The Day The Oldies Died

[PapillionWyngs]

Well, it's official. I am a dinosaur. With the death of KHITS, there is no 60's and 70's oldies station in Houston. Where do I go now? Someone kindly recommended HD, but right now, I can't afford that. I honestly loved KHITS. I loved it like it was before it was KHITS. I just like listening to 60's and 70's music. Now I am a woman without a country, and it's really depressing. Obviously, no one cares about my demographic (50+). That's sad. And so it goes, I guess.

 

[schmave]

K-Hits simply followed in the idiotic philosophy that it's useless to cater to listeners over 50, hence an oldies format is obsolete.
When oh when can someone slap some sense into the people who think this?!?!

 

[zork]

Where do I go now?

1. iPod
2. XM Radio

 

[PapillionWyngs]

K-Hits simply followed in the idiotic philosophy that it's useless to cater to listeners over 50, hence an oldies format is obsolete.
When oh when can someone slap some sense into the people who think this?!?!

When they realize that most people over 50 have more money than those they are catering to. Most, not me, but most.

 

[PapillionWyngs]

Where do I go now?

1. iPod
2. XM Radio

1. Don't have one, can't afford one
2. Don't have one, can't afford one.

 

[Silkie]

The oldies will never die.

You do not have XM or an iPod, but you do have a computer with Internet capability. There are many who are true blue, faithful to the music they fell in love with when they first put on a pair of headphones way back when - before they were oldies. These are the people who have a huge following of supporters and listeners. Although it is only on Saturday nights, may I suggest Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits with Dick Bartley on a different Texas oldies station?

There are some with microphones in a younger demographic who tend to corrupt them and take bitter joy in so doing(even under the tutelage of some of their smoke blowing older peers). Eventually it catches up to them and they go on the run to smaller, obscure markets in the middle of a filthy city where they will get lost in the masses and then on to even more obscure markets in the middle of nowhere, like a few bad apple loan officers who go on the run and have loan processors and a few colleagues who follow them over the cliff. I do not make suggestions with respect to hornets' nests of nepotism or anything else.

 

[PapillionWyngs]

The oldies will never die.

You do not have XM or an iPod, but you do have a computer with Internet capability. There are many who are true blue, faithful to the music they fell in love with when they first put on a pair of headphones way back when - before they were oldies. These are the people who have a huge following of supporters and listeners. Although it is only on Saturday nights, may I suggest Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits with Dick Bartley on a different Texas oldies station?

There are some with microphones in a younger demographic who tend to corrupt them and take bitter joy in so doing(even under the tutelage of some of their smoke blowing older peers). Eventually it catches up to them and they go on the run to smaller, obscure markets in the middle of a filthy city where they will get lost in the masses and then on to even more obscure markets in the middle of nowhere, like a few bad apple loan officers who go on the run and have loan processors and a few colleagues who follow them over the cliff. I do not make suggestions with respect to hornets' nests of nepotism or anything else.

Thanks for the suggestions. I am really surprised that I am this depressed. I would turn on 107.5 and clean, bake, fix dinner, do laundry, work, do all the things I do at home, and it kept me going, even when I didn't feel like it. Now there's classic rock. Not for me. So sad. Guess I need to go to RA (radio listener's anonymous). Maybe I could start my own group!

 

[Mediafrog+]

Don't blame the radio programmers for the disappearance of 50's/60's/and eventually 70's tunes. The advertisers, whose money pays the bills, aren't going after the 55+ crowd. Were they to become convinced that it was worth targeting that demographic, you would see more oldies on station playlists.

And just because you are past 50 doesn't mean you'll want to listen to the old tunes. Although I am more or less in the target demographic for stations such as KGLK and KKRW, I never listen. Why? Because their entire playlists consist of music that I grew tired of listening to long ago.

 

[FilioScotia]

****When they realize that most people over 50 have more money than those they are catering to****

They know most people over 50 have more money than the younger crowd.

They also know that people over 50 tend to hang onto their money, and they're not easily persuaded to run right out and buy every new thing that comes along.

Unlike the 18 to 35 crowd, who will buy anything.

I miss the oldies too PapillionWyngs.

 

[Silkie]

Don't blame the radio programmers for the disappearance of 50's/60's/and eventually 70's tunes. The advertisers, whose money pays the bills, aren't going after the 55+ crowd. Were they to become convinced that it was worth targeting that demographic, you would see more oldies on station playlists.

