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CHRles · Jun 21, 2009

CHRles · Jun 21, 2009

CHRles · Jun 21, 2009

musicfan · Jul 8, 2009

First of all, this thread needs a bump!!!! Can't thank CHRles enough for the lists!!!

http://www.radioenergie.com/accueil.php?station=4 RADIO ENERGIE 94.3 MONTREAL http://www.radioenergie.com/on_air/player.php?station=ckmf&sid=jfqb5j91l2up0kfe1eikc4dsv0#Main 64 K

BTW, like Mix 96 which has just branded itself as Virgin Radio, it appears Energie will be branding itself as NRJ (the same as branding as the European stations). Will be interesting if they keep the slightly more adult leaning playlist or move more to a mainstream direction (BTW, they are playing Seether's Careless whispers pretty heavily - typical French Canadian CHR to mix adult hits followed by Seether). Also, according to the youtube video explaining the change (in French, so I'll translate) they are also getting the rights to broadcast over the airwaves the NRJ countdown, NRJ award shows and specials like the NRJ concerts. BTW, this stations signal reaches Burlington, VT, so everyone there will be able to drive around town and listen to those NRJ specials! Very cool!

CHRles · Jul 8, 2009

Musicfan, I greatly appreciate your compliment, and even moreso the information you've provide on Quebec's Radio Energy. I would love to see it go more towards the sound of France's Radio NRJ -= truly one of the best CHRs (or EHR - European Hit Radio) in Europe.

musicfan · Jul 9, 2009

Welcome. You know I've supported you from the days of the ''other'' board.

I'm also hoping that it starts to sound more like NRJ Europe! It might actually be the time. Seems that the new Virgin Radio has been leaning more adult as well as CKOI. This is the right time to move towards a more mainstream ''Euro'' type of stations. The Montreal audience has always been very supportive of upbeat dance. BTW, CKMF, in the 80s was a kick butt dance station. High energy, well put together.

CHRles · Jul 9, 2009

Montreal radio in general was kick butt in the 80s. I've got old playlists of CHR radio from the 80s & 90s - I made photo copies from old issues of Radio & Records. So I can tell you exactly what stations like C-Koi and 98 CKGM were playing throughout the 80s

It's odd seeing that Montreal CHRs were among the few CHRs in 1980 to support Sugarhill's Gang "Rappers Delight" (along with Y-100 Miami) whereas now Montreal radio tries almost too hard to refrain from playing any Rap/Hip Hop.
I also have old playlists of Toronto's CHRs from the 80s - CFTR 680 and CHUM 1050 (a very vanilla CHR).
It turns out that Buffalo was one of the CHR capitals of the world as though much of the decade it seems like there were always at least 3-4 local CHRs on the dial. Stations like WKBW Radio 15, WNYS FM 104, 103 WPHD, Rock 102 (later Magic 102), and of course Kiss 98.5.
Los Angeles in the early 80s had a total of 5-6(!!!) CHRs on the dial , including 102.7 KIIS-FM, K-100. K-Earth 101, 64 KFI, KRLA 11, 93 KHJ, and on FM later there was 93.1 KKHR.
As far as Miami goes, I didn't realize that I-95 was so Dance friendly between 1981-85. At times moreso than rival Y-100.
And in 1986 it's awesome to see Y-100 heavily supporting Miami Bass records like Dimples Tee "Jealous Fellas", which is a female response to "Jealous Girls" by JDC (early production by the guys from 2 Live Crew).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjbfDITkra0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S_Fw7Aewcs&feature=related
By 1987 Hot 105 and Power 96 were battling it on the Top 40/Dance front with Y-100 cherrypicking the crossover hits that it found to be fit (like Noel's "Silent Morning").

Anyways, I'm going off on a tengance here.

musicfan · Jul 14, 2009

Wow, love the memoires!!!!

Jealous fellows! OMG! I still think this is some of the music the new MIA 93.9 should be playing. These obscure hits are what made Miami Radio late 80s. In my opinion MIA 93.9 is playing it too safe.

My exposure to Miami radio began in 86, and I clearly remember the Hot vs Power battle. Made for some great radio.

