The world’s biggest music magazine is shrinking its size. According to a post at NYTimes.com, a new and smaller format of the popular music magazine will start circulating in October of 2008. Jann Wenner, founder, editor and publisher of the 41 year old magazine, says that from 189, 000, the single copy sales of Rolling Stone magazine dropped to 132,000 in 2007.
The drop in sales was less of a readership issue but more of a marketing concern. Most newspapers and magazines have already shrunk its sizes to a new standard, usually at 8 x 11 inches. This signaled bookstores, newspaper and magazine stands to change its racks to smaller sizes. Since the Rolling Stone magazines are relatively larger, they are shelved in higher eye levels, stacked underneath shelves, or folded in between racks, making visibility lesser and lesser.
Despite, the decrease in size, Rolling Stone is improving its magazine binding. The smaller format will be glued and not stapled. There will be glossier, sleeker and heavier pages than ever.
Rolling Stone maybe shrinking its size but it remains to be one of the most widely read and influential music magazines in the world. What is left for those who own the large format Rolling Stone are memories and nostalgia. Rolling Stone will never be the same again.
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Today, we are adding two more Philippine radio stations which are now broadcasting worldwide. We have also updated our list of pinoy online streaming stations here, so check it out.
Radio Boracay 106.1 FM
Radio Boracay 106.1 FM
Radio Boracay (DYJV-FM 106.1 MHz) is a licensed FM broadcast station in the Philippines, with its studio located at the Red Coconut Alley of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan.
106.1 Radio Boracay began broadcasting in July 2006, the first to combine contemporary hits (commonly referred to as ‘Pop’ or ‘Top 40’) with an ‘island music’ format steeped in Reggae and ‘beach music’ under the direction of Jing Montealegre, the station’s managing director. It maintains a music philosophy focused on what it calls ‘cool beach music.’
As an example, Radio Boracay plays relatively rare reggae songs (i.e. 10cc’s ‘Bread Lock Holiday,’ the Wailing Souls’ ‘Act Of Affection,’ etc.), and regularly gives airplay to such singer-songwriters as Jack Johnson and Jimmy Buffett.
As a ‘pop’ music station, Radio Boracay is known for spinning hits months ahead of music stations that pander to the masses. It is the premier ‘events’ radio station in the Island, and its deejays are geared for the frequent live coverage and hosting of beach concerts, sports events and the many other ‘happenings’ that yearly invade the island.
By whatever name you call it – ‘Beach Radio,’ or ‘The Home of Reggae and Cool Beach Music,’ ‘Boracay’s Only One’ – Radio Boracay (over the airwaves or via webcast in this website) will definitely ‘Cool Ur Soul!.’
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ONE Radio 91.3 Albay
ONE Radio 91.3 Tabaco City
ONE RADIO 91.3 FM is an events-driven music and news radio station in the heart of Bicolandia. Programming is divided evenly between the best of music listening and news & public affairs: mornings are devoted to news and community service, while afternoons and evenings entertain listeners with a wide variety of musical selections from the station’s vast musical library – from pop and rock to standards and oldies.
A unique feature of ONE RADIO 91.3 FM is its community-based events management and coverage. On a yearlong basis, the station creates and runs local events – from sports, musical and cultural competitions to sponsored sales promotions and coverage. Accordingly, ONE RADIO has a pool of correspondents and event organizers in every major town in the area.
Davao, Philippines — Radio station Mixfm 105.9 has officially launched its new website. Visit the site via http://www.mixfm1059.com.
On September 2007, Mix FM ceased the old website (http://www.imix.fm) and audio webcast due to lack properties, but then, on April 2008, Mix FM reopened the audio streaming and replacing a new website.
In line with the opening of its new site, Mix FM 105.9 Davao unveils its latest Top 20 Songs.
1. One Step At A Time by Jordin Sparks 2. Bust It Baby by Ne-yo 3. Filipina Girl by Marcus Davis 4. Booty Music by Git Fresh 5. Time Of My Life by David Cook 6. Take A Bow by Rihanna 7. Always Be My Baby by David Cook 8. Pocket Full of Sunshine by Natasha Beddingfield 9. If I Never See Your Face Again by Maroon 5, Rihanna 10. Forever by Chris Brown 11. Bye-Bye by Mariah Carey 12. That Green Gentleman by Panic At the Disco 13. When I Grow Up by Pussycat Dolls (HNE) 14. Better In Time by Leona Lewis 15. Everyone Nose by N.E.R.D. 16. Moving Mountains by Usher 17. Closer by Ne-yo 18. The Fight Is Over by Urbandub 19. Sweet and Low by Augustana 20. I Kissed A Girl by Kat Perry
Charity FM and B97 recently came to RadioJingles for fresh sweepers and liners. Check out the produced IDs at RadioJingles Forum. You, too, can also request for liners and IDs for your radio station. Just post register and post them up here. All previous requests are posted here.
