Saw this in the the Telegraph (UK) yesterday:
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A RADIO station that plays only crackly old gramophone music and bans
anything recorded after 1959 has been launched for pensioners.
Angel Community Radio pumps out Glenn Miller, Vera Lynn and Mario Lanza 24
hours a day from its studio above the offices of Age Concern on the Isle of
Wight. Most of its presenters - the station does not use the words disc
jockey - are aged over 60 and two are over 75.
The music, which is transferred from old 78s on to mini-disk with no loss of
sound distortion, is interspersed with phone-ins and occasional health
advice.
The station came up with the idea after it found that older people were
constantly searching the airwaves for something they liked. Tony Smith, the
station manager, said: "The rule is that the music must have been recorded
before the Sixties. Music changed rapidly from then on, and so did radio."
It is broadcasting on 87.7FM for a one-month trial to parts of the South
Coast.
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I just found it ironic that such a retro "nothing after 1959, no-one younger
than 60" station should choose such a modern, technological recording medium
(even if they can't spell minidisc right) :)
Simon
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