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Louisville WQMF additions

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killemall

I have noticed that WQMF finally added some new songs and re-added artists to its playlist beginning June 1. Several years ago they dropped many classic rocks bands (Elton John, Beatles, Allman Brothers, Doobie Brothers, REO, U2, Billy Joel, Bryan Adams, Phil Collins and Genesis, to name a few) when they moved to a harder classic rock format. On June 1, they brought back Bryan Adams, U2, and Phil Collins. They also added some "newer" artists and songs: Sublime, Alien Ant Farm, additional song by Beastie Boys, Blur, Nickelback, Cranberries, Evanescence, REM, more Foo Fights, more Smashing Pumpkins, and Oasis. These are all 25+ years old, but still make the station feel more contemporary.
I am guessing that the move was due to a steep rating drop in the last two books. WFBQ, the iheart equivalent rock station out of Indy, added all these same artists and songs 6 months ago. FBQ has continued to play all of the artists (above) that QMF dropped as well and added 80's crossover artists ( Eurythmics, Men at Work, Outfield). FBQ's ratings have held steady and slightly improved with the changes.
 
On a related note, I don't know if anybody actually listens to The Fox (it surprisingly still exists on WQMF's HD2!), but they no longer sound like The Fox and they've been playing some older stuff (though they do have some new stuff still), like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and Ozzy Osbourne. I'm not really sure what they're supposed to be, but they do still seem to be heavily leaning toward the late 90s/00s stuff.
 


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