|
Post by LC on Aug 12, 2023 21:25:18 GMT -5
I love the show but I never understood the need for the Top 3 recap at the beginning of the show when Casey is just going to play them again at the end. I guess it was for chart buffs who missed "last week's episode." Plus, it helped fill up the extra time when the show went to four hours.
|
|
|
Post by mkarns on Aug 12, 2023 21:33:38 GMT -5
I love the show but I never understood the need for the Top 3 recap at the beginning of the show when Casey is just going to play them again at the end. To fill time, presumably. They had tried doing that with random extras, but I guess they were having trouble coming up with relevant stories.
|
|
|
Post by jmack19 on Aug 12, 2023 23:03:27 GMT -5
What stations will be playing the 1986 show tomorrow (or even later today)? KOKZ Here is a list of some stations that could air the 4-hr B show on Sunday including KOKZ: 5 am - WFMX 6 am - WGRQ WJJR WTKU 9 am - KOKZ (announced) 11 am - ZFKK KLDZ KOSF (also 11 pm) 12 noon WPNC 2 pm - WRTH 3 pm - WLKN 7 pm - KXGL 8 pm – WFRO
|
|
|
Post by kani on Aug 13, 2023 6:27:45 GMT -5
1980 notes:, i listened on WNSN fm. and KZOY (im assumed KOKZ aired 1986, but I didn't have time to listen to those since I former listened before) Doo wop stories: snippets The Silhouettes - Get a job from 1958, 1979 gq I do love you Paul Simon doesn't want Carole King to quit college. First ldd from woman terri (age 18 and married), to husband donnie, despite with some hard times for responsibilities, but still mean everything snippet from Mama Told Me Not to Come, similar melody of Olivia Newton John's Magic interesting back to back former #1 country: Mickey Gilles - Stand by Me, and Drivin My Life Away; both from diff movies
|
|
|
Post by artsmusic on Aug 13, 2023 9:42:59 GMT -5
I love the show but I never understood the need for the Top 3 recap at the beginning of the show when Casey is just going to play them again at the end. I guess it was for chart buffs who missed "last week's episode." Plus, it helped fill up the extra time when the show went to four hours. When I was in radio from 1989-1992, the "A" rotation titles were played every 2.5-4 hours. When a station gives up the 3-4 hours to play a syndicated show, it didn't hurt listenership to have a song repeat. If you had over 20 hours time spent listening in a week that was a solid listener. The math is then 21/7 days= 3 hours for hit to be played.
|
|
|
Post by Hervard on Aug 13, 2023 10:58:08 GMT -5
ZFKK - 1986 KLDZ - 1980 KOSF - regular programming.
We'll see what WPNC does in a few minutes. EDIT: They're doing 1980. I guess I'll catch the last three hours on ZFKK.
|
|
|
Post by Hervard on Aug 13, 2023 11:04:04 GMT -5
I love the show but I never understood the need for the Top 3 recap at the beginning of the show when Casey is just going to play them again at the end. To fill time, presumably. They had tried doing that with random extras, but I guess they were having trouble coming up with relevant stories. They did do the random extra thing (oftentimes "the biggest hit from (insert artist)" for a little while after that, but, with the Top Three recap, the LDDs, and the Archive feature, they only had to do it one or perhaps two times per show instead of multiple extras. And, eventually, they were running short on time and eventually did not do the Top Three recap every week, though they did bring it back in late 1981 when they were done with the Archives, and did extras a little more often. It all depended on the playing time of the songs in the countdown.
|
|
|
Post by burcjm on Aug 13, 2023 12:12:56 GMT -5
For the week of August 26, I predict 8/27/83 since we're due for a 1983 standalone and also it last aired in the magic year of 2019.
|
|
|
Post by jmack19 on Aug 13, 2023 12:56:04 GMT -5
ZFKK - 1986 KLDZ - 1980 KOSF - regular programming. We'll see what WPNC does in a few minutes. EDIT: They're doing 1980. I guess I'll catch the last three hours on ZFKK. KOSF is playing 1986. Sometimes the iheart streams air regular programming during commercial breaks.
|
|
|
Post by dth1971 on Aug 13, 2023 15:01:33 GMT -5
WVLI Kankakee is airing right now AT40: The 80's 8/16/1980 show this Sunday afternoon due to Bears football coverage yesterday.
|
|
|
Post by jmack19 on Aug 13, 2023 16:19:47 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by mjl677 on Aug 13, 2023 18:02:14 GMT -5
I love the show but I never understood the need for the Top 3 recap at the beginning of the show when Casey is just going to play them again at the end. Tbh, I loved when they played the whole songs in the beginning for the top 3. Just in case I couldn’t hear the end of the show for whatever reason. Like I love the song “Magic” by ONJ. It’s cool I could hear it in Hour One. And if I’m still listening by Hour 4, even more power to me.
|
|
|
Post by dth1971 on Aug 13, 2023 18:38:04 GMT -5
WVLI Kankakee on AT40: The 80's 8/16/1980 broadcast did play the Randy Meiser "Deep Inside My Heart" tribute OPTIONAL EXTRA.
|
|
|
Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Aug 13, 2023 19:00:33 GMT -5
The full top 3 recap was a "need" to fill time after the show expanded to four hours, which didn't occur until four and a half months later. Could AT40 have still done a top 3 mention (like what would happen beginning in 1981 when songs weren't being played due to time constraints) and used the extra time for extras (such as the "specials" from the early years)? Sure, they could have. Three hours was clearly not enough time, while four hours was a little too much time. I personally liked hearing the top songs twice in a show, but didn't mind it when the practice had to be dropped or abbreviated because of time constraints. I primarily want to hear the most popular songs, with a few "extras" (be it dedications, throwbacks, whatever), but limiting anything outside of the hits being counted down.
Today's AT40 has a lot of time for extras due to the average song being under three minutes.
|
|
|
Post by Hervard on Aug 13, 2023 19:00:50 GMT -5
Starting right now!
|
|