Los Angeles loves its oldies, as proven by the September ratings that were released last month.

Earning close to its highest rating ever, the all-oldies (sorry, all-classic hits) KRTH (101.1 FM) was on top with a full 7.3 share among listeners aged six and over, a point and a half higher than second-place My FM’s (KBIG, 104.3 FM) 5.8. KOST (103.1 FM) was right behind at 5.5, followed by The Wave (KTWV, 94.7 FM) at 4.8 and KNX (1070 AM, 97.1 FM) at 4.3.

Considering that KOST and My FM rely a lot on oldies and “re-currents,” or songs that are still popular but outside of what you would consider new, you really don’t get into current music until KIIS (102.7 FM) shows up in 6th place with a 3.7 share — its lowest in recent memory — which makes one wonder: do listeners really like oldies that

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