Not sure who’s doing the programming, but the music seems much softer. If that wasn’t enough, moving Jaybeau to nights in favor of Lisa has me scratching my head. If they wanted a female talent in the midday slot, there are plenty of other women out there who are much more polished. And what happened to Casey Kasem?
I just listened for an hour and the channel does not sound soft to me. I heard "Killer Queen" by Queen, "I Was Made For Lovin' You" by Kiss, "Right Place Wrong Time" by Dr. John, "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk and "Smoke From A Distant Fire" by the Sanford/Townsend Band.
Yes the 70s on 7 used to play some really unique songs...Not anymore.
The sound quality is not what it was either.
New here. I found this thread in a search. I wanted to comment.
Been a long-time listener of 70s on 7 and since the merger decades ago, the channel has seemingly been on auto-pilot, playing the same small handful of songs daily. For years, I have turned to that channel and heard the same familiar hits played from the day before and the day before that.
What seems to be more frustrating when listening these days is that they have taken away whatever charm was left on that channel. They used to feature jingles and TV/Movie soundbites from the era to bring you back to that special time.
In what appears to be cost-saving moves, the jingles are gone. Instead, the channel bumpers are dominated by the voice of Jonathan, who does these god-awful promos that aren't funny and played relentlessly to the point of annoyance. He's one of many DJs on the channel who drone on for minutes at a time during their show talking about nothing. We, as listeners, are not tuning in to hear about their personal lives. We want to listen to good music.
What the channel has become is an extremely limited playlist of songs that are repeated daily, accented with poorly produced bumpers and too much DJ bantering.
To answer the concerns of the OP, I think they do an effective job of mixing pop and rock. What they need to do is hire a music programmer who knows the music of the decade and can effectively update the playlists so that the music sounds fresh. To me, it sounds like the same few songs are playing on an endless repeat loop. I can put together a better 70s playlist on my phone through Apple Music, which SiriusXM should be concerned about if they want to remain competitive.
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