What's up at 96.1?

[inthemorining]

Re: Oldies 96.1 jingles

> > overall i like tgp jingles---actually groove addicts have
> a
> > nice package for oldies 103 wods nice folks. good cutting
> > edge sound......actually i think oldies/classic hits
> should
> > go back to the good old shotguns and let the music stand
> out
> > and have the talent handle the positioning etc......
>
> I still think that the best oldies jingle package is Do It
> Again from JAM. Shotguns and acapella jingles are nice if
> you had a heratage Drake station like WOR-FM or 93KHJ, but a
> good jingle package can assign a melody to your station (and
> reduce the dependence on sweepers that seems to be taking
> over oldies...er excuse me, GHOT 60's/70's stations).
> i agree with the melody association....especially the johnny mann legendary jings.....i also think there is definitely too much reliance on sweepers...jon wolfert always does a good job......i even think he is remixing some of the old pams packages.....there is something to be said of we play your favorite oldies cbs fm.........

 

[wmgcbs]

Re: Oldies 96.1 jingles

> actually groove addicts have a
> nice package for oldies 103 wods nice folks. good cutting
> edge sound......

I listened to the package, and I personally think it sounds too "cutting edge" for a 60's/70's hit music station like WODS. TMCI and JAM do superb jobs on oldies station imaging, and TGP doesn't fall that far behind, but Groove Addicts should stay away from oldies. If you notice, Oldies 103.3 is the only oldies station running a package like that. Most others are using TMCI, JAM, or TGP. There are very few oldies stations that have packages from companies other than those.

 

[wmgcbs]

Re: Oldies 96.1 jingles

>
> Super Hits is the only package from TGP that I dislike.....
>
I feel the same way, and the only reason I think that I feel this way is that the package is heard on MANY oldies stations around the country. There are a countless number of stations with the original "Super Hits," and the cuts indeed get old after a while. Super Hits 4, though, I think is not bad.

WQSR/Baltimore, before the flip, used TGP's SH4 package, and it sounded pretty good with Jim Merkel's voiceovers and some of the left over WCBS-FM '04 custom re-sings. In fact, the top of the hour sounded excellent. It was actually the original Super Hits Cut 1 ramp, and at the end, right after "102.7 WQSR," when the jingles was actually over, the group sang an a cappella "BAL-TI-MORE," and it sounded fantastic!

Personally, I enjoy oldies stations that have jingles from JAM and TMCI a little bit more. The WCBS-FM JAM 2004 custom sounds excellent, and I must say that I think it is one of the best oldies station packages, if not my favorite. WKOL in Plattsburgh, NY is currently using it and is streaming on the web at www.wkol.com . Too bad CBS-FM isn't the one still using them!

 

[inthemorining]

Re: Oldies 96.1 jingles

> > actually groove addicts have a
> > nice package for oldies 103 wods nice folks. good cutting
> > edge sound......
>
> I listened to the package, and I personally think it sounds
> too "cutting edge" for a 60's/70's hit music station like
> WODS. TMCI and JAM do superb jobs on oldies station
> imaging, and TGP doesn't fall that far behind, but Groove
> Addicts should stay away from oldies. If you notice, Oldies
> 103.3 is the only oldies station running a package like
> that. Most others are using TMCI, JAM, or TGP. There are
> very few oldies stations that have packages from companies
> other than those.
>
true.....but if you go by the branding theory of a jing....and you are adding 80s....maybe but your point is well taken...