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krj
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response 100 of 145:
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Nov 24 16:22 UTC 1997 |
Music item:101 , which is linked to Agora, now hosts the discussion
spawned by the demise of WQRS.
(Might as well put it all in one place...)
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tpryan
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response 101 of 145:
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Nov 29 16:23 UTC 1997 |
If like what a radio station is doing now send them a letter
of support. It may well work better than a letter of protest after
a change.
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lumen
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response 102 of 145:
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Dec 2 07:13 UTC 1997 |
Agreed. Positive reinforcement is always good.
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krj
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response 103 of 145:
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Sep 27 02:16 UTC 1999 |
Recently discovered, thanks to pthomas: 96.3's new format is now
"20 Years of Alternative Classics." Which seems to be Peter Gabriel,
The Cars, Sheryl Crow, Foo Fighters, just to mention what I heard tonight.
Leslie says that any station playing Squeeze (which we heard another
time) has potential.
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gnat
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response 104 of 145:
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Sep 27 02:25 UTC 1999 |
Yeah, I heard their new slogan this morning. Is it really a format
change or just hype?
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otaking
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response 105 of 145:
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Sep 27 17:10 UTC 1999 |
I think it's just an excuse to extend their Flashback parts of the schedule
throughout the day. What sucks about it is that now only 89X plays a lot of
new alternative music.
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gnat
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response 106 of 145:
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Sep 27 21:40 UTC 1999 |
And playing "new alternative music" is a *good* thing...? :)
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mcnally
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response 107 of 145:
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Sep 28 04:44 UTC 1999 |
better than many of the, umm, alternatives..
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otaking
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response 108 of 145:
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Sep 28 13:28 UTC 1999 |
If you had a choice between "new alternative music" or the lastest Backstreet
Boys/NSYNC/Britney Spears tune, you betcha that I'll pick the "alternative"
music. I wouldn't mind the older stuff if I didn't have to hear Gary Numan's
"Cars" every frickin day.
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lumen
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response 109 of 145:
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Sep 28 20:16 UTC 1999 |
ugh.. that *is* a terrible song
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gnat
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response 110 of 145:
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Sep 28 21:15 UTC 1999 |
Let's see... choice between Backstreet Boys or, say, Matchbox 20...
I think I'd just pull my own head off and have done with it.
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lumen
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response 111 of 145:
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Sep 29 22:24 UTC 1999 |
usually, I try to find a radio show I like on the CWU college radio
station, and then listen or request music I like.
It depends. I surf on the radio more than I do on the tube. But every
now and again, college or high school vocational radio will be a great
alternative (no pun intended).
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carson
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response 112 of 145:
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Oct 16 17:42 UTC 1999 |
<agrees with the plug for college radio>
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kewy
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response 113 of 145:
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Oct 17 04:45 UTC 1999 |
and while were plugging college radio... MSU has a splendiferously
wonderful college radio station. You can listen to them using real
audio. The webpage is http://wdbm.msu.edu
It really is a great radio station, I listen to it all the time at work.
Other than that, Ive just in general become so sick of most new radio.
When in the car or at home, I usually listen to 94.7, the local classic
rock station.
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lumen
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response 114 of 145:
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Oct 20 23:03 UTC 1999 |
resp:112 I forgot to mention that I mentioned high school vocational
radio because my hometown had one at the vocational school. It was
fairly comparable to college radio, and for the Tri-Cities, it's the
only station of its kind since there is no university that has one
there. The closest college radio station is 45 mins away in Walla
Walla-- KWCW for Whitman College, and the transmitter is more or less
limited to that area.
However, it is a free-format station, which offers listeners quite a
variety of music.
You can listen to the station via RealPlayer G2 at
http://www.whitman.edu/student_orgs/kwcw
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gypsi
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response 115 of 145:
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Nov 5 12:18 UTC 1999 |
I'm glad 96.3 went back to their old format, but they're hyping it quite a
bit. It's at the point where I expect to hear, "*We're* the *best* station
because *we* play cool stuff. Nyah Nyah Pbbbttt!!!" =)
And I *like* Gary Numan's "Cars"...
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otaking
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response 116 of 145:
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Nov 5 13:41 UTC 1999 |
I like the song too, but there is too much of a good thing. I've heard a lot
of good songs played to death to the point where I never want to hear them
again. Gary Numan's "Cars" is a good example of that.
I switched to Alice, just so I can hear some different stuff. It's great to
hear early 80s Genesis again.
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carson
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response 117 of 145:
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Nov 5 19:17 UTC 1999 |
(are you sure it isn't the Coal Chamber version? Gary Numan remade
"Cars" with them, and we played it a lot over the summer at the
college radio station.)
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otaking
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response 118 of 145:
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Nov 5 20:39 UTC 1999 |
I like the Coal Chamber version, but the Planet never played it.
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gypsi
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response 119 of 145:
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Nov 5 20:40 UTC 1999 |
Yeah, I liked that version too. I'm really picky when it comes to covers,
so I was impressed.
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krj
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response 120 of 145:
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Nov 7 06:25 UTC 1999 |
What does it mean, "96.3 went back to their old format"? What was the old
format, and what was the new format?
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gypsi
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response 121 of 145:
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Nov 7 18:03 UTC 1999 |
Old format: Smiths, New Order, Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins, some "newer
alternative"
New format: Same, but with crappy new alternative thrown in
New new format: Station director got bitch-slapped and went back to the old
format
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kewy
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response 122 of 145:
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Nov 8 17:40 UTC 1999 |
96.3 has had so many formats over the years. It was jams for the longest
of long times, then changed to "the planet" back in 93 or so, ever since
then, they've been slightly modifying the type of stuff on their playlist,
but recently the rule seems to be, we can't play anything that's come
out in the last 2 years or so.
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otaking
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response 123 of 145:
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Nov 8 18:57 UTC 1999 |
I've almost given up on radio, since I much prefer to listen to my tapes and
CDs. The radio stations don't keep my interest as much as they used to.
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mcnally
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response 124 of 145:
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Nov 8 20:15 UTC 1999 |
In the past couple of weeks I've caught the tail end of the
"Big Sonic Heaven" show on (I think) 88.7 (aka CIMX / 89X) and
enjoyed it. The show's on on Sunday nights and plays a lot of
a particular type of music I enjoy, though I'm not sure I can
currently think of a good name for the category..
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