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Friday, July 15, 2011

Merlin Mixes The Music on 101.9 FM NYC

Around 5p Friday, the old 101.9 FM WRXP was relegated to an on-line only feed  and Merlin Media began the transition to a possible new format for the on-air FM signal.

The last song on the old WRXP was "Long Live Rock" by The Who, followed by a legal ID:

                                "WRXP. WRXP-HD, New York. 101.9 FM... New."

The ID was voiced by three different females.  Then, the new 101.9 FM started airing music with an occasional jingle with a female voice stating:  "101.9 FM...NEW".  They also aired some "women in the street" type interview drops.  Showbiz news, fashion & family seem to be the focus.

Here's the Mediabase log on the music switched-over:
5:38P Survivor                Eye Of The Tiger
5:29  Nickelback             How You Remind Me
5:26  John Mellencamp   Small Town
5:22  Train                       Drops of Jupiter
5:17  Journey                  Separate Ways
5:14  Bon Jovi                 Livin' On A Prayer
5:09  Rick Springfield      Jessie's Girl
5:05  Goo Goo Dolls        Give a Little Bit
5:02  Kid Rock                All Summer Long
4:57  The Who                 Long Live Rock
4:53  Foo Fighters           Times Like These
4:49  Ramones                Do You Remember
4:37  Muse                      Time Is Running Out
 In case you missed it, here's the final break on WRXP Thursday night.




The final moments of Q101 on-air:

3 comments:

  1. That was one hell of a read-up with those names talking up "Bittersweet Symphony", which itself was a fitting choice as the song for Brian Drelio's final talk break on RXP (and not just because of the song's long instrumental intro). RIP 101.9 WRXP.

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  2. As an addendum, after hearing the Q101 goodbye, I think "Tonight Tonight" by the Smashing Pumpkins and "Friday I'm In Love" by The Cure were two great songs to play to end the Q101 era on 101.1 in Chicago.

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  3. the new format is horrible the songs are old, tired and boring - even the commercials are lame at best. please make it stop

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