from this station is better than RXP's processing (if there is processing between it)

[pjc1961]

Dedicated iheartradio link to Q104.3's WAXQ-HD2 stream (via http://tunein.com/radio/Rock-Nation-1043-s52418/#) is not updated to match the "Alternative Project" stream that's playing on-air; it's still streaming "Rock Nation". I'd assume that it may be updated at a later time.

iheartradio player direct link to Alternatve Project format:
http://www.iheartradio.com/mediaplayer/?stream_id=4447&channel_title=The%20Alternative%20Project

iheartradio player direct link to Rock Nation format:
http://www.iheartradio.com/mediaplayer/?stream_id=4386&station_name=Rock+Nation

iheartradio URL direct link to Alternative Project format:
http://alternativeproject.akacast.akamaistream.net/7/275/73697/v1/auth.akacast.akamaistream.net/alternativeproject

iheartradio URL direct link to Rock Nation format:
http://rocknation.akacast.akamaistream.net/7/573/73696/v1/auth.akacast.akamaistream.net/rocknation

I'm sure we'll hear from poster Jamie from Connecticut about this change - a fan of the Rock Nation broadcast on WAXQ-HD2.

[necrat123]

WHJY in Providence airs The Alternative Project on their HD2. I really like it, it's a great mix of music.

Will WAXQ get a special feed of it or just carry the national feed?

[disney fanatic]

This HD-2 channel at 104.3 should sound a lot like the old WRKW's "92.9 Rock" back in 2003 until 2004 before it flipped to oldies.

[pjc1961]

I listened to WAXQ-HD2 this afternoon over-the-air. Just like they did on the Rock Nation feed, Q104.3-HD2 slips in some of its own IDs & sweepers (probably like what other CC stations do) in place of some of the breaks on the national feed (as heard on the iheartradio player, for example). Occasionally there's some songs that are skipped, replaced or otherwise reshuffled when comparing the Q104.3 on-air feed with the national feed.

If I can find a direct link to the WAXQ-HD2 on-air feed that's on the iheartradio.com player, I'll post it in this thread. I don't think there is one, however.
It would be similar to the direct link to the WLTW-HD2 feed: http://www.iheartradio.com/mediaplayer/?stream_id=5030

[DToTheJ]

I heard a promo on Q104.3 promoting the fact that their HD2 is now "the Alt Project". Much like that "long live rock" liner I heard last week, no doubt, this was aimed at the disenfranchised WRXP listener, too.

[Barry]

The newsletter Taylor on Radio-Info.com has an article wondering whether Clear Channel may want to rebroadcast The Alt Project on that Manhattan translator on 106.3, if it ever gets back on the air. Personally, I believe the airwaves in midtown New York are just too crowded for a translator to operate without interfering with an existing station, regardless of what frequency is selected.
So now there is some competition for alternative rock fans-The Alt Project, and K-Rock on HD2. And WFUV's the alternate side on HD3, and mornings on WNYE. Perhaps that is why smooth jazz remains on 101.9 HD2, instead of the new online version of WRXP.

[erwin33]

The newsletter Taylor on Radio-Info.com has an article wondering whether Clear Channel may want to rebroadcast The Alt Project on that Manhattan translator on 106.3, if it ever gets back on the air. Personally, I believe the airwaves in midtown New York are just too crowded for a translator to operate without interfering with an existing station, regardless of what frequency is selected.
So now there is some competition for alternative rock fans-The Alt Project, and K-Rock on HD2. And WFUV's the alternate side on HD3, and mornings on WNYE. Perhaps that is why smooth jazz remains on 101.9 HD2, instead of the new online version of WRXP.

I hope that Emmis also start with streaming of that HD2 Smooth Jazz channel. It's a big loss.

[Theater of My Mind]

I've had this on today for the first time, what a mess.  It sounds like they're playing deep classic rock cuts mixed with some 90s grunge, and an occasional cluster of random production claiming it's the Alt Project. The songs being played don't resemble those at the iheartradio Alternative Project link though, and for the most part they're far from alternative.  Also there are no jocks.  Did they revert to the Rock nation feed with the wrong imaging?  It just sounds like another neglected HD2 channel, or worse. Hard to believe this is on the air in Market #1.