94.9 KCMO

Oldies radio as a format exists in a strange space now - people claim to love it, but most don't actually listen regularly. 94.9 KCMO in Kansas City succeeds because it doesn't try to be cool about oldies, doesn't dress them up as "rediscoveries" or "timeless classics." The station just plays the actual music that defined American radio across decades. The 48 bitrate is thin, period, but acceptable for compact speech and these particular songs - they were recorded when bitrates didn't matter because nobody had a choice. Here's what works: the station plays Motown deep cuts, 60s soul, 70s funk,…