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Oldies 102.9 HD-2

Okay. I gave it an hour just to sample it. For what it's worth, here's my review.

It sounds like they took the Billboard charts of the 60s, pulled the hits and put them in a computer with a few recorded breakers. You can get the same from SiriusXM on their 60s on 6 channel...with live talent as a bonus. But hey...it's free and it IS a station that caters to those over 55.

But let's not get excited. All that's happened here is a switch of computer programs plugged into an HD subchannel that will be heard by a relative handful of people. Face it. Aside from audiophiles and those of us who are, were or wish they were in the business...how many people will ever hear this?

That said, if the people who are running things really hope to do anything with the station, here is a piece of advice. Philadelphia was a major center of music in the 60's. Don't be afraid to go off the national charts and throw in some local stuff. A researcher should be able to dig up some old Wibbage or WFIL surveys to help on that front. Or perhaps bring in a local consultant. There are a few in the market.

Still...given the departure of WDAS-AM's urban oldies...this serves as a broad-based replacement.
 
richllewis said:
I think the Delaware Valley already has an Oldies station. This can't be any better than Cruising 92.1
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Except when they are running brokered programming.

Since when is more choices not a good thing. And 92.1 is a rim-shot that misses much of the Philly market, so it's not a choice for most people at all.

They don't appear to have a stream, at least not yet. That is a big minus. Tune-In still shows a listing for the old stream and IHeartRadio only shows the main channel. Nothing on the website. Since most HD receivers are in cars, they have ruled out home-office listening until they get the stream up.
 
That's too bad. WMGK HD2 was a great Classic Rock Deep Cuts station. I wondered why I couldn't get the stream anymore.
 
DavidMadden said:
...it IS a station that caters to those over 55. But let's not get excited. All that's happened here is a switch of computer programs plugged into an HD subchannel that will be heard by a relative handful of people...
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And a small number of these proverbial fingers will be 55 or older to boot.

I'm sure a stream for this 102.9 HD2 is in the works, especially if the old Deep Cuts channel had a stream.
 
i'm not a fan of the voiceguy and girl for MGK or the oldies channel which use the same people, but that's of corse my personal opinion.
 
If it doesn't stream, we're the only listeners to that station.

I hope Greater Media buys back 950 after Family Radio goes belly up, and puts oldies on there.
 
why would they do that when the Real Oldies format failed after only a year?
live dj's a lot of the time and if i remember right, as is the norm for older scuing formats, they couldn't get enough advertisers.
to be totaly honest, there Real Oldies format was much better musicly than is on MGKHD2 now, but its new so let's see.
 
For this they replaced Deep Tracks? What a step down.

And why stream it? There are literally hundreds of cookie cutter oldies streams available already. At least with Deep Tracks, they had something relatively unique.

Don't know what they're aiming for here, I guess the car HD audience. An exemplary Soul Oldies format gone from HD and now this. Someone must still think that HD is going to catch on with the masses who can't or won't look beyond the dashboard radio for entertainment.

TheBigA said:
This flies in the face those who feel unique programming, such as this or the new smooth jazz station on HD2, will drive sales of HD radios. It should, and if this was the 1970s, it would. But it's not, and even great programming apparently isn't enough to get people to spend $50 for an HD radio. The radios are cheap and easy to buy, but nobody cares.
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The problem is that beyond new cars, the radios aren't readily available and those that are, along with the HD technology, are crap when it comes to reception range. This will eventually kill HD in cars as well unless they can fix it with higher power levels for the HD signals.
 
I have HD radio and did listen to it yesterday it's a great mix of oldies even 50's they would kill WOGL if they put it on there main channel HD1 so more people can enjoy it. I may listen to it from time to time because I have XM so it would not make since for me to listen to it when I have paid radio. Which I just got 3 weeks ago and paid for entire year if that station is still on this time next year I will cancel my XM subscription.
 
I've been listening in my car the last couple of days. I've had an HD car receiver for more than a year now and this is the first time I've actually listened to terrestrial HD. (Up to now, I've used the unit for Bluetooth or USB audio and very occasionally to check KYW).

I like the mix. I wish they had an Internet stream.
 
I'm picking this up in Toms River tonight ..
Sounds great ..
Nice stereo separation on all the songs I've heard so far ..
The RDS seems to be slow, though ..
It doesn't display the current song until the song is almost over ..
 
I have one of those Insignia table top HD radios. $30 on Amazon. It runs on AA batteries and plugs in and sounds good. I brought it with me on a bus trip to Philly to listen to 1029 HD. Nice mix of oldies..all big hits. They are playing some 50's and early 70's..like oldies stations used to do. They sound like WOGL from ten years ago without the personalities. It;s nice to have an outlet for the over 55's. KLUV and KRTH run traditional oldies on their HD channels.

It's a shame so few people will hear it. I wish HD radio would catch on. KYW on WIP's subchannel sounds great in stereo and WJJZ on 106.1's HD channel really sounds good. Now we need a standards station.
 
Hmmm. i thought my radio had a flat output. now i'm beginning to wonder.
when i did an a/b comparison with analog radio it sounded flat to me.
 
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