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100 FM "The Pike" in Worcester

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exxear

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In Worcester on business during this past week and spent quite
a bit of time listening to 100 The Pike. Overall, not a bad mix of
songs from the 60's, 70's and 80's but from my 2-day sample I
have a couple of questions/observations: They call themselves
classic "hits" not classic rock, but I don't think I heard a single
song by black artist. That's more typical of a classic rock station,
isn't it? Are there no classic "hit" songs by black artists?
I also heard more songs by Fleetwood Mac than probably any other
artist. I would think Stones and Beatles songs would be a little
more prevalent than Stevie Nicks and company. Maybe a longer
listening sample is needed, but those two items stood out from
my couple of days of observation. Thoughts anyone?
 
exxear said:
In Worcester on business during this past week and spent quite
a bit of time listening to 100 The Pike. Overall, not a bad mix of
songs from the 60's, 70's and 80's but from my 2-day sample I
have a couple of questions/observations: They call themselves
classic "hits" not classic rock, but I don't think I heard a single
song by black artist. That's more typical of a classic rock station,
isn't it? Are there no classic "hit" songs by black artists?
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WROR in Boston is "classic hits", and plays a few of the bigger Motown artists and a few other big Soul/R&B hits of the mid-to-late 60's and the 70's.
 
Eli Polonsky said:
exxear said:
In Worcester on business during this past week and spent quite
a bit of time listening to 100 The Pike. Overall, not a bad mix of
songs from the 60's, 70's and 80's but from my 2-day sample I
have a couple of questions/observations: They call themselves
classic "hits" not classic rock, but I don't think I heard a single
song by black artist. That's more typical of a classic rock station,
isn't it? Are there no classic "hit" songs by black artists?
Click to expand...

WROR in Boston is "classic hits", and plays a few of the bigger Motown artists and a few other big Soul/R&B hits of the mid-to-late 60's and the 70's.
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WDRC-FM Hartford shows up as "classic hits" in the Arbitrons, yet it plays a lot of soul, a bit of disco, a good deal of bubble gum, and even throws Gene Pitney, Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis into the mix. I guess it's "classic hits" because it plays Eric Clapton, Steve Miller, Bob Seger, Huey Lewis and Bruce Springsteen, too.
 
Not commenting on the music since I'm not high on classic hits formats whether they play soul or not, but The Pike is a building with a computer & the computer plays music. It has a lot in common with most of our homes. I'm beginning to think the format is classic rock's answer to "at work" listening.
 
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