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The LAST Doowopp Radio Show On Terrestrial Radio Goes Bye-Bye Tonight!

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andreajesus

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AFTER 60 years, Dan Romanello (and the Group Harmony Review) are BOTH leaving WFUV - this is what Dan posted on 'FUV's website:

http://www.wfuv.org/content/yours-in-group-harmony

After 2AM Eastern tonight, the streetcorner vocal group sound will be on terrestrial radio no more - but confined to the 'Net :(
 
@ Andrea : YOU were one of the people who made us here live to Internet Oldies, vis-a-vis Top Shelf Oldies and Good Time Oldies -- and to their grand chat rooms. A tip of the earphones to you!

Was Romanello himself ever in a group that charted? (My doo-wopp culture is sketchy ....)

I recall listening to a doo-wopp show on occasion, off WFUV. 1966 or so. Might it've been the Time Capsule Show? I don't recall its name, or that of the host.
 
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That question brings back memories. The Time Capsule iirc was hosted by Tom Luciani. Tom had a tape of end-groove record noise he'd play over some of the songs to make the clean ones sound old.
 
Cool Bobby B (Bobby Backman) has a Doo Wop show Sunday nights at 9 PM on SiriusXM 50s on 5. It is also heard Tuesday at 9 PM on WLNG and WLNG.com. I believe that other radio stations on the web carry it.
 
@ Big A : We're about 100 miles NNW of Philly. I looked for a suitable city (Blue Bell) 'somewhat' north of PHL since that's the market you referenced.

https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=Blue+Bell+PA&x=0&y=0

Most of my FM DX is of the hit-and-miss type, when you encounter some skip or trope affecting a station that usually comes in. And those times of listening always seem to be in the car. Not too much in-house listening to FM.

We're also up pretty high here; the town is like 1500 feet ASL. So lots of FM stations come in, mostly locals and semi-locals. They pretty much fill up the dial.

I hope the list helps. Sorry I couldn't assist more.
 
Steve Green NEPA said:
I recall listening to a doo-wopp show on occasion, off WFUV. 1966 or so. Might it've been the Time Capsule Show? I don't recall its name, or that of the host.
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that was the same show - it was a name change thing....
 
K6JHU said:
Not just the net. I believe that Sirius/XM carries a Doo-Wop show on Sunday night.
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They do - I consider that the Internet - at one point when i was younger, there were shows (at least in NYC) on SEVERAL different NYC radio stations at least ONCE per week - ALL of those shows are gone - it's now an Internet (and Sirius/XM) thing...
 
Charlie Brown has a beach music show, which has similar music to doo-wop.

I'm not sure how you can listen online unless you can find an affiliate. WSAT Salisbury NC airs the show Saturdays from 9 AM to Noon Eastern.

http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WSAT

Also, 50s music is played as part of the Good Time Oldies format, which unfortunately includes a lot of loud rock music from the 70s and even the 80s. I say loud because that's not what I consider oldies to be.
 
Good Time Oldies? Not so sure....

vchimpanzee said:
Charlie Brown has a beach music show, which has similar music to doo-wop.

I'm not sure how you can listen online unless you can find an affiliate. WSAT Salisbury NC airs the show Saturdays from 9 AM to Noon Eastern.

http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WSAT

Also, 50s music is played as part of the Good Time Oldies format, which unfortunately includes a lot of loud rock music from the 70s and even the 80s. I say loud because that's not what I consider oldies to be.
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Let me address your points, one at a time.... :)

1) Beach music is more R-and-B oriented and a bit later in chronological scope than doowop - doowopp's years were basically from 1948 to 1964.
2) Thanks for the WSAT link (links always appreciated :) );
3) and as far as the Good Time Oldies format is concerned, i agree with you - i don't consider their stuff to be true oldies - more like the kinda stuff that CBSFM is doing these days
 
WPLB or WKCE playing 50 and 60 oldies including doo-wop with a bit of country thrown into the mix. Mostly automated except for 8AM to 10 AM East coast time on WKCE and 5 PM to 6 PM East coast time on WPLB when Roger Morgan does his show and he takes requests. Both stations are streaming .
 
andreajesus said:
Let me address your points, one at a time.... :)

1) Beach music is more R-and-B oriented and a bit later in chronological scope than doowop - doowopp's years were basically from 1948 to 1964.
2) Thanks for the WSAT link (links always appreciated :) );
3) and as far as the Good Time Oldies format is concerned, i agree with you - i don't consider their stuff to be true oldies - more like the kinda stuff that CBSFM is doing these days
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It is true that some of the beach music is newer.

Good Time Oldies isn't like CBS-FM at all. It is what people wish CBS-FM was still doing. Though even when they were doing it, some wished the "oldies" were older.
 
I Wish The Oldies Were Older

vchimpanzee said:
It is true that some of the beach music is newer.

Good Time Oldies isn't like CBS-FM at all. It is what people wish CBS-FM was still doing. Though even when they were doing it, some wished the "oldies" were older.
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well, as one who grew up with CBSFM when it was TRULY New York's Oldies Station, I WISH that the oldies were "older"....and that a certain air personality, who shall remain nameless, were NOT doing mornings there - UGH!
 
andreajesus said:
well, as one who grew up with CBSFM when it was TRULY New York's Oldies Station, I WISH that the oldies were "older"....and that a certain air personality, who shall remain nameless, were NOT doing mornings there - UGH!
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I think CBS-FM may have sounded like Good Time Oldies when it came back after being Jack for a while. Except I don't think the 50s were there and there may have been fewer 60s tunes.

Here is a good oldies station.

http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WZKY
 
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