Public can shape Star 98.7 playlist

Listeners of Star 98.7 (KYSR-FM) will have the rare opportunity to shape the station’s music playlist Sunday night.

From 7 to 10 p.m., listeners will hear 500 song clips without commercial interruption and then be able to vote via computer for the ones they want to hear regularly on the adult contemporary station. The music will be a mix of what the station already plays and new tunes. The most popular songs will be reflected in the station’s playlist Monday, according to station officials.

The method is a departure from the way songs are normally selected, through test groups, station officials said.

“As far as I know, this is the first time a radio station has opened up a music test to input from the entire audience -- really all of Southern California -- by doing it on-air,” said Mike Marino, KYSR program director.

The station’s website is www.Star987.com.

Martin Miller

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