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Title: What's Playing Where You Are? Post by: Pamela on June 22, 2004, 10:32:01 PM I WILL CARRY YOU
Clay's fifth single and fourth from Measure of a Man goes for Hot AC adds on July 12 and CHR/Pop adds on July 13. So, to get primed for this event, let's talk radio again! Don't worry, it will be fun. :wink: This will likely be the last single from MoaM. The Christmas CD will be out in November, but the next (non holiday) CD is not scheduled to be released until Spring or Summer 2005. MoaM just dropped out of the top 200 albums for the first time since it's release last October. Considering we have a year to wait for another (non holiday) CD, it's paramount that IWCY earns strong radio play. If it drops out early, we will not hear Clay on the radio again (aside from some Christmas music) for a year. That's a year people. Fifty two weeks, three hundred and sixty five days. This is not acceptable! :shock: Here's where Clay stands on the radio today. Solitaire is now #24 on the Radio and Records (http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/AC_Chart.asp) AC chart. There are 25 stations playing Solitaire, 20 playing Invisible, one playing This is the Night and one playing The Way. Quote Stations where Solitaire has dropped off their top 30 list. If you are in any of these market areas, please consider a request. KKDJ-FM (105.3) Bakersfield, CA WLEV-FM (100.7) Allentown-Bethlehem, PA KWAV-FM (97) Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, CA KJOY-FM (STAR 99.3) Stockton, CA WJBR-FM (99.5) Wilmington, DE WAJI-FM (95.1) Ft. Wayne, IN WTPI-FM (107.9) Indianapolis, IN WNSN-FM (101.5) South Bend, IN KRBB-FM (97.9) Wichita, KS KTDY-FM(99.9) Lafayette, LA WLMG-FM (101.9) New Orleans, LA WRMM-FM (101.3) Rochester, NY WTVR-FM (98 ) Richmond, VA KRWM-FM (106.9) Seattle-Tacoma, WA Quote Stations playing Solitaire: WRSA-FM (96.9) Huntsville, AL rank:23 spins:7 KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:17 spins:8 KOSI-FM (101.1) Denver-Boulder, CO rank:29 spins:9 KTRR-FM (102.5) Ft Collins-Greeley, CO rank:14 spins:15 KXLT-FM (108 ) Boise, ID rank:16 spins:15 WIKY-FM (104.1) Evansville, IN rank:17 spins:10 WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:26 spins:8 WLHT-FM (95.7) Grand Rapids, MI rank:15 spins:9 WFMK-FM (99.1) Lansing-East Lansing, MI rank:9 spins:13 KUDL-FM (98.1) Kansas City, MO rank:16 spins:10 WJKK-FM (98.7) Jackson, MS rank:27 spins:8 WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:10 spins:15 WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:29 spins:6 KSNE-FM (106.5) Las Vegas, NV rank:28 spins:5 WKJY-FM (98.3) Nassau-Suffolk, NY rank:30 spins:7 WLZW-FM (98.7) Utica-Rome, NY rank:15 spins:10 WRRM-FM (98 ) Cincinnati, OH rank:22 spins:10 WXKC-FM (99.9) Erie, PA rank:17 spins:7 WKYE-FM (95) Johnstown, PA rank:30 spins:3 WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:28 spins:4 WARM-FM (103) York, PA rank:19 spins:11 WMYI-FM (102.5) Greenville-Spartanburg, SC rank:23 spins:6 KKMJ-FM (MAJIC 95.5) Austin, TX rank:12 spins:8 KVIL-FM (103.7) Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX rank:19 spins:12 KBEE-FM (B98.7) Salt Lake City, UT rank:29 spins:5 Quote Stations playing TITN: WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:27 spins:6 Quote Stations playing The Way: WAFY-FM (103.1) Frederick, MD rank:11 spins:23 Quote Stations playing Invisible: KMXZ-FM (94.9) Tucson, AZ rank:21 spins:9 KSOF-FM (98.9) Fresno, CA rank:27 spins:10 KKLI-FM (106.3) Colorado Springs, CO rank:5 spins:17 KOSI-FM (101.1) Denver-Boulder, CO rank:5 spins:15 WKTK-FM (98.5) Gainesville-Ocala, FL rank:29 spins:6 WPEZ-FM (93.7) Macon, GA rank:17 spins:10 WYXB-FM (105.7) Indianapolis, IN rank:16 spins:9 WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:28 spins:8 WQLR-FM (106.5) Kalamazoo, MI rank:26 spins:9 WMAG-FM (99.5) Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC rank:15 spins:9 WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:15 spins:12 WOBM-FM (92.7) Monmouth-Ocean, NJ rank:25 spins:10 WJYE-FM (96.1) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY rank:26 spins:8 WALK-FM (97.5) Nassau-Suffolk, NY rank:26 spins:9 WLTW-FM (106.7) New York, NY rank:25 spins:9 WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:11 spins:15 KMGL-FM (104.1) Oklahoma City, OK rank:27 spins:7 WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:25 spins:5 WRVR-FM (104.5) Memphis, TN rank:24 spins:9 WWDE-FM (101.3) Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA rank:19 spins:12 Thanks to roseviolet at the Clackhouse for compiling this info. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on June 23, 2004, 03:32:09 AM i see where WRRM is still playing it. It's the only station i can hear. WSNY, the other AC/Hot AC station, isn't playing it...and they never have played it. WLQT isn't either. if those two would play it along with WRRM, that's 3 powerhouse AC stations right there! Sheryl Crowe is played on all three...so isn't Dido, Uncle Kracker, Shania Twain, and mostly everyone else on the AC chart.
I see where Solitaire has lost it's bullet again, down to #24 without the black circle around the number. Then Celine Dion...i thought she had retired or stopped recording. Her song looks like the biggest mover... so, here's most of the problem: LeAnn Rimes, Seals and Crofts, and another debut single...plus the Celine song getting more airplay time...plus Kim Locke's song is at #15. They haven't let up on Groban's song either. Although it's #7, it still commands high airplay too. Then Michael McDonald...his song has been on the chart forever and it still has it's bullet!! Lionel Richie collects another Top-10 AC hit with "Just For You". Martina McBride moving #5 to #2...and on and on. With the exception of Clay and Groban, nearly every song on the chart is mid to up-tempo. i'll cross my fingers and hope that by not having IWCY be a commercial single in stores, it'll help it become a good sized radio hit...and land near the AC top-10 or even higher. what causes a song to be on or off a Top-30 list? this question has also been asked already: what is too much requests and what is too little? it's hard to believe ClayFans who live in those station's listening area's aren't requesting him enough to keep him on a Top-30 list!? that doesn't make sense. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: wil555 on June 23, 2004, 06:06:32 AM Oh geez...WSRS. My hometown station. It SUCKS. It plays two Clay songs, apparently, so that sorta redeems it.
I really hope releasing ANOTHER MOAM song won't sink his popularity like a stone. I personally think he should stop riding that album for so long. Meh, who asked me. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ChrisieD on June 23, 2004, 06:32:18 AM I'm hoping that Canada will start playing something of Clay. I request it on station that play the more mellow type music but I have never heard anything yet. It doesn't make sence that our YTV had the video at #1 for forever but you still don't hear the songs !!!! Hopefully, I Will Carry You will get some play here.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on June 23, 2004, 06:41:05 AM IWCY should be the last single from MOAM. Since it arrives in July, it'll be given the standard 3-4 month life-span at radio. Afterward, it'll be time for the publicity for his holiday CD in October to start up. IWCY will be the song "on the charts" during his solo tour, of course...if RCA doesn't issue a Christmas single, i could see where they might squeeze out one more song from MOAM in late 2004 and by the time it peaks in early 2005, publicity will be building for his MOAM follow-up...that's how i see RCA planning the road ahead.
well, WSRS does play "Solitaire". a lot of ClayFans would love to have their hometown station playing it...what makes the station "suck"? is it the DJs? it can't be the music they play since Clay's fits in with it. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: wil555 on June 23, 2004, 07:37:48 AM WSRS plays the same bunch of songs. I never heard Clay on it whenever I listened to it (Not in my home, but at the orthodontist's, dentist's, 8th grade art class two years ago).
I hear the same bunch of songs. "Man I Feel Like A Woman," mostly. Also Nickelback's, "Who I Am," or whatever it is. Lots of the same songs over. And over. I just can't stand it. It might just be because Clay is really the only pop singer I like...I listen to WICN, the local jazz station all the time. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on June 23, 2004, 07:59:10 AM I listen toWSRS 96.1 & I do hear Invibible& Solitaire at least once a day (sometimes more). Sometimes they play The Way. Between 12-1 and 5-6 you can call up & request a song I usually do& they play it. I have even called the station other then those hours & they are usually good with satisfying my requeset.
ANGELA Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on June 23, 2004, 08:24:52 AM AS USUAL NOTHING IN CONNECTICUT. HOPEFULLY OUR FANS HERE THAT DO HAVE A RADIO STATION THAT IS LISTED WILL CALL FOR REQUESTS.
FRUSTRATED HERE IN CONNECTICUT. LORRAINE Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Anonymous on June 23, 2004, 08:57:53 AM FRUSTRATED IN CONNECTICUT #2 - :cry:
Linda Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: BlownAway on June 23, 2004, 09:49:01 AM Majic 95.5 in Austin, TX is playing TITN and Solitaire.
They are fairly friendly towards Clay lately and even made a show of acknowledging all the support they've been getting from the fans in the area. *high fives self and other Austinites!* Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: clayfan104 on June 23, 2004, 10:06:21 AM y99.3 in iowa plays invisable once in a while but i hardly ever hear it and energy 106.7 plays the way and actually i hear it quite often on there but i have never hears solitaire on the radio. i hear this is the night once. hopefully i will carry you does well :D
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: PHILLYLUVSCLAY on June 23, 2004, 10:38:42 AM WELL, PHILLY WILL DO HER BEST... 8) UNFORTUNELY, THERE'S NOT MUCH CLAY PLAYED IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA.. :( I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO A WILMINGTON, DE STATION FOR ALONG TIME SINCE IN THE PAST THEY HAD PLAY CLAY TWICE A DAY.. BUT HAVE STOPPED AFTER EARLY MARCH.. I HAVE ONLY HEARD SOLITAIRE PLAYED ONCE.. I HAVE REPEATLEY CALLED IN REQUESTS AND EMAILED THEM..AND ALL THEY SAY IS THEY WILL DO THEIR BEST. I THINK IT'S SINCE THEY'RE ARE A CLEAR ONE CHANNEL WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES.. AGAIN, I WILL CALL FOR IWCY. AND THE PHILLY CHANNELS NEVER PLAY CLAY..
LOVE YA PHILLY Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on June 23, 2004, 02:16:48 PM I just got finished talking to the DJ on WSRS, his name is Tom Holt. Very, very nice man & I asked him if they can play Solitare. I also asked him why Solitaire is it not played a s much as Sheryl Crow, Uncle Craker & mentioned a few others---he also agreed many more request for OMC then the other artist. He said he does not have any control, wish he did Because he would play CLAY more then just once or twice during the day, but he has no control.
He also said something to the effect that they will be making them pull Solitaire off the regular Play time, also mentioned that he does not always agree with what the industry does. He told me that certain stations do a test on songs & that is how they make some determinations on the play of songs or if it should be pulled. Still this makes no sense at all to me. With CLAY'S fan base it should have passed any test a radio station put it thru. I am very confused by all of this:? I AM MORE CONFUSED NOW THEN BEFORE :roll: I AM LISTENING TO THE RADIO AS I POST THIS & TOM HOLT JUST SAID, "I HAVE A REQUEST FROM ANGELA, SHE WANTS TO HEAR CLAY AIKEN'S, SOLITAIRE" :) WELL I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER NOW. I am Still confused :? Thanks if anyone can make sense of what this DJ meant---please explain away. ANGELA Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on June 23, 2004, 04:17:52 PM Quote from: ANGELA He also said something to the effect that they will be making them pull Solitaire off the regular Play time ==================== this is perhaps an indication about IWCY coming out in July but he didn't say anything. all i can say is have patience. if Clay gets more requests and yet the airplay doesn't reflect it, we all know what's going on here. the industry as a whole doesn't want an artist like 'Clay Aiken' to be popular. By having low airplay, which has an effect on sales, they can get away with saying he doesn't sell a lot and therefore they aren't playing him. it's an old excuse and don't be fooled by it. do you all remember the comment made by a radio person/critic about us? the comment was something like: "they are determined to make Clay a star no matter what". if they already have their agenda to keep Clay off the radio as much as someone else, it sort of downplays his popularity if you know what i'm talking about...they're hoping the ClayFans out there will give up and "not request him". i fully believe that requests for Solitaire cracked the radio deadlock...because they wouldn't play that song on their own. It's too good, but too sad at the same time. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: moneyhoney4clay on June 23, 2004, 04:57:25 PM Quote from: BlownAway Majic 95.5 in Austin, TX is playing TITN and Solitaire. They are fairly friendly towards Clay lately and even made a show of acknowledging all the support they've been getting from the fans in the area. *high fives self and other Austinites!* WOOHOO! I will remember that next time I go visit the rents... which actually, gives me more incentive to go! :lol: Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on June 23, 2004, 05:37:24 PM AC,
Thanks I can always count on you to come up with an answer. I knew you would come to the rescue :D . Angela :) Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on June 23, 2004, 05:51:27 PM NOW AC IF YOU ONLY HAD THE POWER TO GET MORE AIRPLAY FOR CLAY WE WOULD LOVE YOU UNTIL THE END.
THEY CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN. NOW WITH US BACKING HIM UP. RIGHT? LORRAINE Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: grammaof6 on June 24, 2004, 06:53:11 AM Somewhere lately, (don't know if on this board or another) I heard that IWCY will be played on Christian radio also. In fact they seem to be very receptive to adding it to their song list. IWCY is very appropriate for that venue. So Clay will be introduced to another whole nother section of people. Everthing helps . . . . . .
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on June 24, 2004, 07:06:42 AM Quote from: grammaof6 Somewhere lately, (don't know if on this board or another) I heard that IWCY will be played on Christian radio also. In fact they seem to be very receptive to adding it to their song list. IWCY is very appropriate for that venue. So Clay will be introduced to another whole nother section of people. Everthing helps . . . . . . That is wondeful news, Gramma. Thank you for sharing it with us 8) Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on June 24, 2004, 07:30:01 AM i read that too. someone posted that they actually heard the song on a Christian radio station. i thought it was a fluke because on Sunday mornings the AM music stations here air gospel music...they play legitimate gospel and other forms of gospel, too, like the country singers who've sung gospel songs...so it isn't just acts who are marketed "gospel" or "contemporary christian" that are featured...
they haven't announced that's it going to any Christian stations. Perhaps it will after it's run on the AC chart is over with?? Quote from: lorraine THEY CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN. NOT WITH US BACKING HIM UP, RIGHT? ==================== that's correct!! if it weren't for us, Solitaire wouldn't have even been issued anyway...so, under the circumstances, a #23 AC peak is quite good and it's all because of us. and if IWCY has much success with radio, that combined with the requests for it from us, it should peak higher than Solitaire. i'm still having a hard time picturing IWCY on top-40 radio. it's only a formality that they issue the song to Pop stations...it doesn't mean it'll get top-40 airplay! so i'm not expecting much from them. if i were in charge of top-40 radio i would stop playing hip-hop and return the format to "pop" music with actual singers instead of screamers and chanters. if rappers cry foul, they can form their own radio station or whatever. i get sick when i see a 6 or 7 year old girl praise someone like Ja Rule or the Notorious BIG-FAT or whoever it is...so those acts would be the first to take a hike if i were in charge!! by doing this i'd put control back to the parents/adults instead of letting the children control their parent's pocket books. it's the adults who have the money and so it puzzles me why it seems that it's the children who are getting joy from the radio... those so-called "hip" foul mouthed rock acts would regret the day i took over things!! a man can dream!! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Anonymous on June 24, 2004, 07:37:01 AM Gramma,
I was just tellling Lorraine that the other day, that some of his songs would be great on country stations, but Christian would be great too. I would love to hear him anywhere in CT, but no luck on that. Linda Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Anonymous on June 24, 2004, 07:39:19 AM I live in such a small market that our local Djs do not play the music for most of the day. There is live music for a couple of hours in the morning, and a couple of live hours at night - for most of the day, the music is "canned" - purchased from large markets. I did hear a female DJ last Friday. (From the canned music). She was playing Invisible, and took the time to mention the kick-off date for the summer tour. This is the first time in weeks that I have heard Clay on the radio, but to be fair, I listen to his CDs most of the time I am in the car. We are business owners and buy ads for our local station when requested for special events (high school games and other local things). I know our station owner values our opinion as advertisers, but I also know that he has absolutely no control over what is played on the music he purchases for his stations.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on June 24, 2004, 07:50:20 AM GRAMMAOF6 THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THAT MESSAGE. MAYBE A CHRISTIAN RADIO STATION WOULD AT LEAST GIVE CLAY MORE PLAY.
AC MAYBE YOU AN ANSWER THIS FOR ME. SINCE CLAY HAS CHANGED TO THE FIRM HAVE YOU SEEN ANY POSITIVE CHANGES THAT WE CAN REALLY SEE. I GUESS I FIGURED WHEN THEY TOOK HIM OVER THEY WOULD HAVE HELPED HIM GET MORE RADIO PLAY OR MAYBE THEY DON'T DO THAT. JUST GETTING FRUSTRATED AND WHY TO THE STATIONS HATE CLAY SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. LORRAINE Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on June 24, 2004, 11:33:26 AM don't take it the wrong way but i happen to feel that maybe Clay and his people are getting annoyed with top-40 radio a little bit? i mean, the song is getting released to AC stations before pop stations. it's usually the other way around. A pop singer releases a song to top-40 and if it's easy on the ears, AC radio typically adds it too...but this way, it's AC-friendly already.
but what you were wanting to know i can't answer that well. The Firm might be {i don't really know} putting Clay's TV-power as the crux that holds his music together. does that make sense? it's like they might make Clay a TV star who happens to sing...instead of being a singer who appears on TV. The emphasis will be on the visual and then the vocal sells the product. that's my far-out theory as to what the Firm has planned. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on June 24, 2004, 01:10:15 PM AC I appreciate your help. As long as I have Clay in my life somehow that is what is important to me and I am sure to others. If singing has to be secondary then that is fine. Thank you so much again.
Lorraine Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on June 24, 2004, 04:54:49 PM UPDATE!
According to All Access today, IWCY is now listed as going for adds only on CHR/Top 40 stations on JULY 27. Quote JULY 27 Avril Lavigne "My Happy Ending" (Arista) Bowling For Soup "1985" (Jive) Clay Aiken "I Will Carry You" (RCA) Scissor Sisters "Take Your Mama" (Universal) Skye Sweetnam "Tangled Up In Me" (Capitol) It's not listed on the AC/Hot or Mainstream future releases list at all. Very odd. I also checked the future release list for the Contemporary Christian format and didn't see IWCY listed at all. Maybe they can more easily play whatever they want to, and aren't so tied up in all the politics with the record companies. Perhaps these stations are a bit less beholdin to the man, and more beholdin to The Man. If you know what I mean. :wink: Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on June 24, 2004, 05:06:13 PM (Keep in mind that I am a dummy when it comes to radio play)
Is it possible that RCA is keeping Solitaire on AC since it is starting to do fairly well and is just going to try IWCY on Top 40 since they arent playing Clay at all ? Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on June 24, 2004, 05:07:17 PM THANK YOU PAM FOR THAT INFO. I REALLY LOVE THAT SONG AND WITH HOPES AND PRAYERS SOMETHING WILL CHANGE BECAUSE GOD KNOWS SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE WITH RADIO PLAY FOR OUR GUY.
LORRAINE Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on June 24, 2004, 05:55:19 PM Quote from: Pamela It's not listed on the AC/Hot or Mainstream future releases list at all. Very odd ======================= that is unbelievable!! unless RCA has some "behind-the-scenes" business going on, i can't picture that song on top-40 radio!! look at who he's up against! with the trend of playing the odd and the weird, Clay doesn't have a chance when played along side those others also going for adds. Quote from: houstonclayfan is it possible that RCA is keeping Solitaire on AC radio since it's doing fairly well? =================== the song was #23 AC two weeks ago. Last week, it dropped to #24 without a bullet. I haven't seen the chart for the week ending 6/25/04 yet to see if it's went back up...if it has, chances are he'll have two song competing against each other. i don't understand the logic behind that if they do such a thing... Pamela's news makes me wish RCA issues a commercial single of IWCY because i don't think it'll chart on the Hot 100 if airplay is the deciding factor given the way he's been treated by top-40 radio since the start. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claysenior on June 24, 2004, 06:31:13 PM Regarding what stations are playing Clay's "Solitaire"; you need to add Lite 92.7 FM, as J.J. Johnson in the afternoon has been playing this for some weeks now. Whenever I catch it on his show, I send an E-mail or note thanking him (them) for doing this. I think it helps keep them continuing if they know people are responding/listening. We do all we can for our man, Clay. :oops: :P
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claysenior on June 24, 2004, 08:42:45 PM It's me again. I forgot to say where lite 92.7 FM was. It is in Thousand Oaks, California and most of greater L.A. can hear this station. So we here in So. Calif. have 2 stations playing Solitaire. Yesterday on the drive home from work I heard both these stations (Lite & Kost) play Solitaire almost simultaneously. IT WAS GREAT! :lol:
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on June 25, 2004, 03:05:17 PM UPDATE!
