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Adult standards (also sometimes known as the nostalgia or Big Band format [1]) is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.. Adult standards started in the 1950s and is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those people over 50 years of age, [2] but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens.
With the merger of many Sirius XM channels on November 12, 2008, there were some changes to 60s on 6. The channel's playlist, which had once exceeded 3,000 songs was sliced to emphasize Top 10 hits more, with most of the lower-charting tracks as well as many of the crossover and novelty hits of the era removed and abandoned from the rotation.
Today, there are a few stations that identify as classic hits, such as WROR-FM in Boston and WJJK in Indianapolis, but whose playlists have more in common with classic rock. The classic hits format as it is known today began to take shape in the mid 2000s when oldies radio stations started having audience and ratings issues. [10]
The playlist started with 3,000 songs but was expected to be reduced. The target audience was 55 to 70. [15] The station reclaimed its former WKIX callsign soon afterward. [16] WKIX had a very broad-based playlist incorporating some adult standards and classic country material into an oldies playlist spanning the early 1950s to early 1980s.
We finally—finally—made it to the end of the year. And though the music releases have gone from summer’s deluge to a steady trickle, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great new songs ...
Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. Playlists can span from the 1960s through the 2000s and, depending on market conditions, may be designed for African-American or Hispanic audiences.
Gold Radio is a network of oldies radio stations in the United Kingdom, which was formed by the merger of the Capital Gold network and the Classic Gold network in August 2007. The station relaunched in March 2014 as a partly-automated service, broadcasting in fewer areas, after many of Gold's local AM/DAB frequencies were transferred to Smooth ...
On April 13, 2020, KLVZ added a new simulcast translator on 95.3 FM (K237GG) to help boost the station's signal into downtown Denver. The station rebranded as Legends 95.3 FM, 810 AM, and refocused its playlist on oldies from the 50's, 60's and 70's, some of them little-played as compared to the much tighter playlists of other oldies stations. [9]