KONO updates it's playlist, now playing more 80's music.

[Aquarius]

The following songs have been added to KONO's playlist, they've also decided to bring back a few older songs that hadn't been played in some recent years. I'm also looking to find out which songs they've dropped from their playlist;

Now playing on San Antonio's Greatest Hits:

Heard It Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye 1968
What's Going On Marvin Gaye 1970
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Paul Simon 1975
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John 1975
How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You James Taylor 1975
Magic Pilot 1975
She's Gone Hall and Oates 1977
I Wanna Be Your Lover Prince 1980
Turn Me Loose Loverboy 1980
Woman John Lennon 1980
Eye of the Tiger Survivor 1982
Freeze Frame J Geils Band 1982
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues Elton John 1982
If This It Huey Lewis and the News 1982
Private Eyes Hall & Oates 1982
Africa Toto 1983
All Through the Night Cyndi Lauper 1983
Borderline Madanna 1983
Don Kemissarr After the Fire 1983
Electric Avenue Eddie Grant 1983
Footloose Kenny Loggins 1983
Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran 1983
People Are People Depeche Mode 1983
Photograph Def Leppard 1983
Purple Rain Prince 1983
Tell Her About It Billy Joel 1983
Born in the USA Bruce Springsteen 1984
Eyes Without a Face Billy Idol 1984
Foolish Heart Steve Perry 1984
Hold Me Now Thompson Twins 1984
I Can Dream About You Dan Hartman 1984
I Feel for You Chaka Khan 1984
I Just Called to Say I Love You Stevie Wonder 1984
Into the Groove Madonna 1984
Let's Go Crazy Prince 1984
Magic The Cars 1984
Pride in the Name of Love U2 1984
Some Guys Have All the Luck Rod Stewart 1984
Somebody's Watching Me Rockwell 1984
You Spin Me Right Round (Like a Record) Dead or Alive 1984
Boys of Summer Don Henley 1985
Broken Wings Mister Mr 1985
EverytimeYou Go Away Paul Young 1985
Obession Animotion 1985
Oh Sheila Ready for the World 1985
Part Time Lover Stevie Wonder 1985
Rhythm of the Night Debarge 1985
Summer of 69 Bryan Adams 1985
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go Wham 1985
We Belong Pat Benetar 1985
What's Love Got to Do With It Tina Turner 1985
Glory of Love Peter Centera 1986
I've Had the Time of My Life Bill Medley 1986
Rumors Timex Social Club 1986
What Have You Done For Me Latley Janet Jackson 1986
Bad Michael Jackson 1987
La Bamba Los Lobos 1987
Lean On Me Club Nouveau 1987
Manic Monday Bangles 1987
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship 1987
Forever Young Rod Stewart 1988
Is This Love Whitesnake 1988
One More Try George Michael 1988
Right Here Waiting Richard Marx 1988
Together Forever Rick Astley 1988
If I Could Turn Back Time Cher 1989
Love Shack B-52's 1989
Everything I Do (I Do It For You) Bryan Adams 1991

I wonder why the sudden change of wanting to play more 80's music, could it have anything to do with the fact that more classic hits listeners are wanting to hear more 80's music, according to this article I found recently that may be true. Classic Hits is the format of the summer and they found that a majority of popular songs were from that decade among listeners. Very interesting going from hearing Frankie Valli one minute and new wave music the next, but that's why this station rules.
http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insigh...the-crown-for-radio-format-of-the-summer.html.

Additional note; I dislike the "Now playing the greatest hits on Earth" sweeper, I thought I was listening to KRTH 101.1 in Los Angeles when I heard that and immediately looked at my radio display to make sure I wasn't going crazy. They need to stick to San Antonio's Greatest Hits.

 

[TheBigA]

There's a post on the NYC board that talks about a similar pattern at the city's #1 station WLTW Lite FM:

http://www.radiodiscussions.com/sho...the-80s-but-not-the-90s&p=6071609#post6071609

The #2 station in NY is WCBS-FM, a classic hits station. So you may be right.

 

[davi78239]

Doesn't magic still hold on to something 80's? Maybe those will all go bye bye now, I hope.

 

[Aquarius]

Doesn't magic still hold on to something 80's? Maybe those will all go bye bye now, I hope.

The only 80's songs left on Magic 105.3 are The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson, This Promise by When in Rome, and Red Red Wine by UB40, everything else that they use to play from the 70's and 80's is on KONO. Red Red Wine plays on KONO regularly, but I wouldn't be surprised if they moved the remaining songs to KONO and their sister station Magic 105.3 dropped them entirely.

Speaking of sisters stations, if you were to take the 70's and 80's pop hits from Magic 105.3's playlist 10 years ago, the disco and soul hits from 106.7 Jamz old playlist and some of 106.7 The Eagles current classic rock playlist and smashed together with a few oldies from the old KONO 101.1 you'd get the current "San Antonio's Greatest Hits" haha.

 

[Anonymouse]

Jack FM 102.7 also plays some 80's music. So does Q 101.9.

 

[saradio1]

I think KONO's tweak is due to Jack FM. Jack leans heavy on the 80's with one or two tracks an hour from the 70's.

 

[John Gallagher]

Someone that was 18 in 1983-1985 would now be 48-50 so it's not surprising that there's more 80's. Even if you were to add some New Kids On The Block titles, Black Velvet from Alannah Myles and several others I think they'd test well. Your mileage may vary.