AllAccess.com now shows IWCY going for adds on Mainstream Adult Contemporary stations on July 26. Remember the CHR/Pop add date is July 27. The reason Hot AC was dropped from adds possibility may have to do with Avril Lavigne's new song going for adds on Hot AC on July 26, and that would be tough competition, as she is very popular at this time. The week before, Sarah McLachlan's "World on Fire" goes for adds on Hot AC, again, tough competition. Avril is on RCA, and Sarah is on Arista. I think Arista will soon also come under the RCA umbrella, if not already. And the beat goes on. Quote JULY 26 Avril Lavigne (Hot/Mod) "My Happy Ending" (Arista/RMG) Clay Aiken (Main) "I Will Carry You" (RCA) Jamie Cullum (Hot/Mod) "All At Sea" (Verve/Universal) Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on June 25, 2004, 08:37:21 PM Quote from: Pamela AllAccess.com now shows IWCY going for adds on Mainstream Adult Contemporary stations on July 26. Remember the CHR/Pop add date is July 27 ============ i'm glad RCA listened to my gripe and decided to bring in the AC format! just kidding!! seriously, as i said the other day, it would be foolish to only work the song on top-40 when they haven't been so friendly to his style. i haven't gone banana's yet but this kind of lax marketing and the flip-flopping resembles monkey business! Clay needs to be seen that he has a record label that knows what they're doing. first it's CHR/Pop and Hot AC; then it's only CHR/Pop...and now it's CHR/Pop and Mainstream AC! Quote from: Pamela Avril is on RCA, and Sarah is on Arista. I think Arista will soon also come under the RCA umbrella, if not already ============= Arista has already been absorbed by the RCA/BMG people and i think this is why Barry Manilow left long-time label, Arista, all of the sudden. He went to the independent Concord label. Arista's farewell gift to him was the Top-5 Platinum CD "ULTIMATE MANILOW" in 2002. Quote from: Pamela And the beat goes on ============== lah-de-dah-de-de, lah-de-dah-de-dough drum beats pounding a rhythm to my own brain...and the beat goes on... that's based on Sonny&Cher for those who don't know! :lol: Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: jj on June 26, 2004, 07:01:22 PM I gave up on Atlanta ever playing our Clay. I cannot believe out of all the stations in Atlanta not one plays Clay. I now listen to Clay cds instead of the radio. I think it is terrible . JJ
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on June 26, 2004, 10:39:29 PM Quote from: jj I gave up on Atlanta ever playing our Clay ==================== have you ever did a search for Georgia radio stations before? i used to look up radio stations all the time back when i was doing a web-page on famous DJs. perhaps in cities around Atlanta there might be some AC-style radio stations that you can pick up. R&R used to list radio stations and their format in every state... WRRM played "Solitaire" at 1am, 30 minutes or so ago. that's the 12th time i've heard the song on WRRM in the last week and a half...despite it falling back down on the AC chart from #24 to #25 this week, after reaching it's #23 peak. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claylady on June 28, 2004, 04:46:51 AM I am still amazed by the resistance of radio to play any song by Clay. You would think that when someone has reached the popularity that Clay has that they would all be jumping on the bandwagon. Unfortunately, that isn't the case and I just don't get it. The Clay doesn't "fit in" excuse is wearing thin. His songs do "fit in" with many that I hear on the radio everyday. I listen to WDOK in the Cleveland area. It is a very good lite rock station and I think Clay would fit into their format perfectly but they will just not budge and give him a chance. It is amazing that Clay can do as well as he does without any help whatsoever from radio. It seems like WDOK has certain songs, as do all stations, that they will play continuously over and over again. Granted, I don't listen to radio much only for a short time on my drive to and from work. There is not a day in my life that I don't hear the song Unwell by Matchbox 20. It is a good song and I like it but they play it to death. It's the same songs over and over again. Everyday, I request that they play Clay but it's like banging your head against a brick wall. Another thing that I think was strange was that towards the end of the Independent Tour and after there was a resurgance of popularity for the song Open Arms, the original version by Journey. I haven't heard that song in ages but all of a sudden I was hearing it quite often. Maybe, it has nothing to do with the fact that Clay was singing it during the tour but it just struck me as very coincidental.
I also don't understand the fact that Clay gets little or no hype or push for his recordings that other artists do. It seems that his record label just sits back and lets whatever happens happen. You would think that they would promote him more than they do. The music industry is a very complex and difficult industry to figure out. I also wanted to thank ACcountryFan for all the information you share with us. It's very helpful to all of us "uneducated" in understanding how the music industry works to have you help us understand things a little better than we do. I enjoy your posts, always informative and helpful. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on June 28, 2004, 03:36:47 PM Because this is the radio thread after all, I'm sharing this here:
New Music Weekly awards are in - Clay won Top 40 Male Artist of the Year!! Quote NMW TOP 40 Male Artist Justin Timberlake Eamon Jason Mraz Clay Aiken (winner) Enrique Ingelsias JC Chasez Quote The NMW Awards The New Music Weekly Awards is an annual event celebrating top artists, music industry executives and accomplishments which have occurred throughout the year. NMW is proud to be the first and only award show not weighted down with the politics and corruption of the corporate world, but an award show showing the true talent which exists in the music industry today. NMW's motivation for providing the most updated and fairly tracked radio airplay information is owed to the philosophy of radio pioneer and legend Bill Gavin, who started Gavin as a weekly tip-sheet for radio programmers in the 1950s. It wasn't till the early 1990's that Gavin's philosophy was finally archived with the bureaucracy of major label politics . .thus the founding of New Music Weekly. NEW MUSIC WEEKLY (http://www.newmusicweekly.com/awards.htm) Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on June 28, 2004, 04:50:25 PM IT SURE TOOK LONG ENOUGH FOR THEM TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS. IN THIS CASE NO NEWS WAS GOOD NEWS. FORGET GOOD NEWS IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC NEWS. ANOTHER AWARD FOR OUR GUY. HOW IRONIC THOUGH HE WINS THE AWARD BUT STILL CAN'T GET RADIO PLAY.
LORRAINE Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on June 28, 2004, 04:57:27 PM I AM JUST SO PROUD OF CLAY. NO WORDS CAN EXPRESS MY EMOTIONS.
ANGELA :D Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Jan on July 01, 2004, 12:26:20 PM I actually heard Clay's Solitaire on the car radio this morning going to work.
:shock: It is the FIRST time I have heard him on the radio. Maybe Florida is waking up!!! And I, also wanted to thank ACountryFan for all of the insightful information that he is giving us. Jan Keeper of Clay's LipBite Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 01, 2004, 07:41:26 PM Radio play...it's coming. I can feel it.
RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE TARGET AS TO DOWNLOAD 106.7 ORLANDO FL WXXL SURVIVAL CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT!! (http://www.gate.net/~kimi/04-07-01_wxxlsurvival.mp3) This is a Clear Channel Top 40 station. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: HavinaClayAffair on July 01, 2004, 07:50:12 PM I LOVE THE RADIO CALL IN!!! Kickin' some BOOTY!! I am impressed ! Keep up the great work Clay fans!! Wish I were there!
Lora-Ohio Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 04, 2004, 10:00:04 AM Z100 NY is offering live streaming audio again.
Quote You do have to register and become a "ZVIP" in order to connect to the stream. Registration requires a name and address in addition to email. There is no other requirement that I see at the moment. I'm not sure yet how this will change the criteria for requesting, if it does at all. However, if you intend to register, it might be a good idea to do it now before IWCY is available for play. (But, maybe not every one of us at the same time!) Of course, this information is useless anyway if Z100 still refuses to play Clay, but I am hoping that is no longer the case. It is called a "global" signup: Register to be a zvip: http://www.z100.com/jacor-common/globalsignup.html Register for a streaming player: http://www.z100.com/player/ Now Playing/Recently Played feature: http://z100.com/iplaylist/ Thanks to millay at the Clackhouse for the info! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: HavinaClayAffair on July 04, 2004, 11:22:57 AM I am signed up before my computer blows up!!!! SOOOOOOOOOO much CLAY stuff!!! Thanks for letting us know!! It is information on sights like this that will GET/KEEP Clay in the PUBLIC eye!!!
Lora-Ohio Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 05, 2004, 08:18:36 PM ROSEVIOLET'S RADIO UPDATE
Quote Solitaire is now #29 on the Radio and Records AC chart. There are 15 stations playing Solitaire (8 less that last week), 20 playing Invisible (2 less than last week), 5 playing This is the Night (2 more than last week) and one playing The Way. Please call your station to request Solitaire and if you hear them play Solitaire, call or email to let them know how much you appreciate hearing it. Stations playing Solitaire: The number in parentheses indicate how the current number of spins differ from the previous week. Stations marked with a (?) are where Solitaire appeared back on the playlist after having dropped off previously. WLZW-FM (98.7) Utica-Rome, NY rank:26 spins:7 (?) WRRM-FM (98 ) Cincinnati, OH rank:19 spins:10 (?) WLEV-FM (100.7) Allentown-Bethlehem, PA rank:24 spins:8 (=) WMGS-FM (98.3) Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA rank:17 spins:14 (+2) WARM-FM (103) York, PA rank:20 spins:18 (+5) WMYI-FM (102.5) Greenville-Spartanburg, SC rank:27 spins:5 (-1) KKMJ-FM (MAJIC 95.5) Austin, TX rank:24 spins:7 (-1) KKBA-FM (92.7) Corpus Christi, TX rank:13 spins:11 (?) KVIL-FM (103.7) Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX rank:23 spins:11 (=) KRWM-FM (106.9) Seattle-Tacoma, WA rank:30 spins:4 (-2) KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:4 spins:14 (-2) KTRR-FM (102.5) Ft Collins-Greeley, CO rank:19 spins:13 (=) WIKY-FM (104.1) Evansville, IN rank:16 spins:10 (-1) WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:27 spins:7 (-3) WJKK-FM (98.7) Jackson, MS rank:22 spins:9 (+1) Stations playing TITN: WRMM-FM (101.3) Rochester, NY rank:17 spins:9 KKMJ-FM (MAJIC 95.5) Austin, TX rank:29 spins:7 KXLY-FM (99.9) Spokane, WA rank:28 spins:7 KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:26 spins:1 WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:19 spins:10 Stations playing The Way: WAFY-FM (103.1) Frederick, MD rank:11 spins:24 Stations playing Invisible: WJYE-FM (96.1) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY rank:22 spins:8 WALK-FM (97.5) Nassau-Suffolk, NY rank:22 spins:11 WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:12 spins:13 KMGL-FM (104.1) Oklahoma City, OK rank:22 spins:7 WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:23 spins:8 WSPA-FM (98.9) Greenville-Spartanburg, SC rank:26 spins:9 WLTQ-FM (97.3) Milwaukee-Racine, WI rank:24 spins:9 KSOF-FM (98.9) Fresno, CA rank:20 spins:11 KWAV-FM (97) Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, CA rank:26 spins:7 KGBY-FM (Y92) Sacramento, CA rank:28 spins:9 KKLI-FM (106.3) Colorado Springs, CO rank:18 spins:8 WPEZ-FM (93.7) Macon, GA rank:16 spins:10 WYXB-FM (105.7) Indianapolis, IN rank:18 spins:9 WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:30 spins:7 WQLR-FM (106.5) Kalamazoo, MI rank:27 spins:7 WMAG-FM (99.5) Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC rank:18 spins:8 WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:17 spins:9 WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:9 spins:14 WOBM-FM (92.7) Monmouth-Ocean, NJ rank:22 spins:9 KSNE-FM (106.5) Las Vegas, NV rank:30 spins:5 Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on July 05, 2004, 09:42:56 PM well, the song peaked at #23 R&R AC for those keeping track. chart peaks, to me, are just as important as awards he's won or been nominated for. the position he peaks at isn't as important, in my opinion. the fact he's on the charts is what i hold more higher than where the song or album peaks at.
the news of IWCY being his new single i'm guessing prompted AC stations to simply stop playing Solitaire. i mean, it was near Top-20 status with a bullet on the R&R chart and then RCA jumps from the single simply because it's been out longer than 4 months...hurting the chances of the song to go even higher. you all can still request Solitaire at the AC stations in your area and it may become a recurrent but it's already peaked and it's lost several stations already and i don't think it'll be on the chart this coming Thursday...so, as i said on another thread, take a breather and get ready for IWCY and of course it's chart success will be based on AIRPLAY ONLY since there's no commercial single to buy that'll put it on the Sales charts! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Anonymous on July 06, 2004, 06:37:21 PM In a strange twist of irony, Clay was pitted against the Beu Sisters in the survival battle on Orlando's 106.7 FM tonight. And the winner is.......
Clay Aiken - 100% Awoohoo! Tomorrow night, he will be going for #5! From the Clackhouse: Quote Before the voting began, the DJ said, "These poor girls going up against Clay Aiken. They have no idea." Actually they probably do, since they were on the IT tour with him and saw the overwhelming love first hand. Guess the DJ didn't know. :mrgreen: Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Invisible Touch on July 14, 2004, 05:30:04 PM I just got an email survey from one of the radio stations that I listen to (who doesn't play Clay). I got it because I am in their loyal listener club. I got to rate songs and then at the end there was a free form section, so I stated what I liked about the station and complimented the DJs that I liked, but added in that I would like to hear Clay Aiken songs on their station. Made quick mention that he has a new single coming out.
I would suggest finding out if your local stations have any kind of listener clubs and join. They may have surveys like this too. I also get Rate The Music surveys and have been able to rate Clay songs sometimes. I would recommend getting signed up for that. It seems like these things come out almost weekly. You can sign up at www.ratethemusic.com Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claynadian on July 16, 2004, 11:00:44 AM A YEAR TILL THE NEXT CD! NOOOOO!!! Thats so unfair.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 19, 2004, 04:43:15 AM AC Stations
Radio and Records playlist update for the week ending 7/10/04. There are 8 stations playing Solitaire (4 less that last week), 23 playing Invisible (same as last week), 2 playing This is the Night (same as last week), one playing The Way and one playing BOTW. Please call your station to request Solitaire and if you hear them play Solitaire, call or email to let them know how much you appreciate hearing it. Stations playing Solitaire: The number in parentheses indicate how the current number of spins differ from the previous week. Stations marked with a (?) are where Solitaire appeared back on the playlist after having dropped off previously. WMGS-FM (98.3) Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA rank:24 spins:10 (=) WARM-FM (103) York, PA rank:28 spins:7 (-6) KRWM-FM (106.9) Seattle-Tacoma, WA rank:29 spins:4 (-1) KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:3 spins:16 (=) WIKY-FM (104.1) Evansville, IN rank:18 spins:10 (+1) WTPI-FM (107.9) Indianapolis, IN rank:27 spins:6 (?) WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:23 spins:8 (-2) WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:30 spins:4 (-3) Stations playing TITN: WRMM-FM (101.3) Rochester, NY rank:20 spins:8 (-3) WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:19 spins:8 (=) Stations playing BOTW WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:17 spins:7 Stations playing The Way: WAFY-FM (103.1) Frederick, MD rank:13 spins:22 (+1) Stations playing Invisible: WJYE-FM (96.1) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY rank:15 spins:9 (+1) WALK-FM (97.5) Nassau-Suffolk, NY rank:25 spins:9 (+2) WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:15 spins:12 (-2) KMGL-FM (104.1) Oklahoma City, OK rank:15 spins:9 (?) WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:22 spins:4 (-1) WSPA-FM (98.9) Greenville-Spartanburg, SC rank:30 spins:8 (-1) WRVR-FM (104.5) Memphis, TN rank:26 spins:10 (+2) KBEE-FM (B98.7)Salt Lake City, UT rank:15 spins:13 (? +9) WTVR-FM (98 ) Richmond, VA rank:14 spins:11 (? +6) WLTQ-FM (97.3) Milwaukee-Racine, WI rank:21 spins:7 (-3) KSOF-FM (98.9) Fresno, CA rank:18 spins:11 (?) KWAV-FM (97) Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, CA rank:23 spins:8 (+1) KGBY-FM (Y92) Sacramento, CA rank:23 spins:8 (-2) KKLI-FM (106.3) Colorado Springs, CO rank:28 spins:5 (-2) KOSI-FM (101.1) Denver-Boulder, CO rank:18 spins:14 (+3) WYXB-FM (105.7) Indianapolis, IN rank:20 spins:9 (=) WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:30 spins:7 (?) WKTK-FM (98.5) Gainesville-Ocala, FL rank:19 spins:8 (?) WPEZ-FM (93.7) Macon, GA rank:17 spins:10 (=) WQLR-FM (106.5) Kalamazoo, MI rank:19 spins:10 (-3) WMAG-FM (99.5) Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC rank:16 spins:9 (+1) WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:13 spins:12 (-3) WOBM-FM (92.7) Monmouth-Ocean, NJ rank:22 spins:10 (+1) INVISIBLE has really got legs! Thanks to roseviolet at the Clackhouse for compiling this information! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on July 19, 2004, 09:39:00 AM Quote from: claynadian A YEAR TILL THE NEXT CD! NOOOOO!!! Thats so unfair. ================== He will have a holiday CD in the fall/winter to hold us over until early 2005. it's not like he's not gonna have anything new until next year. i also echo the thoughts of Pamela. Invisible certainly has it's legs!! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on July 19, 2004, 11:31:11 AM I am willing to bet that Invisible is being used to promote the summer tour and that is why stations are playing it again.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on July 19, 2004, 01:46:45 PM i hope you're right, houston!! in late July/early August IWCY should replace "Invisible" :wink:
hopefully the plays of IWCY will promote the tour and MOAM too!! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on July 19, 2004, 01:53:32 PM Quote from: ACcountryFan hopefully the plays of IWCY will promote the tour and MOAM too!! I hope so too, AC ! I am just still worried about the airplay of IWCY. IMO, it is less radio-friendly than Invisible because it is less versatile. But I love IWCY and I would like to see more fans recruited so I have my fingers crossed ! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on July 19, 2004, 02:10:08 PM WSRS 96.1 plays IWCY. During the request hours :D
Angela Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on July 19, 2004, 02:22:46 PM Angela, stop rubbing it in :twisted: :P :wink:
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on July 19, 2004, 02:34:08 PM Quote from: houstonclayfan Angela, stop rubbing it in :twisted: :P :wink: I CAN'T HELP IT :P :twisted: :D 8) ! ANGELA Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 21, 2004, 09:22:16 PM This is from a Kelly Clarkson message board, and was posted at RHT.com.
A Kelly fan requested her new single, 'Breakaway', via email and received an email reply from the music director Cubby Bryant. The station was Z100 in NYC. Quote Yes, we will play it. Can you also alert other people in the "fan club" that are told to e-mail radio stations and request the Kelly Clarkson song to be careful. All radio stations are aware this happens and when we get an abnormal amount of request's it becomes fishy and actually works against the song. Radio programmers don't take request seriously when it's obvious e-mail's are coming from outside the listening area and the ones within the area are way higher than normal.Thanks,Cubby Now I realize that it would be easy to criticize this guy for what he says, but look at it another way. What he says is true, we've heard it from other radio people before about requesting Clay's songs. When other message boards were mounting these huge campaigns for people all across the country to spam a radio station's listener polls, or request Clay's songs when they couldn't even listen to the station, it really didn't help Clay at all. I do find it interesting that he is being so nice about explaining the situation to Kelly's fan. They weren't always so nice to us, from what I've heard anyway. (The DJs in Raleigh are usually pretty cool. I've had no problems with anyone around here.) Don't forget - IWCY going for adds starting on Monday! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on July 21, 2004, 10:48:20 PM Quote from: Pamela I do find it interesting that he is being so nice about explaining the situation to Kelly's fan ================= boy...i wish it were that easy for most of us! i've only e-mailed the stations i listen to...and they've never greeted me with "yes, we will play it". i guess if Clay recorded that song they wouldn't be so friendly :wink: :?: i know what that guy is meaning in his reply. abnormal requests look suspicious...and with caller ID and ISP trackers for internet, everyone can be tracked down and they can tell an e-mail or a request is from out of their listening area or not. i hope someone takes what i just said and plasters it all over all the other Clay message boards. What needs to be done is rather simple: request once or twice a day for a few days maximum at stations you can hear. If the station plays the song, that's a good sign...and keep the requests up. However, after a period of weeks of requesting and requesting and no airplay, don't get alarmed! i recall people were wanting to throw in the towel two weeks after The Way/Solitaire came out because radio wasn't playing the song instantly :lol: and yet the single is still sitting pretty in the Sales Top-10 after 18 weeks, i believe...a far cry from being a "flop". Remember, AC or Hot AC radio doesn't "jump" on singles as soon they're released. It takes weeks[/u] for songs to get "worked in" for airplay. Patience, patience, patience which i'll refer to as Pł from now on is needed when dealing with the AC format because they're slow to add stuff. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 22, 2004, 07:28:46 PM REMINDER -- I WILL CARRY YOU GOES FOR ADDS NEXT WEEK!
What can we do to help Clay? First, know your local stations. Go to RADIO & RECORDS (http://www.radioandrecords.com/) and click on 'formats.' Check both AC (adult contemporary) and CHR/Pop (contemporary hit radio) and search for your local stations. You most likely aren't going to hear Clay on any station labeled 'classic' anything or country or christian or any other genre except AC or CHR at this time. Find your local stations that fit these formats then Google them to find their websites. Look for a link to sign up for either 'Rate the Music' or 'Promosquad' or any other music rating site. Sign up! Look for any polls or countdowns to vote on. Look for a link to email a request. Ask for Clay, but don't wear out your welcome! Thank them if you hear them play IWCY or any other Clay song. If you don't see a link, go to PROMOSQUAD (http://home.promosquad.com/) or RATE THE MUSIC (http://ratethemusic.com) and sign up. Don't just focus on Clay. Be an active member and tell them what you think about all the songs. REMEMBER -- Only rank, vote or request at stations you can actually hear from where you are. It's only right. Anything else doesn't help Clay. I Will Carry You is included at Promosquad for rating right now. The ratings are being accumulated right now and are being communicated to the radio industry. Anything you are able to do to be an active participant in supporting Clay on the radio would be greatly appreciated. Let's get Clay on the radio! Thanks! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 22, 2004, 07:35:58 PM R & R GOING FOR ADDS
Quote Aiken To Show His Strength At Radio Although he came in second in the competition to be crowned American Idol's second-season winner, Clay Aiken has more than proven that he can carry his own weight at radio. Next week, he offers "I Will Carry You" to Pop and AC formats, the latest single from his multiplatinum debut album, Measure of a Man. In one of those strange twists of fate that one often encounters in life, Aiken's original plan was to try out for another reality television series -- The American Race. However, a friend convinced him to audition for American Idol instead, leading him down the path that he is walking down today. Like many artists, Aiken has begun his own philanthropic organization, the Bubel/Aiken Foundation, which aims to provide services and financial assistance to children with disabilities so they can lead more normal lives. — Mike Trias RADIO & RECORDS (http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/PublishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=07/26/2004&Format=1) Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on July 23, 2004, 08:03:22 AM (Shared by Bisi)
claysvoice Posted: Jul 21 2004, 09:26 AM on RHT Quote I sent an email this morning to our local soft rock station's Program Director, Music Director, their direct assistants, anyone who seemed like they could have a voice in choosing the playlist. The station is MAGIC 106.7 in Boston. I have never heard Clay on this station or any of the Idols, for that matter. Below is my email & the Program Director's response. Keep in mind that I included a few things in the email that I do not normally put into a radio station request. ~~~~~~~~~~ Hi, Mr. Kelley! First of all, let me say that I love your station! It offers a nice mix of oldies & current soft rock that is perfect for my workday. However, I'm a bit disappointed that I've never once in the past year heard my favorite singer on your airwaves. He's had the best selling singles in the country for 2 years running now, songs that would fit into your format quite comfortably. I'm talking about Clay Aiken & his very popular recordings of "This Is The Night," "Invisible," "The Way," & the most recent one to chart on Adult Contemporary, "Solitaire." It's very frustrating when family & friends in many different states tell me that they are hearing his music on their local stations. He even had a couple of Christmas songs, "The First Noel" & "Silver Bells" get a lot of play, but whenever I turned on MAGIC during the holidays, no Clay. I know it can't be that he doesn't get requests because other Boston stations have told me that they get loads of requests for his songs. I know "Invisible" did well at KISS, but that station is just not my style. MIX would be a bit better, but they are Clayless as well. Yours is my favorite station in the daytime, when I do most of my radio listening. Yours is also the station that seems to fit Clay's musical style (so far) the best. So could you please explain to me what in the world is the problem that Boston radio seems to have with Clay Aiken??? His concerts around here are sell-outs, his album is already triple platinum (unheard of for a debut artist), besides Elton John's tribute to Princess Diana he has the only platinum single in history, so it can't be that the general public doesn't want to hear him! Just wanting an honest answer! Thanks for your time & consideration. ~~~~~~~~~~ His response: Thank you for the e-mail. Here is the situation with Clay Aiken: Record companies and independent promoters make radio stations aware of new artists and new songs. The stations then make their own decisions as to which songs or artists they add to the rotation. Clay Aiken's label, RCA, has done practically nothing to promote Clay Aiken to Magic 106.7. We carefully watch airplay around the country - looking closely at which stations are playing a certain new artist, how often they play that artist, what time of day they play that artist (is it always in the middle of the night?), and how successful that station is. We then test songs that we're considering. We have tested "This is the Night" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Invisible". All of the Clay Aiken songs have failed every time. By the way, "Flying Without Wings" and other songs by Ruben Studdard also fail the test every time. Kelly Clarkson has only had success in our tests with the first "Idol" song, "A Moment Like This." The most important factor that I should mention is this: Clay Aiken's label, RCA, has done NOTHING to promote Clay Aiken to Magic 106.7. Clay refused to do a promo liner for us, rather rude for a debut artist. So that's where we are with Clay Aiken. We have another music test coming up shortly and we'll include him in it again. Perhaps he'll fare better this time. I hope this explains things a little. Thank you again for the e-mail and thanks for listening to Magic 106.7! Don Kelley VP/Programming MAGIC 106.7 Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 23, 2004, 11:17:50 AM Quote Clay Aiken's label, RCA, has done practically nothing to promote Clay Aiken to Magic 106.7. Not surprising. Quote We have tested "This is the Night" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Invisible". All of the Clay Aiken songs have failed every time. Questionable. Quote Clay refused to do a promo liner for us, rather rude for a debut artist. Aha! The heart of the matter. So, RCA didn't pay up, their playlist is based on testing not requesting, and Clay snubbed them. Whatever dude. I really appreciate you bringing this over Brenda and Colleen. On the one hand, why would RCA promote (aka pay) for radio play when Clay was selling millions of CDs anyway? On the other hand, look to the future RCA people. More fans now means more CDs sold next year. And the next. As far as testing goes, good grief. I find it hard to believe that a station the size of this one bases their entire playlist on testing. Is that for real? In that case, where are all these testees so I can smack them with a trout? Because really, if I hear Sheryl Crow or Uncle Kracker one more time.... :roll: And then we finally get to the crux of the reasoning. Clay pissed them off. I have a feeling there is more to this story than we know. Was this recently? Last year? Was there a reason? Was Clay sick? Had a previous engagement? Did they piss him off? Was 19 involved? I know there was a prologue and an epilogue to this story. If anyone finds it, please share it! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on July 23, 2004, 12:30:59 PM Quote from: Pamela Clay pissed them off ================ i know it's not a laughing matter but why would that PD bring up what he did? does the public-at-large even know what a promo liner is? he sounded like a big baby when he threw in that part. over in the GOT CLAY section where bisi posted this, i replied that i thought a promo liner was when artist's tape promo's for the station!?! Pamela...do you know what the hell that PD is going on about?? all the points you pointed out mirror what i said on the other thread. those "tests" aren't accurate...and even so, money talks. RCA pissed off radio people, bluntly put, and maybe Clay indirectly pissed off radio people but in the grand scheme of things he is the innocent victim {among all of us too!} at radio. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on July 23, 2004, 12:37:55 PM Quote i thought a promo liner was when artist's tape promo's for the station!?! I think that is what it is too,AC. So they want Clay to advertise for them but they wont play his musics ? :roll: Quote I find it hard to believe that a station the size of this one bases their entire playlist on testing. Is that for real? In that case, where are all these testees so I can smack them with a trout? Because really, if I hear Sheryl Crow or Uncle Kracker one more time.... Amen, Pamela ! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on July 23, 2004, 12:50:44 PM Houston thanks so much for that response from MAGIC. I find it interesting what DJ'S will say when confronted with a question about playing Clay on the radio.
