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Still no 70's on Journey 97.9 as promised. What's taking so long? The 80's are okay but the 90's aren't especially when it's Britney Spears.
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Alright- Someone has got to school me again. We have three rock oriented stations that throw in some 70s and one or either two R&B stations that throw in some 70's R&B oriented music. What are we missing? While I like the "chuck" stations, I'm afraid Atlanta would be too saturated with a decade of music. I don't know... Like classic rock (Deep Purple/Pink Floyd) but the 70's AM gold is a little bit of a yawner. I think it's 70s AM GOLD you are looking for though. If I'm wrong, let me know and school me on what we are missing when it comes to 70s music.
I prefer they leave it as is. If they didn't constantly state "totally 80s and 90s" all the time, I could swear I am listening to an Adult Contemporary station, which we desperately need in this market. I enjoy Dees in the afternoons and listening to the classic Weekly Top 40s on Sundays. This week was from 1995. The only two years they have not played (since they started playing the countdown) is 1997 and 1998.
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When I scanned the radio, searching for something to listen to, I often stopped on Atlanta's Greatest Hits 106.7. A long playlist and the right mix of years made it perfect. I of course took 106.7 out of my presets. The news is good and they do it right, but I listen to the radio for music. If I want news, I want to see it and I want it without waiting on the heavy spot load of commercials. These days there are better places to get your news, like your Iphone or the computer in front of you and you can watch it or read detailed stories. And every site is delivering news these days. I get news when I check my email. I'm guessing they won't have much TSL with this change? If it reaches more ears it really doesn't matter how long they listen though.
I know 93.5 in Suwanee likely won't hit the airwaves anytime soon. It's changing towers right now. But it's 106.7 HD2 when it does. I would like to see a good oldies format there. Apply for the Chestnut Mountain tower where 96.5 is and bring back oldies as Atlanta's Greatest Hits 93.5 WYAY HD2.
Does anyone know when 91.9 WCLK is moving? I still have a preset waiting for it. Everyone I talk to about this knows nothing. I think the delay has something to do with 102.5's possible upgrade? 91.9 + 10.6 = 102.5
I know 93.5 in Suwanee likely won't hit the airwaves anytime soon. It's changing towers right now. But it's 106.7 HD2 when it does. I would like to see a good oldies format there. Apply for the Chestnut Mountain tower where 96.5 is and bring back oldies as Atlanta's Greatest Hits 93.5 WYAY HD2.
Does anyone know when 91.9 WCLK is moving? I still have a preset waiting for it. Everyone I talk to about this knows nothing. I think the delay has something to do with 102.5's possible upgrade? 91.9 + 10.6 = 102.5
gregg75 said:
Like I have said in many of my post a format like this would go through the roof, listen. ATL music radio is dead in my and many other opinions.
http://loudcaster.com/channels/929-pop-gold-radio
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acheron82 said:
Let me try to explain. The 70's, just like every other decade, had different music genres and the top 40/pop stations back then such as Quixie 790 played all the hits from the Top 40 billboard charts. It didn't matter if it was Queen, Pink Floyd or Zeppelin or whether it was The Supremes or Earth, Wind & Fire. The songs were played on ONE station including country artists such as Dolly Parton, Charlie Rich & Alabama which were considered "country crossover hits". Listen to "AT40 the 70's" or "AT40 the 80's" and you'll get an idea.
If Q100 had been around back in the 70's and was a "real" Top 40 station you would hear songs such as Hotel California, Killer Queen, Stoned Love, September and Here You Come Again by Dolly Parton during the same hour on ONE station.
I happen to like all genres of music and that's what a Classic Hits station plays minus the country crossovers from back then of course. I don't want have to listen to The River 97.1 for Classic Rock hits and then have to tune to Majic 107.5 or 104.1 to hear the R&B/Soul hits from the 70's. I want to hear them all on one station like AGH was.
IT_Guru said:
That's really not as true as you're making it out to be - CHR played EXTREMELY LITTLE Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, along with anything else that sounded too AOR - I don't think CHR touched Hendrix, for example, and I know they never touched the Grateful Dead - they did play more moderate pop/rock like Queen, Foreigner, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, etc.
I still wouldn't say you had one pop station playing the biggest hits from all genres, though
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They probably tested the idea with thier listeners, and, once again, the reaction to 70s pop was negative - cutting from Alanis Morissette to John Denver just isn't gonna work...
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atlantaboy said:
I for one have never been a John Denver fan. I'm sure that I wouldn't be the only one changing the station if one of his songs were played. However, I'm willing to bet that when it's Alanis Morissette vs. John Denver, John Denver had many more #1 and then 10 ten hits than Alanis has ever had. I'll check my Joel Whitburn book this weekend and see.
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atlantaboy is right on the harder rock. That was on FM and the division of CHR or what you may call Top 30 (It was usually 30 songs and not 40) into multiple formats happened in the late 1960s and 1970s. Remember the rock outlets on FM in the late 1960s and the soft AC emergence in the early 1970s? And songs had a time limit. If it was too long it was on FM or was cut in half. CHR before 1966 played everything and still it was tested at least with station staff or sent down from corporate. AM drive had music for all ages and had the biggest playlist. From there it narrowed down by who was listening in each time slot. The more things change, the more things stay the same.
It's too hard to sell 1970s today. The 1970s today is like the 1960s 10 years ago. I still think 1965-1985 can work on an HD2 translator with minimal investment. Seeing it in a young city on a C or C1 or C0 is unusual. I loved AGH, but knew its days were limited.
It's too hard to sell 1970s today. The 1970s today is like the 1960s 10 years ago. I still think 1965-1985 can work on an HD2 translator with minimal investment. Seeing it in a young city on a C or C1 or C0 is unusual. I loved AGH, but knew its days were limited.
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BTW I think you are talking about "top 40" the "parent" of CHR. I heard Zeppelin followed by Al Green on WLAC. WMAK (WLAC'S Nashville competitor) even played SteppenWolf's The Pusher. IMHO the difference between Top 40 and CHR is: Top 40 would play an occasional county cross-over, 45 or Album whatever folks were buying that week. There were not that many stations to choose from. FM had not taken off and none of the other sources of music had not be invented. And also if you did not like a song just wait 3.5 minutes or less and something totally different would be played next.
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Radio itself decided what was a big seller or not. We think of Top 30 radio as radio playing the top 30 songs, but radio selected about 25 of the top 30 songs. TV made the others hits and TV back then was conservative. You would hear it first on the radio or TV. A few people at a few big market stations had a big role in who was Top 30 and who was not. And it had to be 2.5 minutes IIRC. Don't take a risk on something too long, because you did have options, like other stations or records.
FM was there, but wasn't popular until the 1970s. It didn't work well in the car until the 70s. FM had beautiful music, progressive rock and classical music in the 60s. WKLS was named for the founders. You've heard of Don Kennedy and Big Band Jump. WKLS was B/EZ on reel automation. That was high tech back then.
FM was there, but wasn't popular until the 1970s. It didn't work well in the car until the 70s. FM had beautiful music, progressive rock and classical music in the 60s. WKLS was named for the founders. You've heard of Don Kennedy and Big Band Jump. WKLS was B/EZ on reel automation. That was high tech back then.
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