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Stations that boast about not playing a particular artist or a genre, past and present

KeithE4 said:
Disco had been slowly fading out by 1978. Saturday Night Fever propped it back up for awhile, but Disco Demolition was the final nail in the coffin.
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Here's a good timeline on disco and it parallels my experience in San Juan which was a true disco "hotbed" in the era... remember, WKTU in New York exploded initially with the huge second generation Puerto Rican community and the station was owned by a Puerto Rican company.

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53 essential No. 1 disco hits | The Spokesman-Review

Forty years ago Sunday, “Funkytown” by Lipps Inc. hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, becoming the final big hit of the disco era. Here’s a look at 53 essential No. 1 disco hits to help you remember how to shake, shake, shake your booty.
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Disco did not start fading in 1978. It was, in fact, July 24 1978 that KTU in New York began its disco format, and it had two years at a dominent #1 in the market with that music. As 1980 ended, KTU stopped using "disco" and called itself "the hot one" and gradually faded until a format change in 1985.

I've always considered "Rock the Boat" the first hit that ushered in an era, as within just a few months of its release, we were flooded with product. And Funkytown was the last huge hit.

In most of the Americas, the almost "sudden death" of disco had nothing to do with a rock jock in Chicago dissing the music. Disco just burnt out like an intense fire that had nothing new to fuel it.
 
103KDF Nashville in their Modern AC years (1997 to the 1999 flip to Country) let listeners know they played no rap or hard rock.
 
DavidEduardo said:
Here's a good timeline on disco and it parallels my experience in San Juan which was a true disco "hotbed" in the era... remember, WKTU in New York exploded initially with the huge second generation Puerto Rican community and the station was owned by a Puerto Rican company.
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The company also owned Spanish-language AM station WJIT (Radio Jit), which played salsa and merengue at the time.
 
Marcos_C said:
The company also owned Spanish-language AM station WJIT (Radio Jit), which played salsa and merengue at the time.
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Actually, it was a mish-mash of everything from Julio Iglesias and José José to El Gran Combo and Wilfrido Vargas.
 
I also remember when Hair Metal (Mid to Late 80s) and Grunge (Early to Mid 90s) was popular. Those styles died out, after they had their time in the limelight.​

Dan <><
 
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anotherguyTN said:
There is an ultra-traditional Christian station in West TN that makes it known that they only play hymns and older Southern Gospel, but no CCM or even newer SG except for possibly some local groups that they consider "acceptable."
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I get the reason why these two stations don't play them. Most of the newer SG doesn't appeal to the ownership, due to their belief system. Also, if they played those songs, their listeners and supporters would protest them very hard. I play a good bit of the newer SG songs and believe me they do sound like the CCM of today. This genre of music trying to keep up with the changing times, so they can attract new listeners to it. I, for one, am glad of it. I also noticed that Triumphant Quartet just released a new SG CD and it features some of the most current of CCM releases redid by them. Intend to get a copy and play it. They did a great cover of TobyMac's recent hit Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight) and Anne Wilson's recent hit My Jesus, as two examples. For more details about this great CD visit: https://triumphantquartet.com/music-1/hymns-worship-cd It's one I would highly recommend you get @anotherguyTN. I know you'll love it.

Dan <><​
 
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For your listening pleasure @anotherguyTN and anyone else that likes Praise and Worship tunes, here's the entire CD of Triumphant Quartet's Hymns and Worship project. Enjoy! :)

Dan <><

P.S. I believe those two stations you spoke of @anotherguyTN would reject this CD, in a hot minute, if someone were to send them a copy to play. :ROFLMAO: This recording would big time offend the ownership and those who support them.​

 
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DavidEduardo said:
Actually, it was a mish-mash of everything from Julio Iglesias and José José to El Gran Combo and Wilfrido Vargas.
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¡Sí, claro! Wikipedia certainly got that one wrong. I thought I remembered different types of Spanish-language popular music being played on WJIT.
 
