she loves the 90's and 2000's..interesting.
Any station where the first song you hear on tuning in (as I did) is Mmm-Bop is a winner in my book...!I do like the changes to the playlist. It hits a nerve (in a positive way) that the other Chicago stations largely miss.
It will be interesting to see if this mostly 90's & 00's format picks up any traction.
There are a few songs from the early 2010s, as well.Judging from the playlist, it looks like SHE didn't stop loving the 80s.
A bit different from newly-launched KISS 107.9 in Sacramento, which has more pop from the 2010s and beyond in their playlist. Not as different from play 107.1 in Edmonton, however.
True, but it seems to be more prominent in the station from Sacramento compared to the ones in Chicago and Edmonton, with the Sacramento station playing less early to mid 90s tracks.There are a few songs from the early 2010s, as well.
Listed where?I don’t know why this is listed as an AC station.
Again, the format names are very arbitrary. Each station will make music decisions based on listener reaction, not industry insider terms.It’s “Classic Hot AC” —many of the songs would not fit into an AC format and almost everything they play is well over six or seven years old….not one new song or recent recurrent. I’m not complaining —just pointing out it’s not really an AC station per se. Or is it? And I know “Classic Hot AC” isn’t even an industry term but maybe it should be…(?)
Ok then….as for “listed where” I meant Radio-online which does state each stations format. Never mind…who cares…if WSHE Chicago is AC so be it.Listed where?
If you refer to Nielsen, they don't have a wide and deeply varied list of formats stations can self describe by. Nielsen, in fact, does not use format names in any part of ratings processing. They list format names in the reports that go to ad agencies and subscribers so that, principally, advertisers can tell different kids of stations apart. Advertisers don't need anything beyond general descriptions.
On the other hand, trade websites and publications can call formats however they want. But Nielsen only offers a shorter list of formats stations can select the best fit from.
At the same time, BDS and MediaBase have a group of experts who decide based on rotations, individual songs and the like which panel each monitored station will be part of.
But there is no set of rules that tell stations which kinds of songs they have to play.
Again, the format names are very arbitrary. Each station will make music decisions based on listener reaction, not industry insider terms.
I'm sure people knows 100.3 FM that plays different AC genre throughout the years and still some people call this station "Chicago's 100.3" even it went thru different name in the past, "Windy 100, 100.3 LOVE-FM, Rewind 100.3, She 100.3"