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Deep 'DLW

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johnbasalla

During Morning Drive, WDLW played a pre-recorded announcement that coming up now was a Deep Track.
They weren't lying. They played the Bluesy rock song, "The Jack" by AC/DC. "The Jack" is Australian for the venereal disease gonorrhea. I've heard other, what I would call, deep tracks on "The Kool Kat" that didn't have a special sweep played before them, so this is something new.

Additionally, another sweep said that the station plays the 60s, 70's and (some of) the 80's. This would mean that even essential Rock from the 1950s is no longer aired.
 
WMMS used to play "The Jack" by AC/DC fairly often in the mid to late 1970s as I recall. I think that I recently heard it on WNCX or maybe WONE. I am still not impressed with this more recent version of WDLW. Too classic rock/classic hits which I can get on 5 other stations and in better sound quality.
 
WOBL and WDLW have become emaciated jukeboxes running on autopilot. It's really sad to see how ill-prepared Gary Tollett has been as an owner.

I know a few people still there (not sure if one of them survived the downsizing last month) and feel bad for them.
 
Nathan Obral said:
WOBL and WDLW have become emaciated jukeboxes running on autopilot. It's really sad to see how ill-prepared Gary Tollett has been as an owner.

I know a few people still there (not sure if one of them survived the downsizing last month) and feel bad for them.
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There was a girl on during morning drive on 01/09/2025.
 
radiofollower said:
WMMS used to play "The Jack" by AC/DC fairly often in the mid to late 1970s as I recall. I think that I recently heard it on WNCX or maybe WONE. I am still not impressed with this more recent version of WDLW. Too classic rock/classic hits which I can get on 5 other stations and in better sound quality.
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You are correct about the apparent classic rock/AOR orientation of the station now. This morning (01/09/2025) I heard WDLW play "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin, although to be honest, that was a Top 40 hit as well. But, a bit after afternoon drive, they played something I had no idea what it was. It started out as a Fusion Jazz-Rock instrumental song until the vocals finally came in. At that point it became pure AOR.
 
johnbasalla said:
There was a girl on during morning drive on 01/09/2025.
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Nikki originally did middays on WOBL before going into sales and then moved to mornings on WDLW.

David Q. was the midday host on WDLW and is now the sole news reader after the previous news readers (including former WOIO reporter Denise Zarella) got tossed.

The weekend hosts, from what I had been told once, pay their own way.
 
Nathan Obral said:
The weekend hosts, from what I had been told once, pay their own way.
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The two speciality shows on Saturday morning (Vinyl Garage and The Beatle Show) bring their own advertizers on board. By the way, both shows are very good, as compared to the rest of the station which has devolved into a common classic rock station featuring music that I can hear on 5 other stations in stereo (DLW FM is mono) and with clear signals.
 
radiofollower said:
The two speciality shows on Saturday morning (Vinyl Garage and The Beatle Show) bring their own advertizers on board. By the way, both shows are very good, as compared to the rest of the station which has devolved into a common classic rock station featuring music that I can hear on 5 other stations in stereo (DLW FM is mono) and with clear signals.
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Completely False about those shows bringing own advertisers...I sell those shows and all other advertising as well.
 
radiofollower said:
The two speciality shows on Saturday morning (Vinyl Garage and The Beatle Show) bring their own advertizers on board. By the way, both shows are very good, as compared to the rest of the station which has devolved into a common classic rock station featuring music that I can hear on 5 other stations in stereo (DLW FM is mono) and with clear signals.
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Matt Slys, who does the Beatles show, co-hosted many summer "Beatles Marathons" on WBWC 88.3 FM when he was a student, and beyond. He has deep knowledge and excellent contacts within The Beatles community. He got unique interviews and had wonderful "takes" for the annual specials. He is a treasure.
 
ACDC on WDLW??? Wow. Their move to playing more classic rock is .... interesting. Classic hits, pop based, where it should've stayed.
 
While driving home from work on Monday, 7/14/2025, I was jamming out to WDLW's playing of "Keep Yourself Alive" by Queen. It comes from their first album and is my favorite Queen song. Does WNCX play this?
 
johnbasalla said:
While driving home from work on Monday, 7/14/2025, I was jamming out to WDLW's playing of "Keep Yourself Alive" by Queen. It comes from their first album and is my favorite Queen song. Does WNCX play this?
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I've heard it on WNCX in the past but I don't really listen to them that much anymore. But seeing as how their playlist is more or less set in granite [as are most "Classic Rock" playlists], they probably do.
 
On 07/15/2025, once again while driving home from work.
Yabadabado1 said:
I've heard it on WNCX in the past but I don't really listen to them that much anymore. But seeing as how their playlist is more or less set in granite [as are most "Classic Rock" playlists], they probably do.
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"Keep Yourself Alive" was an unsuccessful single release at the time as was its follow-up, "Liar". Both are real good, imho.
 
On 07/15/2025, once again, while driving home, WDLW played "Venus" by Shocking Blue, an awesome rocking hit by this Dutch band.
It made it to #1 in 1970. So, technically, WMJI could play it. After all, they do play a few select 1960s hits. "Venus" is a dynamic hit that sounds good today.
 
Kind of like WMJI saying they play the '70s and '80s, but can be heard, occasionally, cherry-picking, and playing some songs from the 1960s ("Sittin' On The Dock of The Bay" by Otis Redding, "Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison) , during Morning Drive on 07/18/2025, WDLW, who promotes using the 1960s as its starting point, played "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" by Jerry Lee Lewis released in 1957.
I wonder if other monster hit '50s tracks could be played: "Jailhouse Rock", "Hound Dog" - by Elvis Presley, "Venus" by Frankie Avalon,
"At The Hop" by Danny & The Juniors, maybe even their "Rock and Roll Is Here To Stay". The silly, but always catchy "Rockin' Robin" by Bobby Day are potential examples.
 
There are lots of legendary artists from the 50s and 60s that even the younger folks should appreciate - Elvis, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, etc. Sprinkling in one or two from that era every hour would be a good idea IMO.
 


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