Wild things happening?

[Wildstyle Kdm]

Does WWVA have a mix at 12pm now, or did they just happen to coincidentally play "Save the world" by Swedish House Mafia amongst a bunch of dance material between 12 and 12:40pm? ...

I'm almost convinced that they mixed at 12pm, due to the fact that "Super Bass" also came on twice during the 12 o clock hour, but I can't actually tell for sure without solid proof.

I must say WWVA has really turned into something great.

[acheron82]

**Personal Opinion Here**

When Groove first switched to Wild, I could not stand the station.  They went from a top 40 format to nearly 80% hip-hop and rap which personally, is not my favorite.

Over the past 3 months, I have noticed WILD shift away some from the constant hip-hop and rap to more of a Top 40 sound similar to what they were before when they were Groove.  Now that this shift has taken place, they want to continue to stand out from Q100 so many of the top 40 hits you hear on the station are in a remix form or club form.  I'm not sure if they are still doing it but I noticed a similar remix show around 7 every evening. 

I agree though, it's definitely a good move.  Now if they could just do something with the signal. 

[acheron82]

Speaking of remixes and stuff, I think 99x could really push the boundaries a little and do something similar (rock format of course) on Saturday nights or something.    Remixes of Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Gravity Kills, and yes, what about some Lords of Acid. 

Wait...  99X pushing the limit???  NEVER!  That's another story though.

[ABM]

Cool, they are trying to become the next WILD in San Fran. I like that.. Signal wise for 105.7 and 96.7 = DUMP. Fix the signal and voice promos/tracking and then i'll applaud...but adding a mix show on noons is nothing...

[Wildstyle Kdm]

As far as 99x getting wild and pushing the boundaries, maybe a good alternative/rock mix show would be good idea on weekend nights, consisting of rock, alternative electronica, and other "rock associated material" if you know what I mean. I don't know how to explain it, but I've heard some rock/alternative stations do this. I guess "remixes of Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Gravity Kills, and yes, what about some Lords of Acid" is a good enough example. Maybe an example of rock influenced electronica would be some Daft Punk, or maybe even some... well, "Save the world" by Swedish House Mafia, etc. They could also use the Skratch N Sniff syndication (if they're still in business) where they do a dual dj show of rock and hip hop mixes and mash ups.

Cool, they are trying to become the next WILD in San Fran. I like that.. Signal wise for 105.7 and 96.7 = DUMP. Fix the signal and voice promos/tracking and then i'll applaud...but adding a mix show on noons is nothing...

Actually, it is something for mixshow fanatics, dance fans, or people who want a little something extra. Maybe it's not as beneficial as being on a sufficiently fully powered signal, but it's better than just the same ol' same ol' regular playlist music all day long. It would be great if they had morning mixes as well. Not sure if that will happen with a syndicated morning show, but I've heard stations with syndicated morning shows still conveniently slip in locally scheduled studio mix shows as well.

WiLD San Fransisco is nice, but I believe that WWVA has been programmed for the Atlanta market, due to the fact that they give a lot of attention to the bass remixes of some hits (in addition to the club remixes they use as well), and Atlanta is known as the former booty bass capital of the world... ... (ok, SECOND bass music capital of the world (I do not want to upset the Miami Bass folks again - yes, Miami was the true pioneer of bass!)). I think I actually like WiLD Atlanta better than the San Francisco WiLD when it comes to regular playlist, although the San Fransisco station "pushes the boundaries" a bit more often with more mix shows.

 

Wait...  99X pushing the limit???  NEVER!  That's another story though.

Feel free to discuss / present the story. As long as it's within the lines of, or could be considered as "Wild things happening", it will fit within the topic of this thread!

[ShawtyBlack_ATL]

As far as I know, WILD only mixes at 8:30pm for the "Mami Mix" with Mami Chula.  They did have a the "Remix at Six" but they ditched it months ago.

[Wildstyle Kdm]

Well, no mix on WiLD right now! I'm not exactly sure what happened yesterday at noon, but.. oh well.
Surely a fascinating arrangement of music (for me).

The bass remix of "motivation" by Kelly Rowland is on in regular rotation, NOW.

_____________________________ EDIT AT 12:14 pm _____________________________

NEVER MIND! The mix is coming up in less than 5 minutes!

I sure am going to have a field day when I return/move to Atlanta. Not sure what's taking this entire "move situation" so long to happen...

[ShawtyBlack_ATL]

Whats the name of the mix?  Is it like Q100's Cardio Radio Mix they did at noon years ago?  V103 does the Old Scool Lunch mix at noon and HOT 107.9 canceled there 20Minute Workout at noon.

[danikayser84]

Cool, they are trying to become the next WILD in San Fran. I like that.. Signal wise for 105.7 and 96.7 = DUMP. Fix the signal and voice promos/tracking and then i'll applaud...but adding a mix show on noons is nothing...

Like I said before, the only way they could upgrade their signal is to swap formats with The Bull or Project, which at this time might not be the best idea...

[acheron82]

Scratch and Sniff is being done on 96.1 which fits.  I don't think the 99x listeners would like the rap/rock style of mixes.  In my opinion it actually sucks! 

But yes, industrial/electronic stuff... I know NIN has some remixes and so does Korn.  99x should hit that hard on Saturday nights just like they hit the more indie stuff on Sunday mornings.