Responding to two San Francisco radio stations' ban on 'Royals', a Kansas City radio station plans to play the song once every hour from 07:00 A.M. to 07:00 P.M. on the day the championship opens.
- October 20, 2014
AceShowbiz -
San Francisco radio stations have banned Lorde's hit single "Royals" from their playlist ahead of the 2014 World Series. Stations 104.5 KFOG and 96.5 KOIT have announced they won't be playing the song during the baseball championship which will see the city's Giants taking on the Kansas City Royals.
KFOG recently posted a photo of Lorde on their Facebook page and said, "No offense, Lorde, but for the duration of the World Series, KFOG Radio will be a 'Royals'-free zone. We're sure you understand." KOIT, meanwhile, wrote on Twitter, "#Lorde #Royals will be removed from the @965KOIT playlist until the end of the World Series #GoGiants..."
The 2014 World series starts on Tuesday, October 21 and will last about a week. Responding to the radio stations' ban, Kansas City radio station 99.7 The Point has said they'll play "Royals" once every hour from 07:00 A.M. to 07:00 P.M. the day of the opener.
"Royals" is a track from Lorde's debut album "Pure Heroine" that she put out last year. The New Zealand native said that she penned the song after seeing a picture of Kansas City's George Brett in a National Geographic magazine.
