Radio rant.
Jan. 10th, 2009 11:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hippie_chickI turned on one of the only couple of commercial radio stations that I listen to, right after Christmas, LOVE 94, to find it isn't LOVE 94 any more. It's now 93.4 FM - MIA. Clear Channel strikes again, foregoing it's adult audience for a younger hipper demographic and has changed everything right down to the format. It's now dance / rhythmic pop. Yes I realize you cater to the audience. That's why there's so much pop/reggaeton/hip hop/ dance here in South Florida. That's the flavor of the area.
I don't mind it, but so many people who have been loyal LOVE listeners for many years are put off. The station really did have a niche, and had its followers. I had seen this coming for a little bit though, as more and more you'd have a Phil Collins song here and Hall and Oates there added to the mix of what was once really only Jazz and Smooth Jazz. I knew something was up when they started playing nothing but Yule Tunes starting on Nov 1 when they NEVER did that before. Hmmmm.....
I used to like it to mellow out to however before I had Sirius and the choices available there. I still liked to listen occasionally too. And it's the first station we went to as street team members to get Donny Osmond's "Breeze On By" played, and they picked up on it and played it regularly for a bit. Anyway, I'll miss it but will admit the new music is an alright mix of stuff and it does pick you up and lift your mood but it's only a touch better than MAJIC 102.7 (our oldies station) is. We really could do without another station like this though no matter how alright the mix is. We have dance stations. We have Top 40 and Hip Hop stations. In fact I remember similar uproar when our only classical station went all dance all the time.
I'm reading now that LOVE will be resurrected on HD radio. Until then there is no "Smooth Jazz" channel in this market now.
I guess I'm completely Satellite now. There are 2 pretty good Jazz channels on Sirius and their SPA channel is the best thing ever for chilling to... soaking in the bath with a couple of candles burning and unwinding... I won't be listening to much Terrestrial radio any more if at all. In the car? CDs or my portable Sirius. So THERE, Clear Channel. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Radio in South Florida officially sucks, the saving grace being my BIG 105. I still have that for now. *sigh*
ETA
Ooh I just Googled, and looks like Clear Channel did this in several other markets too. Has anyone else had a format change occur like overnight on a station you liked and listened to often enough?
I don't mind it, but so many people who have been loyal LOVE listeners for many years are put off. The station really did have a niche, and had its followers. I had seen this coming for a little bit though, as more and more you'd have a Phil Collins song here and Hall and Oates there added to the mix of what was once really only Jazz and Smooth Jazz. I knew something was up when they started playing nothing but Yule Tunes starting on Nov 1 when they NEVER did that before. Hmmmm.....
I used to like it to mellow out to however before I had Sirius and the choices available there. I still liked to listen occasionally too. And it's the first station we went to as street team members to get Donny Osmond's "Breeze On By" played, and they picked up on it and played it regularly for a bit. Anyway, I'll miss it but will admit the new music is an alright mix of stuff and it does pick you up and lift your mood but it's only a touch better than MAJIC 102.7 (our oldies station) is. We really could do without another station like this though no matter how alright the mix is. We have dance stations. We have Top 40 and Hip Hop stations. In fact I remember similar uproar when our only classical station went all dance all the time.
I'm reading now that LOVE will be resurrected on HD radio. Until then there is no "Smooth Jazz" channel in this market now.
I guess I'm completely Satellite now. There are 2 pretty good Jazz channels on Sirius and their SPA channel is the best thing ever for chilling to... soaking in the bath with a couple of candles burning and unwinding... I won't be listening to much Terrestrial radio any more if at all. In the car? CDs or my portable Sirius. So THERE, Clear Channel. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Radio in South Florida officially sucks, the saving grace being my BIG 105. I still have that for now. *sigh*
ETA
Ooh I just Googled, and looks like Clear Channel did this in several other markets too. Has anyone else had a format change occur like overnight on a station you liked and listened to often enough?
