• Get involved.
    We want your input!
    Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.

    After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
    If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.

    After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
    https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/

    Thanks in advance and have fun!
    RadioDiscussions Administrators

WAVE 94.7 FM - CIWV FM

M

Media_Maven

Does anyone on this board have any thoughts on WAVE 94.7 CIWV FM in the Toronto area? I think this station sounds pretty good; especially enjoy hearing the Canadian content (approx. 30%), which adds to the already wide variety I'm hearing on this station.

Noteworthy tracks recently featured on WAVE 94.7 CIWV FM:

"You're The Best Thing" by Style Council
"Seaview Drive" by Evan Marks
"Blame It On The Summer" by Basia
"Drowning In Your Eyes" by Ephraim Lewis
"I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz
"It Ain't Me Babe" by Jesse Cook (Feat. Melissa Mcclelland)
"I.G.Y." by Donald Fagen
"Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Randy Crawford
"Freeway" by Chris Rea
"Lifted" by Lighthouse Family
"Beautiful Mess" by Swing Out Sister
"Babylon" by David Gray
"Sugar Cane" by Herb Alpert
"I Miss You" by Janita
"The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King
"It's A Sin" by Paul Anka

Check it out at: www.wave947.fm
 
Seems a little vocal heavy for my taste, but Evan Marks' "Seaview Drive" is a very nice cut from the late 1990s that's in my rotation. Another old Jones Smooth Jazz classic. As for the Canadian artist thing, there are a number of outstanding Canadian contemporary jazz artists that have never gotten the airplay they should have down here.

Chris
 
Definitely more of a progressive adult contemporary form 45+ than anything do do with contemporary/smooth jazz.. Lots of really old stuff. Pretty tasty list of old stuff though. I played Style Council on my Brunch show in the 80s..I 'd love to see a current oriented equivalent of this. In other words I love real NAC vocals and they are out there..these are real NAC vocals from another era, good ones but what about now? Paul Anka though? That was a stretch.
 
I'm always looking for interesting vocals so I clicked through about 10 hours. Some real nuggets hidden among the Commodores, Lou Rawls and Vanessa Williams trax. I would definitely call it NAC Oldies. Which makes it the coolest oldies format out there. I played Nicholette Larson-Michael McDonald "Let Me Go Love" on one of my first CJ/Vocal hybrid stations in the early 80s. Cool nostagia there, and they did Maysa/Will Downing "Simple Life"- an incredible song that always lights up the phones and now the tweets..seem to be doing 2-3 instrumentals an hour, mostly BA list stuff and the usual Breezin, Feels So Good 30 YO songs.
 
Status
This thread has been closed due to inactivity. You can create a new thread to discuss this topic.


Back
Top Bottom