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WABC to launch oldies show on Sat night

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6-10pm, hosted by Mark Simone starting this Saturday

9 out of 10 dentists know.
 
> 6-10pm, hosted by Mark Simone starting this Saturday
>
> 9 out of 10 dentists know.
>
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I just finished reading the article about the show in the NY Daily News. I can't wait!

> > 6-10pm, hosted by Mark Simone starting this Saturday
> >
> > 9 out of 10 dentists know.
> >
> I'm for sure gonna check that out.
>
 
A Trend??

Could this be the beginning of a trend in which high-power AM stations, mostly talk, in markets that no longer have a 24/7 oldies station, broadcast an oldies show once a week on Saturday nights??

I don't think very many talk stations' "numbers" on Saturday nights are "anything to write home about". This will, in my opinion, be a great move for WABC-770 ("Musicradio 77") New York.

My prediction: By Spring, WABC's Saturday-night oldies show will be running from 6 P.M. to 12 Midnight instead of just from 6 to 10 P.M., as the station has announced.
 
Re: A Trend??

I hope it's a trend. I'm really getting sick of one sided talk be it liberal or conservative.

For years there were talk shows on music stations. Why not music shows on talk stations?

What I would like to see but it rarely happens is a talk show about music. You know where they play a few cuts then talk about the artist or the CD. Kind of a "Behind The Music" for radio.

The political thing is getting really old. I've never seen anyone change there mind from listening to a talk show. People mostly go for a host who reflects their views instead of challenging them. What's the point?

MikeM

> Could this be the beginning of a trend in which high-power
> AM stations, mostly talk, in markets that no longer have a
> 24/7 oldies station, broadcast an oldies show once a week on
> Saturday nights??
>
> I don't think very many talk stations' "numbers" on Saturday
> nights are "anything to write home about". This will, in my
> opinion, be a great move for WABC-770 ("Musicradio 77") New
> York.
>
> My prediction: By Spring, WABC's Saturday-night oldies show
> will be running from 6 P.M. to 12 Midnight instead of just
> from 6 to 10 P.M., as the station has announced.
>
 
Re: A Trend??

Stu Goldstein on WAXY 790 AM did a talk show about music. He had a subject of the night and played songs along a theme.

He only played pre-Beatles rock and roll. I have airchecks of about thirty shows. His show was five nights a week in the nineties.

Let me know if you would like a trade.

> What I would like to see but it rarely happens is a talk
> show about music. You know where they play a few cuts then
> talk about the artist or the CD. Kind of a "Behind The
> Music" for radio.
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KRLD-1080 Dallas had a Sat. night music show too

Can't recall the host's name but it was called DEEP TRACKS or something similar.
One night I heard them focus on DONOVAN.
Played songs and had an interview with an author or authority on the artist, etc.

Not sure if it's still on the News-Talk flamethrower that reaches all over the Midwest and Southwest at night. Was good to hear.


> Stu Goldstein on WAXY 790 AM did a talk show about music. He
> had a subject of the night and played songs along a theme.
>
> He only played pre-Beatles rock and roll. I have airchecks
> of about thirty shows. His show was five nights a week in
> the nineties.
>
> Let me know if you would like a trade.
>
> > What I would like to see but it rarely happens is a talk
> > show about music. You know where they play a few cuts
> then
> > talk about the artist or the CD. Kind of a "Behind The
> > Music" for radio.
> >
>
 
Re: KRLD-1080 Dallas had a Sat. night music show too

The Lost Tapes hosted by George Gimarc. See his website. He has a massive record collection.

He rarely played a song all the way through. He had some nice guests.


http://gimarc.com/


> Can't recall the host's name but it was called DEEP TRACKS
> or something similar.
> One night I heard them focus on DONOVAN.
> Played songs and had an interview with an author or
> authority on the artist, etc.
>
> Not sure if it's still on the News-Talk flamethrower that
> reaches all over the Midwest and Southwest at night. Was
> good to hear.
>
>
> > Stu Goldstein on WAXY 790 AM did a talk show about music.
> He
> > had a subject of the night and played songs along a theme.
>
> >
> > He only played pre-Beatles rock and roll. I have
> airchecks
> > of about thirty shows. His show was five nights a week in
> > the nineties.
> >
> > Let me know if you would like a trade.
> >
> > > What I would like to see but it rarely happens is a talk
>
> > > show about music. You know where they play a few cuts
> > then
> > > talk about the artist or the CD. Kind of a "Behind The
> > > Music" for radio.
> > >
> >
>
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Re: A Trend??

> Could this be the beginning of a trend in which high-power
> AM stations, mostly talk, in markets that no longer have a
> 24/7 oldies station, broadcast an oldies show once a week on
> Saturday nights??

I wonder if WRKO Boston would consider such a Saturday night show, playing off it's " The Big 68" era. Does anyone in the Boston area recall for a couple of years in the mid-90's I believe, they did dump talk on July 4th for an all day music show, no jocks, just tracked liners that weren't done by any of the jocks from WRKO's music days of 1967-1981.

Does anyone recall a great nightly oldies show that ran overnights on WHAS Louisville, " Rock & Roll Revival" hosted by Joe Donovan. I first caught it in the mid-80's, when WHAS was still a full service AC with talk from 6 or 7 till Midnight. Joe played pretty much anything that made Billboard's Top 40 charts from 1955-1979, plus he had a nightly "Rarities & Obscurities" hour where he played some lesser known titles and novelty tunes. After WHAS went all news/talk (early 90's), Donovan's show continued for a few more years, then was dumped to make way for overnight talk. Donovan took requests on his program, to play on the next show, since he brought much of the music in from his personal home collection, but he got calls from a much of the East, South & Midwest.

Mark
 
Re: A Trend??

> Does anyone recall a great nightly oldies show that ran
> overnights on WHAS Louisville, " Rock & Roll Revival" hosted
> by Joe Donovan.

Yes, I remember it. At the time I was working at a FM oldies station. I would listen to his show after I got off the air at midnight. He played stuff I couldn't play. It wasn't obscure stuff, just not part of the 300 songs most oldies stations play over & over again. He did play the the normal 300 songs too. I called him one night and had a very interesting conversation with him. A few weeks later his show was gone. Too bad, most 50KW AM stations now just run the same talk crap overnight. His show was one of the first to go.
 
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