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Is the format name the problem to the listening audience?

referring to

"tibbs" post
>
> Umm, are referring to me or someone else?
>
> > (The kid's obviously a fruit. But if I rip him I'm an
> > insensitive know-it-all; give him a bit of a pass, mostly
> > for just being a walking idiot, and I'm not hard enough on him. Sheesh.)
 
I listened to Joe Donovan on WHAS from 1984 until his last show. I thought that one reason for the show being dropped was licensing fees for the music. Joe had the only music show on WHAS and they did not want to spend money on royalties for the whole station for one show.



>
> 1. LOCAL ADVERTISING!!! WLNG plays the format and makes
> buckoo bucks because all the advertising is local. The
> businesses don't care about the music because they have been
> advertising for decades on LNG and the results are still
> positive. Joe Donaven in Louisville kept his show on life
> support several years after WHAS was bought by Clear Channel
> because he did all the work for advertising. The only thing
> that killed his show is the old building had to come down
> and
> <P ID="signature">______________
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Re: name a problem?

> I've spend a great part of my life in the Detroit area and
> don't know what you are talking about.
>
> "Oldies" is a brand name, developed out of the mid '80s and
> taken from baby boomers- it's how they described their
> music. It basically stands for Top 40 hits from the late
> '50s into the mid '70s.

"developed out of the mid '80s"? Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong.

In south Florida, our first oldies station was WAXY-FM, which went on the air in 1973 or 74! So they hardly had mid-70s songs. And they didn't limit themselves to late 50s either. Remember Earth Angel? What was that, '53?

Then in '81 we had oldies on WVCG for a few years, and then we had WBSS Blue Suede Radio when they went off.

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Finally, since the mid-80s we've had WMXJ, although they've cut most of the 50s and early 60s from their playlist a few years ago. Not much good stuff left.

Trivia Footnote: Mindy Lang was on WVCG and WBSS, and is now music director at WMXJ. Talented and a looker, too.



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Pictured items are from the South Florida Radio Pages.

Also see Rick Shaw's article.

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name

what does that have to do with the original psycho who said the word "oldies" conjured up images of the Detroit riots of 1967?

I assume you don't have the same crack habit he/she has
.
>
> In south Florida, our first oldies station was WAXY-FM,
> which went on the air in 1973 or 74! So they hardly had
> mid-70s songs. And they didn't limit themselves to late 50s
> either. Remember Earth Angel? What was that, '53?
>
> Then in '81 we had oldies on WVCG for a few years, and then
> we had WBSS Blue Suede Radio when they went off.
>
> Finally, since the mid-80s we've had WMXJ, although they've
> cut most of the 50s and early 60s from their playlist a few
> years ago. Not much good stuff left.
 
Oldies

> what does that have to do with the original psycho who said
> the word "oldies" conjured up images of the Detroit riots of
> 1967?

> I assume you don't have the same crack habit he/she has

What kind of perverted comment is that?

I was responding to the ridiculous assertion that
the term Oldies originated in the 80s.

How long have you had this problem with poor reading
comprehension leading to your making inappropriate
and insulting remarks on bulletin boards -- and then
assuming that they share your lack of hygiene??

I'm sure he meant Motown. Valid connection. They weren't
playing Eminem or Beethoven during the Detroit riots, y'know.

Tell me ... Does everyone you can't understand
have a crack habit?

> > In south Florida, our first oldies station was WAXY-FM,
> > which went on the air in 1973 or 74! So they hardly had
> > mid-70s songs. And they didn't limit themselves to late
> 50s
> > either. Remember Earth Angel? What was that, '53?
> >
> > Then in '81 we had oldies on WVCG for a few years, and
> then
> > we had WBSS Blue Suede Radio when they went off.
> >
> > Finally, since the mid-80s we've had WMXJ, although
> they've
> > cut most of the 50s and early 60s from their playlist a
> few
> > years ago. Not much good stuff left.<P ID="signature">______________
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Re: format name

> > They play oldies at Wendys.
>
> Yes, but it's oldies by 101 Strings. I didn't even know
> they were still around!

Not any Wendys I've been in. Most fast food places seem to have a Hot AC-sounding Muzak® channel.
 
the term Oldies

use of the term for this era of music as a radio format was begun in the mid 80s-
Oldies stations did not exist (other than a few scattered stations) before then.

