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iHeart is changing the imaging at its Classic Rock stations:

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iHeartMedia Classic Rock Stations Pulling Away From Positioning As Such

A perception change has taken place at many of iHeartMedia's Classic Rock stations in recent months as they remove the
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Does Classic Rock Need to Be ‘Classic Rock’?

More than a decade ago, Saga’s WKLH Milwaukee made the decision to reimage as “Hometown Rock,” updating its music but not changing format. It was a significant statement for one of Classic Rock’s first and longest-running powerhouses.
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Mediafrog+ said:
iHeart is changing the imaging at its Classic Rock stations:
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Since its return to music, KEGL has played a number of currents. Right now they have 20 current songs, led by Evanescence. It gets played about 4 times a day. On the other hand, Lone Star isn't playing any currents that I can see. That's how they differentiate the stations.
 
TheBigA said:
Since its return to music, KEGL has played a number of currents. Right now they have 20 current songs, led by Evanescence. It gets played about 4 times a day. On the other hand, Lone Star isn't playing any currents that I can see. That's how they differentiate the stations.
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I recently listened to both KZPS and KEGL while within range on a drive to and from DFW. I don’t see how anyone currently would confuse the two. If anything, KEGL seemed a bit closer to KVIL, though there is quite a bit of difference there as well.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
If anything, KEGL seemed a bit closer to KVIL, though there is quite a bit of difference there as well.
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It could be an interesting discussion. At one time, alternative was created in reaction to what rock music had become. It was seen as more thoughtful, more musical, and more lyric driven than rock. Currently I'd say the two genres have merged. Today's rock is a lot less pop. An entire subgenre of rock has shifted to country. So perhaps what you're talking about is more of a music discussion than one for radio. Alternative radio stations seem to have more personality than rock stations. That may be where the difference is.
 
TheBigA said:
It could be an interesting discussion. At one time, alternative was created in reaction to what rock music had become. It was seen as more thoughtful, more musical, and more lyric driven than rock. Currently I'd say the two genres have merged. Today's rock is a lot less pop.
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…and now it’s Triple A that’s seen as more thoughtful, more musical, and more lyric driven than rock/alternative. Though, I’d add that Triple A is more than just rock.

It’s just semantics, but I wish modern rock would’ve caught on as the genre name instead of alternative rock. After all, what’s so alternative about about those arena headlining 90’s and 2000’s bands the Edge, and now, 103.7 play? Actually, now that I say that out loud, 1990-2009 isn’t so modern anymore, maybe try millennial rock instead?😂
 


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