That said, I think the novelty of B96's new direction is starting to wore off as I'm not going to sit through the same 100-200 throwback titles, in addition to the sad and pathetic state of modern-day pop music if I were an actual regular listener. Wishful thinking but can't these radio stations think outside the box and play some deep cuts and lost hits once in a while. Even the most die-hard Beyonce fan doesn't want to hear "Crazy in Love" over and over again as she's have multiple hits (both solo and in Destiny's Child).
I'm also surprised that 104.3 Jams is hanging around as I assumed that the higher-ups didn't want B96 and 104.3 to cannibalize each other playlist-wise as B96 was adding more songs from 104.3's library. I mean, just about every throwback currently played on 104.3 could also be played on B96 whereas the 90s/00s/10s pop throwbacks (Britney Spears, N'Sync, Lady Gaga, etc.) and the dance music wouldn't be played on 103.4. Jeremy mentioned some 90s/00s artists that B96 currently aren't playing. They wouldn't sound out-of-place on present-day B96 as those artists mentioned were actually played on B96 during the 90s or 00s.
The oldest throwback B96 plays is CeCe Peniston's "Finally" from 1991. Beforehand, it was Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg's " Nuthin' But a G Thang" from 1993. Although 104.3 is 1990s/2000s based classic hip hop/R&B, the oldest song they play is the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" from 1979. The only pre-1990s songs I've spotted was Bobby Brown's "My Propagative" from 1988 and Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" from 1983. They may be few others that I didn't mention. For the record, those songs were played as 80s flashbacks (the more common term B96 used for older songs back then) during the Killer Bee/Party Radio days of B96.
Also, could the mixes return to B96 in the near-future though it more likely should 104.3 flip and their mixers jump ship to B96?
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