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103.7 THE BAND
- Thread starter e-dawg
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Listening to them recently, "The Band" sure sounds alot like Classic Rock to me? There are 2 Classic Hits stations in Sacramento that play a Mix of Rock, Pop and R&B (KCCL-92.1 plays 60's & 70's Classic Hits while KHLX-93.1 plays 70's & 80's Classic Hits) while everything I heard on "The Band" was nothing but Rock. No Pop or R&B heard.e-dawg said:
I agree. The same old hits. Back to e-dawg, Did you ever listen to the 106.9 incarnation of KFRC? They were Classic Hits. Did that KFRC play any Pop or R&B Music or was it strictly Rock? I always thought that a radio station which has a Classic Hits format plays music from such artists as Peter Frampton, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Dire Straits, Foreigner, Pink Floyd, Lionel Richie, War, The Bee Gees, KC And The Sunshine Band, The Beatles, The Monkees, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Wild Cherry, Earth Wind And Fire, Joan Jett, The B-52's, Herman's Hermits, and Blood Sweat & Tears? I think if a station omits the Pop and R&B aspect to the station, That would make it a Classic Rock Station? Can anyone correct me if I am wrong?radio dx said:
Madmansam said:
Of course, it depends on the individual Program/Music directors, but in general I tend to agree with you. I also consider the individual tracks when applying that definition. Was the song rated on the pop singles charts at the time, or was it generally heard only as an "album cut" - I.E. - principally on AOR stations. If the playlist is drawn strictly from singles charts then I consider the station to be "classic hits". If the playlist includes album cuts (think - "Low spark of High Heeled boys" by Traffic or "Dr. Wu" from Steely Dan) then I would classify them as "classic rock".
From what I've heard of The Band (admittedly not much) it sounds mostly like Classic Hits. To me it sounds very similar to the old "double 99" format and the one they tried on 107.7 a few years ago, when they had Darian O'Toole in the mornings.
Dave B.
There are two songs in particular that you can use as examples of if The Band is Classic Hits or Classic Rock. Album Cuts tend to be the longer version of a particular song while the ones on the pop singles chart tend to be the shorter version. The two songs that I can think of which would be excellent examples are Dire Straits MONEY FOR NOTHING (minus that controversial line of "F*ggot with the ear ring in his ear) and The Moody Blues NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN (the ending of that song is shortened,)DaveBayArea said:
Classic Hits used to mean a Rock-oriented Oldies station. Such a station would play songs from the singles chart but only rock singles, with little, if any, r&b or mainstream pop. Now, most Oldies stations label themselves as Classic Hits even if they play lots of pop and r&b (e.g., KRTH) because the term "Oldies" has become undesirable, implying too old an audience for agencies. Consequently, the true Classic Hits stations now sound more Classic Rock compared to the majority of stations that call themselves Classic Hits today. The fact that Classic Rock has become more singles-oriented than it used to be makes the distinction even tougher.
Nielsen BDS classifies stations as either Oldies or Classic Rock, no in-between. It shows KKSF as Classic Rock.
http://www.bdsonline.com/stations/classic_rock.html
Now that Classic Hits has become the new Oldies, I think The Band is Classic Rock.
Nielsen BDS classifies stations as either Oldies or Classic Rock, no in-between. It shows KKSF as Classic Rock.
http://www.bdsonline.com/stations/classic_rock.html
Now that Classic Hits has become the new Oldies, I think The Band is Classic Rock.
Was listening to The Band last week around 9:30pm, heard a female jock whose voice sounded familiar but I could not place it; she did not ID herself in the 45 mins or so that i listened. A friend just pointed out that it is "Ginger" (no last name) of KBCO in Boulder, CO -- she's their midday person and hosted their version of "10@10" for a bunch of years until they discontinued the feature last year. If there has to be voice tracking, I'm glad it's her getting the exposure, she's very cool and a good fit.
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Domino Rippy
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Dave Logan, new PD of The Band.
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DeadAudicy
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You know, 103.7 The Band can be a very educational station. For example, were you aware that Supertramp's only hit was Goodbye Stranger? Uh huh. Something I did not know. I, being ignorant before but not now, had previously thought Supertramp had a string of very popular songs during the 70s and 80s. My mistake. I know better now, thanks to 103.7 The Band!
What have you learned from listening?
What have you learned from listening?
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Talking Furniture
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bobgowa said:
Just for fun, name the last successful programming stint that Mr. Logan completed. This guy gives John Sebastian a run for his money when it comes to Big Name, No Game.
They're voicetracking Bryan Schock (of San Diego's KGB-FM) in the afternoons. Again, I wonder if these are all temporary measures until K-Fox folds and they can move Kihn & Co up to SF.
1069_KIFR said:
That's an entirely plausible scenario. I just figured they should move all of K-Fox's live-n-local jocks up to 103.7, but that's probably asking too much.
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