Updates On The New Radio Station 96.5

[bchris02]

Does anybody think an Adult hits format (Jack FM) would work on 94.7 FM?

It's possible. However, ClearChannel did try a similar format on 94.7 back in the early 2000s and it didn't last. It's a different market now though than it was then so it may work.

[Urbanized]

Wait...people still listen to terrestrial radio?

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[Jersey Boss]

I would like to see an all news station. Don't know if this market has ever had one.

[LocoAko]

There has been times when OKC had much better stations and more variety on the dial than is here right now. Today, I would say with confidence the stations here are the worst I've ever heard, anywhere. Then again, I could care less about sports and don't like country music. I am sure a lot of it has to do with the major operators here having sold out to corporations like Tyler and Cumulus, both of which specialize in rural markets. Hopefully eventually one or more of the corporations running these stations will realize the market is saturated with country, classic rock, and sports talk and try some different formats.

I've posted about this in the past, but I think (and have heard others expressed similar sentiments) that there is a surprising amount of diversity on OKC radio compared to NYC. Back in NYC, everything was Top 40. Everything. Even the stations that were alt rock or dance music have trended to the exact same playlist. At least here we have a comedy station, two country, a hip-hop, a pop, and whatever you'd call 98.9 -- current and 80s/90s pop. Then again, I like to listen to country, so perhaps I don't feel as limited.

[bchris02]

I've posted about this in the past, but I think (and have heard others expressed similar sentiments) that there is a surprising amount of diversity on OKC radio compared to NYC. Back in NYC, everything was Top 40. Everything. Even the stations that were alt rock or dance music have trended to the exact same playlist. At least here we have a comedy station, two country, a hip-hop, a pop, and whatever you'd call 98.9 -- current and 80s/90s pop. Then again, I like to listen to country, so perhaps I don't feel as limited.

I would say most markets have a dominant genre or two, which here is country and sports. Being that I don't care for either the choices feel pretty limited. A lot of twentysomethings are alternative rock fans and there is currently no station in OKC playing that genre. Personally I like top 40 and hip-hop and in OKC in 2014 there is only one real choice - KJ 103. The new station has a great playlist but the signal is so weak that it's usually full of static and has bleed-in from Mix 96.5 in Tulsa. Tyler should really put the station on a better frequency. OKC needs a second Top 40 more than it needs a fourth country station.

Power 103.5 is pretty much online only unless you live in Yukon or El Reno. I definitely understand why so many people in OKC have gone exclusively satellite or streaming, especially if they don't like the dominant formats here.

Most of the time I just listen to my iPhone or KCSC 90.1.

[Mississippi Blues]

I would say most markets have a dominant genre or two, which here is country and sports. Being that I don't care for either the choices feel pretty limited. A lot of twentysomethings are alternative rock fans and there is currently no station in OKC playing that genre. Personally I like top 40 and hip-hop and in OKC in 2014 there is only one real choice - KJ 103. The new station has a great playlist but the signal is so weak that it's usually full of static and has bleed-in from Mix 96.5 in Tulsa. Tyler should really put the station on a better frequency. OKC needs a second Top 40 more than it needs a fourth country station.

Power 103.5 is pretty much online only unless you live in Yukon or El Reno. I definitely understand why so many people in OKC have gone exclusively satellite or streaming, especially if they don't like the dominant formats here.

Most of the time I just listen to my iPhone or KCSC 90.1.

I prefer classical / orchestra / non-vocals music, so my only option is to plug my iPhone into my car (the car comes with a chord specifically for that) or if I'm not alone & I'm a passenger, I just use headphones. I also like Blues -- hence my screen name being "Mississippi Blues" (along with my family being from Mississippi (mostly from none other than the Mississippi Delta region, birthplace of the Blues) & my profile picture saying "Mississippi Delta Blues" -- so I'm just all around screwed when it comes to radio stations lol.

[Prunepicker]

I'm not familiar with 96.5. I listen to KCSC (90.1) 99.9% of the time. Why
would anyone listen to anything else?

[Prunepicker]

I prefer classical / orchestra / non-vocals music....

Same here. I rarely listen to anything else since most of my income comes
from playing classical and jazz.

[OKCretro]

I loved the martini station that played Sinatra and others.

[HangryHippo]

I loved the martini station that played Sinatra and others.

It was good. Miss it.