your own radio station?

[Soulpreacher]

I would go for Black dance music from 59 to 06, yes I like a whole lot of different sounds!

and I hope I reflect that in my show on jazzsyndicate.co.uk, hope you not pointing a finger at my playlists on the SMR forum quinny!

[Videoskooter]

Well, I owned 2 radiostations in Belgium, from 1984 till 1987. We had a small team of DJ's, all absolute crazy bout' music and trying to put a different sound on the airwaves.

During daytime we brought Hits (80's, but also a fairly amount of 60's and 70's), evenings were Rock-orientated and from midnight till 6:00 AM it was Disco and Dance. Mixed, raw and uncut. For us, those nights were the ultimate! We (1 American guy, 1 Italian girl and moi) played our favourites and we took live calls from listeners that could react every way they wanted.

We were arrested a few times for public offense, but hey, it was 100% fun. After political struggle for keeping our licenses (in fact we were pirates, just like many other stations in Belgium BITD), I finally got the legal papers and sold the licenses to a Scandinavian group, because the funfair was the main biz!

Would I ever restart? Maybe, if I find some time and if the expenses are not too high. Then it would be strictly 70's Disco, but....there are already so many stations at this moment, so ....it will not be in the next future.

[needlefingers]

Speaking of New York Radio Stations, this was in The Daily News today:

WKTU lines up Whoopi & Cubby


By DAVID HINCKLEY
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

WKTU (103.5 FM) yesterday dropped its morning team of Goumba Johnny and Baltazar and as of July 31 will become the flagship station for the new nationally syndicated morning team of Whoopi Goldberg and longtime WHTZ afternoon host Paul (Cubby) Bryant.
Goumba and Baltazar did their last show yesterday. Until Goldberg and Bryant start, WKTU plans a "music-intensive" morning show that rotates hosts - starting today with veteran Charlie Burger.

Bryant, who was officially announced yesterday as Goldberg's sidekick, said: "I never thought I'd leave Z100. But the chance to work with Whoopi Goldberg on a nationally syndicated show is something I couldn't pass up. I'm still pinching myself."

He expects to work at WHTZ (100.3 FM) through June 23, take a vacation, then start trial runs of the show with Goldberg on July 10.

Bryant said the music on the show is still being worked out but will be compatible with WKTU, which has had a dance format. With artists like Rob Thomas and Kelly Clarkson, he said, it will lean more toward adults than the music he has been playing on Z100.

Bryant will also give up his music director position at WHTZ but noted that since WKTU is a sister station, "I'll still be working closely with my Clear Channel friends like Tom Poleman [senior vice president of programming]."

He said he and Goldberg plan a show "that parents won't have to turn off" when kids come into the kitchen.

"We'll give people some laughs, some music and everything they need for the day - in 30 minutes."

[WolverSyr]

I really like the Disco Heat
http://www.thediscoheat.com/

There's enough obscure stuff.

I'm not crazy about the request system. It's a mixed blessing, you get to hear some great stuff, then again, every time I listen I hear Julie Budd Music to My Heart & that long, long, long Madleen Kane Forbidden Love Medly.

[eddie]

To further what soul preacher spoke of this would be my format

1)70's
2)80's
3)90's
4)'00
5)60's
6)instrumental/jazz
7)70's
8)80's
9)90's
10)'00's
11)60's
12)70's/80's/90's
13)instrumental/jazz

8-9PM Dancefloor (just soulful dance music from all eras)
9PM-2PM Quiet Storm (mostly obscure Ballads and instrumentals)

*About 50% would be upbeat soul with the other half being midtempo or ballads.
*No wake-up club or an afternoon psycho-romance lesson. For those with an ear for current urban radio, you know what I mean.

[discorecordplayer]

WolverSyr,thanks for the link!

