To Anyone That Listens To Q102...

[Jer_1188]

Below is an email I sent to just about any email address I could find at Clear Channel Radio... I just can't take Q102's crap anymore, if anyone wants to send messeges here are the VP's for raido email addys...

Kim Johnson (VP Marketing):

kimjohnson@clearchannel.com

Todd Goldberg (National Sales Maneger)

toddgoldberg@clearchannel.com


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After several years of disgust I've decided to send these emails to anybody that I can get a hold of in Clear Channel...
Somebody needs to explain to me why Philadelphia needs 3 stations that play hip-hop, I believe that Power 99 is owned by Clear Channel, and I have no problem with that station as it has always been hip-hop, my problem is with Q102, that was a station, that at one time was a power house of true dance music for this country, but now has been turned into just another station that plays hip-hop... Even now the changes are getting worse... at one time at least the mix shows on Q contained dance, now it's all hip-hop, almost all the time. What makes this even sader is the fact that 96.5, which I believe is not owned by Clear Channel, has to be cutting into the ratings of Q.

What's really funny is that an entire market of people that listen to dance music are being ignored, I have a feeling that you will be losing alot of listeners soon to Satellite Radio, i just used a trial for both XM and Sirius and I have to say it appears to be well worth the cost, to tell you the truth I can't decide between the two, alot of other people will realize the benifits in time, and I'm sure rating will drop even more.

I'd love to hear a response,
Jeremy

 

[JOEDOCPA]

Q102 sucks i tryed to have them play freestyle and dance music and when i told them they asked me what is freestyle and they been dj longer then me and they dont know a thing i dont even lisn to that station anymore to much hip hop some is ok but come on 3 stations whats next the news will be hip hop

 

[michelle28]

Q102 used to play freestyle like 15 years ago! the only time you'll hear any freestyle is on the 12 noon workout! 🙁

 

[Naturalstyle]

Ladies and Gentlemen....

There's no swaying Clear Channel. They are driven by $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (Isn't it what drives the USA?).

If records aren't in the Top 40 they aren't gonna get played. The belief that requests for songs influence what gets played is not true. Your song will get played ONLY if it's EMINEM that you request.

The only way freestyle will get on the radio is if a freestyle artists gets on the charts, and I don't know the last time that happened (several years ago?).

I'm not trying to be negative, I'm just saying what I believe to be true. Ratings and the BIG marketing dollars that labels spend on promotion is what gets music on the radio.

Peace!

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