Petra on the radio?

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Petra on the radio?

Post by dihigo » Tue Oct 27, 2015 10:24 am

I'm just curious, when's the last time you heard a Petra song on the radio, and what song was it? If your Christian radio station is anything like mine, they still play staple songs from years ago (Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, etc); however, I can't recall EVER hearing a Petra song on the radio.
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Post by fiendik » Tue Oct 27, 2015 10:07 pm

I remember as a little kid (now I'm a big kid :lol:) I would hear "Lord I Lift Your Name" on the radio. Dunno if that counts though... :)
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Post by dihigo » Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:43 am

My wife, who is NOT a Petra fan, can actually hum the tune to "Thankful Heart" and "The Coloring Song" having heard them play on Christian radio when she was a kid.
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Post by SkyCaptain » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:05 pm

The last Petra song I remember hearing was "Breathe In." I think it only got played on AIR-1 because it didn't sound like Petra (i.e. Pete Orta singing lead). Didn't get a ton of airplay.
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Post by sue d. » Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:10 pm

I heard that ALL FIRED UP was played recently on Fox News. This is not the first report... there's been at least 4-5 times people have said they heard the song (a portion, not the whole thing). SOMEONE there likes Petra!
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Post by pmal » Fri Oct 30, 2015 12:15 pm

No Doubt was on the Charter Cable Christian Radio channel a couple of years ago ...
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Post by BriGuyPEI » Sun Nov 01, 2015 7:36 am

I had never heard Petra on our local station until about two weeks ago. It was during a segment where the play two songs from a given artist. They played The Coloring Song and, oddly enough, Hand on My Heart.
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Post by dihigo » Thu Dec 03, 2015 6:50 pm

What about John's Christmas album? We've got 3 different radio stations here in Nashville that play Christmas music this time of year; however, all I seem to hear in heavy rotation are The Carpenters, Michael W. Smith, and Burl Ives. :roll: Has anyone heard any of John's Christmas songs on the radio, and if so, which one(s)?
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Post by brent » Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:41 am

You only get onto radio playlists on small indie stations by gorilla marketing (lots and lots and lots and lots of phone calls). But the stations have to have the tunes. Then they have to track playback, pay, etc. For the larger networks and their associated labels and publishing companies, it takes money. Since John is not on a related major label, and probably does not have an independent rep to pimp, load and track the music on the Program Directors FTP site, John is not likely going to be on KLove or Air1 or the large independents. There are some exceptions. A cuh-rap ton of calls in high concentration, and the love, respect, etc of a PM can do it.
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Post by rexreed » Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:15 pm

It has been about twenty years since I heard Petra in the Houston market. The big player of ccm does not cater to the Petra demographic. Pretty much Mercy Me and Hillsong is all they program.
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