View Full Version : Happy 10TH Aniversary WKTU


FreestylePete
February 9th, 2006, 06:03 PM
Just wanted to say a quick note about KTUS 10th aniversary of signing on the air on Febuary 10, 1996. Having been a listener since that exact moment it signed on the air I have experienced its ups and downs. Even thought its not a pure dance station which was a pure disappointment for me and the majority of dance fans in the New York Metropolitan area hoping it would take the reigns of legendary HOt 103/97. Instead of dwelling on the negatives I would say that it has lasted 10 years when many of its competers folded before them. Almost 8 years ago they debuted the Freestyle Free For All on Sunday Nights which has become the highest rated Freestyle show since the legendary Hot 97 Saturday Night Original Dance Party. While Mix 102.7 does play frequent freestyle songs in rotation KTU on Sunday Nights does go deeper and has just started to play 1-3 new school freestyle songs which is a plus for Freestyle. However, they dont allow the new school to cross over into the regular rotation with the last song being Cynthia and Safires Duet "Can You Stand The Rain." Another positive for KTU is their annual summer concert called Beatstock which has many different current and classic dance performers live in concert. Well just wanted to wish KTU Happy Birthday.

payac
February 10th, 2006, 12:56 PM
ok happy birthday KTU...
since they do have judy on sunday and will play a freestyle song every so often at other times..

the beatstock concert is cool for us as fans but guess what... they don't pay the freestyle artist for their performance... the other acts get paid.. thats sucks for our freestlye artists. k7 and judy torres may get paid but the majority of other artist don't... the freestyle artist makes that show so whats up with that? vito bruno?

FreestylePete
February 11th, 2006, 12:11 AM
Yes I know that but i was saying it from a dance fan perspective. A major freestyle singer told me he would never do a concert for Vito Bruno and has rejected ktus many invites to perform cause they werent paying.

evilbitch
February 11th, 2006, 02:52 PM
Yes I know that but i was saying it from a dance fan perspective. A major freestyle singer told me he would never do a concert for Vito Bruno and has rejected ktus many invites to perform cause they werent paying.
this shit just pisses me off because most of the people that go to this show are there because of the freestyle artists. I have been to most of them and talk to many people and they all say the same thing.