Research the Billboard Top 100 from the years 1950 through 1979, a time period many consider to be the oldies. Select several hundred songs that remained in the No. 1 position for more than two weeks in a row. Program one to three of these songs to play each hour.
Look for tunes that did not reach No. 1, but stayed within the top 50. Program two to four of these songs to play each hour.
Add tunes that peaked at the number 50 position or below to the playlist. Play two to four of these songs per hour.
Alternate songs in your playlist so that no one song plays more than 15 times a week.
Refine the playlist according to the response of the roster of advertisers and the audience ratings. Remove songs that may compromise an advertiser's product or message, or schedule them to play at a different time.