Katrina Song Banned?

[gr8oldies]

Why? It's not Trina's fault they named the hurricane Katrina. Maybe they shouldn't mention the hurricane's name on the news?

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[blabhead]

> I don't know their names, but they made an
> average song worse.
>

[gr8oldies]

There's a difference when there's audience reaction. Jusst say Crosby, Stills and Nash on TV repeating the false story that the Dixie Chicks were "banned" on all 1200 CC stations.

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[westlife]

> So I'll ask: Are there any radio stations that have banned -
> temporarily or otherwise - the song "Walking on Sunshine" by
> Katrina and the Waves?

FYI: although it was their first and only Top 10 hit, "Walking On Sunshine" was not truly a "one-hit wonder" for that group.  Katrina & The Waves had four other songs on the Billboard Top 100 chart in the late '80s, including the Top 20 hit "That's The Way" in 1989.

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[radio124]

> First, my heart and prayers go out to everyone involved in
> the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and it's great to hear that
> it was not as strong as it was predicted to be.
>
> With that said...
>
> I have a serious question, not making a joke out of this
> horrible event by asking this, but given what happened to
> radio airplay following 9/11 (not to compare those two, of
> course) you know someone might be thinking it.
>
> So I'll ask: Are there any radio stations that have banned -
> temporarily or otherwise - the song "Walking on Sunshine" by
> Katrina and the Waves?
>
The song was played this afternoon at about 3:30. Nothing out of the ordinary was said. Just the usual...after that we had Katrina and the Waves Walking on Sunshine and after that...

Scott

[Jeremy Andrews]

> First, my heart and prayers go out to everyone involved in
> the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and it's great to hear that
> it was not as strong as it was predicted to be.
>
> With that said...
>
> I have a serious question, not making a joke out of this
> horrible event by asking this, but given what happened to
> radio airplay following 9/11 (not to compare those two, of
> course) you know someone might be thinking it.
>
> So I'll ask: Are there any radio stations that have banned -
> temporarily or otherwise - the song "Walking on Sunshine" by
> Katrina and the Waves?
>

I could see if it was "Rock You Like A Hurricane" (Just kidding) but Walking On Sunshine? Many people probably don't even know who sings it. By the way I looked at stoneage.yes.com and 105.3 The Bayou right in New Orleans had questionable songs just before they went to news programming including "EYE Of The Tiger" and "When I'm Gone" as well as a few others.

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[charles hobbs]

> > So I'll ask: Are there any radio stations that have banned
> -
> > temporarily or otherwise - the song "Walking on Sunshine"
> by
> > Katrina and the Waves?
>
> I doubt it.  It's pretty much a dead song as it is.

Last time I heard it, it was being used as a jingle for some sort
of floor cleaner (Lysol, I think).....
>

[BoardmanDJ]

> First, my heart and prayers go out to everyone involved in
> the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and it's great to hear that
> it was not as strong as it was predicted to be.
>
> With that said...
>
> I have a serious question, not making a joke out of this
> horrible event by asking this, but given what happened to
> radio airplay following 9/11 (not to compare those two, of
> course) you know someone might be thinking it.
>
> So I'll ask: Are there any radio stations that have banned -
> temporarily or otherwise - the song "Walking on Sunshine" by
> Katrina and the Waves?
>

At this point, I'm sure most stations are 'wall to wall' coverage with storm info.  I know it makes sense for news stations, but there are people out there who don't listen to news stations, and the radio is their friend.  Some people may not have much more than a radio at this point, and whether you listen to Cajun, Rap, Pop, Country or Classical, I'd think 'your station' would want to comfort you.

[Banjomax]

> So I'll ask: Are there any radio stations that have banned -
> temporarily or otherwise - the song "Walking on Sunshine" by
> Katrina and the Waves?

I don't think that the song will be going anywhere.  However, I am willing to bet that at the next meeting of the World Meteorological Organization the name "Katrina" will be replaced with a different name the next time the current list of Atlantic storm names comes up in rotation (in 2011).

The only time that there is a change in the list is if a storm is so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on a different storm would be inappropriate for reasons of sensitivity. If that occurs, then at an annual meeting by the WMO committee (called primarily to discuss many other issues) the offending name is stricken from the list and another name is selected to replace it.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

[954]

> At this point, I'm sure most stations are 'wall to wall'
> coverage with storm info.  I know it makes sense for news
> stations, but there are people out there who don't listen to
> news stations, and the radio is their friend.  Some people
> may not have much more than a radio at this point, and
> whether you listen to Cajun, Rap, Pop, Country or Classical,
> I'd think 'your station' would want to comfort you.

Agreed. After 9/11, I wrote this, in a similar vein, about our local coverage:

Here's what we heard in southeast Florida:

The NBC-TV news feed went out over at least a half dozen AM and FM stations in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market. Why? How does this serve the listener -- especially since it is common knowledge (heavily promoted by channel 6) that they can be heard at 87.7 MHz on FM? Listeners gained nothing and lost a lot of choices.

Clear Channel broadcast their continuous news coverage of WIOD (610 kHz) on all its stations in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market and two stations in the Keys. And they did the same thing with Palm Beach hosts on their stations in the West Palm Beach market. Wouldn't announcements on the other stations saying that the news could be heard on 610 or 1290 have been better for the listener?

Four diverse stations, which ordinarily broadcast financial news, "unforgettable" music, and religious programming, broadcast the same group of two or three local talk hosts for an extended period. Wouldn't their regular programming have better served listeners who wanted religion, financial news, or soothing nostalgic music?

Except for the many brokered and ethnic stations, it was hard to find any programming other than the above during the first few days after the attack.

73s from 954

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