I know Ten by Pearl Jam is over 20 years, but it is still strange to hear Alive on KJR. Or You've Got Another Thing Coming by Judas Priest.
I kind of like it.
I kind of like it.
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KJR playing some very different tunes recently
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Well.. its a slight improvement. I do have KJR set onto my a button in my car, but I never listen. I typically CANNOT STAND listening to KJR. If they actually get better and play something other than the same 20 songs intertwined with BS from the morning show (you know.. the "twisted tunes"?), I might try again.
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I think of it more like "the most common stuff on KZOK that you don't tune in to hear".
I know it gets a lot of flack, but KMCQ is such a better radio station than KJR its not even funny. At least I can listen and hear a song by "Boston" one minute, and then hear a song by "The Supreams". I don't think KJR is interested in playing anything like that anymore. They only care about playing the #1 hits of the 70's and 80's with common classic rock.
Oh KBSG.... where art thou?
Nope. Not the #1 hits of the 1970s and 1980s. They air only the 33 top songs of those 2 decades, combined with commercials and burnt-to-a-crisp KZOK overplayed stuff. Just look at the Los Angeles board "the new KRTH" - 60+ pages. People are SICK and TIRED of these tiny playlists that can be played beginning to end in 8 hours and repeated twice in a single day. We need variety. I wish KMCQ was still "All Songs of the 60s and 70s" - now THAT was an oldies format. Everyone on this forum loved KMCQ circa 2011.
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You are right, but there is only one difference. I liked the songs on KBSG. I don't have much love for listening to "Dreams" by "Fleetwood Mac" every 2 hours
I'm biased.
Hmm, a Bob Rivers promo (sort of) on the Robin & Maynard site....
It mentions Maura so I'm sure the clip is from R&M's KZOK days when they were on the station together. Regardless, interesting. This plus the changes in music played is very curious.
It mentions Maura so I'm sure the clip is from R&M's KZOK days when they were on the station together. Regardless, interesting. This plus the changes in music played is very curious.
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My money's on R&M going to KJR.
My money's on R&M going to KJR.
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I just have to complain. I just cannot listen to
What I like About You
Talking In Your Sleep
Hurts So Good
Jack and Diane
ROCK in the USA
Born to be Wild
Don't Look Back
Start Me Up
I mean most of these artists have a huge catalog of hits to choose from, but they continuously trot these out. Am I alone? What songs can't you stand anymore....??
What I like About You
Talking In Your Sleep
Hurts So Good
Jack and Diane
ROCK in the USA
Born to be Wild
Don't Look Back
Start Me Up
I mean most of these artists have a huge catalog of hits to choose from, but they continuously trot these out. Am I alone? What songs can't you stand anymore....??
I won't call out every Clear Channel radio station, as an oldies/classic hits radio station owned by CC in Portland is not bad. However, KJR is plain un-listenable.
Are you talking about 105-9 the Brew? Last time I was in the PDX, I found them to be good...wish CC, as much as I see them as the Walmart of radio, would create that kind of station here...maybe on 93.3 MHz, being KUBE is in a real slump and totally unlistenable (it's been unlistenable for 22 years). How many stations does CC need that sound almost the same? KUBE, KBKS, KYNW are almost clones...what a waste of spectrum. 102.9 should've stayed a simulcast of 950 KJR.
That is a pretty decent station from what I can tell, but I have never formally tested it out. I was actually talking about KLTH 106.7 which is owned by CC. Its not the greatest thing to happen to radio, but it is a classic hits radio station that dives into the 1960's. I'm sure the playlist gets old after a while, but I would take it any day over the stuff that is on KJR.
When I was around 8 years old (around 2003) I used to listen to KJR sometimes when we didn't have "The Mountain" on. I remember it being a better station back then. Maybe I was too young to notice that the playlist was about was flavourful as white bread.
Did you really need to say that you were 8 in '03? Doing the math, I could be your dad. Now I feel old.
KLTH is ok, but played to much old stuff last time I listened to them, which was about 3 years ago.
lol I suppose I comprise of the next generation of radio geeks!
KLTH could certainly be better than what they are. However, I still would rather listen to that station than KZOK or KJR. There used to be a classic rock station on 1480 KNTB (before it flipped to Deportes); the playlist literally comprised of a tape that they would play over and over again. If I heard a song I liked, I could just tine in the same time the next day and it would be playing
I heard a R.E.M song on KGON a while back. I think stations especially, 'classic rock' are just adding to the repertoire, since R.E.M was founded nearly 35 years ago
lol I suppose I comprise of the next generation of radio geeks!
KLTH could certainly be better than what they are. However, I still would rather listen to that station than KZOK or KJR. There used to be a classic rock station on 1480 KNTB (before it flipped to Deportes); the playlist literally comprised of a tape that they would play over and over again. If I heard a song I liked, I could just tine in the same time the next day and it would be playing
Old KNTB...I remember back in the late 90's when they were part of the Triangle network...they called themselves 'Gay Radio' (along with KBRO Bremerton). The network was based in Palm Springs and played up what seemed to be all of the gay stereo types...lavender lights and such. Imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon that.
Well at least KNTB provides entertainment. Thats more than I can say for KIRO-AM, KJR-AM, KFNQ, KHHO, KRKO... need I say more?
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