Last week, I became aware that a local radio station was going to be switching format. Being an iPod owner and an XM radio subscriber and an Internet radio listener ( WOXY! WOO!), this really doesn't affect me much in the grand scheme of things. Still, it was a station that recently went to a shuffle format and was playing good alternative music, the alternative music that I listened to in high school. (Actually, it sounded much like another radio station from that time period, which had since switched to a CHR format. Bleck.) It seemed like there was a station that was actually interested in feedback again. At least, that's what I took from all those listener surveys going out. But the music mix was kick ass. (You know, when I actually listened to them). While listening the weekend before Halloween, they actually tossed in some Johnny Cash. It was awesome.
And as of noon today, the station will be COUNTRY. A sad day indeed.
Sure, there's a new station to listen to. Several days ago, it started one of those "annoying yet can't turn off" countdowns involving a computerized voice....uh....counting down, naturally.
I've plugged in online to this new radio station and it would appear they've started their broadcast with Green Day's "Welcome to Paradise".
Whatever. I'll just go back to not listening to terrestrial radio.
(Okay, so it doesn't actually sound too bad, fourth song in. Check that. They're playing Nickle"every song sounds like that other one"back now.)