tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336107939073973034.post8559432041990140746..comments2024-03-16T03:45:44.017-04:00Comments on Dale Swanson: An analysis of radio song play frequency for 102.9 WMGKDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16971331812573996589noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336107939073973034.post-90945953421152358552023-09-16T00:55:19.551-04:002023-09-16T00:55:19.551-04:00I hate Mgk play the same friggin songs,Wmmr is the...I hate Mgk play the same friggin songs,Wmmr is the best I been listening since Early 70s they keep the same Format They play old new n in between I love that N when they play a classic group it's usually a Deep cut not the same old song like MGK plays Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336107939073973034.post-48864251373787046212017-08-26T20:36:10.621-04:002017-08-26T20:36:10.621-04:00I wonder how the distribution would fall now, sinc...I wonder how the distribution would fall now, since in recent years they've curtailed 70s album rock in favor of Def Leppard and Bon Jovi.I read it on the Internethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056474436462565039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336107939073973034.post-43292939647578635302013-09-04T12:33:33.506-04:002013-09-04T12:33:33.506-04:00Follow up post idea: Find the peak chart position ...Follow up post idea: Find the peak chart position and see if there is any correlation. Find other "classic rock" songs which were Top 10 but do not appear on this playlist. Todd Nappihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994964018104502241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336107939073973034.post-54850532532196085942013-08-28T19:04:52.894-04:002013-08-28T19:04:52.894-04:00I really am at a loss for why they are so focused ...I really am at a loss for why they are so focused on a so few songs. While I can certainly understand not wanting to play 10 minute Yes songs, consider the other Led Zeppelin graph.<br />https://raw.github.com/DaleSwanson/wmgk/master/WMGK.Led%20Zeppelin.topsongs.png<br /><br />Communications Breakdown, and Good Times, Bad Times are both about 2:30, and clearly quite popular. They seem like ideal radio songs.<br /><br />I thought the same thing about Spirit of Radio, although it is rather critical of radio.<br /><br />For breakdown of listeners I'd replace flipping through with people listening in social situations. I know it's my family's goto station for every gathering. Of those groups commuters are probably the most fickle (I know I'm constantly scanning the radio for anything good). Workers and parties are probably not going to change the station much. Still, there is no way I could listen to 102.9 playing the same 300 songs every day at work for months and then years.<br /><br />I though perhaps they only play totally 'safe' songs. That is, songs that they feel no classic rock fan would not like. Staying with Led Zeppelin, Dazed and Confused and Babe I'm Going to Leave You are quite popular on last.fm, but have a kind of blues feel that I could see some classic rock fans not liking. Even if 70% of listeners would be happy to hear them, it could cause others to not listen. And, since everyone probably has a pet peeve, playing more variety could drive lots of people.<br /><br />However, to counter that, look to the aforementioned Communications Breakdown, which I can't imagine being any more polarizing than Kashmir.<br /><br />Your royalties idea is an interesting possibility. I don't think it's that likely, but it would certainly explain data well.<br />Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971331812573996589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336107939073973034.post-38245186158874691352013-08-28T09:13:02.787-04:002013-08-28T09:13:02.787-04:00Really good post.
First, WMGK does have a morning...Really good post.<br /><br />First, WMGK does have a morning show - it's still DeBella - but they play more music than average (which is good, in a sense, because he is intolerable).<br /><br />Each of the top 3 artists has their own "feature" where they play "deep" tracks - Breakfast with the Beatles, Jonesing for the Stones, and Get the Led Out. This also explains why those bands have so many songs with 1 play.<br /><br />Its kind of surprising at the lack of variety given the immense back catalogs of artists. From the data here, it certainly seems like they're just lazy and on cruise control, so I was trying to think up some reasons. This of course is largely speculative, but what do you think the distribution of listeners is? It could be something like 1/3 an hour/day (commuters), 1/3 all day (job sites, stores), 1/3 flipping through. So perhaps even though some songs get played every other day, they are played at different times to capture these demos? Then again I really don't think they're that smart. My second reasoning was perhaps the "key" songs from the top artists are cheaper from a royalties perspective. <br /><br />I agree there are many travesties on this list. Rush's song is called "The Spirit of Radio" for crying out loud and got no plays. We Didn't Start the Fire got no plays? As for Young Lust it's one of a few rare "catchy hook" Floyd songs. I know it's one of my mom's favorites.<br /><br />I think just on the whole terrestrial radio only exists because of it's ubiquitous (everything has an FM dial) and the broadcast towers are long since paid off. They know they'll never win listeners back from Satellite or Internet radio. So it does essentially become dumbed down to the cheapest/easiest/simplest operation possible.Todd Nappihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994964018104502241noreply@blogger.com