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Any Top 40s today with a non Austerity Presentation

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Scholarm1111

I was just wondering this when reading this Sean Ross column.
http://www.edisonresearch.com/home/archives/2008/01/the_last_days_o.php

I am almost 40 now and have listened to top 40 since the late 70s. I miss the stations of the early 80s.

I find today's Clear Channel top 40s and most other top 40s I hear (i.e. KRBE) kind of boring in their presentation and formatics though I may enjoy alot of the music.

Is there any station(s) today that are fun to listen to because of a high energy presentation? Big or small markets?

The only one that has really stuck out for me the past several years has been WPOW Miami which of course is rhythmic. I also kind of like Z95 here in Corpus Christi which unfortunately doesn't stream.

-Mark
 
Z-100 New is still the station to go to for high energy presentations. Bigger then life radio at its best.
BTW, totally agree with you that Power 96 Miami is very enjoyable for its DJs/presenters, as they truly give you that Miami vibe.
 
I also love Power 96 Miami,,,,, Best Rhythmic station in the world. Also, Radio now 100.9 in the Indianapolis market is pretty high energy, though nothing like the energy of the stations in the 80s and early 90s. Z-100, as Chrles said is probably the most energetic of all the big markets. Back in the 80s and early 90s WOKI in Knoxville was an awesome station with very high energy Imaging and DJs, also, the old WZPL- Indy's Apple from the late 80s was very high energy, so was WDJX Louisville at that time, but today WZPL Indianapolis is very laid back and have an adult top 40-hot ac hybrid format.
 
Thanks for the tips, I am going to give the streams of some of these stations a listen and see if I can recapture some of the feeling of the golden days of top 40:)
 
If you like Rock Leaned CHRs, you might try out Z-Rock 107.5 in Pikeville Kentucky. It reminds me alot of the old sound of CHRs from the late 80s, like WOKI in Knoxville, and WTTS Power 92 in Indiana. Dont be fooled by the name, the station is definately a CHR, but with a rock lean. They stream a decent quality stream too. http://www.1075zrock.com/
 
I like Pikeville's Z-Rock, but it has nothing to do with this thread. The guy is asking for those bigger then life DJs, the type of whose airchecks you'd find on Uncle Ricky's website, Reelradio and Z-100, or unique high energy jocks (like those at Power 96).
 
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