Apparently the DJs over at 98.7 The Zone in Greensboro have decided to try something new - either it's a clever marketing scheme by their parent company, Entercom, or it's just a clever idea.
The idea is that the DJs have taken over and are playing whatever they want, instead of the same old garbage day in and day out, hour by hour.
As I have complained about many times in the past, radio stations keep playing the same songs over and over. You can almost set your watch that 100.3 will play AC/DC at least once an hour.
98.7 - all weekend long - were playing a wide variety of songs. You'd hear Bobby Brown followed by The Beatles followed by Madonna followed by Travis Tritt followed by the theme to "Chariots of Fire."
While this is a good idea - to eliminate the repetition - it's a bad idea to dig up all of the garbage from the past.
I give the radio station respect for trying to do something new and innovative, though. (However, they're playing New Kids on the Block at the moment, and that is never appropriate.)
This morning, they said they have received a lot of emails and support for the new format.
We'll see if it lasts.
Posted by jeffhahnedisabled at April 4, 2005 11:40 AM
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If you would like to hear what a real independent station sounds like, try this one out of Austin, TX. Probably the only place you can hear the latest U2, then Bob Marley, then Willie Nelson.. Tends more towards alt-country, but everything is in the mix, including blues and rock, and the music is fresh;
No , I am not associated with them,, I just been listening to them for over 8 years and have found more music thru them then any other station. I live in Dallas,, the radio here sucks.
Also ,, launchcast is brilliant way to make your own station
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marko
Posted by: marko at April 5, 2005 3:47 PM
Forget trying to find a decent commercial radio station *anywhere*. Stick with the independent/college radio stations if you don't want to listen to the same old crap the music industry big-wigs have been shoving down our throats since the mid 70s...
Posted by: stephen at April 5, 2005 4:56 PM
btw, the new "jack" format is just as well-researched as the old one -- even if the station says its a bold new experiment. Lots of stations around the country are switching to the mixed decade/genre approach because they are afraid of losing people to satellite and internet stations.
Posted by: Marta at April 7, 2005 10:55 AM
