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104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night.

Posted by WYTZZ95FM <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=WYTZZ95FM' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 24, 2023, 7:57 pm

During the Ed Lover show last night the sequence was PYT by Michael Jackson (LOL really???) into Ice Cube into TuPac.

Ummm, how does PYT fit in there? Just asking. Asking for a friend, please.

Has there been a music adjustment since B96 shifted? Are they going back in time for tunes to keep the format going? Looking at the the music log for the rest of the day (which is still listed as WJMK), they played MJ Human Nature during AM drive. During PM Drive Santana Maria, Maria. They play some songs at least twice a day. (Noticed TLC Waterfalls along with some others). Outside of that, the playlist looks like the same worn down titles they have been pulverizing for years now.

Also, is the music scheduled locally or prepackaged from the syndicated show?

Z

Link: https://onlineradiobox.com/us/wjmk/playlist/1?cs=us.wjmk

Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night.

Posted by Jeremy Andrews <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeremy+Andrews' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 24, 2023, 9:22 pm, in reply to "104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night. "

The 80s Michael Jackson stuff has been in rotation since the beginning. Very limited 80s, mostly Michael Jackson.

They also had a few other 80s cuts over the years, I think Cool It Now by New Edition

Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night.

Posted by Jeremy Andrews <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeremy+Andrews' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 24, 2023, 9:24 pm, in reply to "104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night. "

The music is scheduled locally, or possibly since the Ed Lover show is produced by Audacy, by the national programming people who program all of their Classic Hip-Hop stations. So you wouldn't notice the difference.

Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night.

Posted by Hunter <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Hunter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 25, 2023, 7:18 pm, in reply to "Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night. "

I don't listen to 104.3 Jams, however, I'm taking an educated guess in saying their target audience is women.

I recall speaking to someone at WLS-FM in the past. They removed the Michael Jackson songs from their library of classic hits for two or three days. The complaints started coming in to the point, Jackson was added back into their music library and he's stayed there ever since.

Interesting to see who will replace outgoing program director Wade Linder and what if any, musical change they make within the format.

Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night.

Posted by Jeremy Andrews <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeremy+Andrews' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 25, 2023, 7:24 pm, in reply to "Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night. "

104.3's target audience seems to be Hispanic females 35-54

Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night.

Posted by Jeremy Andrews <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeremy+Andrews' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 25, 2023, 7:31 pm, in reply to "Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night. "

94.7 has been Rock-leaning since Jan Jeffries started programming it a decade ago. He started with a really dull lite Classic Hits format not too different from what The Drive was when it launched, just had a tighter playlist and different presentation.

After he left, they started evolving it to a more uptempo feel, but it still had a lot of downtempo songs.

After The Loop went to EMF, they started focusing more toward the way WLS was in the 80s. Rock and New Wave leaning. Same deal today, except it has some 90s songs in rotation. Not many.

It wasn't unheard of to hear Michael Jackson on some Rock stations for a period of time in the 80s. MTV had an AOR format at first and played his music. Obviously he was the reason they evolved out of it. But WLS probably should be playing his music if they are trying to reflect that era. WLS did in the 80s after all.

Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night.

Posted by WYTZZ95FM <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=WYTZZ95FM' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 25, 2023, 8:12 pm, in reply to "Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night. "

It wasn't unheard of to hear Michael Jackson on some Rock stations for a period of time in the 80s.

Beat It was a big AOR hit in the 80s. Peaked @ #14. So did Say Say Say & Thriller (single). But most of the rest of his content was not AOR oriented. Hell, the whole AOR format changed post 83 to steer away from Top40 titles and go hard rock, hair, then alternative, then playing it safe avoiding hard rock tracks.

WLS gives 0 shits about the 80s. If you notice they do not play more than a few hits from an artist at one time. (That was a BIG CBS rule too). They are playing the same handful of burnt out hits hoping to pick up The Drives listeners when they tune out. If CBS didn't sell to Entercom, WLS would not have the path they have taken, KHITS would have been right up their rear end.

Z

Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night.

Posted by Jeremy Andrews <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeremy+Andrews' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 25, 2023, 8:25 pm, in reply to "Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night. "

One thing about WLS is they are very limited in the 90s they play compared to most of those stations.

WRIT in Milwaukee is already playing songs as recent as 2009

WCBS and K-Earth 101 all have a ton of 90s and 2000s now.

WLS-FM just Santana - Smooth, a few Ace of Base cuts, a Goo Goo Dolls cut and a Spin Doctors cut.

The Drive added a handful of 90s cuts (Mostly Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Metallica) after 95.5 launched. Not much.

The River on the other hand is way into the 90s and 2000s.

I'm just waiting for them to evolve WLS' music which will happen eventually. But given The Drive is their competition, it probably doesn't really have to right now.

Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night.

Posted by WYTZZ95FM <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=WYTZZ95FM' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on June 25, 2023, 9:58 pm, in reply to "Re: 104.3 Jams. Interesting set of 3 songs during Ed Lovers show Friday night. "

Where does WLS-FM evolve to? Lilith AC? (played out) Alternative? (played out). Jams playlist? (never). Killer Bee playlist? (never). Classic hits in all honesty has evolved to a Hot AC format, depending on the market and the competition.

Classic hits Evolved from Oldies. Oldies defined a lifestyle, a set of golden years. Sure, they didnt play everything, but they played a lot of it. Classic Hits overall is just ignoring swaths of artists and music. By 1990, CHR & Top40 was fragmented. Classic Hits is choosing further fragmentation.

Z

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