[mrfixit]

Originally Posted by kb8tpw

, I'm finding WVLG less and less appealing. They play older pop and rock music, but very very seldom do they play any old (and traditional) country music. Fortunately, from my former "neck of the woods" they have a internet streaming station. It is WBZI, Xenia, OH "myclassiccoiuntry.com" if you are so inclined. The boomers are getting more of the attention.......

Just FYI you could go to www.Upchucky.com and create a playlist of your favorites.

[BigMike]

Originally Posted by JohnM

I was interested in doing the same thing and contacted WVLG and had a nice chat ... I was told that it had been considered, but that the royalties for the songs if broadcast over the internet versus broadcast just locally over WVLG made it cost prohibitive ... don't know if it is true ... just repeating what I was told by WVLG ...

John, Makes sense to me and that means more than you know!!

Thanks for the info!!

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by JohnM

I was told that it had been considered, but that the royalties for the songs if broadcast over the internet versus broadcast just locally over WVLG made it cost prohibitive ... don't know if it is true ... just repeating what I was told by WVLG ...

As a 45 year radio veteran, I can tell you that this answer is a bunch of hooey. They pay one fee a year based on their advertising revenue. It is impossible for them to meter the number of people who might listen on line, so to say that they would have to pay additional royalties is just not true. Since the station is piped into every nook and cranny in the Villages, their listening cume is higher inside the Villages than it would ever be on the internet. Radio stations all over the world are streaming their signal on the internet.

I would have hoped they could come up with a better answer than that, like "our radio station isn't really a radio station, it's a public address system for the Villages."

Oh, and as far as the music format goes? They are interesting in attracting the 50 to 60 crowd. Those people were teenagers in late 60s and into the late 70s. The stations intent is not to entertain you all, you already live here. Their intent is to give the impression to visitors that the community is targeted to that demographic cell (50-60). Think about it. You're 54 years old, visiting the Villages and you hear, "The Shrimp Boats are Coming" by Jo Stafford, or "How much is that doggie in the Window" by Patti Page. Next stop, the Twilight zone.

JLK

[BigMike]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

As a 45 year radio veteran, I can tell you that this answer is a bunch of hooey. They pay one fee a year based on their advertising revenue. It is impossible for them to meter the number of people who might listen on line, so to say that they would have to pay additional royalties is just not true. Since the station is piped into every nook and cranny in the Villages, their listening cume is higher inside the Villages than it would ever be on the internet. Radio stations all over the world are streaming their signal on the internet.

I would have hoped they could come up with a better answer than that, like "our radio station isn't really a radio station, it's a public address system for the Villages."

Thanks you for the insight

[JohnM]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

As a 45 year radio veteran, I can tell you that this answer is a bunch of hooey. They pay one fee a year based on their advertising revenue. It is impossible for them to meter the number of people who might listen on line, so to say that they would have to pay additional royalties is just not true. Since the station is piped into every nook and cranny in the Villages, their listening cume is higher inside the Villages than it would ever be on the internet. Radio stations all over the world are streaming their signal on the internet.

I would have hoped they could come up with a better answer than that, like "our radio station isn't really a radio station, it's a public address system for the Villages."

Very interesting Talk Host ... I will try to find the name and contact info for the guy I spoke with and give him a chance to come up with a "better answer" ... will report back if I find the info and do speak with him again.

If they can do it, I ask why not ... I would like to listen to WVLG when away from TV or even in my home office in TV where I don't have a radio [I know...just get a radio].

[JohnM]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

Oh, and as far as the music format goes? They are interesting in attracting the 50 to 60 crowd. Those people were teenagers in late 60s and into the late 70s. The stations intent is not to entertain you all, you already live here. Their intent is to give the impression to visitors that the community is targeted to that demographic cell (50-60). Think about it. You're 54 years old, visiting the Villages and you hear, "The Shrimp Boats are Coming" by Jo Stafford, or "How much is that doggie in the Window" by Patti Page. Next stop, the Twilight zone.

I agree ... I think they are now targeting a "younger" demographic ... 50-60 ... I also see it in some/many of the bands at the squares as well.

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

Oh, and as far as the music format goes? They are interesting in attracting the 50 to 60 crowd. Those people were teenagers in late 60s and into the late 70s. .......... Think about it. You're 54 years old, visiting the Villages and you hear, "The Shrimp Boats are Coming" by Jo Stafford, or "How much is that doggie in the Window" by Patti Page. Next stop, the Twilight zone.

