But once again, it would not have happened without the fragmentation of the music first. And that fragmentation continued to happen, even when some of the music was getting limited or no airplay.
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But once again, it would not have happened without the fragmentation of the music first. And that fragmentation continued to happen, even when some of the music was getting limited or no airplay.
landtuna
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I agree. When I hear a station promoting "All 80s" I think Big f___ deal. Most of the stations on the dial are playing the same 80s stuff over & over.
92.7 hits a wide age range, I know many 20 to 60somethings that often have this station playing. A better variety.
With an emphasis on 60-somethings...
I'm pushing 50. KOOL plays the songs of my youth. I am okay with this. If KEZ does an all 80s weekend, it's the songs of my youth. ROQ of the 80s? Hell, when I was growing up we'd go to LA and tape KROQ so when we were back home we had something to listen to that wasn't KUPD. So forgive me if I enjoy my own damn nostalgia on the radio.
When I was pushing 20 and there were 5 stations all doing AC formats and as you punched the dial it was either Motown or Michael Bolton everywhere, I once remarked to a colleague that I couldn't wait to finally hit the money demo so I could inflict my musical tastes on others. I won't age out of the money demo for a few more years, so I have a few more years of actually liking mainstream radio before I'm out of the window.
asugeorge1
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Amen to that! Ironically, I am actually one of those “younger adults” in the money demographic that likes 60’s music. I’m 33 years old and I have liked late 50’s - early 70’s oldies music since I was a kid. This is mainly because my parents, who grew up in the 50’s and 60’s, were always listening to Oldies music in the car when I was growing up. The station I grew up with was Oldies 104.3, WJMK-FM in Chicago (now long gone). I grew up listening to the Wild Italian, Dick Biondi, on WJMK, a DJ my parents grew up with on WLS and WCFL. Amazingly, Dick Biondi is now, at age 86, still spinning Oldies on the radio in Chicago. Good memories indeed!
So for me, even at age 33, my favorite music is from the 60’s. And trust me, there are many people my age that love music from the 60’s (specifically the Beatles) because of how much artists from that decade influenced the musicians of today. I think, at least for the next 25 years or so, there will always be a place for 1960’s oldies music on the radio (no matter what KOOL-FM may think).
ksradiogeek
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Biondi was cut back in May.
All I can think of is that they are doing tower work on South Mountain for the TV repack, and KOOL’s backup transmitter does not have HD. They’ve been off during the day for five out of the past seven days.
landtuna
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You can also get your Oldies fix on 92.7 FM and/or 93.3 HD2.
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