I really do not know what to believe. I find it difficult to conceive the fact that Clay did not want to help promote his song on the radio---I am sure there is a lot more to it then what the DJ said Quote Clay refused to do a promo liner for us, rather rude for a debut artist. If the DJ ever met OMC---rude would not be the last word he would use to describe CLAY. I also think some dj's squirm when asked about playing Clay--there is more to it then we know. :twisted: :evil: :twisted: THANK YOU HOUSTON Angela[/b] Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on July 23, 2004, 01:08:24 PM I didnt do the emailing. You need to thank Claysvoice from Red Hot Topic. Here is more info. The plot thinkens...... and the aggravation increases. 120 listeners ?! :twisted: Mad because Clay "chose" a different radio station in his area :roll:
Quote OK, the PD & I have been writing back & forth all afternoon & he gave me lots of info, but also an insight into his own personal grudge against Clay, unfortunately. My second email to him: Thank you, Mr. Kelley, for responding so quickly! I really appreciate your taking the time to answer my inquiry. I understand that the labels must do their part to get their artists airplay. This isn't the first time that a Clay fan has been told that RCA is not on the ball. I have heard of the "independents" & their role in the whole process. But, I'm very curious about a couple of things you mentioned & hope you can clarify a bit. When you say that Clay's, Ruben's & Kelly's songs haven't tested well .... what exactly kind of test is this??? Do you play the song at different times & ask listeners to call in with their opinion? If so, I nor anyone I know around here have never heard them. Do you send surveys out to listeners? If so, I nor anyone I know around here have never gotten them (I am on some kind of mailing list for MAGIC). Also, what is a promo liner? Did Clay himself personally behave rudely to someone on your staff? Or was it someone from his label, management or a publicist who refused? Did you also consider that perhaps artists are so busy that they don't have time to do promos for stations who refuse to play their material??? I'm honestly not trying to be rude, myself, just trying to understand exactly what's going on. I do hope you will consider his current single "Solitaire" & I the upcoming one "I Will Carry You." This is a song from his album that the men in my life & that of other Clay fans have responded very well to, so I think it shows great potential for a wider appeal. Thanks so much for your time & trouble! I hope you can get back to me on my other questions sometime this week. I still love MAGIC! ~~~~~~~~~~ His response: The music tests work like this: We invite about 120 listeners to a hotel ballroom and play them "hooks" of 700 songs. A hook is a snippet that's about 10-15 seconds long. Enough for a listener to be able to identify a song if they're familiar with it. We include everything that we play on a regular basis and songs that we used to play. We also include songs that we haven't started playing yet but that have been exposed elsewhere on TV, radio or movies. The listeners then vote on each song. Have they heard it? Do they like it a lot, like it some, dislike it some, or dislike it a lot. It's like "ask the audience" on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. We then tabulate the responses. In the case of "Invisible," Clay came up as not that familiar, and more people voted "dislike some" and "dislike a lot" than voted "like a lot." To answer your other question, a promo liner is when an artist says "Hi, this is Madonna. More Continuous Soft Rock is one minute away on Magic 106.7" and we play a hook of their upcoming song underneath. The record company had arranged for us to get a promo liner from Clay when American Idol appeared at the Centrum. (He's talking about the AI2 concerts in Worcester in July 2003!) We sent our Promotion Coordinator to get the liner on a DAT recorder. We planned to start playing "Invisible" as soon as she got back to the station with the liner. Clay claimed he didn't have time for it. Then he turned around and did a phone interview with WXLO, a Worcester station. Obviously he didn't stop to think that he was chasing away the #1 station in Boston (market rank #8 ) in favor of the #6 station in Worcester (market rank #113). Madonna, Elton John, Celine Dion, Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, James Taylor, Rod Stewart, Christina Aguilera and many more major stars have done the liner for us. We play one every hour at about :20 past. Where does Clay Aiken get off dissing us like that? We informed the label afterward and they apologized, but we never got a Clay liner. And we've never had a good test on a Clay song, a Ruben song or a Kelly song, other than her first. So that's the situation. Probably more detail than you wanted to hear. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on July 23, 2004, 01:14:28 PM Quote Clay refused to do a promo liner for us, rather rude for a debut artist. ==================== the more i study that program director's quote, the more i feel he used "rude" instead of another word. i can't think of the word right now. it's like they took Clay's refusal {based on this being true} of doing a station promo as Clay's way of saying "I don't need you" and we're showing radio we don't need them and it pisses them off even more because they can't "control" his career the way they can others. it's the king/peasant scenario all over again. Radio being the "king" and the artist being the "peasant" bowing down and kissing the king's feet...which Clay doesn't do!! Eureeka!! i think i've stumbled onto the radio dead-lock with that last paragraph!! Clay's refusal to play politics rubs them the wrong way! i'm so happy with myself that i'm gonna buy me something to eat in a few minutes. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on July 23, 2004, 01:20:41 PM Quote The music tests work like this: We invite about 120 listeners to a hotel ballroom and play them "hooks" of 700 songs. I grew up around Boston. I think more than 120 people live there. Hmmm maybe they didnt recognize Invisible because it hadnt been played on the radio and MOAM wasnt released yet :roll: Quote We sent our Promotion Coordinator to get the liner on a DAT recorder. We planned to start playing "Invisible" as soon as she got back to the station with the liner. Clay claimed he didn't have time for it. Then he turned around and did a phone interview with WXLO, a Worcester station. Maybe he really didnt have time. Ya think ? When did he agree to the Worcester interview ? Maybe because the AI tour was in worcester is the reason why he "chose" to do it Quote Madonna, Elton John, Celine Dion, Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, James Taylor, Rod Stewart, Christina Aguilera and many more major stars have done the liner for us. We play one every hour at about :20 past. Where does Clay Aiken get off dissing us like that? Maybe it is your attitude. Quote So that's the situation. Probably more detail than you wanted to hear. Actually, No but you may lose some listeners. I visit there at least twice a year and I used to like your station. I hear that 96.1 Worcester plays Clay a lot. Right, Angela ? :wink: Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on July 23, 2004, 01:32:14 PM Quote from: program director The 120 listeners then vote on each song. Have they heard it? Do they like it a lot, like it some, dislike it some, or dislike it a lot. It's like "ask the audience" on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. We then tabulate the responses. In the case of "Invisible," Clay came up as not that familiar, and more people voted "dislike some" and "dislike a lot" than voted "like a lot." ================= so, he's saying 120 people hold the power to make a hit song?? and nobody questioned the motives of the voting? i think i'm getting a headache!! anyone can rally up 120 people. that seems a bit berzerk and surreal! 120 people voting "no" or "yes" on a song is suppose to represent the merits of a song?? bring in more of this garbage and we'll get to the bottom of it!! ================== Quote from: program director To answer your other question, a promo liner is when an artist says "Hi, this is Madonna. More Continuous Soft Rock is one minute away on Magic 106.7" ================== i wrote a better promo liner on the other thread :roll: :lol: =================== Quote from: program director We sent our Promotion Coordinator to get the liner on a DAT recorder. We planned to start playing "Invisible" as soon as she got back to the station with the liner. Clay claimed he didn't have time for it. Then he turned around and did a phone interview with WXLO, a Worcester station.... ....where does he get off dissing us like that? =================== I'VE SAID IT ONCE BEFORE, THIS IS NOTHING BUT THE SULKING OF A BIG BABY. "WHERE DOES HE GET OFF DISSING US LIKE THAT?" HAS GOT TO BE THE SILLIEST THING I'VE HEARD AN ADULT SAY! IF YOU'RE GONNA BE THAT WAY, GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO HAVE MATURITY. HOW DOES HE KNOW THAT AS SOON AS CLAY DIDN'T DO A LINER FOR HIM, SOMETHING CAME UP THAT GAVE HIM MORE TIME THAN HE THOUGHT AND HE DID THE PHONE INTERVIEW. HOW DOES THIS PD KNOW THE PHONE INTERVIEW WASN'T PRE-TAPED? SOME RADIO STATIONS RE-PLAY PHONE INTERVIEWS. HE'S MAKING ACCUSATIONS HE CAN'T PROVE. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on July 23, 2004, 01:42:10 PM And more from ClaysVoice (You go girl ! ). And I enjoyed the title of her post :wink:
Quote Part 3 in the saga of Pam Kisses PD Butt & PD Bites Clay Ass ...... My third email to him: No, Mr. Kelley, it's exactly the kind of detail I was looking for. Thank you for responding again! Obviously, I know little about the radio business, but 10-15 seconds of a song hardly seems enough to garner an accurate response as to whether or not someone's going to like it!!! There are also an awful lot of uptight males out there who simply hate Clay for very weird reasons & would diss any song he puts out. But you probably know that. As for the incident at the Centrum last summer, please understand that there are 2 sides to every story & perhaps something he said or did was misinterpreted - he has a very sarcastic sense of humor & that would not be the first time his meaning was misunderstood. He's also run ragged with commitments & it could have merely been miscommunication between him & his people. Or maybe he was just having a lousy day - we all get cranky sometimes. I do know that the Worcester stations have been extremely Clay-friendly & I can't say I blame him for giving his time to a station that actually plays his material. All the artists you mentioned who have done your promos are played in high volume on your station, so why wouldn't they help you out? Clay has done these "liners" for KISS, but that's because they play his music & invited him to their Jingle Ball concert. He also did them for STAR last summer since they were playing "This Is The Night" every day. And you were going to play "Invisible" in July 2003??? That's when the AI2 tour was in Worcester. That's odd because it didn't even go for adds until September. (See, I know a little about Clay-radio if not the whole business - LOL!) KISS, as I said, was very successful with it, playing it regularly for 5 months. Of course, they're a different format than yours, so the listener demographic would be as well. Again, I'm not trying to be rude or diss your opinion or your station's process for choosing product .... just giving another perspective for your consideration. I know you're busy & am grateful for the info! Anyway, thanks once again for all the time you've given me today! I do so hope you will give Clay another chance with your staff & your playlist! (Surely you wouldn't want everyone to judge you by one mistake or one bad moment in your life or career.) I will continue to listen to MAGIC & request & encourage others to do so as well! ~~~~~~~~~~ This was his last email to me: A couple of quick responses. We are very experienced at testing music, and 10-15 seconds is more than enough time for people to recognize a song. They usually know in about three seconds. Remember, we're not asking if they think they might like a song, we're asking what they'd think if that song came on the radio right now. One other point: The artists that I mentioned all have many hits to their credit. We play them, they do liners for us. We made the same offer to Clay Aiken, even though he didn't win AI and he has yet to have a big hit. He refused, opting to do something for WXLO instead. A poor choice on his part. Magic 106.7 is a big station in a big market and many other AC stations around the country track what we play. An "add" on Magic can get an artist an add on several other stations within days. By contrast, an add on a small market station like WXLO has little impact on the national success of a song. Artists like Madonna and Paul McCartney understand this. Clay Aiken evidently does not. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on July 23, 2004, 02:04:54 PM Quote from: program director One other point: The artists that I mentioned all have many hits to their credit. We play them, they do liners for us. We made the same offer to Clay Aiken, even though he didn't win AI and he has yet to have a big hit . He refused, opting to do something for WXLO instead. A poor choice on his part. Magic 106.7 is a big station in a big market and many other AC stations around the country track what we play. An "add" on Magic can get an artist an add on several other stations within days . ================== I'm sure the rest of the country is proud of your egotism and how important your station is. And yet, you're gonna be the stubborn one because of what? Clay does a phone interview at a radio station where he was gonna be at that night?? there's more than meets the eye. Being stubborn or having personal problems with Clay isn't providing a public service Mr. Kelly...and letting 120 people decide a song's fate isn't representing the public either! it's being exclusive and narrow-minded. By the way, "Invisible" was a big hit on AC radio. It got up to #8...so your boycott wasn't that effective as you claimed it would be if he didn't get added on your station. you can't manipulate everyone. All of Clay's songs were big hits on AC radio...they might not have been popular among your elite 120 but there's more states and more stations than yours as sad as that may sound. =================== Quote from: program director Artists like Madonna and Paul McCartney understand this. Clay Aiken evidently does not. ==================== Have you ever thought to ask him again?? You know, send a reporter to where Clay is at in concert and get him to record the precious liner...would this guarantee airplay?? You claimed "Invisible" would've been played had he done a liner for your station. If he does a liner would you play IWCY? How about Solitaire? The Way? Invisible? This is the Night? Bridge Over Troubled Water? Those are several "big hits" that slipped your mind earlier. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: cjrmax on July 23, 2004, 02:09:08 PM I understand using only 120 people for their "test". It a focus group, and statistically they are usually quite accurate. I also understand how people can recognize a song in only 10-15 seconds if they have heard the song a few times. What I don't understand is how this 10-15 second "test" works with a NEW song. If its a NEW song, chances are you are not familiar with it and therefore won't recognize it! And certainly 10-15 seconds doesn't give you enough time to decide whether or not you LIKE a song! Seems to me these "tests" may give an indication of a current song's popularity, but not of the potential for a NEW song.
As for the liner controversy, maybe Clay did make a mistake by deciding not to do it. It is possible. He could have just decided something had to go and picked arbitrarily what went. But the timing of it is suspect IF it was "Invisible" they were going to promote. If it was during the AI2 tour, they would only have been considering playing TITN at that time. Same scenario could have taken place, but not for "Invisible". Maybe they had him set to do the promo liner during the AI2 tour to use with TITN. He didn't do it, and they were still holding it against him when "Invisible" came out, and "The Way" and "Solitaire" and you can be sure they will still be holding it against him when IWCY is ready to go! This guy's attitude about Clay not doing the promo liner to me indicates THIS is the real reason Clay is not being played on his station. In his mind, Clay dissed their fabulous station for some rinky-dink station in a neighboring town. He is pissed off at that. You know, Clay has played Worchester since the AI2 tour. Why didn't they see if he would record a promo liner for them then? Bet they didn't. Bet they didn't care anymore. He pissed them off once and apparently, they only give someone one chance or forget it! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on July 23, 2004, 02:19:37 PM whoever's writing these e-mails to that program director should ask that very question. How can people recognize a new song during these tests??? there's no way...even if you play the song in it's entirety it isn't gonna be familiar if it's brand new so how can it even pass a test...songs need time to grow on people.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on July 23, 2004, 02:22:28 PM I HAVE SOME CHOICE WORDS RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD, BUT I WILL NOT USE THEM.
I HAVE MENTIONED MANY TIMES BEFORE, THAT I AM VERY FORTUNATE TO GET A RADIO STATION THAT IS IN WORCESTER AND IT IS NOT WXLO, BUT WSRS, 96.1 THEY ARE VERY CLAY FRIENDLY. THEY PLAY INVISIBLE, SOLITAIRE & ON OCCASION PLAY THE WAY. THEY HAVE EVEN STARTED PLAYING IWCY DURING THE ALL REQUEST HOURS FOR WEEKS. THE DJ'S THERE ARE JUST SO NICE. I HAVE TOLD THESE DJ'S THE DIFFICULTIES CLAY FANS HAVE ACROSS THE USA WITH OTHER RADIO STATIONS. THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY DJ'S DO NOT WANT TO MAKE THERE LISTENERS HAPPY. TOO BAD MORE DJ'S WERE NOT LIKE THEM. MY FAVORITE DJ'S ON THAT SHOW ARE TOM HOLT & JACKIE BRUSH. IF YOU CAN GET THIS STATION PLEASE GIVE THEM A TRY. THE DJ IN THE MORNING, AUSTIN IS NOT A BIG CLAY FAN, BUT HE STILL PLAYS HIS MUSIC FROM TIME TO TIME. I HOPE SOON AC RADIO ADOPTS THE PHISLOSPHY OF WSRS. Title: What in the world Post by: achin4aiken on July 23, 2004, 02:57:21 PM "A hook is a snippet that's about 10-15 seconds long. Enough for a listener to be able to identify a song if they're familiar with it."
I know somebody said it earlier but how in the world can they identify a song if they're NOT familiar with it. "An "add" on Magic can get an artist an add on several other stations within days. By contrast, an add on a small market station like WXLO has little impact on the national success of a song. Artists like Madonna and Paul McCartney understand this. Clay Aiken evidently does not." 1) At that time Clay was brand new to the business why would he know that...c'mon has this DJ ever made a mistake in his life and yet clearly somebody gave him a second chance 2) The DJ doesn't have a clue what else might've been going on at the time the interview or whatever it was called was supposed to take place. "We play them, they do liners for us. We made the same offer to Clay Aiken, even though he didn't win AI and he has yet to have a big hit." If he was truly talking about Invisible than this DJ didn't do his homework because TITN was obviously a huge hit. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on July 23, 2004, 03:17:38 PM Just for a reminder, this isnt a DJ but a Program Director. And he isnt a new one either :roll:
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on July 23, 2004, 03:27:39 PM Houston,
I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS TOM HOLT IS A PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND IS A DJ FROM 2-6. MAYBE THAT IS WHY THEY ARE MORE CLAY FRIENDLY . :D HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE LISTENERS WANT. ANGELA Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on July 23, 2004, 08:32:01 PM Quote from: ANGELA Houston, I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS TOM HOLT IS A PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND IS A DJ FROM 2-6. MAYBE THAT IS WHY THEY ARE MORE CLAY FRIENDLY . :D HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE LISTENERS WANT. ANGELA Tell him that he rocks :mrgreen: for me. Maybe you should ask him how they test their songs :roll: Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ClayBuf on July 24, 2004, 01:14:59 AM Quote And you were going to play "Invisible" in July 2003??? That's when the AI2 tour was in Worcester. That's odd because it didn't even go for adds until September. Did you notice in his curt little response that he completely skipped over this one? Previous to this reply, he responded to her questions item by item - until this came up. He conveniently left this item without a response. Hmmmm ........ BUSTED!!!!!! This is nothing more than a PD that thinks his station is the mother of all stations, and Clay had the balls to tell them "NO" - so now he is gonna PAY. :evil: Gag me...... Quote Artists like Madonna and Paul McCartney understand this. Clay Aiken evidently does not. Ok, let's see - two artists who have been in the business for a combined total of 60+ years vs. an artist who, at the time, had been in the business for a couple of WEEKS....... Yes, I can definitely see why they would get pissed off at Clay's "bad choice". Evidently at this station, there is no room for error. And by all means, let's hold it against him (for a rookie mistake) and let's make him PAY :evil: If this station's staff has even half the full-of-themselves attitude that the PD does, if I was Clay I really would have been rude. Maybe the word you were searching for, AC, was "indifferent". That'll piss off an ego a lot more than "rude". Gag me...... Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on July 24, 2004, 10:17:23 AM Quote And you were going to play "Invisible" in July 2003??? That's when the AI2 tour was in Worcester. That's odd because it didn't even go for adds until September. =================== Quote from: ClayBuf Did you notice in his curt little response that he completely skipped over this one? Previous to this reply, he responded to her questions item by item - until this came up. He conveniently left this item without a response. Hmmmmmm!! BUSTED!! =================== :lol: I've said it time and time and time again. Those DJs and PDs simply are not aware of how much the ClayNation keeps track of and is on top of things. They assume ClayFans can be lied to or given a BS story and we'll eat it up, believe it, and be happy. there is probably no other fan base that even knows what "add date" means! I'm sure that PD thought he could talk shop or talk over someone's head with mumbo-jumbo and the recipient believe it all :lol: i'm glad you caught that! He definately is busted or else he's so inept and forgetful that he can't recall which month or day that Clay pissed him off and what song he was going to start playing before he had his Diva moment and threw a hissy fit because "peasant" Clay didn't bow down and praise "king" MAGIC 106.7! If anything, he should've been playing This is the Night or at least Bridge Over Troubled Water and not a song that hadn't even been decided yet as a single!! ===================== Quote from: ClayBuf This is nothing more than a PD that thinks his station is the mother of all stations, and Clay had the balls to tell them "NO" - so now he is gonna PAY. ==================== That's the childish part of it all as i was saying :lol: with the peasant and king scenario. All radio stations, large and small, want "bragging rights" if a single becomes a hit. They want to be seen as the station that "broke" the song nationally. that PO'd PD knows how popular Clay is and he was wanting to brag how his station 'broke' "Invisible"!! This is common. It's usually not talked about that much. I know a little bit about radio because i've researched the subject and the writings of Ralph Emery on the subject have proven valuable!! A little story: there's a radio station in Columbus called WTVN. It's talk-radio now but back in the '50s they played Top-40 pop. Conway Twitty's career was launched into orbit when WTVN started playing "It's Only Make Believe" and soon, other stations jumped on the song and the rest is history...and for years, WTVN bragged about how they "started" Conway's career...even decades later when WTVN switched to talk-radio, and Conway went country, WTVN is still known among historians as the station that started his career. So, that's where the childish nature comes into play. Individual Program Directors {PDs for short} and DJs like to brag about their station's ratings and power, etc. and in Clay's case, that MAGIC station was and is pissed {even though RCA apologized...don't forget!} because they didn't get patronized because of them being "a big, powerful station" according to the MAGIC PD Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 24, 2004, 11:13:42 AM Quote from: ACcountryFan Quote from: program director Artists like Madonna and Paul McCartney understand this. Clay Aiken evidently does not. Have you ever thought to ask him again?? You know, send a reporter to where Clay is at in concert and get him to record the precious liner...would this guarantee airplay?? Probably not. There is a clear bias evident in his words and his tone that nothing will change. As much as we may want to hear Clay on the radio, it has been and will continue to be an uphill battle. It's a catch-22. If we request him, we're 'pestering' the DJs. If we don't, they say there is no interest. Either way, they win and Clay doesn't get played. What to do about it - be positive. Don't engage your local radio people in any kind of mass emailing or phone requesting campaigns. Don't argue with them. Don't tell them aobut Clay's awards or multi platinum sales. They know, and if they don't; they don't care. Do patronize the advertisers on any stations playing Clay, and then tell them why. Do sign up for music rating research, participate in telephone music surveys, vote on countdowns and contests at your local stations websites and call in or email them 'thanks!' for playing the song when you hear it. If I could make one more suggestion -- if you request the song on your local stations, please keep your request focused on the song itself. We may love Clay for all his many attributes, but no DJ or PD is going to play IWCY because Clay loves children, or because he is a nice guy, or because he is a studmuffin. Just sayin! [snarkasm]Also, you may want to either try to sound about 15 yrs old when you call in, or maybe drop your voice a couple of octaves. It may help. 8) [/snarkasm] Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 26, 2004, 09:28:38 PM These are the CHR/Pop stations monitored by Mediabase for airplay numbers. Spins at these stations count! If you are in the market of any of these stations, please give them a listen if you can and let us know if you hear IWCY!
