[vpintheak]

Now if only more stations started dropping hip-hop all would be well.

[Borges]

At least Chicago is still blessed with a Classical music station. From what I understand even New York doesn't have a single full time classical music station.

[Spook86]

This is a response to Infinity Broadcasting's recent decision to pull oldies from WMJK-FM in Chicago, just as they did from WCBS-FM in New York. In both cities, the oldies formats were dumped in favor of something called Jack FM, a DJ-less format that includes everything from Tony Bennett to the Beastie Boys.

The Jack format is supposed to attract more young male listeners, but in NY, ratings have plunged more than 50% in less than three months.

If ABC is smart, they'll hire some of the jocks from WMJK, including the legendary (and ageless) Dick Biondi, the "Eye-tallion Stallion" who was part of the original crew at WMJK. WZZN, BTW, has never done much in any format, so the shift to oldies makes sense. And finally, the Jack disaster in Chicago and NY proves that a lot of radio executives know nothing about their business...