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If your DJs would rather have a root canal than attend the weekly programming meeting, it's time for a new agenda. A great programming meeting shouldn't feel like detention. It should be part brainstorming session, part coaching clinic, part pep rally, and part comedy club.
Challenge yourself to rephrase content to be more efficient. It isn’t about the length, but about mastering the art of brevity. Don’t just trim words. Reconstruct sentences. Can you say it better in half the words? Can you make it stronger by making it shorter?
Every week at Radio Station Consultant we watch multiple new songs across radio formats to help us better advise our clients on new music adds. Here are a few of the songs we’re watching this week. Scroll down to hear the full songs. Alex Warren "Emerald Eyes" Hot AC/Top 40, Rod Wave "Dope Girl" Rhythmic/Urban, Dominic Fike "Wallflower" Alternative, Beartooth "Beautiful Again" Rock and more!
Every market has one. The station everyone talks about. The station listeners recommend to friends. The station competitors secretly monitor. Winning stations don't have better transmitters. They have better execution. While others chase the latest gimmick, great stations master the fundamentals—and never stop improving them. Here are ten habits you'll find in almost every successful station.
Out of this week's data here are a few of the songs that topped those lists nationally in the US and Canada along with a few random specific markets. Los Angeles, California, Rock/Alternative: Steve Lacy "Oh Yeah?"
You are human. Humans make mistakes. May you make a lot of them, because that means you are trying. If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough. Mistakes mean you’re pushing boundaries. Testing limits. Growing.
The company that started as a grassroots charity project has turned into a major digital media empire amassing billions of views and generating over 100 million in revenue. That’s due in large part to how they’ve tailored their content to work well on YouTube and social media. So, I believe there are a lot of things radio can learn from the example Jubilee sets. Here are my thoughts on a few.
Radio stations spend thousands of dollars producing commercials for advertisers. Then they promote themselves with a voice reading copy over a music bed. Your station deserves better. The best promos don't just announce what's happening, they create anticipation. They're movie trailers for your station.
Here are a few of the songs we’re watching this week. Scroll down to hear the full songs. Enhypen "Bloody Paradise" Hot AC/Top 40, The Game & Drake "No Brakes" Rhythmic/Urban, Lizzy McAlpine "Ugly Things" Alternative, Stella Lefty "Summer You Were Mine" Country, Billy Strings "10,000 Miles From a Friend" Alt Country and more!
Out of this week's data here are a few of the songs that topped those lists nationally in the US and Canada along with a few random specific markets. Canada, Hot AC/Top 40: Katseye "Hootie Frutti."
