More and more stations seem to be abandoning the modern rock or metal format.

I would love to see some data on audiences across various demographics and determine how we can have sustainable stations that play only classical music but none of the other two genres of contemporary music.

Are we supposed to believe that classic rock, AOR, hip-hop, modern country, and the current Billboard hits are the only viable radio formats left in terrestrial radio?

I wouldn't give a shite about classic rock being so prevalent if it wasn't for two reasons:

1) There is still no clearly defined classification of what constitutes as classic rock. Bands don't simply become classic rock after x number of years have passed. Nirvana isn't classic rock. Metallica isn't classic rock. Tool isn't classic rock. Radiohead isn't classic rock. The intermixing of different genres of rock is frustrating enough. John Cougar, Tom Petty, the Cars, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Foreigner, and the Beatles don't necessarily belong on the same station.

2) These stations play the same handful of singles by each artist. When I was a dj for KLSU I went out of my way to play B-sides, live recordings, and rare-releases by various bands. If these stations actually made full use of the artist's discography, then we could have an almost infinite source of music to listen to.

But no. Instead we get the same five songs by REO Speedwagon until the end of time. We have entire classic albums which are glossed over and never heard from. Seriously, when is the last time that you heard a track from AC/DC's Powerage on a terrestrial "classic rock" station?

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Posted by kingbob

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Posted on 1/19/17 at 9:13 pm to saint amant steve

There are 2 companies that control 90% of terrestrial radio. One of them is CBS. They determine what is popular, and 10 years ago, they said new rock was out and country was in. Since then, they have been eliminating virtually all rock stations and largely quit playing rock in advertisements and tv shows. It's functionally dead, guys. Sucks, but true. They know how to market products to classic rock listeners and country listeners, but they don't know how to monitize new rock and roll, so it's being done away with.

Thank goodness for the internet. Young people use that more than fm anyways.

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Posted by Nutriaitch

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Posted on 1/19/17 at 9:27 pm to saint amant steve

quote:
There is still no clear defining classification of what constitutes as classic rock. Bands don't simply become classic rock after x number of years have passed. Nirvana isn't classic rock. Metallica isn't classic rock. Tool isn't classic rock. Radiohead isn't classic rock. The intermixing of different genres of rock is frustrating enough. John Cougar, Tom Petty, the Cars, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Foreigner, and the Beatles don't necessarily belong on the same station.

If I had to guess, it's roughly defined as mid/late 60s to early/mid 90s.
Could be wrong that but that's pretty much what I hear when I listen.

But that's the main reason I stay with XM. The genres are much more clearly defined and I can swap to pretty much whatever I'm in the mood for that day.

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