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Not exactly. Beginning in the 80s, more and more stations that had been following the Boomers until the Boomers began entering middle age decided to go back to the (squishier and less interesting) music from when the Boomers had been teens.
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I think ITR is referring to the old AOR FM format. It hadn’t been dubbed “classic” yet. It was a boomer format, though. Anything from “Satisfaction” on could be in regular rotation. What I found was that in the 80s, they started adding a lot of metal to the playlist. It was in the 90s, when grunge got popular, that they started making the “Classic Rock” distinction.
I’d say it’s more of a romantic friendship.