What has happened to KOOL 106???

[AngieB]

What has happened to Kool 106? They're playing freaking Christmas music and their website shows ABSOLUTELEY NO SIGN of the "Kool 106" that was there yesterday. Where's Kevan Seal? This is not good. Is my station gone?

I'm really upset. Kool 106 is (was?) the best station in town. ONLY place where you could hear 80s top 40 and  MTV-era non-mainstream 80s music. Their website is now "Christmas 106" and there is no sign of Kevan Seal or Classic top-40 or anything. This is jacked up. It was just a few months ago that I "discovered" Kool 106 when turning the dial on my radio at work and I suddenly heard Echo and the Bunnymen. I could barely contain myself!

This was a station that had community involvement, one-on-one interaction with its listeners and played what those listeners wanted and asked to hear. If it's gone - if Kevan Seal is gone - as it appears to be, I'm gonna make sure they hear about it from me.

[Red Arrow]

They've done this for years.  I used to listen to 106 when they played 50s & 60s with a touch of 70s.  Around Christmas time they would do Christmas songs until about New Year's Day.  Then they went back to normal.  The end of October does seem a bit early.

[buckeye]

I haven't listened to 106.1 since they changed from oldies (real oldies) to crappy top-40-quasi-old-stuff.  So they since changed to (shudder) top-40 80's music? 

[patric]

This was a station that had community involvement, one-on-one interaction with its listeners and played what those listeners wanted and asked to hear.

Now it's just a robotic station behind the Clear Channel Iron Curtain where someone in Austin or New York decides what's fit for Okies to listen to.

[Kashmir]

I haven't listened to 106.1 since they changed from oldies (real oldies) to crappy top-40-quasi-old-stuff.  So they since changed to (shudder) top-40 80's music? 

I really liked it the old way...now when I need an oldies fix I turn into 93.5 Chrome.

It was weird the other day to hear Jane's Addiction on 106.1!

[In_Tulsa]

WOW!! www.kbez.com

[In_Tulsa]

Looks like a new station is coming and Kevan Seal is out. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/66226/seal-exits-as-kqll-goes-christmas-kbez-also

[AngieB]

I started a Facebook page to boycott the station - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=191383943618&v=wall&ref=mf

I know it won't bring the format back, but it makes me feel better. 

[In2neon]

Can't please everybody.....
Love Christmas music.....
I would just as soon they switched in July til New Year's Day....

[brianh]

I really liked it the old way...now when I need an oldies fix I turn into 93.5 Chrome.

It was weird the other day to hear Jane's Addiction on 106.1!

Thanks, I was a 106.1 listener, I thought I was just SOL until I saw this.  I think we also need an all 80's station by the way.

[BKDotCom]

I liked the "classic top-40" format...
I was still planning on emailing to complain about the Christmas Music..
This news sucks.
I hope Kevin Seal finds a new gig in Tulsa.

[DolfanBob]

Here at work we switched between 106.1 and 94.1 because the formats were similar.
I agree that it is a mistake to do the format change with no notice whatsoever, but upper execs have to answer to no one.
I have always thought that a all 80s station would work.
Bring back 1980 through 1989 video channel also. Both could be called M-80s(Get it ?)
So for now its 94.1 F.M.

[PepePeru]

radio in this city is especially terrible.

I think some other station in the 93s or 94s is on 100% xmas music now, my GF had it programmed in her radio and its all xmas music.

Do we really need two stations playing xmas music 24/7 for the next month and a half.

You know things are bad when you find yourself listening to the smooth jazz station.
KWGS is really the only thing worth listening to.

[Townsend]

I have always thought that a all 80s station would work.
Bring back 1980 through 1989 video channel also. Both could be called M-80s(Get it ?)
So for now its 94.1 F.M.

I did my time at middle school and high school through the 80's.

I've got some 80's stations on satellite radio.

I'm not sure you guys miss 80's music as much as you think you do.

I praise grunge for putting an end to the horribleness that was 80's radio music.

[DTowner]

Tulsa is a terrible radio town and has been for long time.  Probably explains why it was such a successful MTV launch city.  I now have SIRIUS and no longer have to suffer with local radio.  That said, Christmas tunes starting on Oct. 31 is just wrong.