(and, If you're not hip enough to catch on to tongue-in-cheek figures of speech, PLEASE do not attempt to lecture me on reading comprehension).
 
Re: format name

> > > They play oldies at Wendys.
> >
> > Yes, but it's oldies by 101 Strings. I didn't even know
> > they were still around!
>
> Not any Wendys I've been in. Most fast food places seem to
> have a Hot AC-sounding Muzak® channel.
>

That is usually the case. <P ID="signature">______________
Kevin</P>
 
Re: the term Oldies

> use of the term for this era of music as a radio format was
> begun in the mid 80s-
> Oldies stations did not exist (other than a few scattered
> stations) before then.

Well, I guess the Miami market was ahead of the trend, because we
had one oldies station (WAXY-FM) from the mid 70s to the mid 90s
(with some adjustments) and two more oldies stations (WVCG and
WBSS) in the early 80s, before WMXJ went on the air in about '85.

> (and, If you're not hip enough to catch on to
> tongue-in-cheek figures of speech, PLEASE do not attempt to
> lecture me on reading comprehension).

I'm not hip enough to accept a suggestion that I'm on drugs as a tongue-in-cheek comment. I never claimed to be hip, nor would I. Your comment was offensive.

I may be a boomer but I'm enough of an old fogey to be insulted by a suggestion that I'm on crack.

If you can't keep in mind that on the web, you can't see who your audience is -- well, maybe YOU are on crack. I hope no one gives you a microphone. You may
consider it as a figure of speech, but I mean it as a character defect.

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Re: format name

> > > > They play oldies at Wendys.
> > >
> > > Yes, but it's oldies by 101 Strings. I didn't even know
> > > they were still around!
> > Not any Wendys I've been in. Most fast food places seem
> to
> > have a Hot AC-sounding Muzak® channel.
> That is usually the case.

Same around here. I suspect it's to motivate us old farts to use the drive-thru, and save the seats for the kids.

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Re: format name

> > > They play oldies at Wendys.
> >
> > Yes, but it's oldies by 101 Strings. I didn't even know
> > they were still around!
>
> Not any Wendys I've been in. Most fast food places seem to
> have a Hot AC-sounding Muzak® channel.
>

My local Wendy's has a piped-in "oldies" mix (say, 1965-1977)--all done in a bad Muzak style, reminicient of 101 Strings. It's definitely older fare...may just be the restaurant.

For what it's worth, their chicken is the crispiest and their fries the tastiest. Yum.
 
the term Oldies

* yes, they were. WCBS-FM was another of a handful (at most) of early "Oldies" stations.
>
> Well, I guess the Miami market was ahead of the trend,
> because we had one oldies station (WAXY-FM) from the mid 70s to the mid
> 90s (with some adjustments) and two more oldies stations (WVCG
> and WBSS) in the early 80s, before WMXJ went on the air in about
> '85.

** If you take yourself so seriously you'd be offended by something like that on a board like this, well that's pretty sad. It's only rock n' roll, man.

> I'm not hip enough to accept a suggestion that I'm on drugs
> as a tongue-in-cheek comment. I never claimed to be hip, nor
> would I. Your comment was offensive. I may be a boomer but I'm enough of an
> old fogey to be insulted by a suggestion that I'm on crack.
> If you can't keep in mind that on the web, you can't see who
> your audience is -- well, maybe YOU are on crack. I hope no
> one gives you a microphone. You may consider it as a figure of speech,
> but I mean it as a character defect.

*** To quote a great line out of the movie "Stripes": lighten up, Francis.
 
Golden Oldies

> * yes, they were. WCBS-FM was another of a handful (at
> most) of early "Oldies" stations.
> >
> > Well, I guess the Miami market was ahead of the trend,
> > because we had one oldies station (WAXY-FM) from the mid
> 70s to the mid
> > 90s (with some adjustments) and two more oldies stations
> (WVCG
> > and WBSS) in the early 80s, before WMXJ went on the air in
> about
> > '85.
>
> ** If you take yourself so seriously you'd be offended by
> something like that on a board like this, well that's
> pretty sad. It's only rock n' roll, man.

Well, if you say so. Since you're so hip you must be right.

