Not Oldies anymore

[LKellerIII]

Yes - I just spent Christmas week in LA, and checked out K-Earth of course. Their DJs are still live (or sound very much like it). Shotgun Tom Kelly is a fun throwback to The Real Don Steele. I also really liked Cristina Kelley in the evening who is not an old veteran DJ (to judge from her photo on the website, she's quite young). Her show includes a lot of sound-bites from 70s era TV shows, commercials, etc. A great voice, very entertaining, and pleasant to listen to. I also caught a bit of Charlie Tuna, who is now only on weekends.

And it's not like any of the KRTH DJs talk a lot - they're really pretty brief - just 15 seconds or so here and there (and into the stop set), but they really add to the entertainment value of the station.

I too listened to K-Earth when down south. I really enjoyed the music! I honestly didn't pay much attention to the talent, so it must have been unremarkable.

Then you may be a more typical listener, even though you post here. Certainly nobody would call Jim Carson (KRTH mid-day DJ) "remarkable" - he's more like a older former Boss Jock type riding out the last years of a long career. But he's on the air live, opens the mic often, and adds content to the programming, especially compared to current day cookie-cutter voice-tracked stations. Same with Shotgun in his high-energy old-fashioned Top 40 way. Christina Kelley at night also goes by the book, but adds in a lot of 70s and 80s era sound-bites that are quite entertaining. All that, plus a very pretty voice, and pleasant demeanor.

Yes - it's mostly about the music, but CBS is smart enough (in LA and NY, anyway) to spend some money to give listeners a bonus - and that's their (mostly) live DJs and their formatting.

 

[RadioJunkieMike]

Back to 103.7...the last couple of weeks they've turned into the Cats In The Cradle station...MOR top 40 hits of the 70's, lots of Jim Croce, JT, Gordon Lightfoot, Chapin, America, etc.
But the last couple of days I have noticed a move to more light classic rock tunes...I even heard a Duran Duran song, which sounded bizarre. Say what you will about others who have tried the oldies format here before, it is clear the guys over at CC really don't have a clue between them.

actually, considering that "Lite" stations no longer play '70s stuff, beefing up on the songs/artists mentioned above might not be a bad idea...

 

[weav]

Back to 103.7...the last couple of weeks they've turned into the Cats In The Cradle station...MOR top 40 hits of the 70's, lots of Jim Croce, JT, Gordon Lightfoot, Chapin, America, etc.
But the last couple of days I have noticed a move to more light classic rock tunes...I even heard a Duran Duran song, which sounded bizarre. Say what you will about others who have tried the oldies format here before, it is clear the guys over at CC really don't have a clue between them.

actually, considering that "Lite" stations no longer play '70s stuff, beefing up on the songs/artists mentioned above might not be a bad idea...

Now that Oldies stations are playing what was on when I was in High School, I'm wondering where to get a rocking chair....

 

[1069_KIFR]

RB Furniture!

 

[1069_KIFR]

Levitz!

 

[1069_KIFR]

Just out of curiosity, I checked www.Oldies1037.com., it redirects to www.sf1037.com. So now there is absolutely no reference to "Oldies"

 

[LKellerIII]

Levitz!

How about Cousin's Furniture, the Brick Warehouse, or Furnishings 2000?

 

[loukip]

Hi Kids! Ed Barbara, Furniture USA. Bye Kids!

 

[LKellerIII]

Hi Kids! Ed Barbara, Furniture USA. Bye Kids!

Yes! Good one. Except that's pronounced "Fur-ni-choo-ess-ay!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d55lGkjFp1s

 

[Madmansam]

Folks:

Seems like they cut out a lot of the mid 60's tunes.

Mike

CC's Sacramento's Classic Hits Station KHLX-Classic 93.1 plays 70's & 80's Hits. No 60's. Sounds like 103.7 is morphing into a clone of KHLX.

 

[HenryOchs]

Maybe 103.7 should be re-branded as Classic 103-7!!!!! Here is my dream jock line-up:

5:30-10am Don Bleu and Celeste Perry
10am-3pm Dreena Gonzalez
3-7pm Mark Lennartz
7pm-12mid Joey V.

 

[Madmansam]

Maybe 103.7 should be re-branded as Classic 103-7!!!!! Here is my dream jock line-up:

5:30-10am Don Bleu and Celeste Perry
10am-3pm Dreena Gonzalez
3-7pm Mark Lennartz
7pm-12mid Joey V.

What? No John Mack Flanagan In Your Lineup?

 

[HenryOchs]

Maybe 103.7 should be re-branded as Classic 103-7!!!!! Here is my dream jock line-up:

5:30-10am Don Bleu and Celeste Perry
10am-3pm Dreena Gonzalez
3-7pm Mark Lennartz
7pm-12mid Joey V.

What? No John Mack Flanagan In Your Lineup?

I think John Mack Flanagan would be a better fit for KOIT's HD-2 Real Oldies Channel!