I think Ill have to listen much more in the future!

too bad real radio stations around here arent this cool.

p.s. the sound quality sucks, but Ill forgive that since the songs are good :)

[discorecordplayer]

Wow!
this radio station is great!!!

just when I thought I had virtually every disco song ever made, now I hear this station filled with tons of songs I never even heard before! The FM radio around here is so lame, they only play the same common crap over and over every day. They totally suck!!!! But this internet station is great! This is what Ive heard since I "tuned in"

Viola Wills - If you could read my mind -
I think I used to hear this one on KTU back when I lived in Jersey. But I dont have the record, so it was cool to hear it again, and in this long version. a very good song! This was the only song in this list that I heard before. Thats amazing! I thought I practically heard them all!

elis second coming - love chant - this is a neat little song. I enjoyed it.

Slick - sexy cream - this was a pretty cool song, too.

Sylvester - over and over - What album is this from? this is not in my collection. I never heard it before, and its a totally awesome song!!!!
Holy smokes, Ive got to get this one. My goal is to get every Sylvester song ever made. This one gets a 2 thumbs up from me!

wildflower - harlem nocture - a very enjoyable song. I need to get this record, too.

other songs I heard tonight:

JOB orchestra - open the doors of your heart
Julie Budd - One fine day
Armada Orchestra - same old song
Pattie bro - heartbreak in disquise (has great disco strings!)
Karla Garrison - this could be the night (a beautiful singer, great voice!)
Tasha Thomas - midnight rendezvous (sounds french; I have another song by her)
stanley turrentine - Disco Dancing
salsoul strings - more than a woman (Salsoul Strings? Is that the salsoul orchestra or what?)

[John Parker]

My station would sound something like this: http://www.live365.com/stations/parker1028

but with a 50% mix of current dance records thrown in. Eventually, I'll do that on this station but I just started this new hobby and want to figure out the pro's and cons with familiar music first.

The response has been great with over 600 listener hours logged in during my first month of operation.

jp

[Videoskooter]

Originally Posted by WolverSyr

It's a mixed blessing, you get to hear some great stuff, then again, every time I listen I hear Julie Budd Music to My Heart & that long, long, long Madleen Kane Forbidden Love Medly.

Oops, I always pick that one :oops: And Costandinos' "Hunchback too..." If you see that those are coming up^, there's a fairly chance that I'm online there :D :D :D

It's one of my favourite stations and what I really do like about his playlist: it's all vintage stuff. Strictly 70's and very, very early 80's. So I'm not bothered by modern Dancemusic there!

[Videoskooter]

Originally Posted by John Parker

http://www.live365.com/stations/parker1028

John, I just checked it but I can't figure it out. Do you have to pay when you want access???

[John Parker]

No. You can listen for free but you do have to register as they keep stats on where people are listening from. I've had people tune in from all over the world.

Listening for free means that you have to listen to a commercial or two every 18 - 20 minutes.

They have a "V.I.P." membership that takes out the commercials but you have to pay to hear it that way.

Listen for free. :)

[WolverSyr]

Originally Posted by Videoskooter

Oops, I always pick that one :oops: And Costandinos' "Hunchback too..." If you see that those are coming up^, there's a fairly chance that I'm online there :D :D :D

It's one of my favourite stations and what I really do like about his playlist: it's all vintage stuff. Strictly 70's and very, very early 80's. So I'm not bothered by modern Dancemusic there!

Hahahaha! Now I'll know! :D
I haven't heard Hunchback yet. I'm intrigued because of the debate here.

I like the playlist too. I've yet to hear the usual popular radio staples & have heard lot's of things I had never been exposed to before.

I'll have to check out John Parker's now!

[QUINNY]

Props to JP. His station isn't as 'hemmed in' as many. Any station that plays Jeanie Burton's Bad Habits is alright by me.

[John Parker]

Thanks. Still probably too "commercial" sounding for most but it's the stuff I love. :)

jp

[riddergeert]

Hi,

We operate a public radiostation called BEATFM in The Netherlands that besides the required news & information plays soul, funk & disco and some limited new stuff only. Currently the Winamp stream is the only one working.

http://www.beatfm.nl