JLK

This is exactly right. I am 55 and one day at the sport pool I heard the radio station playing, "It was an itzy bitzy yellow polka dot bikini, so in the blanket she wanted to stay....she was afraid to come out in the open, so a blanket she wore....now she's afraid to come out of the water, and the poor little girl's turnin' blue....one-two-three-four, tell us what she wore....it was an itsy bitsy yellow polka dot bikini...." (the stupidest song I ever heard as a kid and it's even worse now) http://www.mp3ye.eu/522052_the-sixti...-download.html

and then it was

Bobbie Goldsboro moaning his way thru "Honey"..."and Honey, I miss you".... (Hated that sappy song in the 60's)

and then it was.... (Hated that sappy song in the 60's)

Bobbie Gentry singing "Ode to Billie Joe".... suicide off the Talahatchie bridge...

What a bunch of airheaded, crappy, depressing songs, and it got worse from there!

The whole station programming sounds like piped in nursing-home music and that is exactly why they need late 60's and 70's classic rock music aired.

[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by JohnM

I agree ... I think they are now targeting a "younger" demographic ... 50-60 ... I also see it in some/many of the bands at the squares as well.

Agree -- During the daytime, the music on WVLG is definitely targeted to 50-60 age group -- which means me. And the bands at the squares, definitely targeted to the 50-60 crowd (at least during the week I've been here). I'm wondering how the older residents of TV feel about this?

[kathy and al]

For those who can't enough of the 50's-60's music you can log onto:
www.upchucky.com
www.tropicalglen.com
www.cruisinoldiesradio.com
and get a constant flow of memorable oldies favorites.

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by Schaumburger

Agree -- During the daytime, the music on WVLG is definitely targeted to 50-60 age group -- which means me. And the bands at the squares, definitely targeted to the 50-60 crowd (at least during the week I've been here). I'm wondering how the older residents of TV feel about this?

10 years from now, you will be the older residents of TV and the station will be playing Guns and Roses, Cheap Trick, Def Leppard and Aerosmith.

[brostholder]

The beauty of music is that it keeps changing. I think we all enjoy listening to the music from the era that we "came of age". Just a few years difference in that age can make a difference between Perry Como, Elvis, or the Stones. So I feel some sympathy for our great DJ's in TV that try to satisfy everyone's tastes. Just the other day I was in a department store in Ohio and they were playing "Stairway to Heaven" on the local "soft rock" radio station. Really......Led Zep has morphed from heavy rock to easy listening!

[smalldog]

Originally Posted by Schaumburger

Agree -- During the daytime, the music on WVLG is definitely targeted to 50-60 age group -- which means me. And the bands at the squares, definitely targeted to the 50-60 crowd (at least during the week I've been here). I'm wondering how the older residents of TV feel about this?

The radio Station & the music in the Squares & the news paper are there for the sole reason, to sell houses so if you've bought a home here, the focus shifted to those who have not and since they have already gotcha guess how important you are ............. you'll find out come winter when you want to play golf

[mrsanborn]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

10 years from now, you will be the older residents of TV and the station will be playing Guns and Roses, Cheap Trick, Def Leppard and Aerosmith.

Don't count Aerosmith out as they recorded 6 albums from '73-'79 and Cheap Trick with 5 from '77-'79. Def Leppard was formed in 1980 and Guns N Roses in 1985. So, anything is possible. While I am not that fond of the latter two, I do like the Aerosmith coaster at DHS!

[Tom Hannon]

Although most new Village People are in the late fifties, the majority of us grew up in the sixties. The radio should play more songs to satisfy the main stream. Beatles, BeachBoys, Four Seasons, Motown, Dave Clark 5 etc. Even songs from the Carpenters and Early Eagles. Maybe throw in a few from Old Blue Eyes and Glenn Miller to satisfy the older generation. The way it is going, in another ten years rap will be played. I remember when I visited here for the first time, two years ago, the above mentioned groups were on the play list. I can't remember the last time I heard from any of them. I WANT GOOD OL' ROCK & ROLL.

[Talk Host]

Please understand, you don't count anymore. You already live here. You are on the inside. The radio station is for people on the outside looking in. The music is aimed at them. It's not going to change.