Quote Rank Market Station Owner 1 New York WHTZ-FM Clear Channel Communications 2 Los Angeles KIIS-FM Clear Channel Communications 3 Chicago WKSC-FM Clear Channel Communications 5 Dallas KHKS-FM Clear Channel Communications 6 Philadelphia WIOQ-FM Clear Channel Communications 7 Houston KRBE-FM Susquehanna Radio Corporation 8 Wash DC WIHT-FM Clear Channel Communications 9 Boston WXKS-FM Clear Channel Communications 10 Detroit WKQI-FM Clear Channel Communications 10 Detroit WDRQ-FM ABC Radio Incorporated 11 Atlanta WSTR-FM Jefferson-Pilot Communications 11 Atlanta WWWQ-FM Susquehanna Radio Corporation 12 Miami WHYI-FM Clear Channel Communications 14 Seattle KBKS-FM Infinity Broadcasting 16 Minneapolis KDWB-FM Clear Channel Communications 17 San Diego KHTS-FM Clear Channel Communications 18 Nassau-Suffolk WBLI-FM Cox Radio Inc 20 St. Louis KSLZ-FM Clear Channel Communications 21 Tampa WFLZ-FM Clear Channel Communications 22 Denver KFMD-FM Clear Channel Communications 23 Pittsburgh WKST-FM Clear Channel Communications 24 Portland KKRZ-FM Clear Channel Communications 25 Cleveland WAKS-FM Clear Channel Communications 26 Cincinnati WKFS-FM Clear Channel Communications 27 Sacramento KDND-FM Entercom 29 Kansas City KCHZ-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc 29 Kansas City KMXV-FM Infinity Broadcasting 30 San Antonio KXXM-FM Clear Channel Communications 30 San Antonio KELZ-FM Cox Radio Inc 31 Salt Lake City KZHT-FM Clear Channel Communications 31 Salt Lake City KUDD-FM Millcreek Broadcasting LLC 33 Milwaukee WXSS-FM Entercom 34 Providence WPRO-FM Citadel Communications Corporation 35 Columbus WNCI-FM Clear Channel Communications 37 Charlotte WNKS-FM Infinity Broadcasting 38 Orlando WXXL-FM Clear Channel Communications 41 Indianapolis WNOU-FM Emmis Communications 42 Austin KHFI-FM Clear Channel Communications 43 Greensboro WKZL-FM Dick Broadcasting Company Incorporated 44 Raleigh WDCG-FM Clear Channel Communications 45 Nashville WRVW-FM Clear Channel Communications 46 New Orleans WEZB-FM Entercom 47 West Palm WLDI-FM Clear Channel Communications 49 Hartford WKSS-FM Clear Channel Communications 50 Jacksonville WAPE-FM Cox Radio Inc 50 Jacksonville WFKS-FM Clear Channel Communications 51 Monmouth Ocean WBBO-FM Millennium Radio Group 52 Buffalo WKSE-FM Entercom 53 Oklahoma City KJYO-FM Clear Channel Communications 54 Rochester WKGS-FM Clear Channel Communications 54 Rochester WPXY-FM Infinity Broadcasting 55 Louisville WZKF-FM Clear Channel Communications 55 Louisville WDJX-FM Radio One Incorporated 56 Richmond WRVQ-FM Clear Channel Communications 57 Birmingham WQEN-FM Clear Channel Communications 58 Dayton WDKF-FM Clear Channel Communications 58 Dayton WGTZ-FM Radio One Incorporated 59 Greenville, SC WFBC-FM Entercom 61 Tucson KRQQ-FM Clear Channel Communications 64 Albany, NY WFLY-FM Pamal Broadcasting Ltd. 64 Albany, NY WKKF-FM Clear Channel Communications 65 Tulsa KHTT-FM Renda Broadcasting Corporation 66 Grand Rapids WSNX-FM Clear Channel Communications 67 Ft. Myers WXKB-FM Beasley Broadcast Group 68 Fresno KWYE-FM Infinity Broadcasting 69 Wilkes-Barre WBHT-FM Citadel Communications Corporation 69 Wilkes-Barre WKRZ-FM Entercom 70 Allentown WAEB-FM Clear Channel Communications 71 Albuquerque KKOB-FM Citadel Communications Corporation 72 Knoxville WWST-FM Journal Broadcast Group Incorporated 77 Wilmington, DE WSTW-FM Delmarva Broadcasting Company 79 Harrisburg WHKF-FM Clear Channel Communications 80 Syracuse WWHT-FM Clear Channel Communications 80 Syracuse WNTQ-FM Citadel Communications Corporation 82 Toledo WVKS-FM Clear Channel Communications 83 Baton Rouge WFMF-FM Clear Channel Communications 84 Greenville, NC WERO-FM NextMedia Group 84 Greenville, NC WRHT-FM Eastern Carolina Broadcast 85 Little Rock KLAL-FM Citadel Communications Corporation 88 Gainesville WYKS-FM Gillen, Albert J 89 Charleston WSSX-FM Citadel Communications Corporation 90 Columbia, SC WNOK-FM Clear Channel Communications 92 Des Moines KKDM-FM Clear Channel Communications 93 Mobile WABB-FM Dittman Group 93 Mobile WYOK-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc 94 Daytona Beach WVYB-FM Black Crow Broadcasting 94 Spokane KZZU-FM Morgan Murphy Stations 95 Colo Springs KKMG-FM Citadel Communications Corporation 97 Madison, WI WZEE-FM Clear Channel Communications 99 Melbourne WAOA-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc 101 Lafayette, LA KSMB-FM Citadel Communications Corporation 102 Lexington WLKT-FM Clear Channel Communications 105 York, PA WYCR-FM Radio Hanover Inc 106 Chattanooga WKXJ-FM Clear Channel Communications 108 New Haven WKCI-FM Clear Channel Communications 109 Augusta WZNY-FM Clear Channel Communications 112 Roanoke WXLK-FM Mel Wheeler, Inc 112 Roanoke WJJS-FM Clear Channel Communications 114 Youngstown, OH WHOT-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc 114 Youngstown, OH WAKZ-FM Clear Channel Communications 115 Lancaster WLAN-FM Clear Channel Communications 117 Portsmouth, NH WERZ-FM Clear Channel Communications 119 Huntsville WZYP-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc 120 Boise KZMG-FM Citadel Communications Corporation 120 Boise KSAS-FM Clear Channel Communications 121 Modesto/Stockton KHOP-FM NONE 122 Lansing WHZZ-FM MacDonald Broadcasting Company 123 Jackson WYOY-FM New South Communications Incorporated 125 Ft. Collins KSME-FM Clear Channel Communications 126 Flint WWCK-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc 129 Canton, OH WZKL-FM D A Peterson Inc 130 Saginaw WIOG-FM Citadel Communications Corporation 132 Shreveport KRUF-FM Clear Channel Communications 132 Beaumont KQXY-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc 136 Atlantic City WAYV-FM Equity Communications LP 138 Biloxi WXYK-FM Triad Broadcasting Company 139 Burlington, VT WXXX-FM NONE 140 Trenton WPST-FM Nassau Broadcasting Partners LP 142 Quad Cities WHTS-FM Mercury Broadcasting Company Inc 142 Quad Cities KBEA-FM Cumulus Broadcasting Inc 148 Tyler, TX KISX-FM Clear Channel Communications 162 Poughkeepsie WSPK-FM Pamal Broadcasting Ltd. 187 Green Bay, WI WIXX-FM Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on July 27, 2004, 03:31:21 AM Pamela: You don't have to write all the AC stations if you don't want...but speaking for Ohio, what AC stations should i be listening to?? There's several AC stations here and only two Top-40s i can pick up. Everything else is talk-radio or country radio. I know WNCI in Columbus 97.9FM is Top-40. I hate them :lol: because the DJs are jerks :lol: and so i stay with the calm and soothing AC DJs.
so, i'll be listening to the AC radio format. Is anyone surprised?? My name says it all :lol: The AC stations for people below I-70 are: WRRM/Cincinnati, WLQT/Dayton, WSNY/Columbus, WMMX/Dayton, WBNS/Columbus. i'm not holding my breath on WNCI. That's the station that makes fun of Idol any chance they get...and the station that plays Usher every hour! i don't know which AC stations are "important" with regards to airplay. i imagine WRRM is. WMMX is Hot AC as is WBNS...WRRM and the other two are regular AC/Lite Rock. what i do know is there are TONS of Clear Channel stations :shock: one doesn't grasp the concept until you see back-to-back-to-back stations with Clear Channel listed as the owner and the sick feeling that New York radio is playing the same songs as L.A. radio even though each coast should have their own local flavor based on the tastes of the audience in that market. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on July 27, 2004, 05:11:36 AM Just as an FYI on that Hartford station WKSS-FM when I use to listen to it all they ever played was Kelly and Ruben and use to down Clay all the time so I stopped listening to it. I even emailed them a couple of times about their negative comments. But maybe I will try again.
Lorraine Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: playingclay on July 27, 2004, 07:58:07 AM I'm wondering if that radio station just showed up without calling first or making any kind of arrangement and expected Clay to drop everything and do the liner. I've never heard a liner with background noise so I'm sure that there is more involved than shoving a mike in Clay's face and he says a sentence and bing bang 30 seconds later it is done. He probably didn't have the time.
The radio interview was probably already arranged, especially since it was the town he was playing in. I'm guessing that if Clay has agreed to do something, he is not going to change his mind because some one who thinks they are more important shows up. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 28, 2004, 08:25:04 PM Here are the monitored AC stations as reported at the Radio & Records website:
Quote Station - Market KBAY-FM - San Francisco, CA KBEE-FM - Salt Lake City, UT KDAT-FM - Cedar Rapids, IA KEFM-FM - Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE KESZ-FM - Phoenix, AZ KEZA-FM - Fayetteville, AR KEZK-FM - St. Louis, MO KGBX-FM - Springfield, MO KGBY-FM - Sacramento, CA KGFM-FM - Bakersfield, CA KISC-FM - Spokane, WA KJOY-FM - Stockton, CA KJSN-FM - Modesto, CA KKBA-FM - Corpus Christi, TX KKCW-FM - Portland, OR KKDJ-FM - Bakersfield, CA KKLI-FM - Colorado Springs, CO KKMJ-FM - Austin, TX KLSY-FM - Seattle-Tacoma, WA KLTI-FM - Des Moines, IA KLTQ-FM - Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE KMGA-FM - Albuquerque, NM KMGL-FM - Oklahoma City, OK KMXZ-FM - Tucson, AZ KMZQ-FM - Las Vegas, NV KOOI-FM - Tyler-Longview, TX KOSI-FM - Denver-Boulder, CO KOST-FM - Los Angeles, CA KQXT-FM - San Antonio, TX KRBB-FM - Wichita, KS KRNO-FM - Reno, NV KRTR-FM - Honolulu, HI KRWM-FM - Seattle-Tacoma, WA KSBL-FM - Santa Barbara, CA KSFI-FM - Salt Lake City, UT KSNE-FM - Las Vegas, NV KSOF-FM - Fresno, CA KSRC-FM - Kansas City, MO KSSK-FM - Honolulu, HI KTDY-FM - Lafayette, LA KTRR-FM - Ft. Collins-Greeley, CO KTSM-FM - El Paso, TX KUDL-FM - Kansas City, MO KVIL-FM - Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX KVKI-FM - Shreveport, LA KVLY-FM - McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen, TX KWAV-FM - Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, CA KXLT-FM - Boise, ID KXLY-FM - Spokane, WA KYMG-FM - Anchorage, AK KYMX-FM - Sacramento, CA WAFY-FM - Frederick, MD WAHR-FM - Huntsville, AL WAJI-FM - Ft. Wayne, IN WALK-FM - Nassau-Suffolk, NY WARM-FM - York, PA WASH-FM - Washington, DC WBBE-FM - Baton Rouge, LA WBBQ-FM - Augusta, GA WBEB-FM - Philadelphia, PA WCRZ-FM - Flint, MI WDEF-FM - Chattanooga, TN WDOK-FM - Cleveland, OH WEAT-FM - W. Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL WEBE-FM - Bridgeport, CT WFMK-FM - Lansing-East Lansing, MI WFPG-FM - Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ WGFB-FM - Rockford, IL WGNI-FM - Wilmington, NC WHBC-FM - Canton, OH WHOM-FM - Portland, ME WHUD-FM - Westchester, NY WIKY-FM - Evansville, IN WJBR-FM - Wilmington, DE WJKK-FM - Jackson, MS WJXB-FM - Knoxville, TN WJYE-FM - Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY WKJY-FM - Nassau-Suffolk, NY WKTK-FM - Gainesville-Ocala, FL WKYE-FM - Johnstown, PA WLEV-FM - Allentown-Bethlehem, PA WLHT-FM - Grand Rapids, MI WLIT-FM - Chicago, IL WLMG-FM - New Orleans, LA WLQT-FM - Dayton, OH WLRQ-FM - Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa, FL WLTE-FM - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN WLTJ-FM - Pittsburgh, PA WLTM-FM - Atlanta, GA WLTQ-FM - Milwaukee-Racine, WI WLTW-FM - New York, NY WLZW-FM - Utica-Rome, NY WMAG-FM - Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC WMAS-FM - Springfield, MA WMEZ-FM - Pensacola, FL WMGC-FM - Detroit, MI WMGF-FM - Orlando, FL WMGN-FM - Madison, WI WMGQ-FM - Middlesex-Somerset-Union, NJ WMGS-FM - Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA WMJX-FM - Boston, MA WMJY-FM - Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS WMTX-FM - Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL WMXC-FM - Mobile, AL WMYI-FM - Greenville-Spartanburg, SC WNIC-FM - Detroit, MI WNSN-FM - South Bend, IN WOBM-FM - Monmouth-Ocean, NJ WOOD-FM - Grand Rapids, MI WOOF-FM - Dothan, AL WPEZ-FM - Macon, GA WQLR-FM - Kalamazoo, MI WRAL-FM - Raleigh-Durham, NC WRCH-FM - Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT WRMM-FM - Rochester, NY WRRM-FM - Cincinnati, OH WRSA-FM - Huntsville, AL WRSN-FM - Raleigh-Durham, NC WRVF-FM - Toledo, OH WRVR-FM - Memphis, TN WSHH-FM - Pittsburgh, PA WSLQ-FM - Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA WSNY-FM - Columbus, OH WSPA-FM - Greenville-Spartanburg, SC WSRS-FM - Worcester, MA WSUY-FM - Charleston, SC WSWT-FM - Peoria, IL WTCB-FM - Columbia, SC WTFM-FM - Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA WTPI-FM - Indianapolis, IN WTVR-FM - Richmond, VA WWDE-FM - Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA WWLI-FM - Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI WWLW-FM - Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont, WV WXKC-FM - Erie, PA WYJB-FM - Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY WYSF-FM - Birmingham, AL WYXB-FM - Indianapolis, IN WYYY-FM - Syracuse, NY WZID-FM - Manchester, NH Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 28, 2004, 08:29:42 PM And in the latest news...
Quote AC Most Added© Artist Title (Label) Adds Clay Aiken I Will Carry You (RCA/RMG) 18 Josh Groban Remember When It Rained (143/Reprise) 8 Cherie Older Than My Years (Lava) 8 I Will Carry You is the most added song on AC stations since Monday! YEAH CLAY! RADIO & RECORDS (http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/AC_Chart.asp) Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 28, 2004, 10:28:11 PM I wrote a long boring post about radio and requesting, but 'poof' it disappeared. I take that as a cosmic signal that I need to not be so wordy and convoluted; so given a second chance I'll be briefer this time.
:D I have received lots of emails and PMs about requesting IWCY on the radio. The ClayNation News newsletter has even suggested that we don't request at all right now. Personally, I don't appreciate being told what to do unless Clay is doing the telling. But, in a way he is. I've seen two concerts so far and he never mentioned that IWCY is the next single. He never asked us to request it. He may be taking a more low key approach or he may just be protecting us from the DJ meanies, but I hear what he's saying in his silence. Per the above message, IWCY is the most added song on the AC format so far this week. The song has been picked up at 18 stations so far. Yay! Have you requested? I haven't either. I'm not going to tell anyone what to do (see above.) But I will share what I am willing to do. If I see that my local stations have a song vs song contest with IWCY, I will vote. If I notice a poll on their websites with IWCY, I will vote. If they ask for requests, I will make one. But just one. If I hear them play IWCY, I might drop them a brief email and tell them thanx. Invisible is still being played on at least 24 stations across the country nearly 10 months after it's release, in large markets such as Denver, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Salt Lake City and Indianapolis. I haven't checked, but I would venture a guess that most of these stations are AC format. AC stations are not so trend oriented like pop stations are. IWCY is a great song. It's one of those songs that is whatever you want it to be. It's a love song, an inspirational song, a song of support and friendship. It's a hopeful song, with a catchy riff and a killer bridge. Guys seem to like it, and it's easy to sing along. I think this song could have a long run on AC radio and do well for a short time on pop radio as well. Requesting is an individual choice we each will make. Only you know your local stations, their personnel, their attitude, how they operate. Think about it then make your own choice. Then cross your fingers and hope for the best! Links to the Radio & Records and Mediabase airplay chart sites can be found in the CLAY DIRECTORY (http://claymaniacs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2206#2206) thread. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on July 29, 2004, 05:43:36 AM that does make sense. i've often suggested that we wait until our local AC or Top-40 station plays Clay's song before we start requesting it or whatever. i don't think requesting the song too early helps anything and perhaps that's what Clay himself is thinking??? maybe he's experimenting and seeing if low requests are the way to get over the radio hill.
i guess what i'm saying is radio is suspicious if they get requests for a song before they even have a chance to air it. this makes them draw the conclusion that there's a fan-base campaign requesting the song because the public at large has no clue that it was even a single yet... Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: heater on July 29, 2004, 05:27:25 PM I think that makes sense too. If we wait a little while to see who else picks up IWCY and then start to request it it will be better. I still find it hard to believe that these radio stations have so much trouble playing Clay...it makes no sense to me!
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 29, 2004, 06:51:54 PM GEORGIA RADIO ALERT-LOCAL LISTENERS ONLY
Quote Radio Alert for W GA and E AL listeners-------------------------------------- ...Q107.3 will have a pump it or dump it on IWCY tomorrow night. This station is in Columbus, GA and has about a 50 mile radius listening area (does not stream). Tonights song was the new Kelly Clarkson song and it seemed to have done very well with the comments I heard. Personally, I love it. The radio station phone number is 706-322-1077 and tonight's was done at 8:30. I don't even know what made me turn the radio on because I haven't listened to them in months. However, the evening DJ is very Clay friendly, so help us out if you are in the area please. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claylady on July 30, 2004, 04:51:49 AM I usually don't post much anymore but I just had to share this bit of information with you. I've been amazed and annoyed by the resistance of radio to play Clay's music. I wasn't sure if I should post this in the radio thread or the concert thread since it applys to both.
Anyway, here goes. I listen to WDOK in Cleveland, Ohio. It's a very good lite rock station. I've always thought that Clay would fit in perfectly with their format but as most stations they were resisting him. They did play TITN ocassionally when it was first released but that soon stopped. I did notice that WDOK is on the list that Pamela posted of monitored AC stations. WDOK sends out a newsletter. In a recent one I was excited to see the following. WDOK and SBC, which is our phone and DSL provider, are sponsering a contest to win tickets to see Clay in Cleveland. Here is a portion of what they wrote. Quote: How would you like to see Clay Aiken in concert at Scene Pavilion, Tuesday, August 24th from the first row! Keep listiening to Trapper & Robin in the morning on Soft Rock 102.1 WDOK this week for your chance to win front row tickets courtesy of WDOK and SBC! SBC-your connection to the best tickets that Cleveland has to offer. The two DJ's mentioned, Trapper and Robin, have always been Clay friendly even during his days on AI. I know that they would have played Clay's music if given the chance but as we all know the DJ's have no say in what is played. For me, this was very exciting and encouraging. Radio is slowly but surely starting to take notice and maybe this will lead to a break in the lack of airplay for Clay. I'm hoping that this is a step in the right direction as far as WDOK is concerned. I also liked that last line by SBC "best tickets that Cleveland has to offer" That's were Clay belongs, listed with the best of them. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Invisible Touch on July 30, 2004, 04:59:22 PM OMG! OMG! OMG! :!: I just won tickets to the MN State Fair Concert from KS95 radio station in Minneapolis. I don’t know what row yet, but the promotions dept is going to call me. I was so excited, I forgot to ask. They have to be good ones, right? I won them by calling in, playing and winning a non Clay related game called “Know The Show.” The story doesn’t stop there, that is actually where it ends, but I had to shout that out first!
