Roundhouse radio to remerge as Jazz station

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Roundhouse radio to remerge as Jazz station

Postby beddows » Fri Jul 09, 2021 7:49 am

It may work for them as there is a void in this format in Vancouver. The original CJAZ failed largely because of its poor signal in downtown Vancouver. What they mean by ryhthmic soft contemporary jazz is a bit hard to determine. Maybe its a blend of smooth jazz and more traditional.
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Re: Roundhouse radio to remerge as Jazz station

Postby Dan Sys » Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:07 am

It will be patterned after Durham's HD Smooth Jazz stations in Oshawa-Ajax and Hamilton. Here is a sample of their recently played music:
http://player.listenlive.co/34671/en/songhistory
The station will be rebranded as WAVE 98.3.
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Re: Roundhouse radio to remerge as Jazz station

Postby thehighwayman » Sat Jul 10, 2021 8:58 pm

Durham dumped the smooth jazz format in Hamilton a few years ago ... they are now country.
When they were smooth jazz I was a regular listener.
They do have a smooth jazz online station.
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Re: Roundhouse radio to remerge as Jazz station

Postby radiodon » Sun Jul 11, 2021 7:43 am

Roudhouse's application reminds me of the now defunct Seattle Smooth Jazz Station at 98.9 which was very good.. then the consultants......and dont get me started ....lolz
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Re: Roundhouse radio to remerge as Jazz station

Postby beddows » Mon Jul 12, 2021 4:59 pm

They will probably get moderate success, apply for a transmitter and power relocation and maybe a frequency change to avoid interfering with chilliwack, then a format change to compete with the various rock formats. Yes, I am cynical.
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