Now what for us Oldies fans????

[IT_Guru]

I sent this link to BRENT:
http://www.iheart.com/live/4717/

This is iHeartRadio's Real Oldies Channel.  Excellent.

Thanks for the link I'll have to check it out. Right now I'm listening to the True Oldies Channel.

Was supposed to leave for Ohio tomorrow to work in our NE Ohio office for about 6 months but I've decided to leave today so by this time tomorrow I'll be in Classic Hits heaven. So many Oldies stations there that I won't have enough AM/FM presets for them all so screw Cumulus, CC Atlanta and Cox and maybe by the time I'm back, CBS will have flipped 92.9 and shown Atlanta how the format should be done.

[BRENT]

I sent this link to BRENT:
http://www.iheart.com/live/4717/

This is iHeartRadio's Real Oldies Channel.  Excellent.

Thanks for the link I'll have to check it out. Right now I'm listening to the True Oldies Channel.

Was supposed to leave for Ohio tomorrow to work in our NE Ohio office for about 6 months but I've decided to leave today so by this time tomorrow I'll be in Classic Hits heaven. So many Oldies stations there that I won't have enough AM/FM presets for them all so screw Cumulus, CC Atlanta and Cox and maybe by the time I'm back, CBS will have flipped 92.9 and shown Atlanta how the format should be done.

AMEN.....

[wpb1999]

I know, COME ON CBS!!!!!!!!!

"92 'ZGC", can't you just hear the jingles.

Randy AND Spiff- Mornings
Steve Craig- Middays
Steve McCoy and Alpha Trivette- Afternoons

[agentUrge]

Seems to me that Oldies is becoming more of a niche format as opposed to a dead one, but out of curiosity, don't these legacy formats evolve into a re-branded title of some sort while the next generation of that format takes on that previous title or a reasonable one-off branding?

[MRFLASHPORT]

WSB-HD2 is a very soft AC, mostly 60's/70's, every few hours a soft recurrent or 90's like Celine Dion, but lots of slow Motown, even a smooth jazz cut or two here and there. Very different than anything else in ATL radio, like the old Peach FM 95 circa 1988-1991 before Jacor sold out to Clear Channel when Vance Dillard was PD. Commercial free too. IF you are one of the five people with an HD radio.

Other than this, IHeartRadio is your choice. Hope you have unlimited data.

[BRENT]

WSB-HD2 is a very soft AC, mostly 60's/70's, every few hours a soft recurrent or 90's like Celine Dion, but lots of slow Motown, even a smooth jazz cut or two here and there. Very different than anything else in ATL radio, like the old Peach FM 95 circa 1988-1991 before Jacor sold out to Clear Channel when Vance Dillard was PD. Commercial free too. IF you are one of the five people with an HD radio.

Other than this, IHeartRadio is your choice. Hope you have unlimited data.

That just it, I don't want an HD radio, I don't think they are going to last. why don't they stream on the internet???

[IT_Guru]

WSB-HD2 is a very soft AC, mostly 60's/70's, every few hours a soft recurrent or 90's like Celine Dion, but lots of slow Motown, even a smooth jazz cut or two here and there. Very different than anything else in ATL radio, like the old Peach FM 95 circa 1988-1991 before Jacor sold out to Clear Channel when Vance Dillard was PD. Commercial free too. IF you are one of the five people with an HD radio.

Other than this, IHeartRadio is your choice. Hope you have unlimited data.

I got an HD Radio the last time we went through this when CC Flipped Cool 105.7 to Viva or whatever it was. At least CC put the Oldies on 94.9 HD-2 up until they changed from Lite to Bull which is more than I can say for Cumulus. Guess we now know that Cumulus cares less about it's listeners than Clear Channel. There's no reason whatsoever that Cumulus couldn't put AGH on 106.7 HD-2.

I've tried listening to WSB-FM 98.5 HD-2 and it puts me to sleep.

[Marv-L.A.]

Classic Hits/Oldies-formatted stations are on a real hot streak, having shown growth for eight consecutive years according to Arbitron; removing sixties music and freshening the format with more eighties product, of which there is an abundance of, has done wonders in boosting the ratings for many such stations, including format legends such as KRTH/LA, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

[jabba17]

Classic Hits/Oldies-formatted stations are on a real hot streak, having shown growth for eight consecutive years according to Arbitron; removing sixties music and freshening the format with more eighties product, of which there is an abundance of, has done wonders in boosting the ratings for many such stations, including format legends such as KRTH/LA, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

Like I said, time marches on.  I think 60s pop on terrestrial radio is dead, like 50s golden oldies and 30/40s nostalgia before it.  And early 70s AM gold isn't doing well, either.

I think we're going to have to get our 70s stuff in dribs and drabs, like disco on old-skool R&B stations and New Wave on AAA stations.