CLASSIC ROCK RADIO

[Captain Tars Tarkas]

The classic rock station out here in Santa Cruz county is pretty good (104.3 the hippo), with a mix of songs (though suddenly U2 is now classic rock)  They also have Bob and Tom in the mornings and Alice Cooper's radio show at night, Cooper's show always plays a big variety of rock hits, including very obscure stuff that never gets airtime.

[Patient7]

104.3, The Jack!, plays a decent variety as well, although they stick mostly to 80's and 90's stuff.

Yeah!  104.3!  Go Chicago!   Not Cubs though, dock me all the karma you want if you dare enjoy them.

[Hammock Rider]

Hey Patient, the Cubs are annoying but not as annoying as their fans! i haven't watched them since Harry Carey died. Although I would like to see Ron Santo make it to the Hall of Fame, if only so they will stop broadcasting his rejection phone call from the Hall every year. It's really getting depressing.

[Patient7]

Hey Patient, the Cubs are annoying but not as annoying as their fans!

I noticed that, apparently, EVERY year is the Cubs year for the World Series I do know that they stand a chance but almost every cubs fan I've met believed that the particular year it was was the Cubs year to win.  I really can't say too much though, my Mom's side of the family is comprised of Cubs fans, I know, it kinda hurts me too.

[Trevor]

We have two major radio stations in my area, one of which is called Jacaranda94.2 FM and the other is Highveld Stereo.

Highveld is the best: you can audiostream it at www.highveld.co.za. 

[CheezeFlixz]

We have two major radio stations in my area, one of which is called Jacaranda94.2 FM and the other is Highveld Stereo.

Highveld is the best: you can audiostream it at www.highveld.co.za. 

How ironic that the station I listen to here is 94.7 in Kentucky and I go to your station in Africa and what do they have on the opening page but a advertisement for Kentucky Fired Chicken.

[ulthar]

My favorite radio stations, when I can get them, are college radio.  There's true variety there, on the whim of the DJ who happens to be at work at the time.

I have pretty much given up Classic Rock Radio for exactly the reason discussed.  Well, that and, here at least, they play two songs then 10 or more minutes of LOUD ANNOYING OBNOXIOUS commercials.  That's no exaggeration - I have turned on the radio and watched the clock waiting for a song and it is in some cases OVER ten minutes before one played.  Then they have the nerve to ADVERTISE "Two in a row, all day everyday."

Arrrrgh.

And the commercials are not very good - too many strip bars and the like.  Lowest Common Denominator at work.

For the most part, I enjoy Talk Radio - especially some of the local call-in shows.  But in this Political Season, I just can't take it.  Talk about redundancy on the air - both sides saying the same old tired stuff, day in, and day out.  At least on Talk Radio, the ads are better (mostly small, local businesses).

[frank]

A friend of mine works at a radio station and he told me, that they select the playlists according to the "least common denominator" (to keep the number of people changing channels as low as possible), instead of playing a variety of "most wanted" songs, because then you could have a few very excited listeners, but also a larger propability of "switchers" that feel less excited about a particular song. (- Does this make sense? Hard to explain...)

Weird! Made me switch entirely to news and college stations.

[CheezeFlixz]

A friend of mine works at a radio station and he told me, that they select the playlists according to the "least common denominator" (to keep the number of people changing channels as low as possible), instead of playing a variety of "most wanted" songs, because then you could have a few very excited listeners, but also a larger propability of "switchers" that feel less excited about a particular song. (- Does this make sense? Hard to explain...)

Weird! Made me switch entirely to news and college stations.

I know and tell you friend that if you play the same damn song more than twice in one day, I'm switching stations. More of them will play the same songs over and over ... I have actually switched from one station to another and they were both playing the same song just a few seconds apart ... thought my radio was broke for a minute there.

[Trevor]

We have two major radio stations in my area, one of which is called Jacaranda94.2 FM and the other is Highveld Stereo.

Highveld is the best: you can audiostream it at www.highveld.co.za. 

How ironic that the station I listen to here is 94.7 in Kentucky and I go to your station in Africa and what do they have on the opening page but a advertisement for Kentucky Fired Chicken.

[Torgo]

I used to listen to talk radio a few years back but the local talk radio station around where I live completely changed their shows and format and it became pointless.

But yeah, you all are right about how much classic rock radio sucks.

the thing is that they ruin a lot of these classic bands that younger people won't seek these bands out as much as they become more of a punch line due to how classic rock radio flogs certain songs by each band to death.

[Terf]

Suddenly U2 is now classic rock ... Alice Cooper's radio show at night, Cooper's show always plays a big variety of rock hits, including very obscure stuff that never gets airtime.

I think any rock from the '60s - the '80s is more or less considered classic rock. Anything older is Oldies and anything newer is just Rock. (Heh, I think the Red Hot Chili Peppers might be coming in to the "classic rock" category, too.)

I listen to 101.5, 106.9 (The Eagle), and 94.3 (WQCM) out here in the mid-East Coast. 101.5 recently changed from classic rock to classic rock + '90s, which is nice since, yes, they kept playing the same stuff over and over again. I like classic rock, but only so much. (It's a treat to hear Pearl Jam and STP on there now.) 106.9 also does the same timeline, although they aren't as afraid to go way back and play slow stuff (which can be nice at times). They're also a tad more family-friendly. 94.3 is adult rock; they play '60s through today, usually hard stuff, so if I don't like what I'm hearing on 101.5, I can switch over there and see if something cool is playing, and vice versa. It's also the only station I've ever heard where the word "a--" is used by the announcer (not to be confused with the DJ). "Why do they call it PMS?" "Because mad cow disease was already taken!" That sort of thing. 

Oh, and most of the commercials in my area are really cheesy and annoying. (Mostly used car salesmen.)