KS95 is a Hot AC Station who doesn’t play Clay. :cry: They barely mention him, but when they do it is usually neutral to positive (at least on the afternoon show). On Monday they mentioned they were playing a lot of new music, so I sent an email from my work email to say that since they were playing new music, they should play Clay’s new single. I got an email back from one of the DJs (Staci) saying that they don’t make those decisions, but she would forward on my request to the Music Director. Then, yesterday (Thurs), the same DJs mentioned that they were going to have Clay Aiken Tickets on Friday’s show. Since I didn’t want to seem like I was really bothering them I emailed them from my hotmail email rather than my work email again. Well, I didn’t want to sign my real name cuz I had signed the one on Monday from Molly in Bloomington. So, I signed it Renee in Golden Valley :shock: (my middle name and the city I work in). In this email I said that I love the banter between the DJs on this afternoon show and that I was excited for the Clay Aiken tickets on Friday. I also said that I hoped that they were working on getting an interview with him because he was very charming and witty. I also threw in a request for IWCY. So, I am of course listening this afternoon and they read most of my email on the radio!!!! :shock: :D And said it was from Renee in Golden Valley. :wink: The DJ then said that they had sent info to Clay’s people and Clay’s people had sent info back, so they were working on it. :D They also mentioned later they would be playing a game for Clay Tickets. Then I decided to email them from my work account saying that I was crossing my fingers that “their people” and “Clay’s people” could get things worked out. I signed this one Molly in Bloomington. Later in the show, I somehow got through on the phone and got to play the game and won!!!!!! :shock: They asked if I was a Claymate (and even though like Clay, I am just now coming to terms with that label) I said “Yeah!” When Staci came back on the phone to get my info, she asked if I was the Molly that had just emailed them. I said yes, thinking if you only knew! (I am really Renee in Golden Valley too!) What I don’t understand is the fact that they still didn’t play any of Clay’s songs! But all in all a very good Clay Day for Me and KS95! After writing all this, it really makes it look like I am kind of deceiving with my different email addresses. Really I’m not. It just happened to work out that way! What are the chances that they would actually read my email on air (which I was totally thrilled with) and that I got thru to play the game and win? All in the same day!!!! Sorry that this got so long, but I I can't believe that I won tickets!!! OMG!! Now I just have to wait to find out what row they are in!!!! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: houstonclayfan on July 30, 2004, 05:11:55 PM Molly, I am sooo excited for you ! And thank you for your kind efforts to get Clay on the radio ! Did you already have tickets to the fair ? Keep us informed with what seats you have ! Yay !
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on July 30, 2004, 05:16:53 PM mOLLY,
SO HAPPY ONE OF OUR PEOPLE WON TICKETS---SO THRILLED FOR YOU. ENJOY & PLEASE TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. ANGELA Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 31, 2004, 06:48:33 AM Congratulations Molly! Awoohoo! You deserve it. Thanks for helping Clay on the radio! I hope you get front row... :wink:
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on July 31, 2004, 06:52:26 AM RADIO AIRPLAY 101
Quote The Add Date Unless you have worked for the radio department of a label, or else you have worked for an independent promoter or radio magazine, you probably have never heard of an "add date". But the "add date" is probably the most basic building block of both commercial and college airplay, and it is used in every successful airplay charting campaign there is, so we better cover how it works. The closest analogy there is to an add date is the "street date". A street date is when a CD is "available" to the public. It is supposed to tell retailers when to "make available" the release to customers. That is where the similarity ends, however; radio goes on to be far more complicated. A radio "add date" is supposed to tell stations when to add a record to its playlist. It is completely separate from, and has little else to do with, the street date. The add date can be before, the same as, or after the street date. Regardless, an add date simply MUST be used with any serious airplay attempt. A negative side effect, however, surfaces: You have one chance... and one chance ONLY... to make a particular song or album go at radio. After all, the date is printed right there on the package. You cannot come back next year and ask a station to reconsider it (and, we are talking here about new artists/labels.) Everything a radio promoter does when talking to stations centers on the add date... Four weeks before the add date, the promoter is describing the package to the stations (and for commercial stations... the consultants are handled too,) giving the stations a rough idea of what to expect musically. Also, a fax goes out, showing the release. Three weeks before the add date, the promoter is describing the artist and the music in more detail, describing the spine of the CD, and scheduling resends for stations with changed personnel/addresses. Two weeks before the date, the promoter solicits PDs/MDs for their initial interest/non-interest, and continues resends. Also, the details of any pertinent tour dates, press articles, or retail events/carriage are presented. It is also at this time that the first trade ads (advertisements, not "adds") will run... scheduled and worded by the promoter. Finally, one week before the add date, the promoter fishes for commitments from the most-interested stations; re-words the next trade ads; sends a second round of faxes; re-affirms to each station that they know the correct add date; does a final round of re-sending; scans for possible early adds; and finally, makes one last contact/message with each PD/MD in hopes that the station can be swayed at the last minute... while stations are deciding on which record to add. This is done with 25 to 2000 stations every week, depending on the campaign. That's the easy part. Now the real work starts... getting spins to occur after the add date; being "added" does not necessarily mean you are being "played". Being added simply is the step you have to go through, "officially", before spins occur. That's why the "add charts" are separate from the "spin charts" in radio magazines. Your goal for the first charting week of every radio campaign is to get on the "most added" chart first, and you have only one week to do it. Thereafter, your focus becomes the main spin chart. And one by one, every week, the promoter contacts/messages each PD/MD, and attempts to get more and more of them on the bandwagon. Artists with bad music, or with no support, will struggle to get new stations, and probably won't be "most added". Releases with great music and good support will easily make the most added chart, and will then jump onto the main chart, with several new stations coming on each week (again, assuming we are working a new artist/label.) The promoter's work then continues: A non-commercial campaign may go 5-10 more weeks; A commercial campaign (for a single song) may go 3 to 12 more MONTHS, depending on results. RADIO-MEDIA.COM (http://www.radio-media.com/song-album/articles/airplay17.html) We don't need to be radio experts, but I thought this was interesting. DJs and other radio people don't want or need to hear about 'add dates' or 'Mediabase' or 'spins' from a listener. I don't think they want or need to hear about what a great guy Clay is either. All they want to hear is 'this song rocks!' Just sayin. :mrgreen: Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on July 31, 2004, 07:40:42 AM VERY INTERESTING ARTICLE. AFTER READING IT ALL I REALIZE HOW COMPLICATED THIS WHOLE RADIO PLAY IS. I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING NEW HAPPENING HERE WITH OUR RADIO STATIONS IN CONNECTICUT BUT WILL HOPE AND PRAY THINGS CHANGE FOR CLAY HERE. IF AND WHEN I HEAR IT BEING PLAYED WILL BE THE TIME I CALL AND REQUEST IT. UNTIL THEN I WILL NOT CALL ANY OF THE STATIONS.
LORRAINE Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on August 01, 2004, 10:40:59 AM IWCY is now on the Mediabase CHR/Pop chart at #129.
YEAH! Only 31 spins though. But it's a start! I'll keep checking and posting any updates. It's also on the Jump Chart for AC. This reflects the biggest 'jump' in spins. It's #14 with + 49 spins. OH YEAH! Everyone think good radio thoughts! :mrgreen: ETA - Look who is playing IWCY... WAYV-FM Atlantic City NJ WXXX-FM Burlington VT WKGS-FM Rochester NY WERO-FM Greenville NC WSSX-FM Charleston SC WRHT-FM Greenville NC WLKT-FM Lexington KY These are all CHR/Pop stations. If you are in the listening area of any of these stations...start listening! ETA - quynn, thank you for posting your experience with Rate the Music. It's actually kind of interesting to participate. As much as it's irritating sometimes to participate in polls when they call or ring your doorbell or stop you in the mall, it is one of the best ways to get your opinion out there. Marketing is not about products or services, it's about people. Make your voice heard! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: quynn on August 01, 2004, 10:52:22 AM Congratulations, Molly! I hope you get seats where you can breathe Clay air. You put forth the effort and the opportunities were dropped in your lap! YAY!!!!!
If anyone is interested in participating in "RATING THE MUSIC", click here to go to a website called.....ratethemusic.com: http://ratethemusic.com/signup.cgi/rtm You can register at this website and tell them about three radio stations you listen to and which type station you prefer....AC, Top 40, Hot AC, Alternative, Rock, etc. They will notify you by e-mail when they have a survey for you to take. I'm registered to take Top 40 survey's since that is what I listen to most frequently. I've been doing this since November, when Invisible was sent to radio stations for airplay. Approximately once a month I receive an e-mail with a link to click that takes me to a survey. It takes approximately 10 minutes to do. They ask you if you are familiar with a song and if you......: a. like it a lot b. like it a little c. so, so d. dislike it e. dislike it a lot or, f. unfamiliar with the song. They also provide the recording of the song that you can listen to if you aren't sure by the title. They give you much more than 15 seconds of the song, too! Unlike the radio station's way of conducting their survey. In fact, I think the entire song is available to listen to if that is what you want to do. There might be 10-15 songs on a survey. Some of them have been on the radio for only a week and some have been on for months. Some of the survey's ask you if you are tired of hearing the song on the radio or if you would like to continue hearing it. Invisible was included on the survey for many, months. Of course, I told them I would love to continue hearing it and that I liked it a lot! They also have surveys every now and then that have three or four songs form artists I've never heard of, probably new people, and ask you to listen to the songs and rate them. It's very simple and kind of fun. I think ratethemusic.com surveys are used by the big radio stations in conjunction with their own personal survey's they do with 120 people in the hotel ballrooms. Hopefully they aren't just using their own survey to determine airplay? Who knows? So, if you are interested in having your musical opinion heard and counted for something, joining ratethemusic.com and similiar survey hosts may be the only way to have our voices heard in this politically biased radio business. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on August 02, 2004, 03:57:18 AM Quote from: Pamela IWCY is now on the Mediabase CHR/Pop chart at #129. YEAH! Only 31 spins though. But it's a start! I'll keep checking and posting any updates. It's also on the Jump Chart for AC. This reflects the biggest 'jump' in spins. It's #14 with + 49 spins. ETA - Look who is playing IWCY... WAYV-FM Atlantic City NJ WXXX-FM Burlington VT WKGS-FM Rochester NY WERO-FM Greenville NC WSSX-FM Charleston SC WRHT-FM Greenville NC WLKT-FM Lexington KY These are all CHR/Pop stations. If you are in the listening area of any of these stations...start listening! ===================== i never thought Pop/Top-40 radio would play IWCY. i'm glad to see that his AC support is still somewhat strong. that article that was posted here about "add dates" and "spin charts" hopefully sheds more light on the airplay factor. even though we already had an idea that individual program director's made the final call, it still showcases that the work in getting a song on the radio is in the hands of the "promoters" but again, if a program director isn't budging for their own reasons, there's not too much a promoter or a label can do. Like the article said, it doesn't matter how good a song is, if it isn't getting any support, then the song might as well not even exist. for the most part, that was for new acts. Clay isn't a 'new' act because everyone's known of him since AI2...by now, AC radio should have an idea of what to expect from Clay and they should know his music "fits" their format...but knowing it is one thing...getting a program director to realize it is another! but that's great that Pop radio is playing the song already. It's the least they can do...they're already playing Kelly's song... Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on August 02, 2004, 07:15:06 PM RADIO AIRPLAY 101
Quote BDS / Mediabase / Soundscan We've covered "reporting", as it is done manually by a person filling out a fax or email and sending it to a radio magazine. This is how non-commercial stations, and commercial stations in small and non-rated markets, do their reporting. But the larger commercial stations (the ones with the most listeners) have their reporting taken care of automatically, through a system called "monitoring". Monitoring is a system that does not rely on what the PD/MD says is playing... instead it listens to what the station actually plays. It is a high-level system, and due to it's cost it is used mostly by medium and large labels... but it definitely is something you should know about. BDS (BROADCAST DATA SYSTEMS): This system uses computers to listen to the large stations throughout the country. The information is tabulated and sold to subscribing customers... most of which are medium and large labels, management, radio group owners, and others which absolutely have to know where a record is playing, because the decisions that need to be made are going to cost thousands of dollars per market. Subscribers can log on at any time and find out exactly where and how many spins any record is playing, and what time of day it played. MEDIABASE: This system is similar in concept to BDS, but instead of using computers to listen, it uses people. Also, since a human is actually doing the listening, that person can make notes of special things, like if the music was heard in a advertisement, or if the artist was talked about by DJs, or other things that a computer would miss. BDS is used to make all the Billboard airplay charts. MediaBase is used to make many of the charts in Radio & Records (except for the specialty and "indicator" charts, which are still done manually.) I should repeat this one point about specialty: Although MediaBase does detect specialty spins on the stations it monitors, this info is not used for the specialty charts in R&R... instead the specialty charts are made using manual reporting. MediaBase subscribers could still, however, search for and find a specialty spin if they wanted to. MediaBase and BDS monitor about 80% of the same stations; therefore you may need to get both in order to get proper coverage. The other major charts, FMQB and CMJ, use manual reporting for both the specialty and regular-rotation charts, and thus they are more suited to the beginning label. Larger labels that have several projects going at once (and who are already selling 200 to 300 albums per week) might want to take a look at a BDS overall-package that let's them log on at any time to check spins. Smaller labels will have to get the limited one-title package that just emails you the results every Monday. Mediabase, since it can be accessed at any time with even it's smallest package, is a good starting point for smaller labels. Mediabase has a special section for the indicator stations, called R&R Tracking. This sub-section of Mediabase is good if your genre has a lot of indicator stations, but, it's non-real time; the results can only be had once a week. SOUNDSCAN: This system should not be confused with BDS or MediaBase. Soundscan is not for radio... it is for retail sales. It is the system that is connected to the barcode scanners at retail stores; it tabulates the sales data, and sells it to subscribers at a lofty price. A note about who owns whom: Soundscan and Billboard and BDS are all owned by the same company. MediaBase, on the other hand, is owned by Clear Channel, the largest owner of radio stations (1200) in the world. RADIO-MEDIA (http://www.radio-media.com/song-album/articles/airplay26.html) Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on August 03, 2004, 05:08:42 AM Mediabase Report
IWCY is #12 on the CHR/Pop 'Taking Off' chart. There is an additional 23 spins and 3 new stations have been added. On AC, the song is at #3 on the Jump Chart with an increase of 82 spins and 21 stations and, it is #11 on the Taking Off chart! Quote CHR/Pop WXXX-FM Burlington, VT (9 spins) WAYV-FM Atlantic City (7 spins) WKGS-FM Rochester (7 spins) WRHT-FM Greenville, NC (5 spins) WSSX-FM Charleston (4 spins) WERO-FM Greenville, NC (3 spins) WLKT-FM Lexington (3 spins) Mainstream AC WFMK-FM Lansing (11 spins / +4 from last week!) WRAL-FM Raleigh (7 spins) WJKK-FM Jackson (7 spins) WLHT-FM Grand Rapids (6 spins) WFPG-FM Atlantic City(6 spins) WLTJ-FM Pittsburgh (6 spins) KXLY-FM Spokane (6 spins) WTFM-FM Johnson City (5 spins) KVKI-FM Shreveport (5 spins) KJOY-FM Modesto/Stockton (5 spins) KUDL-FM Kansas City (4 spins) WSUY-FM Charleston (3 spins) KKDJ-FM Bakersfield (3 spins) KVLY-FM McAllen/Brnsvlle (3 spins) WRVF-FM Toledo (2 spins) Thanks to Nova at the Clackhouse for the spin count! Have you heard IWCY where you live? Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: heater on August 03, 2004, 04:47:33 PM Congrats on winning those tickets Molly! You are going to have an awesome time! We can't wait to hear about it!
I'm glad to see that more stations are picking up IWCY. I have been listening, but still haven't heard it. I know that a few of the stations that we get here are on the list, so I feel better knowing that at least they are giving it some spins! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Michele on August 04, 2004, 10:03:40 PM Quote from: Pamela Invisible is still being played on at least 24 stations across the country nearly 10 months after it's release, in large markets such as Denver, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Salt Lake City and Indianapolis. I haven't checked, but I would venture a guess that most of these stations are AC format. AC stations are not so trend oriented like pop stations are. Pamela, I heard Invisible on Baltimore Mixed 106.5 today. I also heard it two times on Monday. They are AC. :wink: They have not added IWCY yet. :( I am sure it will be soon. These guys never seemed to like Clay. However, after the Baltimore concert and interview for their station they have gotten very generous with playing OMC. :D CONGRATULATION ON WINNING YOUR TICKETS MOLLY! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: forever_clay on August 05, 2004, 01:42:28 AM MOLLY- why disn't you tell me you won tickets?? THAT ROCKS!! congratulations. You would have been my number one pick from the boards if it was my decission! haha, thanks again for all the help!!!
Secondly, WISCONSIN SUCKS. i just have to say that. i don' think there is a radio station that knows any names that aren't Brittney, Christina, Justin, or Maroon 5. i get soooo sick of the radio here. haven't listened in a few months. Cd's are the only way i get ANY variation in the music... Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on August 05, 2004, 05:55:35 AM WELL CONNECTICUT SUCKS WORSE.
WHEN INVISIBLE CAME OUT YES THEY PLAYED IT. I HEARD THE WAY ONCE ON A STATION HERE AND SINCE THEN HAVE NOT HEARD ANY OF CLAYS MUSIC. MAYBE THINGS WILL CHANGE WITH IWCY BUT I WILL NOT HOLD MY BREATH. [/color]LORRAINE Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on August 05, 2004, 06:30:32 AM Yesterday on the radio between 7:30 am -7:00 PM they played on WSRS 96.1
INVISSIBLE, THIS IS THE NIGHT, THE WAY & SOLITAIRE TWICE, BUT DID NOT HEAR IWCY. I JUST THINK THEY NEED TO BE REMINDED TO PLAY THAT AS WELL---BUT I CAN'T COMPLAIN THEY ARE PRETTY CLAY FRIENDLY. :D 8) Take care, Angela Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on August 05, 2004, 06:49:25 AM forever_clay: i sent you a PM with two AC radio stations. I don't know what part of the state you're in but the two AC stations that might be likely to play IWCY in Wisconsin are:
1. WLTQ: Milwaukee-Racine 2. WMGN- Madison i don't think you'll ever hear Clay on a Top-40 station, which is what you were saying you're getting tired of hearing! Britney, Christina, Usher, Eminem, etc...they're all Top-40...but those are the only two AC stations i came across in Wisconsin while i was on the R&R site this morning. they might stream on-line?? i'm not saying they'll play IWCY right away. It just came out...but those two stations are more likely to play Clay's songs than the one you were talking about. ANGELA: it's typical for a radio station to play an artist's recurrents before they add or play the new song. This is perhaps why the station you listen to played Clay so much...because they're seeing if there's a demand for him :roll: before they add/play IWCY. If you hear them play the song, of course, start requesting it a few times a week. But if they get requests from fans before they even play it, they'll know the demand is from his fans...and they won't play it! for whatever reason, radio hates to play songs that they feel are fan-driven... Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on August 05, 2004, 07:38:16 AM Quote from: ACcountryFan ANGELA: it's typical for a radio station to play an artist's recurrents before they add or play the new song. This is perhaps why the station you listen to played Clay so much...because they're seeing if there's a demand for him :roll: before they add/play IWCY. If you hear them play the song, of course, start requesting it a few times a week. But if they get requests from fans before they even play it, they'll know the demand is from his fans...and they won't play it! for whatever reason, radio hates to play songs that they feel are fan-driven... AC, YOU IMPRESS ME SO MUCH, YOU ARE 1 VERY SMART GUY 8) . THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR INPUT TO THIS SITE, HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU---WELL I DO!! :D Thanks, Angela Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on August 05, 2004, 12:02:07 PM AC - I KNOW YOU ALWAYS HELP ME I AM REALLY FRUSTRATED. WHY WILL THEY PLAY KELLY, DIANA, FANTASIA. IS IT A WOMAN THING. I JUST WANT TO SCREAM AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS.
LORRAINE Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Michele on August 05, 2004, 06:30:17 PM Angela,
They certainly do seem Clay friendly. :shock: I really wish I had that station around here. I bet that will give IWCY plenty of play. :D Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on August 06, 2004, 05:01:36 AM LORRAINE, I WANNA SCREAM WITH YOU TOO...but i'll raise my voice a little instead! i don't know why Kelly, Kim, and Fantasia seem to have an open door policy with radio. maybe radio programmers are sexist and get turned on by women singers and their alluring music videos?
I haven't heard Diana at all...i reported that Kelly was #40 pop this week in Radio and Records and that chart goes by airplay as does AC...where Fantasia and Kim are sitting...so, IWCY needs to join the parade in the coming weeks. [/size] Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: cjrmax on August 11, 2004, 02:05:22 PM Well, if it make anyone feel better - the station I listen to USED to play Invisible and TITN daily. The only Kelly song they played was "A Moment Like This", but I haven't heard that in months. I have heard "8th World Wonder" exactly twice (once today) and I heard "Solitaire" once. Granted, I only listen at work, but that's a lot of hours! I have never heard Fantasia or Diana, or Ruben for that matter (although way back they did ocassionally play "Flying Without Wings"). This is a station that is definitely AC, and advertises itself as "family friendly". It is the perfect fit for Clay, but yet no Clay. I have just today requested IWCY, but am not holding my breath! I have all but given up on radio play for Clay. For some reason, the powers that be in radio DO NOT want to play him, no matter what. I hope he has better songs on his next album, radio friendly songs, so that maybe, just maybe, they won't be able to deny him radio play any longer.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: forever_clay on August 11, 2004, 09:27:51 PM i had a major break through this evening!! i know a guy who works at our AM radio station here in town and i told him to tell his manager to play ANY form of Clay on the FM station (easy listening...kind of like dentist office stuff which i have come to almost enjoy...the station, not the dentist!!) ANYWAY, Gene, the manager, whom i've met before, emailed me back and said that all i gotta do is say when and what one!! and so i wrote him back that i wanted them all at some point tomorrow and he said sure! done! so YAY!!! i get to listen to clay tomorrow!! "oh happy day!!"
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on August 11, 2004, 11:42:18 PM it looks like IWCY will become an airplay hit. over on the R&R AC chart it's #3 on the Most Increased Plays sub-chart and #1 on the New and Active sub-chart. Success on the sub-charts almost always point in the direction of the National AC Top-30...and this is all based on airplay. This isn't a sales chart like "Solitaire" is on, at #7 this week. so all the chart success of IWCY will be airplay-driven.
forever_clay: who are the artists that are played on the station you were talking about? AC radio plays acts like Phil Collins, Dido, Michael McDonald, Clay, Josh Groban, etc. soft rock/lite rock. well, at least the AC stations around here play those acts! it's different in every market. if a program director is bent on not giving someone airplay, none will happen! so, it doesn't matter to me if he's played here at all...i'd like it to happen don't get me wrong...! but if he gets on the AC Top-30, that means he's being played somewhere and that's good enough for me and i'm happy he's "on the charts"! so don't let this lack of airplay fool you. He's still very popular. He's just up against program directors who want him to sing in a style he's said in interviews he won't do. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: forever_clay on August 12, 2004, 03:17:30 PM Quote from: ACcountryFan forever_clay: who are the artists that are played on the station you were talking about? AC radio plays acts like Phil Collins, Dido, Michael McDonald, Clay, Josh Groban, etc. soft rock/lite rock. yeah, thats exactly who is on it except there is a bit of country too. its actually a pretty decent station! good news about clay and the charts! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on August 12, 2004, 05:29:44 PM AC - AS ALWAYS YOU PUT EVERYTHING IN THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE.
