What stations are doing special programming related to the North American total solar eclipse today? Looking for stations who are doing special eclipse coverage, doing a special playlist today, or playing the entirety of Dark Side of the Moon timed to line up with the moment of totality. I want to find and spotlight stations who are actually doing something unique today instead of their regular programming.
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Eclipse programming
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Here's what Audacy stations are doing:
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Audacy Stations In Or Near Eclipse Totality Set Programming Plans - RadioInsight
As the sun’s brightness is turned down for April 8th’s total solar eclipse, Audacy markets in or near the path of totality are turning up the solar-themed content. From music to interviews and live coverage, see what they’re doing leading up to and during the astronomical event below. Austin Mix...
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Believe it or not, there are blind and low vision people who will use this radio special programming to imagine the eclipse.
No different than using a pxp broadcast of a sports event.
I imagine a certain Bonnie Tyler song will be the most played. It was new back in 1984 when it got dark where I live and one of the CHRs played it. It's country enough for country radio but I don't know whether it's rock enough for classic rock.
Here in Chicago, 97.1 FM The Drive played the 1973 Pink Floyd album "The Dark Side of the Moon" in its entirety on vinyl. Afternoon host Janda Lane also sandwiched in songs along those lines such as ZZ Top's "Cheap Sunglasses", The Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun", Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" & The Doors' "Waiting for the Sun" to name a few.
WLML West Palm Beach FL is taking requests this hour for songs about the sun and the moon.
So far. "Moondance" by Michael Buble and "I Got the Sun in the Morning" by June Christy.
So far. "Moondance" by Michael Buble and "I Got the Sun in the Morning" by June Christy.
I heard local coverage today on KRLD Dallas, WHAM Rochester, and several other AMs (some of the regional Indiana stations come to mind, like WGCL-1370) as I scanned the dials on the Edinburgh IN SDR. The AM DX at and post-totality was wild, just like sunset or sunrise. Many stations deep on regionals, 10-15 deep on graveyards. Even the 'clear channels' were multi-swapping with the daytimers.
1700 went from WEUP, to a mix of them and KBGG, to KKLF, to WRCR all in 30 minutes' timespan.
1700 went from WEUP, to a mix of them and KBGG, to KKLF, to WRCR all in 30 minutes' timespan.
Lou Rawls' version of "Good Day Sunshine" was played because, the DJ said, WLML has no Beatles songs in its collection, except by other people. "Here Comes the Sun" should have been played, but maybe some stations in the path of totality did.
Some of the other songs were "Moonglow" by Carly Simon and "Moonlight Becomes You" by Seth McFarlane.
Some of the other songs were "Moonglow" by Carly Simon and "Moonlight Becomes You" by Seth McFarlane.
As we drove to our eclipse-viewing destination, we heard well-chosen selections (e.g., Cole Porter's "Night and Day," Marjan Mozetich's "Postcards from the Sky," Händel's "Total Eclipse" (from Samson), Josef Strauss's "Sphärenklänge" (Harmony of the Spheres), Waltz, Op. 235, and suchlike) on Vermont Public Classical's morning program.
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