103.7 the Band is now the Bay's Greatest Hits

[Mediaace]

As I said in a different thread two or three weeks ago; The Band is in a sweet position to take on Classic Hits. I would welcome with open arms Cammy Blackstone and Dean Goss as the morning show hosts. If Clear Channel can duplicate the K-Earth approach with the San Francisco twist needed (musically speaking - hopefully more than 600 songs) they would be golden. If Sue Hall and Sylvia Chacon are still hanging around the market, they would contribute to the end product nicely. Celeste Perry is already there and BTW... Mark Nieto, former KFRC traffic guru has been at The Band for a while now. My fingers are crossed that management at 340 Townsend Street can pull it off.

It sounds like its back to a rock leaning Classic Hits station

Since The Band's slogan is now "The Bay's Greatest Hits, " it's pretty clear that they're positioning themselves to get the more pop Classic Hits audience now that the Classic Rock format is spread all around the dial.

They even have a KFRC connection of sorts, with Celeste Perry in the evenings. Can Cammy Blackstone be far behind? (kidding)

http://www.1037theband.com/main.html

 

[suburbandj]

As I said in a different thread two or three weeks ago; The Band is in a sweet position to take on Classic Hits. I would welcome with open arms Cammy Blackstone and Dean Goss as the morning show hosts. If Clear Channel can duplicate the K-Earth approach with the San Francisco twist needed (musically speaking - hopefully more than 600 songs) they would be golden. If Sue Hall and Sylvia Chacon are still hanging around the market, they would contribute to the end product nicely. Celeste Perry is already there and BTW... Mark Nieto, former KFRC traffic guru has been at The Band for a while now. My fingers are crossed that management at 340 Townsend Street can pull it off.

It sounds like its back to a rock leaning Classic Hits station

Sylvia Chacon is in Da House at Clear Channel filling in at KISQ. Sue Hall is over at Entercom so it is more likely she would be filling in at KFOX. It is obvious for the Band to succeed a live local morning show such as Dean Goss is key.

Since The Band's slogan is now "The Bay's Greatest Hits, " it's pretty clear that they're positioning themselves to get the more pop Classic Hits audience now that the Classic Rock format is spread all around the dial.

They even have a KFRC connection of sorts, with Celeste Perry in the evenings. Can Cammy Blackstone be far behind? (kidding)

http://www.1037theband.com/main.html

 

[KimmiKat]

Actually I like disco, but not the same 30 overplayed ones that everyone plays. Can only handle "I will survive" so many times.

Like someone in the thread mentioned, I would like them to take an K-Earth type approach, like the L.A. station.

KKSF is great! Same freq. as the old KGO-FM (103.7).

Personally I like their playlist MUCH better than KOOL-FM (none of that disco crap).

 

[LKellerIII]

Like someone in the thread mentioned, I would like them to take an K-Earth type approach, like the L.A. station.

K-Earth is very entertaining. But KKSF seems to be taking a middle course so far - between Classic Rock and traditional Classic Hits. I'm not sure the average listener will be able to distinguish their format from the other Classic Rockers - but maybe that's not necessary as long as they like the music mix, and listen to the station, right?

Or perhaps the station will move to a KRTH/KFRC approach over time. I've noticed that their liner announcer (whoever that is) seems to be punching up his delivery - a little louder and faster...more old fashioned Top 40, less old fashioned FM DJ.

 

[RadioJunkieMike]

Yeah I heard the Turtles, Mamas and Papas, Jonathan Edwards, Temptations, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Don McLean, Harry Chapin, Raspberries, Dobie Gray, Jim Croce, Lovin;' Spoonful, Four Seasons, Looking Glass, Orleans and Hamilton, Jay , Frank and Reynolds.

You must've listened for three days to hear all of those. Seriously, I'm really trying to give their "new" incarnation a chance, but sheesh: one painfully overplayed "classic" after another. This half-hour alone:

"Barracuda"
"Down Under"
"Dream On"
"Boys Are Back in Town"
"Layla"
"What a Fool Believes"
"Moondance"

Gawd.

And then: AAACK! Journey's "Lights" (high on my list of most-annoying songs ever) sends me screaming from the computer. Alert me when they start playing more KFRC-style pop & soul.

 

[KimmiKat]

Reminds me when I was taking ASL class ages ago and the instructor want students to do a tune in sign language. I wanted to strangle the person who did the "Lights" song.

And then: AAACK! Journey's "Lights" (high on my list of most-annoying songs ever) sends me screaming from the computer. Alert me when they start playing more KFRC-style pop & soul.

 

[Geek-O-Rama]

I can't figure out what this station is trying to do with their music selection. I bet is that it will be different in March and different again in April, different again in May.

 

[airpab]

Mike & Geek-O-Rama-

Hear ya and in full agreement? They've gotta be kidding?

If I never again hear 60% of the songs they're playing, it will be too soon!

Why can't they do Classic Hits right in this town?....ala K-Earth or KOOL??

What is it??......Frustrating!

 

[BRNout]

Personally, I can't stand those "classic hits" stations that feature dulled-down jocks, no jingles and the same tired set of almost entirely rock hits from the 1970s and 1980s (HEAVY on the 70s). Yeah, they occasionally toss you a bone with something from a pop group or a very overplayed Motown single to claim the oldies mantle - but ultimately it's a lot of The Eagles, Journey, Queen, Steve Miller Band, Elton John, Billy Joel.....you know the list. And, the same tired hits from those groups, presented in a mind-numbing fashion. Yawn.