But I don't know anyone who wouldn't be insulted by being told "you're on crack." And I do know a quite few people under ninety, by cracky!

I can think of things I'd say to my friends that I wouldn't say to someone I don't know on the web -- in front of a worldwide audience. Back in the early days of the web, they had a clever word for it -- netiquette!

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Golden Oldies

thanks for the lecture, Dad.

>
> But I don't know anyone who wouldn't be insulted by being
> told "you're on crack." And I do know a quite few people
> under ninety, by cracky!
>
> I can think of things I'd say to my friends that I wouldn't
> say to someone I don't know on the web -- in front of a
> worldwide audience. Back in the early days of the web, they
> had a clever word for it -- netiquette!
 
Re: format name

> > > > They play oldies at Wendys.
> > >
> > > Yes, but it's oldies by 101 Strings. I didn't even know
>
> > > they were still around!
> >
> > Not any Wendys I've been in. Most fast food places seem
> to
> > have a Hot AC-sounding Muzak® channel.
> >
>
> My local Wendy's has a piped-in "oldies" mix (say,
> 1965-1977)--all done in a bad Muzak style, reminicient of
> 101 Strings. It's definitely older fare...may just be the
> restaurant.
>
> For what it's worth, their chicken is the crispiest and
> their fries the tastiest. Yum.
>

Would I would do is turn on the mic at the counter, and talk over the intros.
 
Re: Oldies

> > what does that have to do with the original psycho who
> said
> > the word "oldies" conjured up images of the Detroit riots
> of
> > 1967?
>
> > I assume you don't have the same crack habit he/she has
>
> What kind of perverted comment is that?
>
> I was responding to the ridiculous assertion that
> the term Oldies originated in the 80s.
>
> How long have you had this problem with poor reading
> comprehension leading to your making inappropriate
> and insulting remarks on bulletin boards -- and then
> assuming that they share your lack of hygiene??
>
> I'm sure he meant Motown. Valid connection. They weren't
> playing Eminem or Beethoven during the Detroit riots,
> y'know.
>
> Tell me ... Does everyone you can't understand
> have a crack habit?
>
> > > In south Florida, our first oldies station was WAXY-FM,
> > > which went on the air in 1973 or 74! So they hardly had
> > > mid-70s songs. And they didn't limit themselves to late
> > 50s
> > > either. Remember Earth Angel? What was that, '53?
> > >
> > > Then in '81 we had oldies on WVCG for a few years, and
> > then
> > > we had WBSS Blue Suede Radio when they went off.
> > >
> > > Finally, since the mid-80s we've had WMXJ, although
> > they've
> > > cut most of the 50s and early 60s from their playlist a
> > few
> > > years ago. Not much good stuff left.
>


The term oldies was defined on the air with Art Laboe in 1960.
 
oldies-fast food

a Big Mac with a talk-up over "Eat It" by Wierd Al-- I LOVE IT! (or is that,
"I'm lovin' it"?).

<LMAO>

>
> Would I would do is turn on the mic at the counter, and talk
> over the intros.
>
 
Re: format name

> > > have a Hot AC-sounding Muzak® channel.
> > That is usually the case.
>
> Same around here. I suspect it's to motivate us old farts to
> use the drive-thru, and save the seats for the kids.
>

Dunno about that. I'm in my mid-50s and I kind of like that mix. Could do without the rowdy kids though... :-/
 
Re: format name

>
> For what it's worth, their chicken is the crispiest and
> their fries the tastiest. Yum.
>


Never had their chicken but I always thought their fries tasted like cardboard. Burgers are the best of the chains though (but don't try to drive and eat one at the same time!) I miss the old salad bar (and the taco bar at the few Wendys around here that had it).
 
Re: format name

> >
> > For what it's worth, their chicken is the crispiest and
> > their fries the tastiest. Yum.
> >
>
>
> Never had their chicken but I always thought their fries
> tasted like cardboard. Burgers are the best of the chains
> though (but don't try to drive and eat one at the same
> time!) I miss the old salad bar (and the taco bar at the
> few Wendys around here that had it).
>

They have good food but after eating it 4 times in a week, it doesn't taste as good and I feel those arteries clogging up. Better eat healther! lol<P ID="signature">______________
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