KMCQ - new and improved

[SeattleObserver]

Personality.....on KBSG? I can still recite the liner cards VERBATIM....

Obviously you didn't listen much under Bonneville.

 

[Grounded Grid]

Instead of flaming the guy for going mono (an unusual move in itself), it might be more productive to ask why they thought they needed to.

Considering KMCQ ran for as long as it did without any semblance of normal processing, I'm wondering if they haven't had a problem with their antenna / transmitter location / power level since the beginning.

Beyond that, they put up the bucks... they can play what they want (cue the Jack jingles). ;D

 

[fordranger797]

I will say, KMCQ has a fantastic signal strength, even considering I have only tuned in from the Tacoma area. For 7,100 watts from Couger Mountain I am really impressed by how great the coverage is.

 

[Lonely Summer]

I used to be a loyal listener - in the car, anyway. At home I usually just put my own records or cd's on. I still tune in occasionally, when surfing the car radio dial for something to listen to. Sometimes I listen to KJR, too. I'm not a big fan of KZOK, but at least I can hear some less played songs when they do their Block Party Weekend's. The old KMCQ attracted listener loyalty because it was unique. Now it is generic.

 

[Goldilocks94941]

I got a kick out of the earlier KMCQ - because it didn't have the silly irritant liners and positioning statements between every song, and they played a lot of music that I grew up with, or played myself in my earliest years as an "air personality." I wasn't fond of the occasional sets of jam bands they'd throw in -- seemed out of place. But the rest of the music reflected a lot of material that was considered "hits" when they first aired - even tho' most of it has been purged from today's "classic hits" playlists "where time stands still, and the music never changes!" There were a lot of pleasant surprises that sounded real good after not hearing them played every day for the past 30 some years.

I think what programmers forget is in the 60s and 70s, there were mostly three kinds of pop music formats - mainstream pop/top 40, middle of the road/standards, and "hard rock" aka underground or album rock, which morphed into metal and punk/alternative bands in the 1980s. The "classic hits" format seems to concentrate on the harder stuff, and ignores the fun pop material and the softer ballads that we all actually listened to on the top AM stations of the day.

Karen Carpenter sure sounds good to me today, I wouldn't have thought I say that 30 years ago, when folks made light of her when she became one of the top artists of her time. Sure would be nice to hear a little from her and Anne Murray and John Denver and Glen Campbell and other singers who had great voices on an FM stereo station today.

 

[Lonely Summer]

I got a kick out of the earlier KMCQ - because it didn't have the silly irritant liners and positioning statements between every song, and they played a lot of music that I grew up with, or played myself in my earliest years as an "air personality." I wasn't fond of the occasional sets of jam bands they'd throw in -- seemed out of place. But the rest of the music reflected a lot of material that was considered "hits" when they first aired - even tho' most of it has been purged from today's "classic hits" playlists "where time stands still, and the music never changes!" There were a lot of pleasant surprises that sounded real good after not hearing them played every day for the past 30 some years.

I think what programmers forget is in the 60s and 70s, there were mostly three kinds of pop music formats - mainstream pop/top 40, middle of the road/standards, and "hard rock" aka underground or album rock, which morphed into metal and punk/alternative bands in the 1980s. The "classic hits" format seems to concentrate on the harder stuff, and ignores the fun pop material and the softer ballads that we all actually listened to on the top AM stations of the day.

Karen Carpenter sure sounds good to me today, I wouldn't have thought I say that 30 years ago, when folks made light of her when she became one of the top artists of her time. Sure would be nice to hear a little from her and Anne Murray and John Denver and Glen Campbell and other singers who had great voices on an FM stereo station today.

I agree with you 100%. The softer side of the 60s/70s is rarely heard on oldies radio today. And if KMCQ wanted to tighten things up a bit, I've no problem with them dropping non-hits they used to play like "Shangri-La" by the Kinks or Zombies "Odyssey and Oracle" songs (although I love both) - but they shouldn't have, along with those, also dropped "Tell Her No", "A Well Respected Man" or other legitimate hits of the era. These days, I find myself tuning into KGHO - when I can get it.

 

[Bongwater]

I got a kick out of the earlier KMCQ - because it didn't have the silly irritant liners and positioning statements between every song, and they played a lot of music that I grew up with, or played myself in my earliest years as an "air personality." I wasn't fond of the occasional sets of jam bands they'd throw in -- seemed out of place. But the rest of the music reflected a lot of material that was considered "hits" when they first aired - even tho' most of it has been purged from today's "classic hits" playlists "where time stands still, and the music never changes!" There were a lot of pleasant surprises that sounded real good after not hearing them played every day for the past 30 some years.

I think what programmers forget is in the 60s and 70s, there were mostly three kinds of pop music formats - mainstream pop/top 40, middle of the road/standards, and "hard rock" aka underground or album rock, which morphed into metal and punk/alternative bands in the 1980s. The "classic hits" format seems to concentrate on the harder stuff, and ignores the fun pop material and the softer ballads that we all actually listened to on the top AM stations of the day.

Karen Carpenter sure sounds good to me today, I wouldn't have thought I say that 30 years ago, when folks made light of her when she became one of the top artists of her time. Sure would be nice to hear a little from her and Anne Murray and John Denver and Glen Campbell and other singers who had great voices on an FM stereo station today.

