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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Jun 4, 2008 15:10:07 GMT -5
Just checked the website of Tulsa's Kool 106 and the "American Top 40-The 70s" show for this weekend (June 7-8) is June 19, 1971.
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Jun 4, 2008 15:06:42 GMT -5
Just checked the website of Tulsa's Kool 106 and the "American Top 40-The 80s" show to be broadcast this weekend (Jun 7-8) is June 18, 1988.
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Nov 2, 2007 11:29:37 GMT -5
XM radio is currently broadcasting their special broadcast of most, if not all, of the songs to reach the top 40 from the 1930s to today. IT is currently broadcasting on the 70s on 7 and will move to the 80s next Wednesday. Although I'm not happy with the fact that AT40 will not be broadcast on those stations while IT is covering the decade in question, this is a good time to hear songs that have not been played recently. The XM staff is going deeper than ever this year so chances are that some of the songs that didn't reach the Top 40 will be played. For more information, check out www.xmradio.com/it. For those people who don't own XM Radio, you can listen for free by going to www.xmradio.com and clicking "Listen Online Now"
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Aug 3, 2007 21:19:18 GMT -5
Congratulations Scott!!!!
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Mar 10, 2008 13:29:40 GMT -5
Should have played "Time is Time" by Andy Gibb.
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Aug 12, 2007 13:50:48 GMT -5
Steve:
I'd just download AIM-AOL is not required unless that's your ISP and based upon emails we have exchanged AOL is not your ISP. What version of Windows are you using? The computer that I have AIM on uses XP, the one with Vista will not have AIM.
Go to the site where AIM is downloaded and you will probably be able to find some FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) that may be able to resolve the problems you are having with AIM. Please feel free to email me here or the address you have for me and tell me more about your system and I'll try to help more.
John
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Aug 11, 2007 23:12:37 GMT -5
Shawn:
I should be back there by Monday or Tuesday at the latest. Had to do some maintenance on the computer that had my AIM and am now installing XP Home there.
John
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Aug 10, 2007 23:08:50 GMT -5
Shawn: I think the answer to some of your questions can be found here www.totalrecorder.com/TR_and_Vista.htm Just got Vista myself with my new laptop-no problems using Advanced Sound Recorder with it. But I understand that you like to schedule your taping so ASR may not be for you. I got the shows broadcast last week so email me if interested. John
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Dec 31, 2007 10:40:08 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this!!!
Although I don't generally listen to AT40 since Casey left, I still enjoy the Year End wrap up, no matter who is broadcasting!!!
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Jan 20, 2008 21:31:34 GMT -5
radio.nenad.net has a list of stations carrying most countdown shows via the Internet.
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Sept 8, 2007 10:10:08 GMT -5
Lot of the problems have been radio PDs who think they're speaking for the majority of listeners where in reality they are only speaking for themselves or a few vocal listeners. More than likely, most listeners would love to have heard "Desiree" and many other songs in full, etc.
That's probably the reason that stations decide to remove or replace AT10, AT20, or AT40.
Just My Opinion
John
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Oct 10, 2007 11:54:37 GMT -5
Scott, I just don't think that Premiere made a wise decision in creating AT40 HAC while AT20 was still going strong. I can understand that they were probably hoping to stop a mass migration to Dees after his contract was allowed to lapse. But, in essence, they set up a competition between Ryan and Casey while Casey still has a lot of good years ahead to count down the hits. Casey's following is undoubtably much greater than that of Ryan in the countdown market and while Premiere may have been trying to prepare for the future, they may have gone too fast in pushing "Casey on into the sunset".
A source of optimism is that Casey's fans are definitely not quiet in letting their voices be heard and I'm glad that it is that way. We have come a long way in convincing Premiere/Clear Channel, through purchase and trades of old shows and possibly through direct and indirect communication with them, that there is a strong demand for them and they responded (1). With release of the Flashback series, (2) XM broadcasts of AT40 from the 70s and 80s and (3)More recently with the AT40: the 70s and AT40: the 80s. This website has played a very strong role in generating such interest and we owe a strong debt of gratitude to Rob and Scott for all the work and time that they have provided to make this site a reality.
In short, if we continue to let Premiere know how much we enjoy Casey, I doubt that he will be leaving the business anytime soon and may, very well, be counting down the hits until he passes away.
John
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Oct 9, 2007 21:44:01 GMT -5
I hate to see AT20 loosing this many stations since I really enjoy the show. However, I do see more energy being expended on AT10 and also AT40: The 70s and AT40: The 80s. Perhaps, Premiere has decided that "retro" is more in demand and I can certainly understand that, as I enjoy the retro versions of AT40 being broadcast on XM and Terrestial.
Perhaps Premiere needs to retain only one Hot Adult countdown. One option would be to put Casey as host of AT40 HAC. Ryan already has jobs pouring out his ears and probably doesn't need AT40 HAC. If this isn't feasible, then get rid of AT40 HAC and let AT20 be the only Hot Adult show. The problem is that there are two Premiere shows essentially in competition with each other although this was probably not Premiere's intention. Remember that AT40 HAC was born right after Rick Dees was not rehired in 2004 and AT40HAC seems to have been formed as an attempt to not lose stations to Dees.
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Mar 27, 2008 20:37:08 GMT -5
I'd like for everyone to take a look at the section "This Day in AT40 History" on the Main Menu of this site. Rob commemorates the 10th Anniversary of the return of American Top 40 and did a Wonderful job.
When Shadoe aired the last AT40, I thought it would never come back and that the show was gone for good. I had been listening to Casey's Top 40 as well and thought that Casey would be there to stay. Flash ahead to 1998--I turned my radio on to Kiss 107.5 at the time they normally broadcast Casey's Top 40 in March and heard the words "American Top 40". Hearing the 10, 9, 8... introduction, I thought "who would be hosting the show? " (Rob's book wouldn't come out for another year or two so I thought that Casey's Top 40 was still broadcasting). I also thought "wouldn't be nice if Casey would be doing the honors?" but was doubtful. Imagine my surprise when after a brief pause, Casey's voice was heard. Yes, AT40 and Casey had reunited..
I've wondered whether Ryan or Casey would mention this in the shows airing this weekend, but I've concluded that they probably won't since according to the dominant mode of thinking at Clear Channel/Premiere, Casey has always been counting down the hits and mentioned on the CT40 March 3, 1990 show that "we've been counting down the hits since 1970". As a result, they tend to ignore or minimize the role of Shadoe Stevens and the fact that Casey was never with American Top 40.
I know one thing--I'm going to listen to AT40, AT20 and AT10 and see if anything is said.
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Post by Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever on Feb 22, 2008 12:42:31 GMT -5
Assuming that AT40 would have used the same formula for figuring that chart, I don't think there would have been much of a difference if "The Top 40 Hits of the 80s So Far" (broadcast in early July 1987) had been updated 2 1/2 years later at the end of 1989 .
Songs from the early part of the 1980s tended to chart higher, mainly because they had more weeks in the top 40 and were at #1 longer. From 1986 to 1989, the longest that any song remained at #1 was 4 weeks and very few logged more than 15 weeks in the top 40. From 1980 to 1985, I count 15 songs as having spent more than 4 weeks at #1 and many of those (and others) spent up to 20 or more weeks in the top 40.
I've been working on my own Top Hits of the 1980s charts and and have tried several models. All of them show that songs from the early 1980s (1980-1985) ranked higher than songs from the latter part of the 1980s (1986-89). In many cases, I found myself having to include inverse order points for positions on the year end charts (101-ye pos) to ensure that all years of the 1980s were represented.
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