WE ARE SO GLAD YOU KEEP US DOWN TO EARTH WHICH IS HARD TO DO A LOT OF TIMES BECAUSE WE DO KNOW HOW EVERYONE JUST LOVES HIM. LORRAINE Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on August 12, 2004, 05:30:03 PM I have a question to ask--maybe AC or PAMELA may know the answer to this.
I have told you in the past that the radio station I listen to located in Worcester WSRS, 96.1 is very Clay friendly & never have problems playing any of Clay's songs. My question is when they Play IWCY during their request hours, does that count for a spin. I heard IWCY twice today , but only during the request time. Thank you in advance for the answer. Angela Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: forever_clay on August 12, 2004, 07:36:08 PM ohhhhh good question!! i wonder that too...anyway, i got to hear clay multiple times on LightFM 106.5 WLJY!!! i was a happy girl!!
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: cjrmax on August 13, 2004, 06:35:57 AM I recently e-mailed the music director of the radio station I listen to to see when - or if - they might play IWCY. This was a station that, until March, played "Invisible" and TITN every day during the work day! Since then, however, I have only heard Clay once, when they played "Solitaire"! This person there has been very responsive in the past so I thought she might answer, and she did. This is what she said about playing IWCY:
Quote With regard to "I Will Carry You", it has not been released into our format, and we haven't received any information about an impact date. In fact, it's has yet to show up on RnR's AC Top 30 or have any mentions in "New and Active". Until that time, I'm afraid that I am not at liberty to play the song. We'll continue to monitor RnR, and once it shows activity there, we'll consider adding it to our playlist. If I am reading this correctly, then I guess until it shows up in R&R's AC Top 30 they won't be playing it. It is now #1 on the New and Active list, which I pointed out to her, but since it hasn't yet cracked the Top 30 list, they won't even consider playing it! My question is, if there are many more stations out there who won't play a song until it gets into the Top 30, how does a song get into the top 30? To this woman's credit, however, she did ask me what I thought of Clay's show at the Delaware State Fair (this is a Delaware station and I had mentioned I had gone to see Clay there). She said she had read a very "unkind" review (which was posted in the ANN) and felt that reviewer ws obviously not a fan and wondered what a Clay fan honestly thought. I told her. I was NOT unkind! :wink: Now if only IWCY will show up in the R&R AC Top 30, maybe I can get this station to play it!! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lovethatclay on August 14, 2004, 05:05:16 PM my daughter and i were in the car today she was channel surfing the radio and right when i was going to park iwcy came on and i said omg that's clay on the radio!!!!!! it was on 99.9fm a AC station in el paso. i had quit listening to that station because they quit playing clay but now they got this listener back. :D. another reason i quit listening to that station was because i would hear dido, marc antony, and uncle kracker a millon times a day :shock: i guess i can put up with those artist as long as i know i can hear my clay. :D
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: quynn on August 21, 2004, 12:01:40 PM Quote With regard to "I Will Carry You", it has not been released into our format, and we haven't received any information about an impact date. In fact, it's has yet to show up on RnR's AC Top 30 or have any mentions in "New and Active". Until that time, I'm afraid that I am not at liberty to play the song. Christie, you can now let the DJ know that "I Will Carry You" has cracked the Top 30 R&R AC chart. Below is information that AC posted in the Charting the Waters thread on Thursday, August 19th: AC wrote: Quote "I Will Carry You" debuted this week at #29 on the R&R AC chart with 214 plays. Thanks AC! Now Christie is armed with the info. she needs to bring Clay's music to another radio station! Good Luck, Christie! Let us know how you make out. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on August 23, 2004, 02:15:30 PM As of today,
Quote There are 16 stations playing I Will Carry You, 2 stations playing Solitaire, 17 playing Invisible, and 3 playing This is the Night. Please call your station to request "I Will Carry You" and if you hear them play "I Will Carry You", call or email to let them know how much you appreciate hearing it. A large percentage of the AC stations play the syndicated show Delilah in the evening. If your station broadcasts this show, please call 1-888-6DELILAH between 7 pm-Midnight to make a request for I Will Carry You. Stations playing IWCY: WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:19 spins:10 WLHT-FM (95.7) Grand Rapids, MI rank:12 spins:10 WQLR-FM (106.5) Kalamazoo, MI rank:21 spins:9 WFMK-FM (99.1) Lansing-East Lansing, MI rank:11 spins:12 WMEZ-FM (94.1) Pensacola, FL rank:14 spins:9 KJOY-FM (STAR 99.3)Stockton, CA rank:14 spins:7 KUDL-FM (98.1) Kansas City, MO rank:25 spins:8 WJKK-FM (98.7) Jackson, MS rank:12 spins:16 WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:24 spins:8 KOOI-FM (106.5) Tyler-Longview, TX rank:21 spins:6 WLZW-FM (98.7) Utica-Rome, NY rank:24 spins:7 WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:24 spins:10 KKCW-FM (K103) Portland, OR rank:24 spins:10 WXKC-FM (99.9) Erie, PA rank:17 spins:12 WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:21 spins:5 WTCB-FM (106.7) Columbia, SC rank:25 spins:6 Stations playing Solitaire: KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:3 spins:16 WMGS-FM (98.3) Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA rank:11 spins:18 Stations playing TITN: KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:22 spins:2 WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:19 spins:9 WRMM-FM (101.3) Rochester, NY rank:17 spins:9 Stations playing Invisible: WYXB-FM (105.7) Indianapolis, IN rank:17 spins:8 WPEZ-FM (93.7) Macon, GA rank:12 spins:15 KDAT-FM (104.5) Cedar Rapids, IA rank:24 spins:8 KEZA-FM (107.9) Fayetteville, AR rank:17 spins:4 KGBY-FM (Y92) Sacramento, CA rank:22 spins:10 WMAG-FM (99.5) Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC rank:15 spins:8 WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:25 spins:8 WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:15 spins:12 WOBM-FM (92.7) Monmouth-Ocean, NJ rank:22 spins:9 WLTQ-FM (97.3) Milwaukee-Racine, WI rank:22 spins:7 KSFI-FM (100) Salt Lake City, UT rank:26 spins:9 KBEE-FM (B98.7) Salt Lake City, UT rank:20 spins:14 KSNE-FM (106.5) Las Vegas, NV rank:30 spins:5 WJYE-FM (96.1) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY rank:16 spins:8 KMGL-FM (104.1) Oklahoma City, OK rank:25 spins:6 WRVR-FM (104.5) Memphis, TN rank:22 spins:11 WWLI-FM (105) Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI rank:29 spins:7 Sincere thanks to roseviolet at the Clackhouse for compiling this info! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: playingclay on August 24, 2004, 07:51:12 AM WOO-OOH!! :D
EZ Rock 104.9 in Edmonton, Canada has started playing I will Carry You a couple of weeks ago. Up until then it was playing Invisible. Apparently it is one of our AC monitored stations so good news. It has also started to play Kim Locke's 8th World Wonder Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: cjrmax on August 24, 2004, 10:49:22 AM For what its worth, the station I listen to (WJBR in Wilmington, DE) now has IWCY on their playlist under "This Week's Biggest Hits". I can't get too excited because "Solitaire" was on that list, and I heard it one time. "8th World Wonder" has been on that list for ages, and I have heard that twice. And I see that "I Believe" is also on the list, and I have never heard it! I think I will give it a week or too and then request it again.
Here's the list: Quote THIS WEEK'S BIGGEST HITS Love's Divine Seal White Flag Dido This One's For The Girls Martina McBride 100 Years Five For Fighting This Love Maroon 5 The First Cut Is The Deepest Sheryl Crow You And I Celine Dion Here Without You 3 Doors Down Ain't No Mountain High Enough Michael McDonald You Raise Me Up Josh Groban Summer Breeze '04 Seals & Crofts 8th World Wonder Kimberly Locke Just For You Lionel Richie Last Thing On My Mind Leann Rimes feat. Ronan Keating Remember When It Rained Josh Groban Here With Me Mercy Me You'll Think Of Me Keith Urban I Believe Fantasia Barrino Heaven Los Lonely Boys I Will Carry You Clay Aiken Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: heater on August 24, 2004, 03:43:24 PM This doesn't involved IWCY, but I was still excited when I went into the Pro Shop at the resort where I work and I heard Invisible playing over the loudspeaker! Now, I can't be sure if it was the radio or one of those streaming music stations, but nonetheless, our man was being played!! :D
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on August 24, 2004, 03:44:31 PM Billboard's Hit Predictor predicts IWCY may have life in it yet. Airplay on AC radio is excruciatingly slow. For an example, just look above at all the stations that are still playing Invisible some 10 months after it broke!
CHECK IT OUT! (http://www.claygirls.com/web_pages/pamela/2004_08_23_Mhitpredictor.jpg) Scroll down to Adult Contemporary. However, Billboard also predicted The Way to be a bigger hit than The Reason by Hoobastank. So.... have some salt. But it's still a good thing! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: HavinaClayAffair on August 25, 2004, 06:38:59 PM Here is an email I sent and a response I received back from 107.7 in Dayton...upcoming concert this Saturday! The email I sent is at the bottom..his response at the top!!! Way to go 107.7!!!
Quote Hi Lora! You did hear Clay's new song. We have been getting some requests for it and it sounds great on the air! Glad you caught it. Now, you found a station that will play his songs:-) Enjoy number 4 this weekend! Have fun Jeff Quote Hi! Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.. I believe I heard "I Will Carry You" by Clay Aiken on your station today!!? As I was driving my car..and decided to actually listen to the radio after switching from Clay's cd.. I thought I had done something wrong! What?? Is that possible?? Did I really just hear the tail end of the song.....?? I damn near wrecked the car from the whooping and arm pumping going on in the drivers seat. I am sure the other drivers watching may have thought I was fighting off the bees or something! If I am correct...thank you!! I rarely listen to any radio anymore, since becoming a Clay fan. After listening and listening and only rarely hearing his music or DJ's being well.....DJs, I stopped listening!! I hit "Play" now rather than flipping for a channel. I hope the song does well on your station. If you haven't seen Clay LIVE on this tour...you haven't seen Clay! WOW! Dayton is number 4 for me and I will be sad when it is over...as it is my last of this tour. Looking forward though to turning the radio back on!! Sincerely, Lora 39- Urbana Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ANGELA on August 25, 2004, 06:47:47 PM Lora,
That is fantastic---your e-mail to the radio station had me ROTFL--TOO FUNNY :!: Thanks for sharing this with us, Angela Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: heater on August 25, 2004, 07:32:33 PM That was a great e-mail you sent to the radio station Lora! I'm glad that you got the response you did, hopefully they will continue to play IWCY and Clay in general!
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: HavinaClayAffair on August 25, 2004, 07:32:53 PM I was shocked about the response! HAD to share!! I have received a few back but I thought this one was pretty cool!
Thanks Angela! Lora-Ohio Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on August 25, 2004, 08:23:17 PM Lora, nice email. :wink: YES!
Here's some more good news. Quote Clackhouse: IWCY is now up to 274 spins on the format, +49 from last week and +21 from yesterday. The audience impressions for the song have taken a nice jump, which suggests more spins during higher-rated shifts. Mediabase detects 43 stations playing the song. All good stuff. Patience is a virtue with AC radio play. Everyone chant...oooooohmmmmmm...must learn patience...must learn patience... :wink: Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: heater on August 26, 2004, 03:37:33 PM That's great news Pamela! As hard as it is sometimes, patience really is a virtue!! :wink:
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claysgirl on August 27, 2004, 04:06:00 PM EZ Rock Edmonton is playing IWCY daily. I also here invisible and TITN and have heard solitaire a couple of times. I have not heard The way though.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on August 30, 2004, 05:07:58 PM Mediabase Update
Spins for IWCY on AC are up to 348 for the past week - this +105 over last week and moves the song to #4 on the Jump chart with 52 stations showing spins. Spins are up, except for 3 stations. Portland OR is down in spins, but still shows 14, which is twice a day! If you live in the Portland OR market, and hear the song, send them a thumbs up! Tuscon and Worcester are down 2 spins each. The overall trend is positive, but again, patience is a virtue! AC radio moves at a different pace than Top 40, but if things continue to move in a positive direction, IWCY may hit the top 20 in a few weeks. Thanks to hockeydonna at the Clackhouse for the info! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: cjrmax on September 03, 2004, 11:58:01 AM YEA!! The station I listen to, WJBR out of Wilmington, DE played IWCY this aftrenoon! Its the first time I heard it!
I am e-mailing them a thank you. The DJ said he gets lots of requests for it!!! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on September 05, 2004, 01:35:52 AM Clay on the Radio - AC Stations
Quote There are 27 stations playing "I Will Carry You" (6 more than last week), 3 stations playing "Solitaire" (1 more than last week), 16 playing "Invisible" (6 less than last week), 3 playing "This is the Night" (1 more than last week), 1 playing "The Way" and 1 playing "When You Say You Love Me". Please call your station to request "I Will Carry You" and if you hear them play "I Will Carry You", call or email to let them know how much you appreciate hearing it. You can find contact information on the AC Station list. (http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/RadioLinks/AC_Links.asp) A large percentage of the AC stations play the syndicated show Delilah in the evening. This show is heard by over 6 million listeners. If your station broadcasts this show, please call 1-888-6DELILAH between 7 pm-Midnight to make a request or dedication for I Will Carry You. Or you can email her at d@radiodelilah.com The number in parentheses indicate how the current number of spins differ from the previous week. Stations marked with a (?) are where the song appeared back on the playlist after having dropped off previously. Stations playing IWCY: WAJI-FM (95.1) Ft. Wayne, IN rank:11 spins:17 (+5) WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:24 spins:8 (=) WLHT-FM (95.7) Grand Rapids, MI rank:13 spins:10 (-1) WQLR-FM (106.5) Kalamazoo, MI rank:13 spins:11 (=) WLZW-FM (98.7) Utica-Rome, NY rank:18 spins:9 (=) WHUD-FM (100.7) Westchester, NY rank:25 spins:11 WDOK-FM (102.1) Cleveland, OH rank:20 spins:7 (-1) WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:17 spins:13 (+4) KKCW-FM (K103) Portland, OR rank:9 spins:13 (-3) WLEV-FM (100.7) Allentown-Bethlehem, PA rank:28 spins:8 WXKC-FM (99.9) Erie, PA rank:15 spins:7 (-1) WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:16 spins:7 (+1) WARM-FM (103) York, PA rank:28 spins:9 WMEZ-FM (94.1) Pensacola, FL rank:17 spins:8 (=) KXLT-FM (108 ) Boise, ID rank:18 spins:13 (+3) WJKK-FM (98.7) Jackson, MS rank:9 spins:18 (+1) WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:14 spins:9 (+2) KOOI-FM (106.5) Tyler-Longview, TX rank:17 spins:10 (+2) WTVR-FM (98) Richmond, VA rank:27 spins:9 WOOF-FM (99.7) Dothan, AL rank:24 spins:11 KMXZ-FM (94.9) Tucson, AZ rank:22 spins:8 (-1) KJOY-FM (STAR 99.3) Stockton, CA rank:12 spins:7 (=) WTCB-FM (106.7) Columbia, SC rank:13 spins:11 (+2) WJXB-FM (97.5) Knoxville, TN rank:30 spins:4 WTFM-FM (98.5) Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA rank:30 spins:7 KKMJ-FM (MAJIC 95.5) Austin, TX rank:14 spins:8 KKBA-FM (92.7) Corpus Christi, TX rank:22 spins:8 Stations where IWCY has dropped off their top 30 list. Need more requests to get it back on: WFMK-FM (99.1) Lansing-East Lansing, MI KUDL-FM (98.1) Kansas City, MO WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC KVIL-FM (103.7) Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Stations playing Solitaire: WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:25 spins:8 WMGS-FM (98.3) Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA rank:16 spins:12 (=) KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:9 spins:10 (-5) Stations playing TITN: WRMM-FM (101.3) Rochester, NY rank:14 spins:9 (=) KSNE-FM (106.5) Las Vegas, NV rank:30 spins:5 KKMJ-FM (MAJIC 95.5) Austin, TX rank:24 spins:7 Stations playing The Way: WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:24 spins:8 Stations playing When You Say You Love Me WAFY-FM (103.1) Frederick, MD rank:30 spins:11 Stations playing Invisible: WYXB-FM (105.7) Indianapolis, IN rank:16 spins:9 (+1) WKJY-FM (98.3) Nassau-Suffolk, NY rank:18 spins:10 (+2) WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:23 spins:10 KMGL-FM (104.1) Oklahoma City, OK rank:21 spins:7 (=) WWLI-FM (105) Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI rank:21 spins:9 (=) WPEZ-FM (93.7) Macon, GA rank:26 spins:8 (=) KSRC-FM (102) Kansas City, MO rank:29 spins:10 (=) WMAG-FM (99.5) Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC rank:20 spins:7 (-2) WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:11 spins:12 (-3) WJYE-FM (96.1) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY rank:22 spins:8 (-1) KBEE-FM (B98.7) Salt Lake City, UT rank:18 spins:12 (-3) KSFI-FM (100) Salt Lake City, UT rank:29 spins:8 (-2) WLTQ-FM (97.3) Milwaukee-Racine, WI rank:24 spins:9 (+4) KGBY-FM (Y92) Sacramento, CA rank:23 spins:10 KKLI-FM (106.3) Colorado Springs, CO rank:27 spins:6 (=) WRVR-FM (104.5) Memphis, TN rank:25 spins:9 (-1) Thanx to roseviolet at the Clackhouse for compiling this info! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on September 05, 2004, 06:44:59 AM THANK YOU PAM FOR THAT UPDATE. UNFORTUNATELY STILL NOTHING HERE IN CT. BUT I KEEP HOPING AND PRAYING.
LORRAINE Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on September 05, 2004, 07:14:15 AM For once i'm in the same boat with lorraine. No southern Ohio AC stations are listed as playing ANY of Clay's songs!
"Solitaire" was played on WRRM in Cincinnati a few months ago when it was on the charts...WLQT in Dayton never played it and neither did WSNY in Columbus. The two northern Ohio AC stations in Toledo and Cleveland as you can see are playing IWCY...i have yet to hear it on either WRRM, WLQT, or WSNY. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claydevotee on September 05, 2004, 04:34:31 PM Quote For once i'm in the same boat with lorraine. No southern Ohio AC stations are listed as playing ANY of Clay's songs! Same here! To the best of my knowledge, the AC stations in the Chicago area, WLIT and WTMX (both Clear Channels, btw) are continuing to ignore Clay's music. :arg Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ClaysMelody on September 05, 2004, 05:31:49 PM Same here----
There are no stations in the metro Atlanta area that play any of Clay's music. It's almost unbelievable in a place this large. I do keep trying. I just e-mailed one of the AC stations and asked them if there was any chance they would start playing IWCY. I told them I absolutely loved their station but I would love it more if they played some Clay music. I wonder if they will respond to my e-mail. Probably not! But we will keep trying, won't we? Melody Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claydevotee on September 06, 2004, 07:24:54 PM Quote But we will keep trying, won't we? You bet, Melody! I'm not planning to give up trying any time soon!! :cheer Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorilovesgolf on September 09, 2004, 06:52:41 PM My husband and I went to Sydney, NY (near Binghamton) this past weekend and I had the pleasure of hearing Clay twice! The first time was going through York, PA I heard I Will Carry You on 103 fm and the second time I was in a grocery store in Sydney and heard Solitare over the PA system! I was thrilled to death. I have never heard either song here in the D.C. area.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on September 12, 2004, 06:17:14 AM "I Will Carry You" is currently #22 on the Radio & Records AC chart !