R.D.P. said:
For your listening pleasure @anotherguyTN and anyone else that likes Praise and Worship tunes, here's the entire CD of Triumphant Quartet's Hymns and Worship project. Enjoy! :)

Dan <><

P.S. I believe those two stations you spoke of @anotherguyTN would reject this CD, in a hot minute, if someone were to send them a copy to play. :ROFLMAO: This recording would big time offend the ownership and those who support them.​

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Thanks for the info Dan. I'd bet they would accept this though:

And this:

And this:

Never mind that this is totally satirical and it's poking fun at judgmental legalistic attitudes like theirs.

Although they might think the guys on the album covers are wearing their hair too long.... 🤪

I love the line If John the Baptist used the King James Version it's good enough for me!!!:ROFLMAO:

Their entire album is on You Tube here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nWaMKhWKXTCdhQahCXws7sTTaeIJRngY4

PS From what I've been able to find out these guys and gals are Christians. :cool:
 
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DavidEduardo said:
I've always considered "Rock the Boat" the first hit that ushered in an era, as within just a few months of its release, we were flooded with product. And Funkytown was the last huge hit.
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You can track the rise and fall of Disco by the number of entries on Billboard's "Disco Action" chart:

1974: 10
1976: 30
1977?: 40
early 1979: 60
mid 1979: 80
late 1979: 100
1981: 80
1985: renamed from "Disco" to "Dance"

And "Don't You Want Me" by the Human League and "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind & Fire were big Disco hits in 1981, although they've since been recategorized as "New Wave" and "Post-Disco/Funk", respectively.
 
We, on the other hand, as .. what Scott fybush would say ... "nominally" an NPR station will play pretty much everything. Country music 8 to 9am and 12noon to 4pm, it can and has been everything under the sun.. ive had judas priest, garth brooks and weird all back to back because thats what was requested
 
anotherguyTN said:
There is an ultra-traditional Christian station in West TN that makes it known that they only play hymns and older Southern Gospel, but no CCM or even newer SG except for possibly some local groups that they consider "acceptable."
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And what's wrong with that?

I wouldn't likely consider any CCM to be "acceptable" but I was surprised to find out I liked some early Amy Grant.
 
KeithE4 said:
Disco had been slowly fading out by 1978. Saturday Night Fever propped it back up for awhile, but Disco Demolition was the final nail in the coffin.
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It LIVES! Why do you want it to go away?

I heard "Dancing Machine" by The Jackson Five today. They sound good.
 
R.D.P. said:
Grunge (Early to Mid 90s) was popular. Those styles died out, after they had their time in the limelight.
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Grunge lives on through the Alternative, Active Rock and Classic Rock stations that play it.

BTW, Grunge's national breakthrough in the early 90s was before the Internet was available to the masses, so it wasn't until I got online that I realized how polarizing it was. The people I was with loved Grunge, so it wasn't an issue. No disrespect if it's not your cup of tea, R.D.P.

It makes sense that Disco would be harder to find on the radio since it's older and possibly even more polarizing than Disco.
 
Cordelia Chase said:
Grunge lives on through the Alternative, Active Rock and Classic Rock stations that play it.

BTW, Grunge's national breakthrough in the early 90s was before the Internet was available to the masses, so it wasn't until I got online that I realized how polarizing it was. The people I was with loved Grunge, so it wasn't an issue. No disrespect if it's not your cup of tea, R.D.P.
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I love all kinds of music. The louder stuff appeals to me as well. I still hear some of those tunes on the Classic Rockers, we have in my area of the world and even play some of their Christian counterparts on Jesus Radio Selma.​

Dan <><
 
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SomeRadioGuy said:
We, on the other hand, as .. what Scott fybush would say ... "nominally" an NPR station will play pretty much everything. Country music 8 to 9am and 12noon to 4pm, it can and has been everything under the sun.. ive had judas priest, garth brooks and weird all back to back because thats what was requested
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Just wait till you hear my LPFM station online. You're going to really like it. And yes...I bill myself as Christian Variety Hits. I play a little bit of everything under the sun. Don't be surprised if you hear me mix in different styles all throughout the day, just like you do @SomeRadioGuy What I do is having mass appeal too. Some may not like it but many are falling in love with it.

Dan <><​
 
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