As for Montreal, I clearly remember CKGM as a CHR and then its progression to CHR as CHTX 980/990 Hits. I have some old cassettes that I need to digitize and put online. That station's imaging was great, BTW. And, you are so right about Montreal being really forward breaking in the 80s and now has become so bland. That is why I was so excited to find out that CKMF will be branded NRJ and with that hope the fact that we might get more variety on the Montreal FM band.

CHRles · Jul 14, 2009

musicfan said:
Wow, love the memoires!!!!

Jealous fellows! OMG! I still think this is some of the music the new MIA 93.9 should be playing. These obscure hits are what made Miami Radio late 80s. In my opinion MIA 93.9 is playing it too safe.

You know what? I'm gonna start a new thread on the Miami board b/c I couldn't agree more.
Here's some more Miami records that were hot back in the day the radio. Lots of 80s in here, as well as some 90s. I could easily expand on this list:

Cybotron “Clear”
Johnny O “Fantasy Girl”
Captain Hollywood Project “More & More”
Aqua “Barbie Girl”
Hazel Dean “Searching”
Information Society “Whats On Your Mind”
Information Society “Walking Away From”
Noel “Silent Morning”
Tiana “First True Love”
Miami Sound Machine “Doctor Beat”
Miami Sound Machine “1-2-3”
Herbie Hackock “Rockit”
Grandmaster Flash “White Lines”
Twilight 22 “Electric Kingdom”
Planet Patrol “Play At Your Own Risk”
Cover Girls “Inside Out”
Boys From The Bottom “Boom I Got Your Girlfriend”
JJ Fad “Supersonic”
Missy Mist “Make It Mellow”
Will To Power “Say It’s Gonna Rain”
Inner City “Good Life”
Johnny Kemp “Just Got Paid”
Dino “Summer Girls”
Samantha Fox “Touch Me”
Samantha Fox “Naughty Girls”
Bardeaux “When We Kiss”
Pet Shop Boys “Always On My Mind”
2 Live Crew “Me So Horny”
Jaya “If You Leave Me Now”
Shana “I Want You”
Pajama Party “Yo No Se”
Noel “Out of Time”
Soul II Soul “Back To Life”
Lil Louis “French Kiss”
Expose “What You Don’t Know”
Taylor Dayne “Prove Your Love”
Stevie B “In My Eyes”
Stevie B “I Wanna Be The One”
Snap “Rhythm Is A Dancer”
2 Unlimited “Get Ready For This”
Culture Beat “Mr. Vain”
Lime “Unexpected Lovers”
Real MCcoy “Another Night”
Amber “This Is Your Night”
Planet Soul “Set You Free”
Seduction “2 To Make It Right”
Bobby Brown “My Prerogative”
Camouflage “The Great Commandment”
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock “It Takes Two”
Joey Kid “Counting The Days”
Donna Summer “This Time I Know It’s For Real”
Johnny O “Memories”
Cynthia “Endless Night”
Madonna “La Isla Bonita”
Madonna “Erotica”
Madonna “Like A Prayer”
Raina Page “Open Up Your Heart”
Strafe “Set It Off”
Gucci Crew “Sally That Girl”
Sweet Sensation “Take It While It’s Hot”
L’Trim “Grab It”
12 Gauge “Dunkie Butt”
95 South “Whoot There It Is”
Baby D “Let Me Be Your Fantasy”
Afro Rican “Give It All You Got”
DJ Taz “That’s Right”
Luke “Scarred”
MC Shy D “Shake It”
2 Live Crew “Banned In The USA”
2 Hyped Brothers “Doo Doo Brown”
Luke “I Wanna Rock”
DJ Laz “Red Alert”
DJ Laz “Mami El Negro”
No Mercy “Where Do You Go”
Puff Daddy “Senorita”
Ghost Town DJs “My Boo”

Ballads
Cover Girls “Promise Me”
Elisa Fiorello “Forgive Me For Dreaming”
No Mercy “When I Die”

musicfan · Jul 16, 2009

I'll follow ya over there!