Casey Kasem AT40 schedule

[pebsdad]

I am thrilled to have found this show on 70's on the 7. I listened to the show throughout the 70's.

A couple of questions...

Does anyone know if there is a notice of the upcoming show posted somewhere to preview?

I noticed that the Sirius show is different from the broadcasted version on dozens of stations around the country. Was this planned or random?

Thanks in advance for the help.

[marker101]

I'll give you real answers before the AT40 flame war begins:

No, there is nowhere that announces the dates in advance, it's usually a show from that week in 197X. Sirius XM barely promotes the show, and did away with the 80's versions they were running on Sirius XM 80's on 8 without any notice.

Sirius XM's broadcasts are independent and do not coincide with FM radio's broadcast, this is how it is, not intentional or random. The FM show is a different animal.

OK. Let the wreckage begin. Some say that it's lucky that AT40 is still on the 70's channel.

[pebsdad]

Thanks for your input. I can't imagine what there is to get all worked up about.

My subscription will end when AT40 does. Simple as that.

[VinceM]

[georgespelvin]

Here's a mix of helpful information and editorial commentary.

I believe that both Sirius and Premiere (the company that syndicates the terrestrial radio reruns) get the countdown from the same place: Charismusic. You can actually buy copies of AT40 shows yourself from Charismusic. There is a sticky thread to this discussion section that links to the Charismusic webpage that has links to copies of most of the AT40 countdowns for you to follow along if you wish or preview what's coming up.

As you obviously listen to the syndicated terrestrial countdowns, you may be pleasantly surprised at the Sirius countdowns. This is because the syndicated terrestrial countdowns also cut out material, notably extras, but the Sirius countdowns have no commercials. There is no perfect world for AT40s anymore unless you buy copies yourself. XM used to air the shows uncut before the Sirius takeover, but as Sirius doesn't care a whit for folks that are listening to the countdowns for nostalgic reasons, they started snipping about a year ago. Still, it's probably a more enjoyable experience than the syndicated terrestrial countdowns.

I also think that it's a matter of time before the '70s gets rid of AT40, although it's probably safe unless they get a "name DJ" to do new ones.

[maxx2002]

[blevins1491]

I agree totally about the "snarky comments" from the MTV Relic Veejays. Alan Hunter should be waiting tables. Or cleaning them.

And be careful what you wish for, when it comes to a "name deejay" doing the 70's AT 40. Knowing the brains behind Sirius, they'd probably choose Jay Thomas. Jay's Saturday morning 70's on 7 show is easily the worst voice-track performance on Sirius. And considering that includes Nina Blackwood, that's pretty damn bad.

[XM_rocks]

[grimgrom23]

Just noticed that Jay Thomas is no longer on the Sirius or XM 70s on 7 webpage....Perhaps he's been canned?? Last Saturday morning, there was no indication of him on at what used to be his time slot there.

Strangely enough, Jay Thomas DID substitute on American Top 40, although it was one of the Shadoe Stevens era shows in October 1992. A few months later, in May 1993, former MTV VJ (and current 80s on 8 DJ) Martha Quinn did so as well. Overall, Martha did a MUCH better job, one of her features was the "Quinn Quiz" which may be the background for similar features on 80s on 8. Jay, on the other hand, acted in the same obnoxious manner as he does now on 70s on 7.

If the 90s on 9 were ever to broadcast AT40, listeners could hear both of these shows, although the tendency on SXM, thus far, is to omit guest hosted shows (only one guest hosted AT40 show has been played on SXM, one from May 1984 when Charlie Van Dyke was subbing for Casey)

[Troglodyte]

[ercjncpr]

[mkarns]

I'd like SXM to keep Casey where he is (can't they also restore him to 80s on 8, along with the current VJ countdown? They used to play both Casey and Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40.)

But it would be interesting if they'd produce inhouse countdowns for other decades, such as the 50s and 60s, which predate AT40. Also the 1990s and 2000s, if they can't run one of the several nationally syndicated countdowns from those decades, which include Casey's Top 40 (1990s), Rick Dees (used to be on 9), and AT40 with Casey, Shadoe Stevens (early 1990s) and/or Ryan Seacrest (since 2004).

[maxx2002]

[mkarns]

[top40fan]