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Post by Hervard on Jun 30, 2016 12:34:55 GMT -5
Those AC or Hot AC #1s you chose for 1992 and beyond seem out of place compared to the type of music represented by the songs prior to that. But you either wanted to count down more listener friendly songs or use charts that Casey counted down longer than he did for AT40. Actually, I preferred those Hot AC songs over the stuff that's been topping the chart over the past 10+ years. I think that they would make for a great show. But that's just my opinion and nothing more.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Jul 1, 2016 5:57:57 GMT -5
Y'know, if stations began this with hour #3 of the original (Satisfaction-Rolling Stones)--this would make a good 4 hour special. And as I indicated earlier, yes as a 15 year old when the original show ran I couldn't get into those early songs from the '30's and 40's so I turned AT40 off and only came back to catch the last few #1's. By the way, did the mistake of playing the wrong Ozzie & Harriet Nelson song ever get corrected? I think I have read elsewhere that Whoa Babe (an instrumental) got played instead of Says My Heart. Yes, it's been fixed for this version. Cleaner versions of songs were included as well. Some of the songs used were not the original versions but instead were re-recorded versions (Sleepy Lagoon, Third Man Theme, Too Young). Plus, any version that was electronically re-channeled for stereo have been replaced with true mono versions. All of those have been replaced as well. Great--I'm glad somebody noticed this 'error' and corrected it. Kudos to all involved. Happy 4th
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Post by kenmartin on Jul 1, 2016 9:49:54 GMT -5
Yes, it's been fixed for this version. Cleaner versions of songs were included as well. Some of the songs used were not the original versions but instead were re-recorded versions (Sleepy Lagoon, Third Man Theme, Too Young). Plus, any version that was electronically re-channeled for stereo have been replaced with true mono versions. All of those have been replaced as well. Great--I'm glad somebody noticed this 'error' and corrected it. Kudos to all involved. Happy 4th It didn't go unnoticed when the show originally aired. Tom Rounds and the Watermark staff did put out a memo about the mistake. They said they were sorry but it was too late to fix the error and that "it might not even be noticed by your listeners" since the song was so old. A copy of the memo is included in Pete's book.
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Post by kenmartin on Jul 1, 2016 10:31:37 GMT -5
Monday at 10 AM and again at 5 PM
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Post by SFGuy on Jul 1, 2016 16:17:12 GMT -5
I don't necessarily like the music pre-rock era nor today's music but I think it's interesting to listen to hear how music changed over the years. I look forward to hear this special.
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Post by shadster on Jul 1, 2016 18:10:42 GMT -5
So is Casey introducing all those 2000-tween an 2000-teen hits in the last hour?
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Post by kenmartin on Jul 1, 2016 18:35:51 GMT -5
So is Casey introducing all those 2000-tween an 2000-teen hits in the last hour? I'm good at editing, but not THAT good. The first 3 hours of the show is Casey. The last 4 hours is all me (Ken Martin). The July 4th special had Casey talking a little bit about each year before he played the song. He never did that during the regular countdown. I mimic the writing and style of the show for the last 4 hours.
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Post by keithr63 on Jul 1, 2016 20:49:17 GMT -5
WKIX 102.9 is playing AT 40 all weekend
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Post by jmack19 on Jul 2, 2016 10:03:49 GMT -5
KHVL decided to do a bicentennial throw back & air the Top 40 hits of 1976 today & is airing it 2 more times on Monday.
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Post by artsmusic on Jul 2, 2016 21:09:24 GMT -5
Is WKIX geo-blocked? Couldn't get to it.
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Post by jmack19 on Jul 2, 2016 22:15:13 GMT -5
^Yes, WKIX is still geo-blocking their stream to all locations outside of their immediate local market.
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Post by statenislandfan on Jul 2, 2016 23:01:53 GMT -5
Looking forward to Ken Martin's special. Mostly all the critics here are saying how does this special playing music of the 30's,40's and 50's fit on radio today. First of all, this is a 3 hour special and is hosted by The King of The Countdowns and is presented only exclusively on WTOJ. Your not going to lose listeners. A once in a lifetime event being aired after 40 years. Someone mentioned that the early part of the show is boring. The King of The Countdowns would never make a show boring. Cool or not cool, I'll be listening. Happy 46th Birthday American Top 40.
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Post by darnall42 on Jul 4, 2016 2:14:48 GMT -5
There is a 2 day AT40 marathon on WPNC magic 95.5 on July 5th and 6th, from 6am to midnight both days according to bill benjamin on facebook plus WGHN today are running the y2k special, the casey tribute show and the triathlon of rock special from 12 noon today
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Post by mikeyt on Jul 4, 2016 7:55:23 GMT -5
There is a 2 day AT40 marathon on WPNC magic 95.5 on July 5th and 6th, from 6am to midnight both days according to bill benjamin on facebook plus WGHN today are running the y2k special, the casey tribute show and the triathlon of rock special from 12 noon today WPNC's July 5-6 schedule: July 5 at4070s Top 10 Producers of the 70's at4080s Number 1 Hits of the 80s pt 1 at4080s Giants Of Rock at40y2k 40 Days That Changed Music july 6 at4070s Number 1 Hit's of the 70's
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Post by purplerush on Jul 4, 2016 10:05:57 GMT -5
I caught the beginning of wtoj, and made it thru the original show's first hour break after 1950. If I had time I'd keep going. It's good for a one time listen. If I can I may catch more later.
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