Quote There are 29 stations playing "I Will Carry You" (2 more than last week), 3 stations playing "Solitaire" (same as last week), 17 playing "Invisible" (1 more than last week), 1 playing "This is the Night" (2 less than last week) and 1 playing "When You Say You Love Me". Please call your station to request "I Will Carry You" and if you hear them play "I Will Carry You", call or email to let them know how much you appreciate hearing it. You can find contact information on the AC Station list. A large percentage of the AC stations play the syndicated show Delilah in the evening. This show is heard by over 6 million listeners. If your station broadcasts this show, please call 1-888-6DELILAH between 7 pm-Midnight to make a request or dedication for I Will Carry You. Or you can email her at d@radiodelilah.com The number in parentheses indicate how the current number of spins differ from the previous week. Stations marked with a (?) are where the song appeared back on the playlist after having dropped off previously. Stations playing IWCY: WAJI-FM (95.1) Ft. Wayne, IN rank:10 spins:16 (-1) WQLR-FM (106.5) Kalamazoo, MI rank:9 spins:13 (+2) KTRR-FM (102.5) Ft Collins-Greeley, CO rank:21 spins:11 WMEZ-FM (94.1) Pensacola, FL rank:18 spins:8 (=) KXLT-FM (108 ) Boise, ID rank:17 spins:13 (=) KEZK-FM (102.5) St. Louis, MO rank:28 spins:8 WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:24 spins:7 (-2) WOOF-FM (99.7) Dothan, AL rank:19 spins:14 (+3) KMXZ-FM (94.9) Tucson, AZ rank:21 spins:9 (+1) KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:24 spins:2 KWAV-FM (97) Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, CA rank:29 spins:7 WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:30 spins:5 (?) KRNO-FM (106.9)Reno, NV rank:30 spins:7 KOOI-FM (106.5) Tyler-Longview, TX rank:16 spins:10 (=) WTVR-FM (98 ) Richmond, VA rank:16 spins:9 (=) WLZW-FM (98.7) Utica-Rome, NY rank:16 spins:9 (=) WHUD-FM (100.7) Westchester, NY rank:11 spins:14 (+3) WDOK-FM (102.1) Cleveland, OH rank:27 spins:6 (-1) WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:19 spins:13 (=) KKCW-FM (K103) Portland, OR rank:11 spins:13 (=) WLEV-FM (100.7) Allentown-Bethlehem, PA rank:24 spins:8 (=) WXKC-FM (99.9)Erie, PA rank:17 spins:7 (=) WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:13 spins:8 (+1) WARM-FM (103) York, PA rank:18 spins:13 (+4) WSUY-FM (96.9) Charleston, SC rank:28 spins:7 WTCB-FM (106.7)Columbia, SC rank:9 spins:14 (+3) WJXB-FM (97.5) Knoxville, TN rank:29 spins:4 (=) KKMJ-FM (MAJIC 95.5) Austin, TX rank:27 spins:6 (-2) KKBA-FM (92.7) Corpus Christi, TX rank:21 spins:8 (=) Stations where IWCY has dropped off their top 30 list. Need more requests to get it back on. If you hear the song being played on one of these stations (or on any station for that matter), please be sure to call or email them to let them know that you heard the song, that you like it and would like to hear it again. Or if you don't hear the song, you can call or email to tell them that you remember hearing the song on their station and let them know that you are looking forward to hearing it again.: WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA WLHT-FM (95.7) Grand Rapids, MI WFMK-FM (99.1)Lansing-East Lansing, MI KUDL-FM (98.1) Kansas City, MO WJKK-FM (98.7) Jackson, MS KJOY-FM (STAR 99.3)Stockton, CA WTFM-FM (98.5) Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA KVIL-FM (103.7) Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Stations playing Solitaire: WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:23 spins:8 (=) KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:15 spins:7 (-3) WMGS-FM (98.3) Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA rank:17 spins:9 (-3) Stations playing TITN: WRMM-FM (101.3) Rochester, NY rank:16 spins:9 (=) Stations playing When You Say You Love Me WAFY-FM (103.1) Frederick, MD rank:27 spins:11 (=) Stations playing Invisible: WYXB-FM (105.7) Indianapolis, IN rank:17 spins:8 (-1) WLHT-FM (95.7) Grand Rapids, MI rank:24 spins:7 WPEZ-FM (93.7) Macon, GA rank:20 spins:8 (=) WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:23 spins:8 (?) KWAV-FM (97) Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, CA rank:30 spins:7 KGBY-FM (Y92) Sacramento, CA rank:24 spins:9 (-1) KKLI-FM (106.3) Colorado Springs, CO rank:24 spins:6 (=) WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:11 spins:13 (+1) WJYE-FM (96.1) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY rank:23 spins:8 (=) WALK-FM (97.5) Nassau-Suffolk, NY rank:25 spins:9 KBEE-FM (B98.7) Salt Lake City, UT rank:17 spins:15 (+3) WLTQ-FM (97.3) Milwaukee-Racine, WI rank:26 spins:6 (-3) WMAG-FM (99.5) Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC rank:14 spins:9 (+2) WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:29 spins:8 (-2) KMGL-FM (104.1) Oklahoma City, OK rank:26 spins:6 (-1) WWLI-FM (105) Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI rank:23 spins:8 (-1) WRVR-FM (104.5) Memphis, TN rank:20 spins:11 (+2) Thanks to roseviolet at The Clackhouse for the info. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on September 20, 2004, 07:16:37 PM Quote "I Will Carry You" is currently #24 on the Radio & Records AC chart. There are 31 stations playing "I Will Carry You" (2 more than last week), 2 stations playing "Solitaire" (one less than last week), 14 playing "Invisible" (3 less than last week), 2 playing "This is the Night" (1 more than last week) and 1 playing "When You Say You Love Me". Please call your station to request "I Will Carry You" and if you hear them play "I Will Carry You", call or email to let them know how much you appreciate hearing it. A large percentage of the AC stations play the syndicated show Delilah in the evening. This show is heard by over 6 million listeners. If your station broadcasts this show, please call 1-888-6DELILAH between 7 pm-Midnight to make a request or dedication for I Will Carry You. Or you can email her at d@radiodelilah.com The number in parentheses indicate how the current number of spins differ from the previous week. Stations marked with a (?) are where the song appeared back on the playlist after having dropped off previously. Stations playing IWCY: WOOF-FM (99.7) Dothan, AL rank:20 spins:14 (=) KMXZ-FM (94.9) Tucson, AZ rank:24 spins:8 (-1) WAJI-FM (95.1) Ft. Wayne, IN rank:19 spins:13 (-3) WLHT-FM (95.7) Grand Rapids, MI rank:7 spins:18 (?) WQLR-FM (106.5) Kalamazoo, MI rank:12 spins:12 (-1) KTRR-FM (102.5) Ft Collins-Greeley, CO rank:21 spins:11 (=) WMEZ-FM (94.1) Pensacola, FL rank:15 spins:8 (=) KSSK-FM (92.3) Honolulu, HI rank:27 spins:7 KXLT-FM (108 ) Boise, ID rank:16 spins:15 (+2) KUDL-FM (98.1) Kansas City, MO rank:28 spins:8 (?) KEZK-FM (102.5) St. Louis, MO rank:28 spins:8 (=) WJKK-FM (98.7) Jackson, MS rank:8 spins:19 (?) WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:19 spins:7 (=) WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:27 spins:7 (+2) KRNO-FM (106.9) Reno, NV rank:27 spins:7 (=) KISC-FM (98.1) Spokane, WA rank:30 spins:5 KOOI-FM (106.5) Tyler-Longview, TX rank:24 spins:6 (-4) KBEE-FM (B98.7) Salt Lake City, UT rank:24 spins:10 WLZW-FM (98.7) Utica-Rome, NY rank:11 spins:11 (+2) WHUD-FM (100.7) Westchester, NY rank:19 spins:9 (-5) WDOK-FM (102.1) Cleveland, OH rank:24 spins:4 (-2) WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:22 spins:12 (-1) KMGL-FM (104.1) Oklahoma City, OK rank:27 spins:6 KKCW-FM (K103) Portland, OR rank:11 spins:13 (=) WLEV-FM (100.7) Allentown-Bethlehem, PA rank:28 spins:8 (=) WXKC-FM (99.9)Erie, PA rank:21 spins:4 (-3) WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:14 spins:8 (=) WARM-FM (103) York, PA rank:19 spins:13 (=) WSUY-FM (96.9) Charleston, SC rank:26 spins:7 (=) WTCB-FM (106.7) Columbia, SC rank:9 spins:13 (-1) KKMJ-FM (MAJIC 95.5) Austin, TX rank:28 spins:6 (=) Stations where IWCY has dropped off their top 30 list. Need more requests to get it back on. If you hear the song being played on one of these stations (or on any station for that matter), please be sure to call or email them to let them know that you heard the song, that you like it and would like to hear it again. Or if you don't hear the song, you can call or email to tell them that you remember hearing the song on their station and let them know that you are looking forward to hearing it again.: KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA KWAV-FM (97) Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, CA KJOY-FM (STAR 99.3) Stockton, CA WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA WFMK-FM (99.1) Lansing-East Lansing, MI WTVR-FM (98 ) Richmond, VA WJXB-FM (97.5) Knoxville, TN WTFM-FM (98.5) Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA KKBA-FM (92.7) Corpus Christi, TX KVIL-FM (103.7) Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Stations playing Solitaire: KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CArank:20 spins:6 (-1) WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:28 spins:7 (-1) Stations playing TITN: KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:28 spins:1 (?) WRMM-FM (101.3) Rochester, NY rank:14 spins:9 (=) Stations playing When You Say You Love Me WAFY-FM (103.1) Frederick, MD rank:16 spins:20 (+9) Stations playing Invisible: KSOF-FM (98.9) Fresno, CA rank:19 spins:11 (?) KKLI-FM (106.3) Colorado Springs, CO rank:30 spins:4 (-2) KOSI-FM (101.1) Denver-Boulder, CO rank:29 spins:10 (?) WYXB-FM (105.7) Indianapolis, IN rank:19 spins:8 (=) WKTK-FM (98.5) Gainesville-Ocala, FL rank:30 spins:5 (?) WPEZ-FM (93.7) Macon, GA rank:22 spins:8 (=) KDAT-FM (104.5) Cedar Rapids, IA rank:17 spins:9 (?) WMAG-FM (99.5) Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC rank:19 spins:7 (-2) WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:14 spins:12 (-1) WJYE-FM (96.1) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY rank:17 spins:9 (+1) WALK-FM (97.5) Nassau-Suffolk, NY rank:25 spins:9 (=) KBEE-FM (B98.7) Salt Lake City, UT rank:18 spins:14 (-1) KSFI-FM (100) Salt Lake City, UT rank:25 spins:10 (?) WRVR-FM (104.5) Memphis, TN rank:24 spins:10 (-1) Thanks to roseviolet at the Clackhouse for her exhaustive research! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ACcountryFan on September 21, 2004, 05:49:12 AM This is confusing. if IWCY gained two more AC stations, but it's #24 R&R AC without a bullet, does this mean the two additions will help it regain it's bullet next week? i think it might...but i'd never heard the tell of a single getting two more stations but droppingon the charts!?! i guess we'll find out later this week.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: lorraine on September 21, 2004, 07:36:20 AM I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR WHAT HAPPENS THERE TOO AC.
LORRAINE Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on September 22, 2004, 05:40:17 AM LA MARKET NEWS
Quote Just to let everyone know... I WILL CARRY YOU HAS BEEN ADDED TO L.A.'s KOST FM's Rate The Music. Please...if you have not registered for Rate the Music....please do so. KOST streams. Anyone can sign up for Rate The Music. KOST has been so good to Clay. Last week I spoke with Mike Sakkalarides over at KOST and asked if IWCY would be added. He emailed me back within minutes of my email and said he forwarded the email to the PD, Stella Schwartz. Additionally, everytime we make a request during the 7-11 show, the DJ Karen Sharpe airs the dedication and the song. Not only Solitaire but TITN, as well. Last week, she (the DJ) shouted out to Clay fans and thanked us for our support. The audio is up at Gonzo's if you have access or can take it. Today, I received my survey and not only IWCY is on it but Solitaire is still there and right after it. This is the best way to get Clay on the airwaves. Once again...I ask if you have not signed up please do so. It is easy and does not hurt one bit. Here is the link: www.kost1035.com/musicsurvey/ From CA.com. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on September 22, 2004, 05:41:49 AM PHILLY MARKET NEWS
Quote A bit of radio commentary. WPST during their entertainment buzz this a.m. listed all the idol releases due in November (and I heard the buzz twice while driving this morning). When they got to Clay's Christmas album both times they commented with things like: "This is going to be HUGE! (with great emphasis on the HUGE)" :yes: "I'm going to buy this one for sure." "This one is going to sell like gangbusters." etc. They did not have any comments for any of the other releases except for the 2nd go-round when they added to Kelly's that she has made it and has separated herself from AI. What a nice way to follow-up last night's first hearing of POYB, to hear the local radio people gushing over Clay's forthcoming Christmas album! From RHT.com. Please continue to post any news from your local radio stations here! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on September 22, 2004, 02:25:25 PM SPINS ARE DOWN IN THESE MARKETS
Toledo OH Grand Rapids MI Pensacola FL Worcester MA Columbia SC If you live in any of these markets, it's time to step up to the plate! Make a request today! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on September 22, 2004, 07:54:19 PM KESC 103.7 WILBURTON OK
Quote DOUGO'S TOP 10 WEEKLY COUNTDOWN Join Dougo every week for his Top 10 Count down. The best music from the week including artist information and clips. Airs every Friday between 9am and 10am. WEEK OF 9-17-04 - 9-24-04 #1 FIVE FOR FIGHTING 100 YEARS #2 MARTINA MCBRIDE THIS ONE'S FOR THE GIRLS #3 DIDO WHITE FLAG #4 LOS LONELY BOYS HEAVEN #5 MAROON 5 THIS LOVE #6 SHERYL CROW THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST #7 MICHAEL MCDONALD AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH #8 KIMBERLEY LOCKE 8TH. WORLD WONDER #9 SEAL LOVE'S DIVINE #10 JOSH GROBAN YOU RAISE ME UP DOUGO'S PICK OF THE WEEK: CLAY AIKEN I WILL CARRY YOU KESC FM DOUGO SHOW (http://www.thedougoshow.myeweb.net/custom2.html) Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on October 04, 2004, 05:36:47 AM Quote AC Stations - Radio and Records playlist update for the week ending 9/25/04. I Will Carry You" is currently #23 on the Radio & Records AC chart! WMEZ-FM (94.1) Pensacola, FL was not listed on R&R this last week, but it is active on mediabase. Their website indicates that they suffered heavy damage from hurricanes. They probably were not able to report at that time. Currently on mediabase (Sun Oct 3 11:46 AM PST), WMEZ ranks Clay as follows: I Will Carry You - rank:10 spins:11 (+2) Invisible - rank:27 spins:5 (=) WLTQ-FM (97.3) Milwaukee-Racine, WI has changed format to Classic Rock. There are 24 stations playing "I Will Carry You" (3 less than last week), 1 station playing "Solitaire" (same as last week), 16 playing "Invisible" (2 more than last week), 3 playing "This is the Night" (one more than last week), one playing "The Way" (same as last week) and one playing "When You Say You Love Me" (same as last week). Please call your station to request "I Will Carry You" and if you hear them play "I Will Carry You", call or email to let them know how much you appreciate hearing it. You can find contact information on the AC Station list. A large percentage of the AC stations play the syndicated show Delilah in the evening. This show is heard by over 6 million listeners. If your station broadcasts this show, please call 1-888-6DELILAH between 7 pm-Midnight to make a request or dedication for I Will Carry You. Or you can email her at d@radiodelilah.com The number in parentheses indicate how the current number of spins differ from the previous week. Stations marked with a (?) are where the song appeared back on the playlist after having dropped off previously. Stations playing IWCY: KTRR-FM (102.5) Ft Collins-Greeley, CO rank:21 spins:9 (-1) KXLT-FM (108 ) Boise, ID rank:14 spins:13 (+1) WAJI-FM (95.1) Ft. Wayne, IN rank:23 spins:13 (=) WQLR-FM (106.5) Kalamazoo, MI rank:18 spins:9 (-4) KUDL-FM (98.1) Kansas City, MO rank:26 spins:8 (-1) WJKK-FM (98.7) Jackson, MS rank:8 spins:19 (+1) WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:18 spins:6 (-2) WOOF-FM (99.7) Dothan, AL rank:15 spins:15 (+1) KMXZ-FM (94.9) Tucson, AZ rank:26 spins:8 (=) KWAV-FM (97) Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, CA rank:27 spins:7 (?) WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:25 spins:7 (-1) KRNO-FM (106.9) Reno, NV rank:26 spins:7 (-1) KOOI-FM (106.5) Tyler-Longview, TX rank:27 spins:5 (=) WTVR-FM (98 ) Richmond, VA rank:30 spins:8 (?) WLZW-FM (98.7) Utica-Rome, NY rank:11 spins:13 (+3) WDOK-FM (102.1) Cleveland, OH rank:21 spins:5 (=) WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:23 spins:10 (-1) KKCW-FM (K103) Portland, OR rank:11 spins:12 (=) WXKC-FM (99.9) Erie, PA rank:22 spins:5 (=) WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:11 spins:10 (-1) WSHH-FM (99.7) Pittsburgh, PA rank:27 spins:8 WARM-FM (103) York, PA rank:20 spins:12 (-1) WTCB-FM (106.7) Columbia, SC rank:8 spins:13 (+5) WTFM-FM (98.5) Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA rank:29 spins:7 (?) Stations where IWCY has dropped off their top 30 list. Need more requests to get it back on. If you hear the song being played on one of these stations (or on any station for that matter), please be sure to call or email them to let them know that you heard the song, that you like it and would like to hear it again. Or if you don't hear the song, you can call or email to tell them that you remember hearing the song on their station and let them know that you are looking forward to hearing it again.: WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA WLHT-FM (95.7) Grand Rapids, MI WFMK-FM (99.1) Lansing-East Lansing, MI KEZK-FM (102.5) St. Louis, MO KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA KJOY-FM (STAR 99.3) Stockton, CA KISC-FM (98.1) Spokane, WA KSNE-FM (106.5) Las Vegas, NV KBEE-FM (B98.7) Salt Lake City, UT KSSK-FM (92.3) Honolulu, HI WHUD-FM (100.7) Westchester, NY KMGL-FM (104.1) Oklahoma City, OK WLEV-FM (100.7) Allentown-Bethlehem, PA WSUY-FM (96.9) Charleston, SC WJXB-FM (97.5) Knoxville, TN KKMJ-FM (MAJIC 95.5) Austin, TX KKBA-FM (92.7) Corpus Christi, TX KVIL-FM (103.7) Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Stations playing Solitaire: KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:21 spins:5 (-2) Stations playing TITN: KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:28 spins:1 (-1) KSNE-FM (106.5) Las Vegas, NV rank:26 spins:6 (?) WRMM-FM (101.3) Rochester, NY rank:13 spins:9 (+1) Stations playing The Way: WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:17 spins:7 (+1) Stations playing When You Say You Love Me: WAFY-FM (103.1) Frederick, MD rank:12 spins:22 (-2) Stations playing Invisible: WEBE-FM (108) Bridgeport, CT rank:23 spins:7 KDAT-FM (104.5) Cedar Rapids, IA rank:25 spins:7 (?) WPEZ-FM (93.7) Macon, GA rank:22 spins:8 (=) WYXB-FM (105.7) Indianapolis, IN rank:20 spins:8 (=) KSRC-FM (102) Kansas City, MO rank:29 spins:11 (?) WMAG-FM (99.5) Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC rank:23 spins:6 (-1) WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:30 spins:6 (?) KSOF-FM (98.9) Fresno, CA rank:28 spins:9 (=) KKLI-FM (106.3) Colorado Springs, CO rank:27 spins:6 (-1) KOSI-FM (101.1) Denver-Boulder, CO rank:30 spins:10 (=) WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:15 spins:10 (-3) WJYE-FM (96.1) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY rank:7 spins:14 (+2) WALK-FM (97.5) Nassau-Suffolk, NY rank:22 spins:10 (?) KBEE-FM (B98.7) Salt Lake City, UT rank:14 spins:12 (=) KSFI-FM (100) Salt Lake City, UT rank:12 spins:10 (-1) WRVR-FM (104.5) Memphis, TN rank:27 spins:8 (-1) Many thanks to roseviolet at the Clackhouse for compiling this info! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: !x!Cutey!x! on October 14, 2004, 07:03:30 PM I kno y clay droped out of the top 200 its cuz..well dont get me wrong but no1 (except us) cares bout clay cuz he needs to do something like i dunno ANOTHER ALUBUM!!Like look at hilary Duff(who i h8)She already has her second album out!!COME ON CLAY HURRY UP WITH THE ALBUMS!!! And just for american i dol wut ever happened to ruben????
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: cjrmax on October 15, 2004, 06:59:17 AM I requested IWCY from the one station where I have heard it played - WJBR in Wilmington, DE. This is the response I got back from the DJ/Music Director (who has always had kind words to say about Clay):
Quote Clay's song took a three position dive on the charts this week and lost its bullet, so the boss man is mulling over what to do with the tune. Until he makes up his mind, Clay's song probably won't get as much airplay as before. I find it puzzling that someone with such a hugh, devoted fan base hasn't been able to soar up the charts with his latest releases. The songs are all AC friendly, but they just can't seem to gain any momentum. I wish I knew why. I wish I knew why too!! Tis a puzzlement! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: KSChristian4Clay on October 17, 2004, 12:25:40 PM Everyone in the Wichita, KS area, let's write Brett and Tracy at B98 to help OMC!!!! Go to www.b98fm.com and write to either Brett or Tracy and request "I Will Carry You"!!!! They do play IWCY, but not as often as they could.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on October 26, 2004, 03:58:07 PM "I Will Carry You" is currently #25 on the Radio & Records AC chart.
Quote There are 21 stations playing "I Will Carry You", 1 station playing "Solitaire", 14 playing "Invisible", 2 playing "This is the Night", and one playing "When You Say You Love Me". Please call your station to request "I Will Carry You" and if you hear them play "I Will Carry You", call or email to let them know how much you appreciate hearing it. You can find contact information on the AC Station list. A large percentage of the AC stations play the syndicated show Delilah in the evening. This show is heard by over 6 million listeners. If your station broadcasts this show, please call 1-888-6DELILAH between 7 pm-Midnight to make a request or dedication for I Will Carry You. Or you can email her at d@radiodelilah.com The number in parentheses indicate how the current number of spins differ from the previous week. Stations marked with a (?) are where the song appeared back on the playlist after having dropped off previously. Stations playing IWCY: KUDL-FM (98.1) Kansas City, MO rank:26 spins:8 (+1) WMJY-FM (93.7) Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS rank:7 spins:12 (-1) WJKK-FM (98.7) Jackson, MS rank:6 spins:18 (-1) WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:17 spins:7 (=) WBBE-FM (B103)Baton Rouge, LA rank:8 spins:15 WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:15 spins:12 (+5) WQLR-FM (106.5) Kalamazoo, MI rank:19 spins:6 (?) WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:27 spins:9 (+1) KOOI-FM (106.5) Tyler-Longview, TX rank:24 spins:6 (-1) WRCH-FM (100.5) Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT rank:26 spins:3 (-2) KXLT-FM (108 ) Boise, ID rank:16 spins:17 (+3) WOOF-FM (99.7) Dothan, AL rank:20 spins:14 (+1) KEZA-FM (107.9) Fayetteville, AR rank:13 spins:10 (=) KMXZ-FM (94.9) Tucson, AZ rank:23 spins:8 (=) WLZW-FM (98.7) Utica-Rome, NY rank:12 spins:13 (=) WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:13 spins:9 (-3) WSHH-FM (99.7) Pittsburgh, PA rank:26 spins:7 (=) WSPA-FM (98.9) Greenville-Spartanburg, SC rank:30 spins:9 WJXB-FM (97.5) Knoxville, TN rank:29 spins:4 (?) KKMJ-FM (MAJIC 95.5) Austin, TX rank:29 spins:6 (+1) KKBA-FM (92.7) Corpus Christi, TX rank:26 spins:12 (?) Stations playing Solitaire: KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:24 spins:4 (-2) Stations playing TITN: KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:28 spins:2 (?) WRMM-FM (101.3) Rochester, NY rank:29 spins:6 (-3) Stations playing When You Say You Love Me: WAFY-FM (103.1) Frederick, MD rank:8 spins:27 (-3) Stations playing Invisible: WMAG-FM (99.5) Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC rank:25 spins:6 (-2) WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:22 spins:7 (?) WYXB-FM (105.7) Indianapolis, IN rank:20 spins:8 (=) WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:27 spins:9 (=) WJYE-FM (96.1) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY rank:29 spins:4 (-5) KBEE-FM (B98.7) Salt Lake City, UT rank:19 spins:9 (-5) KSFI-FM (100) Salt Lake City, UT rank:16 spins:9 (-1) WEBE-FM (108) Bridgeport, CT rank:28 spins:6 (-1) WPEZ-FM (93.7) Macon, GA rank:24 spins:8 (=) KDAT-FM (104.5) Cedar Rapids, IA rank:18 spins:6 (-4) KSOF-FM (98.9) Fresno, CA rank:26 spins:9 (=) KOSI-FM (101.1) Denver-Boulder, CO rank:13 spins:12 (+2) WKJY-FM (98.3) Nassau-Suffolk, NY rank:26 spins:8 (?) WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:29 spins:8 (=) Thanks to roseviolet at the Clackhouse for compiling this info! RADIO & RECORDS (http://www.radioandrecords.com/) Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: !x!ClayxGirl!x! on October 28, 2004, 05:16:04 PM AWESOME!! :bouncy
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on November 03, 2004, 11:26:48 AM Quote "I Will Carry You" is currently #29 on the Radio & Records AC chart. There are 12 stations playing "I Will Carry You", 1 station playing "Solitaire", 9 playing "Invisible", 3 playing "This is the Night", and one playing "When You Say You Love Me". Please call your station to request "I Will Carry You" and if you hear them play "I Will Carry You", call or email to let them know how much you appreciate hearing it. You can find contact information on the AC Station list. A large percentage of the AC stations play the syndicated show Delilah in the evening. This show is heard by over 6 million listeners. If your station broadcasts this show, please call 1-888-6DELILAH between 7 pm-Midnight to make a request or dedication for I Will Carry You. Or you can email her at d@radiodelilah.com The number in parentheses indicate how the current number of spins differ from the previous week. Stations marked with a (?) are where the song appeared back on the playlist after having dropped off previously. Stations playing IWCY: WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:21 spins:9 (-3) WAJI-FM (95.1) Ft. Wayne, IN rank:26 spins:12 (?) KXLT-FM (108) Boise, ID rank:15 spins:17 (=) WMJY-FM (93.7) Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS rank:6 spins:14 (+2) WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:17 spins:7 (=) KBEE-FM (B98.7) Salt Lake City, UT rank:26 spins:6 (?) KEZA-FM (107.9) Fayetteville, AR rank:13 spins:10 (=) KMXZ-FM (94.9) Tucson, AZ rank:22 spins:9 (+1) WLZW-FM (98.7) Utica-Rome, NY rank:12 spins:11 (-2) WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:27 spins:9 (?) WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:17 spins:7 (-2) WSPA-FM (98.9) Greenville-Spartanburg, SC rank:29 spins:10 (+1) Stations playing Solitaire: KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:25 spins:4 (=) Stations playing TITN: WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:27 spins:6 (?) KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:30 spins:1 (-1) WRMM-FM (101.3) Rochester, NY rank:14 spins:10 (+4) Stations playing When You Say You Love Me: WAFY-FM (103.1) Frederick, MD rank:6 spins:29 (+2) Stations playing Invisible: WYXB-FM (105.7) Indianapolis, IN rank:15 spins:9 (+1) KDAT-FM (104.5) Cedar Rapids, IA rank:18 spins:6 (=) WPEZ-FM (93.7) Macon, GA rank:24 spins:8 (=) KSRC-FM (102) Kansas City, MO rank:30 spins:10 (?) WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:21 spins:6 (-1) WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:14 spins:10 (+1) WALK-FM (97.5) Nassau-Suffolk, NY rank:30 spins:8 (?) KOSI-FM (101.1) Denver-Boulder, CO rank:29 spins:10 (-2) WMAG-FM (99.5) Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC rank:19 spins:8 (+2) Thanks to roseviolet at the Clackhouse for compiling this info! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Invisible Touch on November 03, 2004, 03:48:41 PM Last Sunday (Halloween) I had the John Tesh Show on and heard Invisible.
