Devon (from Bandaids) emailed a stations, the answer:
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Our format at KISS is "hits". We play songs that people are requesting, downloading, watching on YouTube, buying and buzzing about.
Adele and Lady GaGa are both top 10 hits, so we gotta play them. Honestly, there has been very little buzz around Avril's last 2 singles. "What The Hell" even failed to crack the top 10 chart here in Cleveland.
So, short answer... the song isn't a hit. Not many stations are playing it anywhere. If we had more people (outside of the Avril Lavigne fanbase) ask about the song, we'd be more willing to play it.
However...
We do this thing called The Takeover, weeknights at 7pm. If you think the song is worthy of being added to that, please suggest it on the Takeover page. Ironically, "Smile" by Avril Lavigne played on the Takeover earlier tonight.
Guys, why would pop support it without A) The Release Date B) Momentum from Avril. Pop stations play what ever is popular at the time, hence why it's called pop (short for popular).
So to get support from pop she needs A) The release date and B) To go top top 5 / #1 on Hot AC. Once the song has a release date and is proving popular, then we will get much more support. Avril Lavigne the name is no longer enough to gain mass radio play.
Guys, why would pop support it without A) The Release Date B) Momentum from Avril. Pop stations play what ever is popular at the time, hence why it's called pop (short for popular).
So to get support from pop she needs A) The release date and B) To go top top 5 / #1 on Hot AC. Once the song has a release date and is proving popular, then we will get much more support. Avril Lavigne the name is no longer enough to gain mass radio play.