Listened to CBS for part of the day today, and while I'm sure it's better than Jack, I think I'm enjoying the bumpers and the DJs' retro style more than the music itself, which sounds pretty damn close to what I remember hearing in the later days of KFRC. Still, nice to see that the good old stuff is triumphing over these young whippersnapper formats.
Well, yes, you're right, the music is similar, tho' CBS (to my ears) is choosing very well, '80s-wise -- great, upbeat pop singles (they actually played "Let's Hear it For the Boy" this afternoon, which I had used earlier today as an example of what they should be playing). One criticism of CBS-FM before they were Jacked was that they were trying, gingerly, to tiptoe into the '80s but were playing mostly drippy A/C ballads (Whitney, Air Supply, etc). This is the right way to do it, I think. It will never be "the Oldies station" again -- those days are gone, except on Satellite -- but it will be enjoyable, old-school "personality" radio.