I barely ever remember to turn this show on (it airs here on Sunday Mornings) but almost everytime I do, I hear Invisible!! :bouncy Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on November 04, 2004, 07:09:41 PM Quote NEW MUSIC IN NOVEMBER Monday, November 8 * Josh Groban “Believe” – Polar Express Soundtrack * Sister Hazel “All About Love” Monday, November 16 * Gwen Stefani “Love, Angel, Music, Baby” * Clay Aiken “Merry Christmas With Love From WRAL FM (MIX101.5) in Raleigh's monthly newsletter. Yeah! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: invisible1130 on November 06, 2004, 12:54:00 PM You guys are lucky! They don't even play Clay songs around here! Ever since they changed our local top 40's station to country, no Clay! It's sad. :cry We miss Clay!! :arg
Quote "If I had a halo, it'd be crooked." -Clay Aiken :usa Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on November 07, 2004, 11:53:00 AM If you live in or near the Detroit area, 100.3 WNIC is surveying for your favorite Christmas songs. Clay is not on the list, but he should be. :wink
So, write him in! The First Noel or Silver Bells from last year, Mary Did You Know from this year, or anything from the new CD. Let's let these folks know we want to hear Clay this holiday season! WRITE IN CLAY! (http://www.wnic.com/cc-common/globalcontestfinder.html?contest=10401) Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: heartbraiken4clay on November 07, 2004, 06:26:21 PM I don't know why they're not listed in the above liste of radio stations that play Clay but 96.1 in Olympia WA. plays Invisible, TITN, IWCY, and The Way frequently. So if you live in NorthWest Washington please let them know you appreciate it.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: tiff on November 17, 2004, 02:28:38 PM Heads up for Torontonians!
from the CB: Quote I emailed dj Darryl Henry yesterday regarding MCWL being out in the stores and I got the following response: "I've heard the album's good! In fact one listener and a Clay fan, Donna, sent me a copy. You Claymates are the nicest! Word is the Christmas music is very close to starting up and we'll be playing at least TWO tunes from Clay's cd. Stay tuned!" Darryl Henry Midday Announcer 97.3 EZ Rock Toronto's #1 Music Station This made me very happy and very excited! ......and l have a big smile on my face while tackling a busy day at work. Excuse me while I eeeeee at finally being able to hear Clay on the radio again! I can't remember when the last time I heard him was, but I remember the song was Invisible. Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: KSChristian4Clay on November 24, 2004, 05:54:54 PM I guess the Kansas Clay fans have made themselves heard in the Wichita area. Today on the Brett and Tracy show (KRBB 97.9 FM) they were answering e-mails. Brett said that they have been hearing from several Clay fans that they want to hear songs from MCWL. Brett assured the listeners that they will be playing Clay's new music on Friday, when they start playing Christmas music non-stop thru Christmas Day. Go to www.b98fm.com and e-mail Brett and Tracy to request Clay!!!
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: ChrisieD on November 25, 2004, 12:44:03 PM TIFF way to go. I just posted this over in the reviews too,so I brought it over here as well.
Quote HEARD MCWL ON THE RADIO TODAY !!!!!!!!!!!! I'M TALKING ABOUT IN CANADA YOU KNOW !!!! I was driving my daughter to school when it came on 97.3 Easy Rock in Toronto. I screamed out loud -- it's Clay Taylor-my 51/2 year old daughter- and she said --I know mom, I know !!! We couldn't get out of the car until it was finished, I was hoping they would say his name but they didn't. I have only heard Clay sing on the raadio about 5 times since MOAM came out so this was a biga day !! _________________ Again, way to go TIFF !!!!!!! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: mrs. c. on November 25, 2004, 03:04:57 PM Yeah for us in Canada!!!! We love you too Clay!!! Chrisie, you hit your 1000 posts, congratulations!!! :cheer :cheer :cheer
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: HavinaClayAffair on November 25, 2004, 06:04:34 PM ChrisieD- 1000 posts!!! :cheer :cheer
Congrats! Lora Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: tiff on November 25, 2004, 09:57:00 PM Whenever I enter the bathroom, I automatically turn on the radio. I don't know why I like to have music while I do my business, I just do (how's that for tmi?). ANYWAY, I turn on the radio, and...
Wait a minute, I know this song This song sounded awfully familiar. Wait a minute, I know this voice! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! IT WAS MCWL!!!!!!!!!! I never hear Clay on the radio, so I immediately assumed it was someone else singing it, but it wasn't! It really was Clay!! I let out a sound that was a cross between shock and a sqeal. I couldn't contain my happiness in that bathroom (thank goodness no one else was around to see me jump around like a weirdo). Ofcourse, my very full bladder hated the extra wait, but it was Clay! By the way, the station was 97.3 EZrock! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on November 27, 2004, 06:43:06 PM Spins for songs from MCWL are starting to show up on the charts:
Playing Winter Wonderland Kansas City's KUDL Houston's KODA Raleigh's WRSN Greenville SC's WMYI Richmond's WTVR Charlotte's WLYT Wilkes-Barre's WMGS Raleigh's WRAL Burlington, VT's WEZF Playing Mary Did You Know Kansas City's KUDL Indianapolis's WTPI NYC's WHUD Raleigh's WRAL Playing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Greenville, SC's WMYI San Antonio's KQXT Richmond's WTVR Burlington, VT's WEZF Lexington's WMXL Playing Don't Save It All For Christmas Day Raleigh's WRAL Playing Hark the Herald Angels Sing/O Come All Ye Faithful Salt Lake City's KSFI Playing O Holy Night Indianapolis' WTPI Playing Joy To The World Oklahoma City's KMGL Appleton's WROE If you hear Clay on the radio where you are, be sure and post it here! Thanks to those who have! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: HavinaClayAffair on November 28, 2004, 07:04:34 PM Hi! This is some radio info I found out by researching on the internet.
My mom lives in Fremont Ohio. I grew up there. Tiny town, not much to it. Had a radio station - WFRO were the call letters. Still is there. My aunt sold advertising there for MANY years and retired. The station played weird music no kid growing up in the 70'- 80' would listen to. They advertised the garage sales, had a swap shop etc, pets for sale. Community oriented stuff. Where is this going you ask?? Well..my mom called me the other night and she said Clay Aiken was on TV doing an advertisement for the local radio station. I thought she was NUTS!! She insisted it was him. Split screen commercial- Clay talking about "Eagle 99" station and the other side was showing Clay singing at various places- maybe even videos, my mom was not sure what or where those were from. Since mother is always right..I looked into it. She told me that the station was sold a while back. It seems that Eagle 99 is an AC station. It was listed in the radio licensing by BAS Broadscasting Inc. So..I dug a little further.. Well - guess who owns WFRO radio station- along with several others, including a Raleigh Durham TV station?? Walt Disney Inc/ ABC, Inc!! Now how weird is that?? I can only surmise that somehow those connections have Clay speaking for Eagle 99 on the Toledo TV channel..WTVG..also owned by Disney. I spent some time on the internet going round and round and was finally - after some disbelief- resigned to the fact that mom was right- again! NOW my hometown does something that I wished I lived there for!! Here is the link that shows some Disney Owned Radio and TV stations..maybe there will be one near you!! Maybe they would like to know that we want to hear Clay Aiken on the radio!! http://www.cjr.org/tools/owners/disney.asp Pretty interesting- something I didn't know!! Lora Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claydevotee on December 01, 2004, 05:45:09 PM ~~~sigh~~~I keep e-mailing the Chicago AC radio station requesting any song from MCWL. Today they were featuring his album on their "new releases" topic, but still no airplay for Clay on WLIT. :bang
But I'll keep on plugging, anyway...... Title: Baltimore Radio Play Post by: lorilovesgolf on December 02, 2004, 08:42:27 AM I thought I would share this with you:
Here is an email I sent to 101.9 lite fm in Baltimore: Quote I justed wanted to say Thank You for playing Clay Aiken's "The First Noel" - it was a delight to hear it this morning after 8:00 on my way to work! I just love that man and I look forward to hearing some of his new songs off his Christmas cd "Merry Christmas With Love" on 101.9 - my favorite lite station!! Thank You Again!! and here is the reply I received back from the Program Manager: Quote You're welcome!! We're not done yet! Greg Carpenter Cool for us here in my area!! He really is getting radio play!!! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: KSChristian4Clay on December 02, 2004, 06:02:05 PM KRBB in Wichita, KS has been playing several songs from MCWL. This morning I heard Winter Wonderland twice in their morning show with Brett and Tracy.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Invisible Touch on December 03, 2004, 04:22:05 PM A couple of DJs at KS95 (a HotAC station in Minneapolis) spontaneously talked a bit about Clay today. Staci mentioned that Barry Manilow just got some kind of 1 year deal to do shows in Vegas for a huge amount of $$$ (don't quote me on the Barry info) then the other DJ "Moon" said "You know in 30 years that is going to be Clay Aiken!" The other DJ chimed in and said that there are a lot of people out there who don't admit to being fans, but they really do like his music. Then she added that he was breaking records with the sales for MCWL. :cheer
I emailed them saying that I agreed with them and let them know about the Christmas special next week with Barry. Staci replyed and said Thanks and that she was going to TIVO (sp?) that. :bouncy This station has never played a Clay song, so I definately consider this progress. It may take awhile, :bang but as Clay's successes become more and more common knowledge, radio play has to improve. . . . . . Doesn't it??? Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Invisible Touch on December 05, 2004, 02:50:19 PM I heard Clay and Kim's Duet of Silver Bells today on the John Tesh Show. Afterwards he said that was "Clay Aiken with Kimberly Locke"!!
That is the first time I have heard a Clay Christmas song on the radio this season! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: paclayfan on December 05, 2004, 03:18:17 PM I heard Clay twice today in the Philly area on B101.1 !!
They played The First Noel and MCWL. This is the first I've heard Clay on radio since "Invisible". The DJ said something like... "that should make a lot of people happy. We get so many requests for Clay, especially the Christmas songs." Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: caramel131 on December 06, 2004, 07:08:20 AM Well, I'm still frustrated here in Cleveland. I have yet to hear any of Clay's Christmas songs on the radio. How is it that he has the number one Christmas album this year, has broken records set by Celine Dion and Garth Brooks, have gotten rave reviews by critics and people in the music industry, and yet he is getting very little to no radio play? I hear Christmas songs by various artists being played at least twice on the radio before I leave work in any given day. Why can't they give Clay one of those time slots? It's not like we have a lot of time left. There are basically three weeks left to the Christmas holiday.
Title: Radio Play Post by: cassms on December 08, 2004, 10:51:15 AM I actually heard Clay's "Winter Wonderland" on the radio here in Atlanta! 94.9 WPCH FM. Hooray!
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on December 08, 2004, 11:57:32 AM That's awesome cassms!
If you have a local station that is playing Christmas music, call and request Clay! Here's who else is playing Clay. Quote I Will Carry You: KEZA-FM (107.9) Fayetteville, AR rank:13 spins:10 This is the Night: WRAL-FM (101.5) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:21 spins:5 When You Say You Love Me: WAFY-FM (103.1) Frederick, MD rank:4 spins:31 Invisible: WYXB-FM (105.7) Indianapolis, IN rank:27 spins:5 WEBE-FM (108) Bridgeport, CT rank:28 spins:6 KVLY-FM (107.9)McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen, TX rank:27 spins:8 KBEE-FM (B98.7) Salt Lake City, UT rank:29 spins:8 The First Noel WTPI-FM (107.9) Indianapolis, IN rank:8 spins:8 KVKI-FM (96.5) Shreveport, LA rank:26 spins:5 WMGC-FM (105.1)Detroit, MI rank:4 spins:4 WNIC-FM (100.3) Detroit, MI rank:3 spins:15 WOOD-FM (105.7) Grand Rapids, MI rank:15 spins:11 WASH-FM (97.1) Washington, DC rank:16 spins:1 WMEZ-FM (94.1)Pensacola, FL rank:7 spins:8 WLTM-FM (94.9) Atlanta, GA rank:6 spins:10 WBBQ-FM (104.3) Augusta, GA rank:22 spins:5 KESZ-FM (99.9 KEZ) Phoenix, AZ rank:22 spins:3 KOST-FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA rank:4 spins:23 KGBY-FM (Y92) Sacramento, CA rank:2 spins:17 KKLI-FM (106.3) Colorado Springs, CO rank:30 spins:7 KOSI-FM (101.1) Denver-Boulder, CO rank:5 spins:13 KUDL-FM (98.1) Kansas City, MO rank:13 spins:9 WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:24 spins:7 KEFM-FM (Mix 96.1) Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE rank:18 spins:7 WSNY-FM(94.7) Columbus, OH rank:6 spins:7 WRVF-FM (101.5) Toledo, OH rank:4 spins:13 KMGL-FM (104.1) Oklahoma City, OK rank:13 spins:7 WLEV-FM (100.7) Allentown-Bethlehem, PA rank:10 spins:14 WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:24 spins:6 WRVR-FM (104.5) Memphis, TN rank:8 spins:11 KKMJ-FM (MAJIC 95.5) Austin, TX rank:12 spins:5 KVIL-FM (103.7) Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX rank:11 spins:6 KRWM-FM (106.9) Seattle-Tacoma, WA rank:10 spins:7 Silver Bells WYXB-FM (105.7) Indianapolis, IN rank:8 spins:8 KVKI-FM (96.5) Shreveport, LA rank:27 spins:5 WSRS-FM (96.1) Worcester, MA rank:29 spins:6 WNIC-FM (100.3) Detroit, MI rank:11 spins:1 WLTE-FM (102.9) Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN rank:28 spins:2 WASH-FM (97.1) Washington, DC rank:20 spins:1 WMGF-FM (107.7) Orlando, FL rank:4 spins:10 WMEZ-FM (94.1)Pensacola, FL rank:12 spins:6 WLTM-FM (94.9) Atlanta, GA rank:15 spins:4 WBBQ-FM (104.3) Augusta, GA rank:3 spins:13 KLTI-FM (104.1) Des Moines, IA rank:29 spins:2 WLIT-FM (93.9) Chicago, IL rank:28 spins:2 KGBY-FM (Y92) Sacramento, CA rank:12 spins:9 KBAY-FM (B94.5) San Jose, CA rank:21 spins:2 KKLI-FM (106.3) Colorado Springs, CO rank:5 spins:15 KOSI-FM (101.1) Denver-Boulder, CO rank:13 spins:8 WMJY-FM (93.7) Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS rank:9 spins:9 WRSN-FM (93.9) Raleigh-Durham, NC rank:1 spins:16 KEFM-FM (Mix 96.1) Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE rank:6 spins:12 KLTQ-FM (101.9) Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE rank:18 spins:1 KSNE-FM (106.5) Las Vegas, NV rank:9 spins:8 KRNO-FM (106.9)Reno, NV rank:12 spins:3 WJYE-FM (96.1) Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY rank:18 spins:2 WLTW-FM (106.7)New York, NY rank:21 spins:8 WSNY-FM(94.7) Columbus, OH rank:14 spins:3 WLQT-FM (99.9) Dayton, OH rank:23 spins:2 WLEV-FM (100.7) Allentown-Bethlehem, PA rank:17 spins:9 WBEB-FM (B101)Philadelphia, PA rank:2 spins:18 WLTJ-FM (92.9) Pittsburgh, PA rank:23 spins:6 WSHH-FM (99.7) Pittsburgh, PA rank:15 spins:4 WSUY-FM (96.9) Charleston, SC rank:5 spins:6 WMYI-FM (102.5) Greenville-Spartanburg, SC rank:4 spins:15 KVIL-FM (103.7) Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX rank:16 spins:5 KQXT-FM (101.9) San Antonio, TX rank:8 spins:13 KXLY-FM (99.9) Spokane, WA rank:17 spins:7 Hark the Herald Angels Sing/O Come All Ye Faithful WMGC-FM (105.1)Detroit, MI rank:6 spins:2 WOOF-FM (99.7) Dothan, AL rank:28 spins:7 Mary Did You Know KUDL-FM (98.1) Kansas City, MO rank:5 spins:15 Winter Wonderland KUDL-FM (98.1) Kansas City, MO rank:23 spins:6 Don't Save It All For Xmas Day KKCW-FM (K103) Portland, OR rank:15 spins:1 Ginormous thanks and props to roseviolet at the Clackhouse for compiling this information! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claydevotee on December 09, 2004, 09:29:18 PM Woohoo! I can't believe that WLIT in Chicago (a Clear AC Channel) is actually playing something Clay-related!!!! I'd like to think that my "diplomatic" faxes and e-mails might have played a role...Just when I was giving up on listening to the WLIT "All Holiday Music" stations, because I haven't heard any Clay songs, you report such good news. Thanks, Pamela!!!!!
And I will definitely shoot off a Thank you e-mail to them before I go to bed!!! Wohooo!!!!!! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: caramel131 on December 13, 2004, 06:57:07 AM Well my frustration has subsided. It seems as if WDOK.102.1 in Cleveland has added Clay to their regular morning rotation. They are playing Winter Wonderland.
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: shaikeninseattle on December 13, 2004, 01:12:05 PM DECEMBER 13, 2004, CLAY AIKEN SINGS "WINTER WONDERLAND" ON WARM 106.9 IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON! OH, AT 1:09 P.M.
HOOOOOOOOOORAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claymagic on December 14, 2004, 06:20:26 AM B95.5 in Albany, NY played Mary Did You Know this morning! Then DJ Kelly promoted the Clay Aiken Christmas DVD and said that she already has a copy!
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: PHILLYLUVSCLAY on December 14, 2004, 08:16:18 AM PAMELA,
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT B101 IN PHILADELPHIA ARE PLAYING 2 SONGS, MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE AND THE FIRST NOEL. :cheer I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THAT STATION FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, AND THEY PLAY MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE DAILY.. :cheer LOVE YA PHILLY Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: shaikeninseattle on December 14, 2004, 08:30:14 AM Oh Philly, you're so lucky! I want MCWL in Seattle. We are getting Noel and Winter Wonderland though. :cheer
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: PHILLYLUVSCLAY on December 14, 2004, 08:41:08 AM Quote from: shaikeninseattle Oh Philly, you're so lucky! I want MCWL in Seattle. We are getting Noel and Winter Wonderland though. :cheer AS I'M TYPING AT 11:38 A.M B101 IN PHILLY JUST PLAYED MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE!! :cheer Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Tammy on December 14, 2004, 11:27:14 AM TODAY I HEARD MARY DID YOU KNOW ON THE WAY TO WORK..I HAVE ALSO HEARD WINTER WONDERLAND AND HTHAS/OCAYF
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claydevotee on December 14, 2004, 11:30:49 AM Needless to say, I continue to plug along with requests to WLIT in Chicago, to no avail. :bang :bang :bang
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: shaikeninseattle on December 14, 2004, 11:41:44 AM Dev, you need to find someone skilled in the art of "tapping into the line" and plug MCWL into their radio signal. (kidding) Maybe we could all chip in and hire one of those cars with the loudspeaker system and play Clay's CD full blast in front of their station? I'll keep thinking!
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Tammy on December 14, 2004, 05:42:34 PM MY HUBBY AND I WERE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND WE HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK INTO THE CAR AND TURNED THE RADIO ON WHEN THE DJ SAID THE LAST SONG WAS MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE BY CLAY AIKEN....I WAS SO HAPPY THEY PLAYED IT, BUT SAD I MISSED IT....
Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: claydevotee on December 14, 2004, 07:59:12 PM Quote Dev, you need to find someone skilled in the art of "tapping into the line" and plug MCWL into their radio signal. (kidding) Maybe we could all chip in and hire one of those cars with the loudspeaker system and play Clay's CD full blast in front of their station? I'll keep thinking! :yes I'm definitely in the market for good ideas like that, SHAIKEN! Title: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: Pamela on February 20, 2005, 08:48:02 PM Here's a snapshot of the kind of airplay Clay's songs are getting right now. Interesting that TITN was released in June 03 and Invisible was released in Oct 03, and they are still getting the most airplay. Also note that the majority of spins are on AC stations.
Mediabase Airplay Totals - Week Ending 2/19 Invisible AC - 197 Hot AC - 32 Pop/CHR - 19 Total - 248 This Is The Night AC - 42 Hot AC - 3 Pop/CHR - 0 Total - 45 The Way AC - 7 Pop/CHR - 3 Total 10 I Will Carry You AC - 5 Hot AC - 4 Total 9 Solitaire AC - 5 Total - 5 Totals AC - 256 Hot AC - 39 Pop/CHR - 22 Total 317 Thanks to moonhead at Claversity for the numbers! Title: Re: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: tiff on December 12, 2005, 02:48:46 PM I need to relocate.
Christmas music started playing mid november here in Toronto. I have been listening since then, and it is now mid december and I STILL haven't heard Clay!! :bang I've been fratically switching between 97.3 EZ Rock, 104.5CHUM FM and 98.1 CHFI over here, and nothing!! I haven't even heard anything Christmas from Kelly, or any of the idols for that matter. I think I've just decided what I want to do with my life: become a radio DJ. Then I could play Clay 24/7. Title: Re: HERE'S WHAT'S PLAYING Post by: sAvoy on June 15, 2006, 10:13:31 PM Where is Clay playing on XM Satellite Radio? What stations would I have the best chance of finding Clay? I agreed to get XM Satellite Radio because I thought I would have a better chance of hearing Clay on the air. My favorite station is The Heart, Channel 23, but I have looked at many other stations also. Have yet to hear Clay and it has been a week!
I would appreciate any help I can get. :bang sAvoy Title: Re: What's Playing Where You Are? Post by: clayniac4ver on July 29, 2007, 07:56:48 AM right now
my cd player is playing clay aiken all the time clay aiken rocks alyse Title: Re: What's Playing Where You Are? Post by: clayniac4ver on January 09, 2008, 06:09:36 AM yesturday i heard a thousand different ways
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