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Stunting on KKGO HD3

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KKGO HD3 is stunting with a loop of Gene Autry’s “Back In The Saddle Again” and announcements such as “Something BIG is coming to KKGO FM 105.1 HD3! and “KKGO 105.1 HD3 is Getting BIG!”
 
It's been K-Mozart+ for the last few months. In a recent interview, Saul was talking about playing more classic country. So this may be some sort of classic country channel.


Along with the staff changes and reshuffles, station owner Saul Levine says to expect more classic country within the broadcast day, focusing on the ‘90s and ‘00s, with an extra emphasis on female artists that Levine feels don’t get enough respect. Personally, I’d go back even further to find special “OMG” songs that listeners have not heard for a while, highlighting them similar to what Chuck Martin used to do with the hourly “Time Machine” song on KHJ (930 AM) and K-WEST (now KPWR, 105.9 FM).
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Weiserguy said:
Seriously, other than radio geeks, who's planning to listen to an HD3, regardless of what they're playing? Maybe someone who's stuck on the 405, scanned the dial a few times already and is bored to tears? Saul would get the same non-audience if he programmed Tibetan throat singing in glorious stereo.
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i’d probably listen to the tibetan throat singing just because it was something so different
 
TheBigA said:
Keep in mind most of the time Saul is programming these HDs for himself. When you're 100 years old, that's what you do for entertainment.
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Then I've just given Saul a birthday gift, no charge. Something unique to keep himself occupied for a few weeks, programming the Dalai Lama Throat Singing Quartet. (At age 100, clearing one's throat does become something of an preoccupation.)
 
Personally I would love to have the return of KSURF as there are currently no oldies stations in Southern California. But from the sound of the stunting, it will probably be something with classic country or the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have found a new home.
 
Andy Ludlum said:
Stunting on HD3? It’s like the old adage: if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
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Here in Houston we have three HD-only formats that combined are pulling a 1.2 in the latest ratings. No translators involved. Appears there are listeners here that know what an HD radio is and how to use one. Should we send some of them to SoCal to teach people about it?🤣
 
asugeorge1 said:
Personally I would love to have the return of KSURF as there are currently no oldies stations in Southern California. But from the sound of the stunting, it will probably be something with classic country or the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have found a new home.
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I miss KSURF, too; except for its repetitive playlist. Looking back on it, I’m surprised it lasted as long as it did this time around.

But SoCal as a whole isn’t a total “oldies desert.”

There’s Oak View-licensed KVYB “Groovy 106.3,” which carries Scott Shannon’s The True Oldies Channel. It’s also the Ventura County affiliate of the Dodgers Radio Network. They stream here: Player | KVYB-FM Player

There’s also Indian Wells-licensed KJJZ “Kool 95.9,” which serves the Coachella Valley; and they’re locally programmed. They stream here: KJJZ
 
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I popped on HD3 while brushing my teeth and getting ready for bed and hoo boy "Back in the Saddle Again" is a short song. By the time I was done I was ready to hurl my little Sparc receiver through the window 😆
 
Weiserguy said:
Seriously, other than radio geeks, who's planning to listen to an HD3, regardless of what they're playing? Maybe someone who's stuck on the 405, scanned the dial a few times already and is bored to tears? Saul would get the same non-audience if he programmed Tibetan throat singing in glorious stereo.
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As I've said a number of times on other threads Saul's HD-3 channel, regardless of format, has always been Mono. 1,2, and 4 are stereo.
 
Sean Ross says Classic Country can be "Big Country."

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Why Classic Country Can Be “Big Country”

As a longtime fan of the Classic Country format, I’ve been heartened by the current success of KVOO (Big Country 99.5) Tulsa, Okla. That station, which recently reclaimed its legendary call letters in a swap with mainstream sister KXBL (The Bull), was the No. 1-listed Country station, up 5.7-6.2...
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Joey1986 said:
I miss KSURF, too; except for its repetitive playlist. Looking back on it, I’m surprised it lasted as long as it did this time around.

But SoCal as a whole isn’t a total “oldies desert.”

There’s Oak View-licensed KVYB “Groovy 106.3,” which carries Scott Shannon’s The True Oldies Channel. It’s also the Ventura County affiliate of the Dodgers Radio Network. They stream here: Player | KVYB-FM Player

There’s also Indian Wells-licensed KJJZ “Kool 95.9,” which serves the Coachella Valley; and they’re locally programmed. They stream here: KJJZ
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There's a station in the Coachella Valley where I have actually heard "Back in the Saddle", as part of it's regular playlist. Mod FM 107.3. (Mod is a reference to Palm Springs being the Modernism Capital of America, for the Mid Century style of architecture found there). This station is what the original KWXY morphed into eventually. Now owned by Conniseur.

www.1073modfm.com

107.3 Mod FM

www.1073modfm.com www.1073modfm.com
 
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