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Post by caseyalways7 on May 3, 2009 7:48:47 GMT -5
C'mon they give channels for plenty of genres and acts that don't deserve them....It's well time we get a channel of ALL AT40 charts from the 70's...80's..90's. It would be sooooo great just to tune in 24/7 and hear the legend work his magic!!! C'mon I'll even run the station myself ;D.....thoughts
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Post by mrjukebox on May 3, 2009 9:36:22 GMT -5
Excellent idea!-That way you can hear the Shadoe Stevens era,which won't end up on terrestrial radio.
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Post by 80sfan on May 3, 2009 9:51:09 GMT -5
Clearchannelmusic Formatlab had a AT40 flashback channel at one time. They had Casey counting them down around the clock. It didn't last too long though.
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Post by dougray2 on May 3, 2009 18:18:59 GMT -5
The clear channel station did it wrong by playing the flashbacks instead of the entire show. I believe it could work if they called it the countdown channel and included different countdown shows from the past (AT40, Rick Dees, ACC, Countdown America, and any other countdown shows) They could spotlight a certain decade on a certain day. For example, totally 80s Tuesday, and play AT40, ACC, Rick Dees from the 80s) They could include Shadoe shows and Caseys top 40 shows to give it some variety. The problem is I don't think SXM would be interested in doing something like this because I believe the current powers that be want to get rid of AT40 and I think they will do so when the contract is up. I hope I'm wrong about that.
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Post by snarfdude on May 3, 2009 18:29:08 GMT -5
Let's hope not, as i'm starting to get into the stuff on SXM to the point I flip the radio over when it's on 70's and 80's if I can....
A countdown channel doesn't exactly have mass appeal, it's very much a niche type thing for the die hard countdown devotees. In the world of money making, it's too esoteric for the masses, and I can understand why something like that wouldn't work.
still, there's are a lot of niche oriented stuff online, so I can see it far more for a internet stream type of thing.
Let's also take into account the analog transfer to digital of any countdowns that aren't already transferred, IF you can find program discs and or tapes of the shows. Remember, most of this stuff was thought of as disposable in the 70's and 80's (and to some people, it still is) It's REAL TIME and then some to transfer to digital which equates to a LOT of work. few people are not going to want to do that.
BTW, are people still trading show copies around here, or is that a faux pas to even mention that stuff now?
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Post by edwardjw on Jan 15, 2010 21:01:00 GMT -5
cool iidea! will it happen? who knows? i guess we will just have to wait and see!
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Post by shadster on Jan 16, 2010 11:55:27 GMT -5
Whats the attraction to Future Hits?? For me, the only episodes of that show worth listening to are the end of year ones, where Joel recaps the biggest future hits of the year.
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Post by pzimm7700 on Jan 16, 2010 12:11:49 GMT -5
Well, back when I listened to it the show came on Sunday morning at 7am, and Casey's Top 40 came on at 8. I thought the show was a great companion piece to the countdown. It let you know what songs for the most part were a week or two away from hitting the Top 40 on Casey's Top 40 (or Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 if it aired prior to that show in some markets) as it used Radio & Records chart information to air the songs that came on the show. Plus it let you know what songs were on top in England and I think they did one other thing I thought was cool but don't remember what it was.
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Post by pzimm7700 on Jan 16, 2010 13:03:58 GMT -5
That was the first time I heard them too. I generally didn't listen to much radio each week outside of the national radio shows. I recorded them and listened throughout the week. And yes, sometimes a song wouldn't make the Top 40 but most did and by the time you heard it on Casey's Top 40 a couple of weeks later you were already familiar with it.
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Post by tf1453 on Jan 16, 2010 15:08:03 GMT -5
Plus it let you know what songs were on top in England and I think they did one other thing I thought was cool but don't remember what it was. The scary thing is I remember the format of Future Hits to a tee. The first segment was R&R's most added single and a song on New and Active plus a quick run down of singles and LP's (at the time) coming out. Segment 2 was a song on N&A plus the Future Hits Challenge. Segment 3 was another N&A track plus the BBC Top 5 recap; it was this segment that got me interested in the UK charts. Segment 4 was three other new singles plus a list of tour dates upcoming. The final segment was three songs considered "hitbound", IIRC, these were tracks that were one to two weeks away from going for adds. Great show, and absolutely a great warm up to CT40! |
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Post by shadster on Jan 16, 2010 19:51:44 GMT -5
I can aggree it was a great show, I know I recorded it every week. BUT, for nostalga(sp?) purposes, its not something I'd prefer to listen to today, even the ones I still have I dont listen to. Much rather hear a countdown. A countdown is heading to #1, future hits always STARTED w/ the most added single.
back to the original topic: It will never happen!
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jul 12, 2015 9:48:57 GMT -5
Whats the attraction to Future Hits?? For me, the only episodes of that show worth listening to are the end of year ones, where Joel recaps the biggest future hits of the year. Joel Denver played two songs and let you call in an vote which one you thought would be a hit. For me, the best part is it was the first place I usually heard a new song. And I was introduced to songs that didn't make the top 40. You Win Again by BeeGees and What A Price To Pay by Michael Damian are a couple examples. Maybe it is the cost if licensing fees, or maybe some of these shows weren't saved but I'd luvvv to hear a satellite channel devoted to syndicated programming of the past. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 11:56:18 GMT -5
Won't happen on SXM. A streaming channel of some kind is the only way it would happen. And so many outlets own several different shows I don't know how it could work. That said, theres been plenty of things ive said wouldnt work and they do.
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Post by BrettVW on Jul 13, 2015 18:41:12 GMT -5
I think the iHeart stream is good. Short of a paid subscription service that would allow specific shows to be available on demand, I think what we have is what we will get for the foreseeable future.
I remember back in the day where you were at the mercy of your own hometown station of being an affiliate. Now you can basically choose any time slot during the weekend that works for you and stream the show. Plus the iHeart stream.
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