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As for CHCH I think they have done extremely well with their Classic TV format.
People on this board sure like to make up their own facts..... but if you had a look at their weekday daytime ratings you'd see they get about 3,700 viewers under 55, on average. That's worth about $50 a commercial. By contrast, their own 6pm newscast gets about 18,600 viewers under 55.
I wasn't making up any facts. The "I think" means I was merely expressing an opinion. Opinions can be wrong when facts are presented which you obviously provided.
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Either way, I'm just ensuring that the great people of the yellow board know the truth!
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The Miami Herald article on WQAM's shift to FM includes some information I found surprising. In talking about replacing the music formatted alternative rock station with a simulcast of the AM sports signal, at the bottom of the story it lists which formats are fading and which are gaining strength in the ratings.
I have to say I find some of the claims hard to believe. It obviously references local stations in the market, but you can get the gist from the following:
"Spin the dial and calendar to 2025 and alternative rock isn’t even among the Top 10 formats on radio anymore. Country, religion, news/talk, contemporary Christian and Spanish rank as the Top 5 formats, according to Inside Radio’s first quarter 2025 ratings. Classic rock (which isn’t quite the same as alt rock: Think Journey more than Jane’s Addiction) was No. 8. Sports was No. 9. Top 40 pop was No. 10."
Is this an American thing? There are only a few local country formats in Canada's top market, and none of them are especially riding high in the ratings. Neither are religion or news/talk. And obviously Spanish is not even a factor worth considering on this side of the border. But Top 40 at #10? If you read between the lines, it looks like rock or pop music on FM is no longer the norm.
I find that hard to believe and if you look at the numbers for this city, it certainly does not align with the CHFIs, the Booms and others that play music doing so well here.
Where did The Shark go? Miami rock radio station following the trend
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Nationally in the U.S. the Country format has been the most popular in terms of number of stations for a number of years.
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Here's the format popularity breakdown among the top 10 markets in Canada:
1. French music formats
2. Top 40 Hits
3. Classic Hits
4. AC (Mainstream)
5. Hot AC
6. CBC 1 & CBC Music
7. Alt Rock
8. News/Talk
9. Country
10. ICI's
11. Active Rock
12. Classic Rock
13. Sports
14. Indigenous
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The Miami Herald article on WQAM's shift to FM includes some information I found surprising. In talking about replacing the music formatted alternative rock station with a simulcast of the AM sports signal, at the bottom of the story it lists which formats are fading and which are gaining strength in the ratings.
I have to say I find some of the claims hard to believe. It obviously references local stations in the market, but you can get the gist from the following:
"Spin the dial and calendar to 2025 and alternative rock isn’t even among the Top 10 formats on radio anymore. Country, religion, news/talk, contemporary Christian and Spanish rank as the Top 5 formats, according to Inside Radio’s first quarter 2025 ratings. Classic rock (which isn’t quite the same as alt rock: Think Journey more than Jane’s Addiction) was No. 8. Sports was No. 9. Top 40 pop was No. 10."
Is this an American thing? There are only a few local country formats in Canada's top market, and none of them are especially riding high in the ratings. Neither are religion or news/talk. And obviously Spanish is not even a factor worth considering on this side of the border. But Top 40 at #10? If you read between the lines, it looks like rock or pop music on FM is no longer the norm.
I find that hard to believe and if you look at the numbers for this city, it certainly does not align with the CHFIs, the Booms and others that play music doing so well here.
Where did The Shark go? Miami rock radio station following the trend
This is by number of stations, not actual popularity.
Religious/Christian stations get those numbers by using multiple signals to surround bigger markets where they can't get a full signal.
Similarly, News/Talk is very frequently on an AM/FM combo, ditto sports.
CHR will have fewer signals, but much higher listenership per signal.
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Is this an American thing? There are only a few local country formats in Canada's top market, and none of them are especially riding high in the ratings. Neither are religion or news/talk.
News/Talk is huge in many markets on both sides of the border. You're just not considering NPR/CBC. NPR is huge in markets like Seattle, Austin, Washington, and in Canada Ottawa, Halifax, Montreal. All-News is big in New York, Toronto, LA, etc.
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Is this an American thing? There are only a few local country formats in Canada's top market, and none of them are especially riding high in the ratings. Neither are religion or news/talk.
News/Talk is huge in many markets on both sides of the border. You're just not considering NPR/CBC. NPR is huge in markets like Seattle, Austin, Washington, and in Canada Ottawa, Halifax, Montreal. All-News is big in New York, Toronto, LA, etc.
Indeed. NPR is number 1 in the three markets you mentioned. KUT has an 8.9 share in Austin. KUOW leads in Seattle with a 7.9. However, D.C. residents really like to stay informed. While NPR's WAMU is on top with a 12.7 share, not far behind is #2 all news WTOP at 11.7. N/T WMAL is a respectable 7th at 4.1.
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