They played old music. Really old music. Not just sixties and later. No, they played music popular in the forties through the eighties. (And later, the nineties.) Occasionally, they threw in some classical and jazz and Broadway, but mostly it was old favorites. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Crying in the Chapel, To Know Him is to Love Him, Rum and Coca Cola, Chariots of Fire, Tennessee Waltz, Old Cape Cod...
They also had the usual filler stuff: a few minutes of national news, the local weather, local shows like The Sports Chicks, and pet adoption shows like Christie's Critters. They also aired things of interest to the AARP generation regarding finances, technology, et cetera. But their main draw was the music.
Alas, they are kaput.
They began in 2002, and chose to remain a non-profit operation, relying on public contributions. That meant no advertising. Although local businesses could give a certain amount of money and receive in return an acknowledgement on the air, that wasn't enough to keep the station afloat. Due to financial problems, they went off the air. Yesterday was their last day.
This was where they used to broadcast from but now it looks abandoned and forlorn.
Goodbye, old friend! You had a good run and gave me many hours of enjoyment.
I am so sad. It's like finding a bra that fits but when you go back to buy another one, they don't make it any more. I want to cry!
