Hi ya:
K-RTH was a good station and far different in the early 1990s. Also, it had compitition from KCBS and KRLA oldies stations. But, K-RTH is facing what a majority of oldies stations are facing, and that is a push away from oldies, or at least away from the 50's format and more focused on the 60s & 70s era. I use too think KRTH was one of the worse stations in the oldies format but after hearing about a dozen FM oldies stations through out the USA in the last two years, I feel K-RTH is the best one too try and stay focused on just oldies as of 2005. K-RTH references themselves too the 1960s and doesn't harp up the whole "we're 70s now ha ha ha" stuff...a majority of their music comes from the 1960s and they'll play an occasiona pre-1964 tune. Their 1970s playlist doesn't go much past 1973/74.
A few years back KRTH dabbled in the late 1970s, early 1980s music and they pulled back from that format and returned too a 60s format. K-RTH trys, I have to give them credit. There was a time when oldies was king in the Los Angeles areas with K-RTH,K-ODJ/K-CBS,K-RLA,K-OLA,K-FRC. Now only K-RTH and K-OLA remains...K-FRC is an AM/FM San Francisco station but one thats gone more into FM in recent; I'm not sure if the signal still picks up in LA at night. I use too hear K-FRC at night on the AM band down here in Los Angeles. I loved that old "MORE OLDIEEES, K-FRC" jingle that they had in early 1990s lol.
When I was a kid, I would listen to K-RTH and K-ODJ/K-CBS in Los Angeles & W-CBS in New York. Now, I pretty much only use XM and Sirius.
Regards,
Anthony--