WPLJ to add Mystery... Options

[GiovanniPrego]

After speaking with one of the DJs earlier today, it appears that WPLJ in NYC will add Mystery to the playlist next Tuesday, if, and I quote, "the requests keep coming"

Go to wplj.com and email Race Taylor...look at the contact list

[SJN1279]

After speaking with one of the DJs earlier today, it appears that WPLJ in NYC will add Mystery to the playlist next Tuesday, if, and I quote, "the requests keep coming"

Go to wplj.com and email Race Taylor...look at the contact list

Here are all the important emails at PLJ:

race@plj.com (Race Taylor- great DJ, nice guy!)

crichie@plj.com (Christine Richie- super-nice DJ who makes it a point to read all her e-mail and tries to respond to the best of her ability)

bigshow@plj.com(Be sure to e-mail the big show, the Program director of the station is part of it, don't expect a response though)

E-mail these three and we are in business! If NYC and LA are playing the song so early on, expect a hit for Live!!!!!!

[SJN1279]

Also feel free to call 1-800-321-WPLJ at will. There is an online feed on WPLJ.com, so you can listen from anywhere in the world. Its really not a bad station.

[SJN1279]

I just wrote someone that I know at PLJ about what Race Taylor stated about how making requests will get the station to add Mystery, and this is the response that I received:

P L E A S E! Do not believe that stuff. Requests from Live fans aren't going
to make or break the decision to add the song. That's just crazy.

Just wanted to let you know.

[GiovanniPrego]

I just wrote someone that I know at PLJ about what Race Taylor stated about how making requests will get the station to add Mystery, and this is the response that I received:

P L E A S E! Do not believe that stuff. Requests from Live fans aren't going
to make or break the decision to add the song. That's just crazy.

Just wanted to let you know.

Interesting. Begs several questions.

1) Does this mean that we, as listeners to radio in general, have no influence whatsoever in what stations play? Theorectically I find it hard to believe that a station could receive 10,000 seperate reuqests for a song, and yet not play it, in spite of the fact that that means 10,000 listeners are being ignored.

2)Do DJs say things similar to what Mr. Taylor said to me simply in order to boost ratings? I believe what you state Nick, about the person you know at PLJ, but does that make it mutually exclusive that Mr. Taylor didn't make his statement to me?

3) If this is indeed true, what does then drive a station's playlist? Is this all record company promotion? I know that its not, at least not here in Minneapolis.

4) Did you ask the person why, "that's just crazy"?

This post has been edited by GiovanniPrego: Jun 1 2006, 10:02 am