I had a chance to listen when I was in Chicago for Thanksgiving. Are they considered classic rock? I didn’t hear any 70s music. I did hear a lot of 90s rock and even early 2000s with Linkin Park. I’m wondering if it’s a shift away from the 70s like adult contemporary has done for the most part.
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They are considered classic rock, yes. The 90’s were thirty years ago, the 00’s were twenty years ago. That’s traditionally the threshold for “classic” music.
Part of why the 70’s has a much weaker presence on WCHI though is that the 70’s have a strong presence at two other popular stations: WDRV/97.1 and WXRT/93.1. What’s the point of playing more 70’s? Especially since a decent amount of the 90’s and 00’s music is also shared with WXRT already?
WCHI does not touch the 2010’s which is another big indicator as to their format.
Maybe it’s because I’m nearing 50, but I continue to be flabbergasted at the idea that Nirvana and Pearl Jam—both who were popular in my high school and college years—are now considered classic rock.
When Classic Rock launched as a format in the 80s, most of the songs were 60s and 70s
The Drive has resisted 90s until recently. They initially added some several years ago but it didn't last. It's very limited. The Drive launched to compliment it's sister station at the time, The Loop. It was a less heavy format. 60s Oldies, softer 70s rock, and some 80s. It evolved to a more mainstream Classic Rock format within the last decade.
The Drive has resisted 90s until recently. They initially added some several years ago but it didn't last. It's very limited. The Drive launched to compliment it's sister station at the time, The Loop. It was a less heavy format. 60s Oldies, softer 70s rock, and some 80s. It evolved to a more mainstream Classic Rock format within the last decade.
I'm 42 and I feel the same way, but Nevermind and Ten, the albums that launched both Nirvana and Pearl Jam to mainstream success, both came out 33 years ago this year. That's a longer span than we were getting in the late 80s and early 90s when Patti Haze was spinning Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Rolling Stones tracks from the late 60s and early 70s on WCKG. There are plenty of people born in 1991 when those came out that are now in their 30s with kids of their own. It's classic rock at this point.
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