Shontelle Layne is a songwriter and singer from Saint James, Barbados. Her first hit “Colours” was released in 2005. But her breakthrough came when she collaborated with J-Status and Rihanna in the 2006 hit Roll It. The song was originally called “Roll It Gal” and was written for British female soca artist Alison Hind. Shontelle is now in SRP Records. The company is run by Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken, the same duo who put Rihanna at the top.
Last week’s Killerbee and DJ Bookee collaboration was a big hit. It was called AMPLIFIED, a one-hour all music mix radio show which aired during the Lunch Grooves (12-1 PM) at Killerbee 89.3 Cagayan de Oro City. The show featured DJ Bookee which started airing in July 14 until July 17.
With more people digging the night life, it’s no surprise that radio stations are now bringing the dance club atmosphere straight through the airwaves. Music mix shows are not new to Killerbee though, since the station airs a similar programming during Friday nights.
The four day music mix streak proved to be successful, we just hope that Killerbee will do this again and will do it for the good of Killerbee listeners. There is a big chunk of music remix lovers out there, not only the party-animals. Go Killerbee!
MOR Cebu is celebrating its twelfth year already. The station still carries the slogan Lupig Sila which is a backronym for LS, as in DYLS (the station’s call letters). Before the MOR branding took off, the station used to be LS 97.1. A big irony back then, since it resembled GMA’s flagship station WLS 97.1 in Metro Manila. Anyhow, MOR came into the picture, but the new branding was not that effective. The MOR jingle probably was the only that was helpful. Other than that, the station clung to its “LS” branding. Lupig Sila became a popular catchphrase for the station. Lupig Sila is Cebuano for “Talo Sila”, a slogan that the station is still living up to, or is it?
Radio Ratings still has MOR 97.1 Lupig Sila as the top station in Metro Cebu. Second in place is GMA’s 99.5 RT Nindota Ah (“Ayos!” or “Nice!”, translated). MOR Cebu carries a masa format, typically playing pop songs and mostly OPM. It heavily plays rhythmic or dance tunes at the opening of the hour. MOR appeals mostly to younger listeners, 17 – 25, although a significant number of adult listeners listen to the station especially during drive time, 5-6 pm. Wanted Pangga is one of the station’s most listened to programs.
The words”Lupig Sila” over the years transformed from being a slogan to being a brand. In fact, just recently, the station is dropped MOR in their liners and started airing IDs that only contain “97.1 Lupig Sila” in the copy. This is a move that is also similar to DWRR’s rebranding from WRR 101.9 For Life to just 101.9 For Life. “Lupig Sila” is no longer a phrase that emphasizes the opponent’s defeat, it has become a positive statement.
If you actually put the catchphrase “Lupig Sila” side by side with other popular slogans of masa radio stations, it stands out. All other masa cathphrases like “Bisyo Na To”, “Kailangan Pa Bang I-memorize Yan”, and “Pwede!” centers on the station. “Lupig Sila” says something about the rival station, that they are “talo” — an effective radio marketing strategy indeed. The listener would not want to be listening to a “talunan” station.
On its 12th Anniversary, however, is the Lupig Sila branding still effective? Does this branding really help the station stay on top of the ratings game? Because in reality, what really puts DYLS FM as the king of the hill is the fact that it is an ABS-CBN entity. It gets plenty of exposure through promos via ABS-CBN TV Cebu. People, in actuality, do not even associate their programming, their shows, and their personalities with the “Lupig Sila” brand.
If DYLS FM is really serious about continuing the Lupig Sila brand, then they have to show it. The ratings alone are not enough to prove thier worth as the number 1 FM station in Cebu. First, they need to fix their music programming. They are a masa station, but their DJs, sometimes, play high-end songs. Yes, masa listeners have already grown. You don’t usually hear RNB songs being played before at masa stations. But the thing is, the station needs to be consistent with its demo. They just probably need to figure out the best way to cater to students, housemakers, office workers and jeepney drivers at the same time.
Second, the DJs must improve. The DJs at MOR Cebu are good, the problem is, they sound too high-end for a masa station. Third, they should update their programs, even the titles of their shows. The Morning on the Rush, or Mix of Rock thing does not cut anymore. As said earlier, listeners change their musical tastes every now and then.
And before capping off, MOR Cebu has got a very poor signal here. Anyway, congratulations on your 12th Anniversary, Lupig Sila!
This data is based on the playlist of all the major market Top 40 stations in the United States. It’s not surprising to know that most of these songs are rhythmic.
Jonas Brothers’ Burning Up has just premiered, but thanks to the fan-fueled publicity it’s now enjoying high rotations. The Jonas Brothers are going the same track as Jesse McCartney is going right now. It seems that pop rock artists are going into more rhythmic songs now. Jesse’s trying to sound like a Chris Brown. Now Jonas Brothers want to sound like Justin Timberlake?!
PCD is still doing great in iTunes, hitcharts and playlist. The infectious song definitely is worth its current position.
Rihanna’s Disturbia should supposedly be earning more rotations since it came out ahead of the Jonas Bros’ new hit. Disturbia again is another big dance track. Reminds you of how Rihanna moved the world with Don’t Stop The Music. Click here to listen for yourself.
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