I've noticed that over the past few weeks that WODS has added a lot more 80s songs. They're even playing Madonna now. I'm not sure, but it appears that there are now more 80s than 60s.
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A Lot More 80s on WODS
- Thread starter jlehmann
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Moving into the 20-teens will do that. Songs from 25-30 yrs ago popping up more and more, though I wonder if 64 is still the cutoff point...do they, say, only run later Beatles songs (prob yes) but not early ones...
I get Jay Gordon's updates on Facebook, and I was wondering to myself how long it is going to be before they toss him overboard. Elvis Presley's music is certainly on the fringe of their time frame these days, if not out of it.
Kick out "In the Ghetto" and "Kentucky Rain" and what are they playing, and I don't know if those songs are getting airplay.
They had no trouble sending Little Walters time machine to the beach a while back as the time frame they cater to moved away from the mid to late 50's and into the British Invasion, now the British Invasion stuff is going bye bye in favor of disco.
Oldies is a dying demographic, but they won't even use the term oldies anymore.
Kick out "In the Ghetto" and "Kentucky Rain" and what are they playing, and I don't know if those songs are getting airplay.
They had no trouble sending Little Walters time machine to the beach a while back as the time frame they cater to moved away from the mid to late 50's and into the British Invasion, now the British Invasion stuff is going bye bye in favor of disco.
Oldies is a dying demographic, but they won't even use the term oldies anymore.
MRBIboredop said:
It's not so much that "oldies" is a dying demographic. It's the way the music and feel of the times were presented. Back in the late 80's, virtually all stations used the images of '57 Chevys, vintage jukeboxes in their advertising and of course that reverb in the audio chain. They wanted to "THE oldies authority". But times changed and the audience changed. The stations are a little bit laid back on-air. Even the granddaddy of them all, WCBS-FM got rid of the reverb and tightened up the playlist a little bit. Sure, they we're New York's Oldies Station for years (since '72). Today (after being so rudely axed for two LONG years by "Jack"), they returned. Sure, they don't play so much doo-wop today, but they are still unique. Even long time listeners (like me) still love 'CBS-FM. Today they want to be a full-service station, that HAPPENS to play some oldies. There will always be a place for oldies on radio. But today, programmers know it's NOT 1960 anymore. But there is no reason to forget the music that made today's hit music possible, the music they call OLDIES. The music will always be there for the rest of our lives.
Peter Q. George (K1XRB) said:
Agreed. Those who remember sock hops, Brylcreem and the like are pushing if not already in their 70s. Even the kids who came of age with the Beatles are 55+. Not very advertiser-friendly territory.
Also, while we may have thought fast-talkin' jive-speakin' dj's in an echo chamber were cool when we were 15, the novelty wears off fast when you're an adult.
Keep in mind that Madonna's early hits were 25+ years ago...that's older than "Blueberry Hill" was in 1972.
I notice WODS has redesigned their website again. The only personalities listed are Zito and KB, Paula, JJ, Barry Scott, Patrick Callahan, and Casey Kasem.
Mike O'Reilly, Brett Richards, Jay Gordon, Mighty Mike and Wolfman Jack are amongst the missing.
Who, if anyone, has been holding down the evening shift most regularly since they dumped Tom Kent's show?
Mike O'Reilly, Brett Richards, Jay Gordon, Mighty Mike and Wolfman Jack are amongst the missing.
Who, if anyone, has been holding down the evening shift most regularly since they dumped Tom Kent's show?
The 60's that are getting shifted off of WODS are ending up on WJIB-740. While 740 doesn't play rock, it does play all the songs by The Crystals, Platters, Shirelles, Ronnettes; some of The Four Seasons, Elvis, Beatles, Beachboys (all their hits excepting Barbara Ann & Good Vibrations), Dion & Belmonts, plus some 70's etc. - All of the above are a 50% mix with the other 50% of the playlist... the standards 1937-70.
jlehmann said:
I hear CBS is going to a "blog driven" web site...where all the content is generated by the jocks/shows. All of the postings on the site seem to be from Paula, Karen, Zito & JJ. The jock pages are basically blogs.
Interesting concept. So many stations websites have stale content, are outdated and not kept up. This is a way to have continually generated new content on the web site.
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I notice that Ron Dwyer on the evening 95.9 WATD (Marshfield) shift is playing a lot more mainstream 60s that WODS has abandoned. His weekend show still plays the more obscure 60s stuff he specializes in.
WODS playing more and more 80's... is anyone surprised, really? We knew from the day they started phasing out the "O" word in their name, that this would happen. In fact, there's a discussion on the New York board where some folks - okay, it's me ;D - are taken aback that the freestyle-leaning modest at best 1986 Stacey Q song "Two Of Hearts" was heard on CBS-FM! Has WODS played THAT song yet? ???
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