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Confirmed: 1460 & 98.5 KARR Kirkland changed formats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMJanCi1qo4&feature=youtu.be

Bremerton resident Stephen Hyde recorded this top-of-the-hour legal ID from KARR & it definitely verifies that the station has flipped to oldies/classic hits/class rock

Mike Cherry

retired broadcaster: on-air, MD, PD, asst PD, Prod Mgr, IT, station technician/engineer, pioneer Internet webcaster, station installation/maintenance; 12 years in commercial radio, 17 years volunteer in campus/community radio in B.C., Alberta & Wash. Amateur radio operator & "DXer" specializing in AM night-time DX, short-wave DX/listening & remote SDR DXing/listening

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May 16, 2020 at QZVX

Kevin Rose says:

I’ve really enjoyed listening to these songs and the radio especially without commercials. Discovered the station by accident and have had a preset for it on the radio in my kitchen. I figured it was only a matter of time before reality set in. As of this morning, the format switched to nothing but PSA’s and Fox News…no music.

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May 16, 2020 at QZVX

Heatheryb says:

So sad. I call this the magic station at our house. Best music, PSA’s instead of commercials-Magic. When I first discovered the channel I forbid anyone to turn the radio off or change the station for fear it would disappear. Sadly it seems it has. I hope the magic returns.

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May 17, 2020 at QZVX

Edgar Bennett says:

Now Fox news. No more oldies.

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- May 17, 2020 at QZVX
  
  Aly says:
  
  ugh. like we need more of that crap. Oldies was really fun to listen to. How do we get it back and help Mr. Dalke?
  
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  - May 20, 2020 at QZVX
    
    Tim Dereg says:
    
    I found – and fell in love with – 98.5 FM 6 or 8 months ago. LOVED the REAL Golden Oldies.
    Now, suddenly, it’s All Fox News All The Time. I don’t care at all for how they spin their version of news.
    
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May 22, 2020 at QZVX

Gary says:

Ya, I turned it on too earlier this week to listen (as usual) and found the same crappy boring news. I live in the Cascade/Fairwood area and like several of the other posters here, I just stumbled onto KARR last year and have been a regular listener ever since…. well until now. I figured the commercials would eventually start but I would have never guessed something like this. I remember KBSG started with no commercials but of course that was a well funded station. Does broadcasting news generate some sort of revenue that just playing music doesn’t? I don’t know. I’m up for any suggestions as to how I/we could get it back or what can be done. I’ll keep checking back here to see if anything comes up.

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- May 25, 2020 at QZVX
  
  Joe Bringman says:
  
  If you don’t mind streaming music, you can try WCBS-FM out of New York. “Where all the good songs have gone.”
  
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June 8, 2020 at QZVX

Lisa Stephenson says:

I’m so sad to lose the great oldies (but happy to find this thread). I wish there was something we could do. It sure was great while it lasted.

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May 15, 2020 at QZVX

Vidiot says:

Sounds like the automation borked and it took a couple of days for him to respond/fix: https://twitter.com/andreas_marcos/status/1261318319442780161

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May 15, 2020 at QZVX

Jason Remington says:

Yeah, it would be brutal, hearing those 20 tunes over and over again. Thanks, for the update, Nathan.

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