And just because you are past 50 doesn't mean you'll want to listen to the old tunes. Although I am more or less in the target demographic for stations such as KGLK and KKRW, I never listen. Why? Because their entire playlists consist of music that I grew tired of listening to long ago.

50s/60s/70s tunes have not disappeared at all. They're all over the place. Some are true to the genre, while others just need to hide out someplace for awhile. Oldies are having a lot of genres for lunch, spitting them out and calling the street cleaner to sweep them up. It might interest you to know that internationally oldies are a huge hit, whether they are good old American rock and roll or American jazz. If advertisers are at the airport when their ships come in, or if they are hanging out in a market that is not theirs they don't deserve to make any money.

 

[Scholarm1111]

Isn't Oldies KMXR usually among the top-rated stations in Corpus Christi? And Houston doesn't have a real Oldies station any more, certainly is a major difference between the markets.

http://www.939oldies.com/main.html

The station has recently cut back substantially on local DJs. Syndicated Mike Harvey is now on from 8 PM - 5 AM daily I believe.

 

[Silkie]

Texas has a whole lot of oldies radio stations. Believe me, I know. There is a disc jockey about 2000 miles away who attempts to emulate as many Texas hosts as possible while trying to make it sound as though it is original or simply entertainment reporting. But then come to think of it, the same disc jockey attempts to emulate or report about everything and everybody but herself.

Anyway, Texas has loads of oldies radio stations. And I say again, if the advertisers are at the airport when their ships come in, that is their problem - especially if they were too stupid to take the boomers into consideration.

 

[rocknrollisdead]

Where do I go now?

1. iPod
2. XM Radio

1. Don't have one, can't afford one
2. Don't have one, can't afford one.

...but you have a computer and the internet. Might I suggest www.pandora.com. Drop in your fav band and pandora magically builds a radio station around said band.

Listening to Mastodon Radio now.

rocknrollisdead....on the radio, not on the internet.

 

[schmave]

Maybe my words were strong, though judging from the reaction most agree with me. I just feel bad for people like my parents who enjoy the music of the 60s, when they grew up, and don't know why stations constantly skew younger. All they know is they can't find their music.
That's not to mention they live outside a major market, and the station they currently listen to (this is in Ohio, not here, but this happens here too) is probably moving to the big city in the next few years, further depriving them not only of their music but a bastion of local news and sports.
I have a soft spot for that genre, too, and hate seeing it shuttled in favor of yet another station that refuses to look back before 1975. It's truly pathetic.
In any case, let me suggest KVNS out of Brownsville for something of an oldies fix. It rolls in here on 1700 AM around sunset and usually blankets the entire metro with a strong signal all night.

 

[rbrucecarter5]

I'm getting oldies from somewhere on 92.5, mixed with something else (Cypress area).

 

[stevenNOLA]

I'm getting oldies from somewhere on 92.5, mixed with something else (Cypress area).

KCOL Groves (Beaumont)

 

[PapillionWyngs]

Where do I go now?

1. iPod
2. XM Radio

1. Don't have one, can't afford one
2. Don't have one, can't afford one.

...but you have a computer and the internet. Might I suggest www.pandora.com. Drop in your fav band and pandora magically builds a radio station around said band.

Listening to Mastodon Radio now.

rocknrollisdead....on the radio, not on the internet.

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

 

[poops]

1540 KGBC has a pretty good mix... but.... you have to be close. They also have live stream for those near the CPU.
Another web based station is Radio Veronica out of West Point Pensylvania. They play a lot of songs you won't hear on most oldies or classic hits stations.

 

[zork]

Where do I go now?

1. iPod
2. XM Radio

1. Don't have one, can't afford one
2. Don't have one, can't afford one.

remember the quality is related to how much you pay for the item.

houston broadcast radio -- free -- c r a p p y

ipod -- start @ $49.00 -- songs start @ $0.69 but you can rip your own for free
XM -- start @ 49.00 -- $9.99 monthly

free -- www.accuradio.com

 

[piggy]

Well, it's official. I am a dinosaur. With the death of KHITS, there is no 60's and 70's oldies station in Houston. Where do I go now? Someone kindly recommended HD, but right now, I can't afford that. I honestly loved KHITS. I loved it like it was before it was KHITS. I just like listening to 60's and 70's music. Now I am a woman without a country, and it's really depressing. Obviously, no one cares about my demographic (50+). That's sad. And so it goes, I guess.

The 60's and 70's oldies format has moved to 107.5 HD-2.

You can get a HD Radio for under $80 at Amazon.