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[edit] The whole premise of this article is wrong
The term "classic hits" is now simply the updated term for "oldies". It is not based on classic rock with some pop and R&B thrown in as stated in the article. The format is executed in as many ways as there are "classic hits" stations. While the oldies format has evolved over the years, so has every other format; A.C. stations don't focus so much on Diamond and Streisand any more, alternative stations hardly ever play The Smiths or Siouxsie & the Banshees these days, and oldies stations no longer play almost anything from the 1950's. The fact is "classic hits" is just a more demo-friendly way of saying "oldies" to potential advertisers. It's the same format. This article needs to be totally re-written.
[edit] VfD
On April 6, 2005, this article was nominated for deletion. The result was merge and redirect. See Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Classic hits for a record of the discussion. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 02:39, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Lists of Artists
The consensus on the classic rock page was that lists of artists within a genre are marginally useful at best and subject to considerable POV criticism. Accordingly I've removed the list of artists added by the most recent anon for that reason -- since Classic Hits is essentially a hybrid format anyway one can get a pretty good idea of what kind of music the format plays from related genres (which is why I originally wrote it into Classic Rock to begin with). Haikupoet 22:03, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Classic Hits vs. Adult Hits
I'm not sure why someone would think there's no meaningful difference. "Adult Hits" (I was under the impression that "Variety Hits" was the accepted term for the format) shares much of the same playlist, but also plays more contemporary material, and (this is most important) has no DJs. Classic Hits is limited in time to roughly the same period as Classic rock but with a wider selection of genres, and generally has DJs. I'd say there's a significant difference that boils down to the period of time covered by the playlist, if nothing else. Haikupoet 18:44, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
- For what it's worth, the majority of the articles that link here are using the term "classic hits" as being synonymous with adult hits or Jack FM. And no, adult hits stations are not necessarily DJ-free; some are, true, but it's not a defining condition of the format. There are lots of adult hits stations that still have jocks. Bearcat 19:14, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
- Also, the inappropriately-capitalized form Classic Hits exists as a redirect to adult hits, not as a redirect to here. Bearcat 04:39, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Globalize/USA tag
The first result on a Google.com search for the phrase "Classic Hits" is a station in New Zealand. The top ten hits also include sites in the UK and Australia. As it stands, the article seems to completely ignore anywhere outside the USA, despite the fact that the classic hits format is now very popular in many countries. 86.132.138.205 16:41, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
