Today’s Charlotte Observer reports that WNMX, the local standards-oriented station that that played artists such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, has abruptly changed format. The new format is focused on 60s and 70s pop music and is intended to appeal to a stronger, larger demographic. This is a recurring theme. Here in the New York area, people are still lamenting the loss of the great WNEW / WQEW. While the American Popular Standards format will remain in various pockets around the nation, in time it will undoubtedly vanish. For now at least, the best place to hear this format is likely to be via XM or Sirius Satellite Radio, the latter of which has a very strong Sinatra-themed channel.