1240 AM is the official home of Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. True Oldies is the music station dedicated to honoring the greatest Rock & Roll music ever recorded, with a spotlight on the greatest hits from the late 50's through the 80's.
The DJ:Scott Shannon
You can find Scott Shannon in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C., or the Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago, Illinois... and you can hear him on True Oldies 1240 AM.
"It's been a life long dream of mine to program a station like this, and I guarantee you, if you like Rock & Roll music, you will fall in love with this station!" - Scott Shannon
Morning DJ:Walt Adams
A Schenectady native, Walt Adams brings his 30 years of broadcast experience back home with 'Adams in the AM'. Walt Adams is live Monday - Friday from 6:00 to 9:00am, featuring True Oldies music and local information. After hosting numerous successful regional radio programs and as Director of Albany's New School of Radio & Television, Walt Adams understands Capital District media better than anyone.
How are we different from other oldies stations?
"We don't play the same 200 oldies over & over & over. We've got thousands of different songs on CD, LPs, and 45s in our oldies library, and we like to play 'em all! Sure you'll hear The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Elvis, The 4 Seasons & the Motown Stuff, Otis Redding, Buddy Holly, Wilson Pickett; but you'll also hear Roy Orbison, Brenda Lee, Rick Nelson, The Everly Brothers, Gary U.S. Bonds, The Ventures, plenty of one hit wonders, and even some obscure forgotten 45s." - Scott Shannon
The Regular Features:
Love Songs --- The greatest love songs in Rock & Roll.
Cruising Classics --- Drop-top, cruising classics designed to make you want to turn up the radio and put the pedal to the metal.
One Hit Wonders --- Rock & Roll has given us hundreds of here-today, gone-tomorrow artists. We bring them back.
The True Oldies Time Machine --- A countdown of the top 5 songs on that day in history.
The Rock & Roll Calendar --- The history of music, people and places on that day in history.
The Occasional Features:
Goofy Gold --- Since the beginning, Rock & Roll has given us songs which make no sense, but sound great. From "Rama-Lama-Ding Dong" to "Surfin' Bird" to "Spiders & Snakes," we remember them all.
8 Track Flashbacks --- Classics from the polyester-era of Rock & Roll, the 70s.
Specials:
The #1 Story Weekend --- The story behind the #1 hits.
Artist Spotlights And History --- The music and history of True Oldies core artists.
Close But No Cigar Weekend --- Artists and songs that only made it to #2 on the charts.
Beach Weekend --- The best of the beach hits from the 60s and 70s.
The Super 60s Weekend --- All 60s, all weekend long.
The Motown & Soul Weekend --- The Supremes, Temptations, Four Tops, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and all the great R&B artists all weekend.
Click here for a list of upcoming weekends on True Oldies 1240 AM
Related Links:
True Oldies Channel - Network Player
