Antenne Bayern - 80er Kulthits

Bavaria's Antenne Bayern carved out a whole channel for 80s hits and it's defiantly unapologetic about the decade's pop excess. Nena sits next to Duran Duran. Falco next to Michael Jackson. The show hosts clearly grew up on this era and they've got genuine affection for the material - you hear it in how they frame the songs. They're not winking at the camera about synthesizers and shoulder pads. They believe in it. German cultural specificity matters here. Bands like Trio and Kraftwerk get rotation alongside international names, which gives the playlist regional character most oldies stations…