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I understand that radio needs advertisers to survive & all. I imagine it's hard to compete with mp3 players, CD's, satellite, broadband and customizable playlists. Radio stations have to change and be flexible just like any other media outlet. I end up getting attached to the few radio stations I listen to. I don't have a 'favorite', because even though they're all the pop-rock/rock stations (KOMP, previously KKLZ, Jack, the Point, Star, Mix & Xtreme) each one is slightly different to me. I enjoy the randomness of radio. You don't know exactly what they're going to play next unless the DJ happens to announce it. Sometimes you change the station because it's something new and overplayed, and sometimes it could be a song you haven't heard in a while. 96.3 KKLZ was always #2 on our radio settings in the car. Part of listening to the radio in the car for me means having stuff to do when I'm the passenger like leaning forward to scan the stations whenever a commercial comes on or whenever a neurotic or moronic morning DJ is blabbing incessantly (I work graveyard with a bunch of neurotic & moronic people who talk to me all night - the last thing I want to do when I get out of work is have some DJ blabbing at me on the ride home). I refuse to get satellite radio because, well, radio is on my car stereo for free. We don't even have a CD player - it's AM/FM or a cassette tape. I could always count on KKLZ to play Zeppelin or the Doors or Fleetwood Mac or even 'old' Motley Crue, & when a commercial came on KKLZ, there was the Point for Journey/Boston (the lesser of five commercials, lol).
I do have to admit - we kept the 'new' KKLZ on the alternate FM2 buttons (mainly for the shock value - the change hasn't quite sunk in) & last night before I went to work I was pleasantly surprised to hear Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, followed by T-Rex's Bang the Gong.
I was heartily irritated when Star stopped being 'All 80's' & went to more of Mix's format, but then again, they always played the same 80's songs. I would have loved to hear a little more obscure stuff, maybe some old punk or indie grrrl stuff like Soho & Whale. When Jack came to town I was fascinated for a week or two because it was so new - no DJ's... but then it started sounding more & more like the piped-in collection that plays at my job.
I don't wish the 'new' KKLZ any ill-will, but I will miss Zeptember & Rocktoberfest. The new format isn't quite like anything we have in town, & I'm sure people will like the variety in the format, too - things like the car racing broadcasts & local flavor. I wish you the best of luck and will probably tune in from time to time myself. It could have been worse - it could have been country.
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timeasmymeasure
Re: KKLZ's change to "Classic Hits"
Date: 2007-06-18 03:40 pm (UTC)I understand that radio needs advertisers to survive & all. I imagine it's hard to compete with mp3 players, CD's, satellite, broadband and customizable playlists. Radio stations have to change and be flexible just like any other media outlet. I end up getting attached to the few radio stations I listen to. I don't have a 'favorite', because even though they're all the pop-rock/rock stations (KOMP, previously KKLZ, Jack, the Point, Star, Mix & Xtreme) each one is slightly different to
me. I enjoy the randomness of radio. You don't know exactly what they're going to play next unless the DJ happens to announce it. Sometimes you change the station because it's something new and overplayed, and sometimes it could be a song you haven't heard in a while. 96.3 KKLZ was always #2 on our radio settings in the car. Part of listening to the radio in the car for me means having stuff to do when I'm the passenger like leaning forward to scan the stations whenever a commercial comes on or whenever a neurotic or moronic morning DJ is blabbing incessantly (I work graveyard with a bunch of neurotic & moronic people who talk to me all night - the last thing I want to do when I get out of work is have some DJ blabbing at me on the ride home). I refuse to get satellite radio because, well, radio is on my car stereo for free. We don't even have a CD player - it's AM/FM or a cassette tape. I could always count on KKLZ to play Zeppelin or the Doors or Fleetwood Mac or even 'old' Motley Crue, & when a commercial came on KKLZ, there was the Point for Journey/Boston (the lesser of five commercials, lol).
I do have to admit - we kept the 'new' KKLZ on the alternate FM2 buttons (mainly for the shock value - the change hasn't quite sunk in) & last night before I went to work I was pleasantly surprised to hear Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, followed by T-Rex's Bang the Gong.
I was heartily irritated when Star stopped being 'All 80's' & went to more of Mix's format, but then again, they always played the same 80's songs. I would have loved to hear a little more obscure stuff, maybe some old punk or indie grrrl stuff like Soho & Whale. When Jack came to town I was fascinated for a week or two because it was so new - no DJ's... but then it started sounding more & more like the piped-in collection that plays at my job.
I don't wish the 'new' KKLZ any ill-will, but I will miss Zeptember & Rocktoberfest. The new format isn't quite like anything we have in town, & I'm sure people will like the variety in the format, too - things like the car racing broadcasts & local flavor. I wish you the best of luck and will probably tune in from time to time myself. It could have been worse - it could have been country.