it seems to be part of a new national brand...... Kfun in Kitchener also flipped along with a long list of stations left behind with Move. 

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...they left CHUM FM alone again.  Nice to know it "ain't broke" lol

citats wrote:

according to https://www.iheartradio.ca/bounce/ there will be 25, hover over the banana links to see the markets name. No Bob's, No EZRock's and a few missing Bears.

Dock got bounced out also. Owen sound & Midland...

The new Bounce in Fredericton (which is also a format change from a rock station) apparently is also going with non-local programming outside of drive time as part of this. Is this being done in other markets?

MJ Vancouver wrote:

The new Bounce in Fredericton (which is also a format change from a rock station) apparently is also going with non-local programming outside of drive time as part of this. Is this being done in other markets?

Jay Stevens is tracking a national midday show out of Winnipeg.

Of the stations I'm familiar with, that shift was already tracked, and everyone else seems to still be in place

RadioAaron wrote:

Jay Stevens is tracking a national midday show out of Winnipeg.

Of the stations I'm familiar with, that shift was already tracked, and everyone else seems to still be in place

Minor detail, Jay is out of London Virgin Radio doing multi station\brand VT's
 

citats wrote:

RadioAaron wrote:

Jay Stevens is tracking a national midday show out of Winnipeg.

Of the stations I'm familiar with, that shift was already tracked, and everyone else seems to still be in place

Minor detail, Jay is out of London Virgin Radio doing multi station\brand VT's
 

Ah, thanks!
 

Interesting - I streamed what was The Dock and is now Bounce as noted above.  The announcer "Jay Stevens" is on all channels - so did more get fired locally or maybe this is just the first day. 

The playlist is awesome. 

I guess for some of the stations out west, Bounce will be a change musically for the EZ Rock stations.  Here in Kitchener the music is exactly what KFUN was programming.  In fact their promos on TV all day have been saying the music is the same just a new name.  KFUN toughened up their music about 5 or 6 years ago.  Even though they are not promoting it, Bounce still plays a fair bit 70's music, Boston, Billy Joel, Bee Gees etc. 
https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/the-music-you-just-cant-quit-new-national-brand-bounce-radio-launches-today/ 

RadioAaron wrote:

paterson1 wrote:

I guess for some of the stations out west, Bounce will be a change musically for the EZ Rock stations.  

Yep, some of these are format changes. Biggest being K-LITE; not often a station that's #1 flips. In addition to the EZ Rock stations, there were a few Rock stations in BC and out east that flipped too.

Good point, yes a real format change for K-LITE, heavier sound for them now, and a gamble since they were usually #1 in Hamilton as you mentioned.  The Dock in Owen Sound and Midland will be more pop/new wave gold now with less 70's and 80's rock. But as mentioned the music so far has been what KFUN was playing for the last five years or so.

paterson1 wrote:

Good point, yes a real format change for K-LITE, heavier sound for them now, and a gamble since they were usually #1 in Hamilton as you mentioned.

I think they'll win the gamble. The classic hits mix is actually probably more appealing to a lot of long-time K-LITE P1's, and Boom 97.3 is absolutely huge in Toronto's surrounding markets if you look beyond local stations in the ratings. 

RadioAaron wrote:

paterson1 wrote:

Good point, yes a real format change for K-LITE, heavier sound for them now, and a gamble since they were usually #1 in Hamilton as you mentioned.

I think they'll win the gamble. The classic hits mix is actually probably more appealing to a lot of long-time K-LITE P1's, and Boom 97.3 is absolutely huge in Toronto's surrounding markets if you look beyond local stations in the ratings. 

Boom 97.3 doesn't have the greatest signal in the Hamilton area too, so that'll probably be an added bonus for 102.9.



PJ

I love what Winnipeg did before switching over to Bounce:  https://twitter.com/999BOBFM/status/1394637917910446083

Radiowiz wrote:

Paul Jeffries wrote:

Boom 97.3 doesn't have the greatest signal in the Hamilton area too, so that'll probably be an added bonus for 102.9.
PJ

 It drives Energy 95.3 to continue to be very new music driven. 
I can't think of anyone in the area that might now choose to be more "Breeze" driven, but it's a potential hole to fill.
 

SOFT AC or "BREEZE" is really covered by Jewel 92.  The numbers in Hamilton for Jewel are non-existent really and to be honest...   SOFT AC isn't really what works today in Hamilton.   Klite at the end was not super soft, it was mainstream really.      If anything once Corus gets bored with Energy 95-3, I could see them moving to a more mainstream AC format if they are going to refocus on Hamilton again.     The issue is it's a huge signal, and the money is towards Toronto.   As a local focused AC, most of that signal will be wasted in areas where no one will listen and buy.    Move in St Catharines may have an opportunity to grab some audience from Hamilton now, which may have been Bell's plan all along. 

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paterson1 wrote:

I mean the former K-LITE playing Talking Heads Psycho Chicken at 7:03 this morning...qu'est-ce que c'est??

will they go all the way and play :

https://youtu.be/ivH-5et5qQ8