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See they dropped their unique "Route 66" programming a few weeks ago for more modern fare. Too bad. Route 66 played a lot of "lost" material. The new music mix (no cute name yet), not so much. They venture too far into the 70's, based on whatever potential audience they might be hoping for.
 
I agree. "Route 66" was a great format. To be sure, the new format is better than many, but definitely lacks the richness of the prior Route 66 format. Too bad.
 
Their on-air promos are still referring to the format as "Route 66", but the music mix has shifted to a slightly later period. The songs on the new mix are fine - but it would be nice to include some of the late 40s-early 50s stuff as well. A good variety is what keeps a format from getting boring. Too often you listen for a few weeks until you get tired of a station and its limited playlist.
 
I actually thought they were better BEFORE Route 66, when they had something called LIVE AND LOCAL people on the air...
 
Unfortunately, before Route 66, WSDV and WDDV carried the syndicated Westwood One Adult Standards programming - the DJs and programming were not local. But I appreciate and agree with the point you are making: Live and Local is the way to go. That is the one advantage local terrestrial radio stations have over satellite operations, if they choose to take advantage of it.
 
OK, then before that, they were live and local at least during daytime hours.. Had one female and another male doing the chores, I'm sure it was voice tracked also....Probably 3 or more years ago...when they 1st started simulcasting each other...
 
Speaking of a time when radio was live and local, on YouTube I have posted a short aircheck of WGUL back in 2002, which to me shows just how good local radio was back "in the time". The aircheck is "scoped" (meaning it only plays a sample of the music), which is unfortunate, but I still think it gives a good idea of the great sound that they produced. The clip is located at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D7Zivl7Cps .
 
Since there hasn't been any activity on the forum for several days, I thought I would (shamelessly!) re-post a message I posted a few days ago, maybe to get some discussions going again:

Speaking of a time when radio was live and local, on YouTube I have posted a short aircheck of WGUL back in 2002, which to me shows just how good local radio was back "in the time". The aircheck is "scoped" (meaning it only plays a sample of the music), which is unfortunate, but I still think it gives a good idea of the great sound that they produced. The clip is located at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D7Zivl7Cps .

Please forgive this re-post! Thanks -
 
WGUL was amazingly good. When their unfortunate demise was being planned in 2005, I recorded to my hard drive three days of longform unscoped airchecks, each about 10 hours or so in length and I never get tired of listening to them. The station was well programmed and professionally ran even until the end. It's too bad they didn't keep it rolling on 106.3
 
Wow! That's fantastic. Wish there was an easy way to copy those. I know you're glad you've got them. My clip came from an unscoped recording on 5 disks (a total of a little over 4 hours). But that pales when compared to yours!
 
Heard Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" on there today. They can not be seriously thinking that this kind of music will attract an audience on AM...

Who is the genius in charge of programming these AM's??
 
I don't live there, but I was aware of WGUL's reputation. Personally, when I visited, I much preferred WLVU 106.3. One of the r-i posters worked there, I know.

I wonder if any 'checks of WLVU are around....I have a cassette of them at home from 1997.

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WLVU was, in fact, a well programmed adult standands music station. I'd listen everytime I was in the Tampa Bay area and never got bored.
 
I never airchecked (or listened to) WLVU because I could not get the signal where I lived. I couldn't get WGUL-FM either, but fortunately they had 860 too.

Also worth a mention, two other great stations that had the format, WLFF Life 680 and WWZZ 1280 in Sarasota. Oh also WJRB 1490 in Bradenton.
 
RMarino said:
Also worth a mention, two other great stations that had the format, WLFF Life 680 and WWZZ 1280 in Sarasota. Oh also WJRB 1490 in Bradenton.
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Wow! You remember WJRB?! It was great while it lasted.
 
Like so many others.... Gone but not forgotten..... and so it goes...
 
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