Tons of cities are stuck with stations like that, who try to lay claim to being that markets "greatest hits" station when we all know that those "greatest hits" are very limited to certain groups with almost nothing rhythmic allowed unless that rhythmic song is a huge and vastly overplayed hit. Then you get the shortest single version of it. In places that are stuck with this as their "oldies" station, I tend to gravitate to the local urban AC and a local classic rocker instead. At least each tends to have a more diverse playlist.

I hope that KKSF grows out of that and simply goes 'oldies' with the added variety because this sort of format and presentation grows very tired, very fast.

 

[radioguy39nj]

Yeah I heard the Turtles, Mamas and Papas, Jonathan Edwards, Temptations, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Don McLean, Harry Chapin, Raspberries, Dobie Gray, Jim Croce, Lovin;' Spoonful, Four Seasons, Looking Glass, Orleans and Hamilton, Jay , Frank and Reynolds.

You must've listened for three days to hear all of those. Seriously, I'm really trying to give their "new" incarnation a chance, but sheesh: one painfully overplayed "classic" after another. This half-hour alone:

"Barracuda"
"Down Under"
"Dream On"
"Boys Are Back in Town"
"Layla"
"What a Fool Believes"
"Moondance"

Gawd.

And then: AAACK! Journey's "Lights" (high on my list of most-annoying songs ever) sends me screaming from the computer. Alert me when they start playing more KFRC-style pop & soul.

That playlist looks more like "classic rock lite". The Bay Area has a top 40 history that rivals east coast markets. Given that history, can't anyone do oldies or classic hits out there? ???

 

[LKellerIII]

I'm not sure why Classic Hits has been shunned in the Bay Area. Maybe there's the impression that 'it won't work here' given the ignominious failure of 106.9/KFRC...nevermind that the station was a poorly executed and under-promoted mess. Radio programmers should be reminded that 99.7/KFRC was a decent success for well over a decade until CBS made the stupid decision to turn it into a Light Rock oldies station to take on KOIT.

And the ratings success of KRTH and WCBS-FM should be proof that it could work here if it was done right.

 

[Geek-O-Rama]

99.7 became CHR as Movin'

 

[LKellerIII]

99.7 became CHR as Movin'

Yes, but about a year before that, they dumped all the "Oldies" imaging and formatting, and put in a Lite Classic Hits format. One of the CBS suits even bragged publicly that they were gunning for KOIT. It flopped, so they fine-tuned it to regular Classic Hits, and hired Jo Jo Kincaid. It was sounding good - and I heard the ratings were improving - but after just a few months, CBS decided to dump it for MOViN.'

Another note - the original MOViN was hardly CHR - there was some new music, but it was very "Old School" (70s soul) intensive. It took a year or more to morph into CHR.

 

[DavidKaye]

That playlist looks more like "classic rock lite". The Bay Area has a top 40 history that rivals east coast markets. Given that history, can't anyone do oldies or classic hits out there? ???

When you can get it all for your iPod or iTunes, what does it matter if it's on the air? I'd prefer to hear unusual music I don't already have.

 

[radioguy39nj]

That playlist looks more like "classic rock lite". The Bay Area has a top 40 history that rivals east coast markets. Given that history, can't anyone do oldies or classic hits out there? ???

When you can get it all for your iPod or iTunes, what does it matter if it's on the air? I'd prefer to hear unusual music I don't already have.

I agree! I don't listen to much terrestrial radio to begin with. I've had satellite since 2003 and until something better comes along, I'll stick with it.

 

[Hunkey Snarkey]

I got to say that Gary Moras 1260KYA is all I need,, The iphone4, and KYA,, makes my day!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey Gary, your station,, after one week, had me.. cancelled my subs!!!!!!!!!! With Sirius/XM ,, the repitition is totally un listenable!!!!!!!!! And at 1260 KYA,, 43 years later, i still get my daily dose of Tall Tom Campbell!!!!!!!!!! And Garys commercials are the best!!!!!! This guy knows radio...Totally dedicated to 1260KYA. Kenny in Concord

 

[jprg]

Bring back KKCY "The City" or an old KSAN/KMPX format, AOR, something, please!!

 

[Fastphilly]

eh, I'm not impressed..This format in the Bay Area has been a trainwreck since the late 90's..KBGG,KFRC, and now KKSF "The Band"..Until they start adding other artists and not only "The Chosen Few" with their "Safe Hits" if you know what I mean then this reincarnation of The Band is'nt blowing up my skirt. OK, they have over 500 songs so far on their playlist but how many of those might get played compared to the other played out titles on that list. I've seen it all before, the same old lite classic rock hits with Sister Sledge "We Are Family" to back up their "Classic Hits" claim.. Fubar!

 

[KimmiKat]

You can blame the "consultants" for the same old crap played over and over and over. I remember before KARA 105.7 changed to Spanish, it had a high repetition factor.

 

[emprex]

That playlist looks more like "classic rock lite". The Bay Area has a top 40 history that rivals east coast markets. Given that history, can't anyone do oldies or classic hits out there? ???

When you can get it all for your iPod or iTunes, what does it matter if it's on the air? I'd prefer to hear unusual music I don't already have.

The problem is that Radio only play 10 - 20 band/artists. Did you know they're at least 50,000 rock/metal bands. So, radio play list is very tiny.