Kicks 101.5 skews older with more 1990-2005 cuts (welcome back, Garth Brooks and Travis Tritt!)

Garth Brooks is back in rotation at Kicks thanks to the station’s new emphasis on older songs. CREDIT: AP Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. Kicks 101.5 shifted its music mix significantly on Friday, salting in more songs from 1990 to 2005 and cutting back on newer cuts. This means artists that hadn’t gotten much love from Kicks in years (e.g. Garth Brooks, Patty Loveless, Jo Dee Messina, Travis Tritt) are back in rotation. Miss Randy Travis’ “Forever and Ever, Amen”? It’s back! On Thursday, Kicks played 67% songs… >>
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