So thanks to Clear Channel's new "Premium Choice" programming initiative, it seems like many of the Clear Channel "Kiss" CHRs are using the same playlist overnight weekends.

Look at WAKS, WKST, WKKF, WKFS, WFMF, WSNX, WZKF music logs from last night using yes.com. I used 1AM as the sample hour but it's probably the same for other others also.

Chart-wise, this means that the playlists of the individual stations don't matter during these times, and any song that gets on the Clear Channel national playlist automatically gets 7 extra spins. It's kind of like the chart impact of AT40 or Open House Party.

There may also be other stations using the national playlist at this time that I missed.

This explains the horrible weekend most songs had and are still having now. It's just a shame that it has turned to this. Radio might be on its last legs.

Here's a sample of the playlist:

2AM playlist:

Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You 04.05.2009 2:02am
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love 04.05.2009 2:06am
The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part 04.05.2009 2:10am
Paramore - Misery Business 04.05.2009 2:14am
Beyonce - Halo 04.05.2009 2:17am
Daft Punk - Around The World 04.05.2009 2:21am
3oh!3 - Don't Trust Me 04.05.2009 2:25am
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around 04.05.2009 2:28am
Flo-Rida - Right Round (w/ Kesha) 04.05.2009 2:31am
Kristinia DeBarge - Goodbye 04.05.2009 2:37am
The Fray - You Found Me 04.05.2009 2:40am
Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Nite 04.05.2009 2:45am
Kanye West - Heartless 04.05.2009 2:48am
Diddy - Last Night (w/ Keyshia Cole) 04.05.2009 2:52am
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours 04.05.2009 2:56am

All those songs are rancid.

I'm glad that my station (WRVW) doesn't do that!

I dont get it.. whats the problem? that they are playing songs again and again? or old songs?
sorry about being dumb here, but i just don't get hot it affect Spins of good songs

I guess "I'm Yours" will never die after this

I dont really get it.. does it mean.. old songs get more chance to gain spins now?

Im Yours needs to die'

That, and the fact that new songs like P!nk's PDLM and Katy's WUIV are getting less spins by the day. This really sucks.

i dont understand. who cares what plays at 2am ... ?

Good news! Mediabase has taken quick action and has now removed the stations using the overnight playlist. Hopefully, the songs that took a hit in the last few days will regain their spins.

so is this good ?

Yes.

Well if they're playing the same things at 2am as most other stations across the country, that means +50 spin updates just overnight for songs that really don't need that anymore. Most of the songs are all old like "Just Dance", "Bleeding Love", "Womanizer", "I'm Yours", "Live Your Life", etc that have already had their time in the spotlight and DON'T need anymore. Plus, that means WAY less airtime for newer songs like "Please Don't Leave Me", "Take Me On the Floor", "Wanted", "Waking Up In Vegas", "If U Seek Amy", "Come Back to Me", etc. So they will start losing spins. If this continues the top 20 will have HUGE spin number while the rest of the chart will have numbers that resemble those in the 80s range.

HORRIBLE, its ****ing up the chart and so many songs, these bitches better fix this...radio is going down the tubes!

that's why Mediabase has been looking so messed up lately.

From Mediabase:
PANEL CHANGE:
Effective immediately, the following stations are no longer part of their respective Published Panel:
Top 40: WKKF/Albany, WDKF/Dayton, WZKF/Louisville, WLKT/Lexington, WKGS/Rochester.


YEAHP! Goodbye!

Now we have 130 stations on Painel
http://addboard.mediabase.com/Report....asp?format=H1

But is Sad I think the spins will decrease more...

i hope this will be fixed.