On the radio, why do they always play Queen's "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions" back to back

It seems like all the stations do this.

A while ago it was mashed into one song!

When they were originally released on vinyl 45 singles (I know, I'm showing my age), they were back to back. I forget which one was the release and which was the "freebie." Radio stations started playing both sides, and they became a "set."

The song of queens makes you alive it awakes you...and try to listen to the lyrics it has a deep meaning.

The main reason being that on the "News of the World" album,the two songs are really a medley;the Elektra single split the track into two separate songs (I had an Elektra "Spun Gold" reissue 45 of the two songs when I was a 5th grader).

EMI in the UK issued the two songs as separate singles but reissued them in the same fashion as Elektra in later years.

They've been doing this for awhile. Same with Zepplins "Livin' Lovin' Maid" and "Heartbreaker"...if you ask me it's getting a little played...