No More Friday Night 80s 101.5 The River

[CD 94.7]

I may be late to this, but I was over in T-town on Friday evening and noticed about 11pm 101.5 was playing Kelly Clarkston and was airing Delilah, nothing unusual about that but then I remembered it was Friday, which on Fridays 101.5 for years had Friday night 80s. Which they picked up when 105.5 dropped their Friday night 80s around like 2010.

So when did 101.5 dump Friday 80s? just curious.

[CurlyHoward]

I formerly had an office job that played the River 24/7 except they'd switch it to WRQN in November because everyone agreed it was too early for Christmas music when the River would flip early in the month. In fact one time me and a coworker who were dreading the oncoming Christmas flip realized something was wrong because they were playing No Doubt in the afternoon on a Friday instead of 80s and sure enough right at 5 pm we heard All I Want For Christmas Is You.

Anyway, they were still doing the Friday 80s except for the holiday season when I left that job in April of last year, so sometime between now and then. Just probably part of cutting everything else to the very bone.

[ChrisWL1980]

Cumulus might do well to pick up the Friday Night 80s banner for WRQN now.

[80sTalkRadioFan]

"Friday Night 80s" went off 101.5 The River in June of this year. The last time I remember hearing it was the Friday before Memorial Day. After that, they went to an 80s and 90s weekend and "Delilah" on Friday nights. Fortunately, 93.5 still plays most of those 80s songs that aren't on 101.5 anymore. The River still has the 80s show on Saturday nights.

[CD 94.7]

Ok, so not all that long ago. I think AC/Hot AC stations are slowly getting away from the 1980s and in a couple, years will likely be 86'd. IMO while it was a good decade for music in many respects, some 80s music is slowly becoming semi-irrelevant. RQN does 80s at 8 with Johnny D.