It probably makes no sense to post this information on the threads for the formats themselves, since this has nothing to do with that. And this information doesn't go on the thread for stations doing their own music either.
My Worthless Classics affiliate played "Make Love to Me" by Jo Stafford the other day on the local morning show, which also includes Glenn Miller from time to time. She's one of those artists I've seen listed elsewhere on these boards as someone the satellite format dropped. On the other hand, the same station played "Cruisin'", the Huey Lewis-Gwyneth Paltrow duet, which is terrible on a standards station because of the contemporary beat. Since there's no oldies station in the area the station covers, they also play "Mustang Sally", "Shotgun", "Doctor My Eyes", "Still the One", and other songs that really don't sound right. Although these days who knows if the satellite format hasn't added some of these.
The Dial Global affiliate has an even stranger philosophy. The morning show is almost entirely standards since the host and owner of the station came from a Stardust station. The all-request afternoon drive-time show is still like Unforgettable Favorites (the station's format until July), and has included "Take It On The Run", "Hold On Loosely", "China Grove" and "Don't Stop Believin'". But even on the morning show, I heard "Dream Weaver". In the station's defense, six of the last seven songs played on the morning show are requests. "Mr. Lucky" by Henry Mancini is always the last song, and the first song in the second hour after the news is always "Nothing But the Best" by Sinatra. On the other hand, we can get lucky with an all-request show. "Friendly Persuasion" by Pat Boone was played another day. I heard that one recently on Dial Global.
My Worthless Classics affiliate played "Make Love to Me" by Jo Stafford the other day on the local morning show, which also includes Glenn Miller from time to time. She's one of those artists I've seen listed elsewhere on these boards as someone the satellite format dropped. On the other hand, the same station played "Cruisin'", the Huey Lewis-Gwyneth Paltrow duet, which is terrible on a standards station because of the contemporary beat. Since there's no oldies station in the area the station covers, they also play "Mustang Sally", "Shotgun", "Doctor My Eyes", "Still the One", and other songs that really don't sound right. Although these days who knows if the satellite format hasn't added some of these.
The Dial Global affiliate has an even stranger philosophy. The morning show is almost entirely standards since the host and owner of the station came from a Stardust station. The all-request afternoon drive-time show is still like Unforgettable Favorites (the station's format until July), and has included "Take It On The Run", "Hold On Loosely", "China Grove" and "Don't Stop Believin'". But even on the morning show, I heard "Dream Weaver". In the station's defense, six of the last seven songs played on the morning show are requests. "Mr. Lucky" by Henry Mancini is always the last song, and the first song in the second hour after the news is always "Nothing But the Best" by Sinatra. On the other hand, we can get lucky with an all-request show. "Friendly Persuasion" by Pat Boone was played another day. I heard that one recently on Dial Global.
