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Anyone prefer Classic Hits 97.1 to Oldies 97.1?

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I have this 'feeling' that Oldies 97.1 might be shifting to Classic Hits to shave off some points from 105.9 and Jack between September 1 and Labor Day. Dunno why really. Anyone willing to confirm this or make a prediction on any changes ahead?
 
Around 2001 (?) there were two classic hits stations. Groovin' Hits 104.5 and Kiss 106.7 were practically competitors. Kiss was the first to change format to urban Blazin' 106.7. I think 104.5 went to talk soon after that. Two stations, same format may have been oversaturation. If 97.1 drops the Oldies slogan, maybe that will bring an audience less concerned about their age, ha ha. I still think a hybrid of the old Planet would do well. More disco and (get ready for a blast from Nashville radio slogan's past) rock hits, early 80's hits may be the spark 97.1 needs.
 
Rock Hits what a blast from the past. Think it would sound good to be 97.1 The Core? It is Steve Dickert.
Don't think there's a one percent chance it'll be the Core, though. Steve...bring back Bumper Morgan.
 
Groovin Hits 104.5 and Kiss 106.7, weren't they more R&B based?

Classic Hits used to refer to a broad-based pop '60s-'80s mix, but these days "classic hits" means rock-based hits from the '70s & '80s. For a good example, check out "97.1 The River" in Atlanta or "107.3 The Eagle" in Tampa.

I like both the classic hits format and the oldies format, but I'd hate to lose one for the other. But then again I'm not in Nashville anymore so personally I don't care.
 
Yes, Classic Hits has a totally different conotation... in the industry. Not sure how the public would perceive it. There's a new "Boomer Radio" format package out there that mixes in clips from media boomers grew up with... that could be a fun listen, and an interesting way to go further in freshening the oldies format.
 
Ooh, what are the odds the Cumulites might stick with a format long enough to build an audience? They've been through so many format changes over at the 10 building that it makes my head spin. Speaking of Dickert, he DID hang in there with KDF as the current format crashed and burned.
 
RMarino, I thought Kiss 106.7 was more R&B oldies based. Sometimes they used that in their on air slogan. Groovin' Hits 104.5 and the seldom used Hot 104.5 seemed a bit broader in music selection. I enjoyed both stations. You cite some good examples on what a classic hit station could or should be.
 
courier37027 said:
Around 2001 (?) there were two classic hits stations. Groovin' Hits 104.5 and Kiss 106.7 were practically competitors. Kiss was the first to change format to urban Blazin' 106.7. I think 104.5 went to talk soon after that. Two stations, same format may have been oversaturation. If 97.1 drops the Oldies slogan, maybe that will bring an audience less concerned about their age, ha ha. I still think a hybrid of the old Planet would do well. More disco and (get ready for a blast from Nashville radio slogan's past) rock hits, early 80's hits may be the spark 97.1 needs.
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Both Groovin' Hits 104.5 and Kiss 106.7 were both R&B and Disco based formats from late 1998 to late 1999 or early 2000. Groovin' 104.5 became 104 the Core in early 2000, which was a Classic Hits format until they changed formats to become the Zone in 2003. Kiss 106.7 went from a classic R&B format about the same time to first 106.7 the Beaver, then 106.7 the Rooster, which was more of an Active Rock format until they became Blazin' 106.7, which was an Urban format, in the summer of 2002.
There has never been two stations in Nashville, as far as I'm aware and I've been here for over 20 years, that has ran the Classic Hits format at the same time.
 
Does anyone have any idea how smart it would be for 97.1 to go Classic Hits and can the Oldies? They are certainly
following the trend on Oldies right down the tube, so they have to do something, but is this the right move or the
only move?
 
best descriptor so far (as an alt. to **OLDIES**)

but wrqq is way far from classic hits according to yes.com. most typical old style oldies station which is why they're a 25-54 failure
 
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