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albaugh
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response 82 of 145:
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Nov 20 18:51 UTC 1997 |
So when is WQRS going nonclassical? I better listen while I can, because I
surely *won't* be listening *at all* when it goes rock...
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krj
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response 83 of 145:
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Nov 20 20:55 UTC 1997 |
The unconfirmed rumor is that the WQRS change will be near the end of
November.
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bruin
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response 84 of 145:
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Nov 21 01:25 UTC 1997 |
Do you know what I'll miss most when WQRS changes format? The Sousa march
at 7:15 am. One of the cab drivers I had been riding with at that time
listened religiously to his morning dose of Sousa.
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teflon
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response 85 of 145:
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Nov 21 01:49 UTC 1997 |
re: 80
-Yeah, that's basically it. Of course, I forgot to mention that happens to
be one of the (very) few channels that Ghoti will recieve clearly?
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bmoran
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response 86 of 145:
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Nov 21 14:49 UTC 1997 |
Sounds like, in the Detroit market, classical will become the "new
alternative". My, how times change, eh?
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void
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response 87 of 145:
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Nov 21 19:01 UTC 1997 |
wqrs is changing formats?
AAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<has a fit>
damn. *damn.* (all other expletives deleted)
it's the only -- and i mean *only* -- station i listen to in my cab,
where i spend almost 60 hours a week driving and listening to wqrs.
cabs don't have cd players or tape decks in them, either, and now all
that's going to be left for me to listen to is country or rap (neither
of which i can stand), bad rock, or whacked-out extremist talk show
hosts.
i took some extra time off work this week, which must be why i've
missed any announcements about wqrs changing formats.
damn.
this is really upsetting. sorry for throwing a fit in the middle
of the music conference. and i thought quitting smoking was going to
be tough.
so, is there anything those of us who would like to preserve
classical radio in the detroit area can do?
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krj
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response 88 of 145:
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Nov 21 19:34 UTC 1997 |
Void, in the Ann Arbor area, you should be able to get a marginal
signal out of WKAR-FM in East Lansing, 90.5, which plays mostly
classical music outside of the morning and evening NPR news blocks.
WUOM in Ann Arbor, 91.7, still broadcasts classical music after
about 7 or 8 pm, and on through the evening until the morning NPR
news show. It's nationally syndicated programming now, rather than the
local DJs, but it's still classical music at night.
You may also be able to get a marginal signal out of CBC Radio 2 from
Windsor, 89.9, which is predominantly classical.
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teflon
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response 89 of 145:
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Nov 21 22:58 UTC 1997 |
Yeah, my dad just turned on wqrs this eavening. he recieved an awfull
shock... Stone Temple Pilots. My question is thus: are they switching to rock
only, or just some?
BTW: I just heard another cool song mixed in with the usual dreck on wiqb.
I think it's by the Proclamers, called "Ten Thousand Miles" or some such.
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omni
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response 90 of 145:
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Nov 22 07:09 UTC 1997 |
Instead of crying in our beer, and all that, we should write letters to
the station, the owners, anyone who will listen to bring our WQRS back to
classical. Enough letters and they will listen. Stand UP and be counted.
Who is with me?
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teflon
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response 91 of 145:
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Nov 22 16:29 UTC 1997 |
Arr! D'ye have an address for me (E-mail or Otherwise?)
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scg
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response 92 of 145:
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Nov 22 21:11 UTC 1997 |
I like WIQB and WPLT, both of which WQRS now seems to be trying to clone.
I listen to them quite a bit. I also listened to WQRS occasionally. Why do
we need yet another station like the ones already there?
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omni
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response 93 of 145:
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Nov 22 21:49 UTC 1997 |
Here is the address:
WQRS
28588 Northwestern Hwy Suite 200
Southfield MI 48034
(248) 355-1051
Flood em with letters. Get that alternative shit off WQRS!
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krj
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response 94 of 145:
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Nov 23 00:45 UTC 1997 |
<krj offers omni a lance to tilt at the windmills with.>
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bruin
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response 95 of 145:
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Nov 23 02:10 UTC 1997 |
I checked out the new format of "The Edge<at>105<dot>1" just a few
minutes ago. It appears that they are retaining the original WQRS call
letters for the time being at least (a fairly normal practice when a
radio station changes format and/or call letters). Could not accurately
identify what I was listening to, though, as there were apparently no
disc jockeys speaking during the brief time I had the radio on this
particular station.
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omni
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response 96 of 145:
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Nov 23 08:01 UTC 1997 |
Heretic
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tpryan
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response 97 of 145:
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Nov 23 16:09 UTC 1997 |
You could also address letters to stations that might pick
up what was a profitable format (not just highly profitable).
I don't know if that litejazz station could be/or would want
to be presuaded into doing more orchesteral things in the evening.
That is, a station with a sucessfull daytime format, just
might be open to a compatable evening format when their current
evenings are in the dumper.
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orinoco
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response 98 of 145:
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Nov 23 17:39 UTC 1997 |
Re#89: Yeah, I know that song. It was on the radio a while back, and I think
it's on the Benny and Joon soundtrack.
Having never listened to WQRS much, I don't really care one way or another
about the change of format. On the one hand, I do object to
genero-alternative stations, which seem to be taking over the world; if, on
the other hand, this new format turns out better than the mostly crappy
alternative radio we got around here before, I really can't complain.
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omni
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response 99 of 145:
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Nov 23 21:39 UTC 1997 |
I still say if you write letter and/or start a petition drive, someone has
to take notice of that.
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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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