I agree with you 100%. The softer side of the 60s/70s is rarely heard on oldies radio today. And if KMCQ wanted to tighten things up a bit, I've no problem with them dropping non-hits they used to play like "Shangri-La" by the Kinks or Zombies "Odyssey and Oracle" songs (although I love both) - but they shouldn't have, along with those, also dropped "Tell Her No", "A Well Respected Man" or other legitimate hits of the era. These days, I find myself tuning into KGHO - when I can get it.

KGHO doesn't sound like a bad station. Do they stream online?

 

[sundaysilence89]

Many of our listeners have never heard of the Whalers or Sonics - and don't care much for obscure surfing music. They prefer Heart, Steve Milller, Huey Lewis and the News and some time tested "malt shop oldies" from the mid to late 60's or later.

Going so generic is why we took it off our #1 preset after having it there for about 2 years. Now we mainly listen to our mp3 players or CD's

 

[KA7PAT]

I know it probably is not my place, but I have a recommendation...

"Classic Hits" is just one of those formats which I cannot seem to listen to very long. I used to listen to KJR-FM at times, and all of the music they were played got so repetitive and mind numbing after the first day. I was born in 95', so fortunately I was not around to hear many of those old top 40 songs beaten to death day after day back when they were new.

I dont mean to offend anyone.. However, if I was the owner of KMCQ I would change up the format. I would play a bigger variety of 50's and 60's oldies, along with other songs from the 70's that were not chart toppers.

There was so much more music back then that they don't play now on Oldies type stations. For whatever reason, if it wasn't number one for an x amount of time they won't play it now.

 

[fordranger797]

It's such a shame! On KJR FM, I feel like i'm listening to a top-40 type station of the time period. There is only so much "crocodile rock", "in the air tonight" and "listen to the music" that we can take!

 

[crainbebo]

You forgot Hotel California. Yuck! It plays on at least five different stations here in Seattle.

-crainbebo

 

[fordranger797]

I really am fed up with every radio station I used to like in Seattle. KZOK 102.5 is what I mainly listen to now as they will OCCASIONALLY pull out some music that isn't beaten to death on all of the other stations. That is, if you can stand the commercials.

 

[Lonely Summer]

I really am fed up with every radio station I used to like in Seattle. KZOK 102.5 is what I mainly listen to now as they will OCCASIONALLY pull out some music that isn't beaten to death on all of the other stations. That is, if you can stand the commercials.

At least when they are doing a block party weekend, they play some lesser known songs by the classic artists.

 

[Lonely Summer]

I got a kick out of the earlier KMCQ - because it didn't have the silly irritant liners and positioning statements between every song, and they played a lot of music that I grew up with, or played myself in my earliest years as an "air personality." I wasn't fond of the occasional sets of jam bands they'd throw in -- seemed out of place. But the rest of the music reflected a lot of material that was considered "hits" when they first aired - even tho' most of it has been purged from today's "classic hits" playlists "where time stands still, and the music never changes!" There were a lot of pleasant surprises that sounded real good after not hearing them played every day for the past 30 some years.

I think what programmers forget is in the 60s and 70s, there were mostly three kinds of pop music formats - mainstream pop/top 40, middle of the road/standards, and "hard rock" aka underground or album rock, which morphed into metal and punk/alternative bands in the 1980s. The "classic hits" format seems to concentrate on the harder stuff, and ignores the fun pop material and the softer ballads that we all actually listened to on the top AM stations of the day.

Karen Carpenter sure sounds good to me today, I wouldn't have thought I say that 30 years ago, when folks made light of her when she became one of the top artists of her time. Sure would be nice to hear a little from her and Anne Murray and John Denver and Glen Campbell and other singers who had great voices on an FM stereo station today.

I agree with you 100%. The softer side of the 60s/70s is rarely heard on oldies radio today. And if KMCQ wanted to tighten things up a bit, I've no problem with them dropping non-hits they used to play like "Shangri-La" by the Kinks or Zombies "Odyssey and Oracle" songs (although I love both) - but they shouldn't have, along with those, also dropped "Tell Her No", "A Well Respected Man" or other legitimate hits of the era. These days, I find myself tuning into KGHO - when I can get it.

KGHO doesn't sound like a bad station. Do they stream online?

I have no idea - I just listen to it in my car.

 

[dunno]

Jay Kelly is giving KJR a good run for the money. Heidi sounds good there too. Hope they kick behind!

 

[crainbebo]

Loads of 1980s stuff from what I'm hearing. They should bring back In A Gadda Da Vida...

-crainbebo

 

[swhyde1980]

I still think KMCQ could do real good, if they take on the playlist like K-Earth 101 (KRTH) in Los Angeles.

 

[localwatcher]

I have noticed recently the up-tick in (60's) older songs and there has been some different tunes in there recently.

 

[AQH]

I still think KMCQ could do real good, if they take on the playlist like K-Earth 101 (KRTH) in Los Angeles.

K-Earth's tight playlist is the exact thing the early fans of KMCQ on this board hates.

But at least they don't play Kokomo.

 

[bossbill]

There's nobody home at KGHO.