90s hits for the beaches

[marioj]

KSTB Crystal Beach, left for dead after Ike, has resurfaced with an "Everything 90s" format called Energy.  Not sure when it debuted; perhaps it was last week while I was in Chicago and Michigan.  As the name implies, it's uptempo with a typically wide small town playlist.  A sample hour (2:30-3:30 PM yesterday):

Offspring "Come Out and Play"
En Vogue "Never Gonna Get It"
sweep
Smashing Pumpkins "Tonight, Tonight"
Destiny's Child "Bugaboo"
sweep
Qkumba Zoo Child Inside
sweep
Shakespeare's Sister "Stay"
Blessid Union of Souls "She Likes Me For Me"
Legal ID
Kid Rock "Cowboy"
sweep
Mighty Dub Katz "Magic Carpet Ride"
Boy Krazy "That's What Love can Do"
Savage Garden "I Want You"
2Pac "How Do You Want It"
New Order "Regret"
Foo Fighters "Everlong"
Divinyls "I Touch Myself"

No jocks or commercials, but the station might be running on an auxiliary transmitter; the only listenable area is Crystal Beach itself, and reception drops sharply at the ferry landing.

[DToTheJ]

Had it been me running the station, as a statement that they have returned to the air after many months of inactivity, I would have named the station "101.5 Ike-FM."

Or is it too soon?

[Mediafrog+]

No jocks or commercials, but the station might be running on an auxiliary transmitter; the only listenable area is Crystal Beach itself, and reception drops sharply at the ferry landing.

Are we sure this is actually KSTB and not a pirate?  Any legal ID?

[johndavis]

No jocks or commercials, but the station might be running on an auxiliary transmitter; the only listenable area is Crystal Beach itself, and reception drops sharply at the ferry landing.

Are we sure this is actually KSTB and not a pirate?  Any legal ID?

Per the monitor posted above, they did a legal between Blessid Union of Souls and Kid Rock.

I heard something to the extent that they're running this out of a trailer at the transmitter site to keep the license alive.

After reading Sean Ross yesterday, it got me thinking about what a beach format might sound like over there. I'd play some of those songs.

[StevenNOLA]

I'd probably listen to this station if I could receive it...

I wish The Point or Pat FM (HD2) had a wider playlist.  I can only stand ZZ Top, Joan Jett, and Twisted Sister so many times.

Sounds a lot like the Gen X station that Citadel recently launched in Baton Rouge.

[rageradio]

Sounds interesting... I'll have to see if I can pick it up out here in Atascocita

[marioj]

Sounds interesting... I'll have to see if I can pick it up out here in Atascocita

Not likely.  As I mentioned, the signal is essentially limited to Crystal Beach proper; after the ferry landing, it's almost pure static.

Interestingly, the sweepers and ID never mention the frequency; it's always "Energy," but never "Energy 101.5" or similar.

[wxman76]

Love the variety of the playlist!  Sounds just as good, if not a deeper playlist, than the original XM 90s on 9 when it first came out.   

I totally forgot about Qkumba Zoo.  Haven't heard that since it came out!

[purpledevil]

Sounds interesting... I'll have to see if I can pick it up out here in Atascocita

Not likely.  As I mentioned, the signal is essentially limited to Crystal Beach proper; after the ferry landing, it's almost pure static.

Interestingly, the sweepers and ID never mention the frequency; it's always "Energy," but never "Energy 101.5" or similar.

I think you'd be alright, DtotheJ. Days after Katrina blew through N.O. WRNO, at the time a rock station, ID'ed as " The Rock of New Orleans, WRNO, New Orleans. Take that Katrina!" It's all about how you present it.

Looks like KSTB is being used as testing grounds. If Cumulus were just keeping the license active, couldn't they've just simulcasted KAYD again with the temporary signal?

[Mediafrog+]

Looks like KSTB is being used as testing grounds. If Cumulus were just keeping the license active, couldn't they've just simulcasted KAYD again with the temporary signal?

Perhaps this is a test run of the next format for 103.7?