Is the Oldies format dead in Northern California?

[Floyd]

Is it just me or is the Traditional Rock And Roll Oldies of the 50's, 60's and early 70's format dead in Northern California especially around the Bay Area and the Sacramento Central Valley? Both KFRC-99.7 San Francisco and KCCL-101.9 Shingle Springs-Sacramento recently switched to a Classic Hits type format. More 70's and 80's. I live in Stockton and there isn't any Oldies stations that I can pick up? I know of KABX-97.5 in Merced but the signal doesn't reach up here. Any chance of Oldies making a return here or is it as dead as Easy Listening Beautiful Music here?

 

[allisonmarie]

> Is it just me or is the Traditional Rock And Roll Oldies of
> the 50's, 60's and early 70's format dead in Northern
> California especially around the Bay Area and the Sacramento
> Central Valley? Both KFRC-99.7 San Francisco and KCCL-101.9
> Shingle Springs-Sacramento recently switched to a Classic
> Hits type format. More 70's and 80's. I live in Stockton and
> there isn't any Oldies stations that I can pick up? I know
> of KABX-97.5 in Merced but the signal doesn't reach up here.
> Any chance of Oldies making a return here or is it as dead
> as Easy Listening Beautiful Music here?
>
Tune in to Power Oldies KSTN-1420 Stockton and you can at least hear some oldies and they take requests on Sunday evenings 8pm until 10pm and your host
Dave Diamond is very easy to reach at 1 209 948 1420 They play many early rock and roll oldies along with a great mix of 60's thru the 90's music!

 

[Floyd]

> > Is it just me or is the Traditional Rock And Roll Oldies
> of
> > the 50's, 60's and early 70's format dead in Northern
> > California especially around the Bay Area and the
> Sacramento
> > Central Valley? Both KFRC-99.7 San Francisco and
> KCCL-101.9
> > Shingle Springs-Sacramento recently switched to a Classic
> > Hits type format. More 70's and 80's. I live in Stockton
> and
> > there isn't any Oldies stations that I can pick up? I know
>
> > of KABX-97.5 in Merced but the signal doesn't reach
> Tune in to Power Oldies KSTN-1420 Stockton and you can at
> least hear some oldies and they take requests on Sunday
> evenings 8pm until 10pm and your host
> Dave Diamond is very easy to reach at 1 209 948 1420 They
> play many early rock and roll oldies along with a great mix
> of 60's thru the 90's music!
> Hi Allisonmarie, Actually I am good friends with one of the DJ's at KSTN.He was the one that let me know about Amador Bustos interest in buying both KSTN's which thankfully didn't happened. I do listen to KSTN, I just don't care for alot of the oldies from the 80's and 90's as well as some of the Disco Music. I would really like a Full Fledged Oldies Station. As for KSTN-Power Oldies 1420, it is one of the original "Variety Hits/Adult Hits" station to hit the air predating the "JACK" format by almost 5 years. In fact, I think KSTN plays more variety than lets say "JACK 93.7". In fact recently, I joked with my friend at KSTN that in tribute to the late Knox LaRue, as well as poking fun at the "JACK" format they should rebrand Power Oldies 1420-KSTN as "1420 Knox AM-KSTN".

 

[peppertree]

Is that the same Dave Diamond from KFRC in the seventies?


> Tune in to Power Oldies KSTN-1420 Stockton and you can at
> least hear some oldies and they take requests on Sunday
> evenings 8pm until 10pm and your host
> Dave Diamond is very easy to reach at 1 209 948 1420 They
> play many early rock and roll oldies along with a great mix
> of 60's thru the 90's music!
>
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[allisonmarie]

> Is that the same Dave Diamond from KFRC in the seventies?
>
>
> > Tune in to Power Oldies KSTN-1420 Stockton and you can at
> > least hear some oldies and they take requests on Sunday
> > evenings 8pm until 10pm and your host
> > Dave Diamond is very easy to reach at 1 209 948 1420 They
> > play many early rock and roll oldies along with a great
> mix
> > of 60's thru the 90's music!
> >
>
No, Just one of many using the name! Speaking of KFRC's Dave Diamond anyone remember the song he did with "The Crazy Bicycle" the title of the song was
called "The Diamond Mine." Somewhere in my 45 collection I've got a copy of the record. Very interesting indeed! "Peanut butter fudge angel of love" remember it now?