NEW FORMAT TO KIFM??

[lexusdevotee]

So in regards to the new name, why does Dave Koz still refer to the station by its former name during his evening show, unless the station just uses a pre-recorded soundbyte (lack of a better term) from Koz?

 

[johndavis]

So in regards to the new name, why does Dave Koz still refer to the station by its former name during his evening show, unless the station just uses a pre-recorded soundbyte (lack of a better term) from Koz?

He's voicetracked.

 

[paulcano]

Well that just STINKS! KIFM was a very convenient way to get smooth jazz, as much as all the "Sade" and "Sade-like" vocal records they played would annoy (I'm a fan of REAL Smooth Jazz - David Sanborn, The Ruippingtons, etc.). And then when they went to the whole "1 instrumental record every half hour" or whatever it was, I knew things weren't going to get better. Sad to see it's pretty much gone now. I was surprised when moving to SD in 2006 that there even was a smooth jazz station (although, it does fit with the atmosphere here). Our Smooth Jazz station in Boston went out in the mid-90s.

 

[RadioGirl89]

I too am sad to see Smooth gone. But KIFM was one of the only Smooth Jazz stations hanging around. I recently came home for spring break, and noticed that it was changed to smoothfm, and was like what? I miss the smooth jazz, but at least they totally didn't flip formats, although smooth AC isn't smooth jazz, but still. I'm just glad that KIFM/smooth jazz lasted as long as it had, especially when all the smooth jazz stations are going.
Amber.

 

[radio-darn]

There's an elevator in a downtown highrise that still plays smooth jazz, but even that's had it's ups and downs.