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Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel (also known more recently as The True Oldies Channel: Greatest Hits) is a radio network begun in the spring of 2004. Originally distributed by ABC Radio Networks via satellite, the service plays a hybrid oldies/classic hits format comprising music mostly from 1964 to 1979 but also plays selected cuts from the 1955-1963 era and also from the 1980s.
In June 2008, ABC's The Touch programming was replaced with ABC's True Oldies Channel format. This "true oldies" format was programmed by legendary disc jockey Scott Shannon. [9] An FM simulcast of WLOR started on May 1, 2009, on FM translator W251AC at 98.1 FM with a transmitter located on Drake Mountain. The station was re-branded as "Sunny 98".
In 2014, "Z 103-3" launched with an all 1980s hits format. On May 21, 2018, the station relaunched as "Oldies 103.3", with Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel; the previous format moved to WYGC (104.9 FM) as "Y105".
The rest of the day, the station carries The True Oldies Channel. By day, WWNN is powered at 30,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array to avoid interfering with stations in the Miami area on 1450 and 1490 kHz. At night, to further reduce interference to other stations, the power is reduced to 2,500 watts.
It broadcasts an oldies radio format supplied by The True Oldies Channel. It plays the hits of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, hosted by Scott Shannon and other disc jockeys. By day, WRTZ is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional , to protect other stations on 1410 AM from interference at night, it greatly reduces power to 72 watts.
For several years, WGBW aired a satellite-fed oldies music format; the station had carried Dial Global's "Kool Gold" service until October 15, 2008, when it moved to Citadel Media's "The True Oldies Channel". The station also carried top-of-the-hour newscasts from ABC News (it had carried CNN Radio and NBC Radio News newscasts prior to January 2010
WCCW-FM in recent years has added more 1980s and early 1990s music to their playlist from artists such as Huey Lewis & The News, Madonna, Whitney Houston, and John Mellencamp, angering traditional oldies fans. The station also more recently switched from its longtime Oldies 107-5 name to Classic Hits 107-5. Nonetheless, the ratings are still ...
The WPLJ-HD2 subchannel originally broadcast all-70s hits, [58] and then programming from Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel that was distributed by ABC Radio. [59] On July 4, 2014, WPLJ-HD2 flipped to an adult contemporary format known as "FAS" (referring to former sister station WFAS-FM , which flipped from AC to urban AC ), due to the ...