One of the best? The best, dammit.

Bah. I only listen to radio stations that have some sort of wacky morning zoo crew.

VictoryCabal: Bah. I only listen to radio stations that have some sort of wacky morning zoo crew.

With or without zany hijinks?

/props to Moz in the RollingStone graphic

Farked already?

Color me impressed.

A few months ago I won an Internet radio (^) from a local radio station. I have it in the downstairs bathroom and listen to it while showering. I have grown to love listening to various radio stations around the world. There are some seriously good stations out there and I look forward to giving this station a listen.

There's so much more out there, folks. Don't get trapped into listening what corporate radio shoves down your throat (or eardrums, as it were).

one of the best....checked article it's not WLW whew

Way to take your ball and go home.

People still listen to terrestrial radio? How very quaint.

I has a new bookmark under hacker culture. Thank you subb.

has been available online for a while now... so they must be mistaken.

I though "independent" in terms of music meant free from major labels and major label distribution.

This article makes it sound like it's some sort of revolutionary concept to play Sinatra and Vicious in the same set.

Jonesy's Jukebox rules

Meh 99x in atlanta did that months ago - though they may not have done it entirely voluntarily.

mikey15: one of the best....checked article it's not WLW whew

I originally submitted this with the headline "The best radio station in the U.S. refuses..." but some admin decided to play editor. Had they left it alone, there would have been no confusion.

Radio station: "We're not going to play that corporate radio game! We're gonna stick it to 'the man' and go online only!"

Me: "Not making enough money, huh?"

Radio station: "Shut up!"

Glitchwerks: This article makes it sound like it's some sort of revolutionary concept to play Sinatra and Vicious in the same set.

I believe in this context it means independent of corporate oversight into your playlist, play whatever the hell you like, even if that's Sinatra and Sid Vicious in the same set.

So they go online only and then streaming server gets crushed?

Could just be the fishing line we use as a connection here at work though.

God that station sucked. Badly.

And on top of that they played to the pretentious, self-important, faux-revolutionary "indie" culture.

"Indie" is a code word for "we like it because it's not good".

Capitalist1: God that station sucked. Badly.

And on top of that they played to the pretentious, self-important, faux-revolutionary "indie" culture.

"Indie" is a code word for "we like it because it's not good".

heh. good troll.

/give me some good c&c music factory.

Capitalist1: "Indie" is a code word for "we like it because it's not good".

Yes, well, not everyone has the good taste to buy music because they think the girl on the CD is hot, some people actually listen to it instead.

timujin:
I believe in this context it means independent of corporate oversight into your playlist, play whatever the hell you like, even if that's Sinatra and Sid Vicious in the same set.

Okay, that explains it I guess. I think the words "independent" and "indie" are too commonly used in music today.

I'm trying to browse the site to see some playlists, but it seems a bit slow.

I thought 93.1 XRT in Chicago was the best radio station in the U.S.

I'm listening now, and it's AWESOME! Finally, a station that isn't afraid to say F-you to the mainstream and play music that actually takes talent to make.

12XU!

Rev. Skarekroe: Radio station: "We're not going to play that corporate radio game! We're gonna stick it to 'the man' and go online only!"

Me: "Not making enough money, huh?"

Radio station: "Shut up!"

From what I've heard about the royalties internet radio stations play vs. FM radio, they're not going to be making more money by moving to the web.

That doesn't look like KEXP.

That is all.

What's going to happen to Jonesy? Jukebox was the best radio program I'd ever heard.

timujin: Capitalist1: "Indie" is a code word for "we like it because it's not good".

Yes, well, not everyone has the good taste to buy music because they think the girl on the CD is hot, some people actually listen to it instead.

A couple of years ago my favorite band gave me a copy of their CD which was about to be released. I was obviously lusting at the girl on the cover and one guy said "Yeah, that's my wife."

Me: "Well, who's ready for more wine?"
/red faced
//my wife just laughed at me

mitchcumpstein: I thought 93.1 XRT in Chicago was the best radio station in the U.S.

That ended around 1991 when they became VH-1

Translation: We don't have enough of an audience to keep enough advertisers in order to stay on air.

Massive FAIL

All2morrowsparTs: mitchcumpstein: I thought 93.1 XRT in Chicago was the best radio station in the U.S.

That ended around 1991 when they became VH-1

That's a little harsh. Does VH-1 play Spoon?

mitchcumpstein: All2morrowsparTs: mitchcumpstein: I thought 93.1 XRT in Chicago was the best radio station in the U.S.

That ended around 1991 when they became VH-1

That's a little harsh. Does VH-1 play Spoon?

No, but they are "adult contemporary". Or another way of putting it, XRT is kind of like the NPR of Rock, in not a good way.

BTW Used to love XRT, when it was the only game in town other than the College rock stations.

mitchcumpstein 2009-01-15 04:32:53 PM
I thought 93.1 XRT in Chicago was the best radio station in the U.S.

Came here to say this.

They even occasionally play music in the morning! Revolutionary!

Jonny Wilkinson: Translation: We don't have enough of an audience to keep enough advertisers in order to stay on air.

Massive FAIL

actually from what I heard from a friend in an independant station is that they did change the way they count audiance and it does favor the Corporate stations.

Most radio stations are worse than the tv stations. I hop in the car, turn on the radio and drive halfway across town to my destination and hear nothing but commercials the entire time. I don't even bother with the radio anymore.

The station was built to [fark] with KROQ (Infinity) by people from KISS-FM (Clear Channel). (^)

103.1 was good once. Used to listen to Dicky Barrett on the morning commute. But they were never an "independent" station.

WSOU 89.5 FM Seton Hall's Pirate Radio is my favorite.

My favs in Michigan and Canada:

89X (88.7)
94.7
95.1
95.9

I smell bullshiat. Nobody's "making" them play Britney.

Jster422: mitchcumpstein 2009-01-15 04:32:53 PM
I thought 93.1 XRT in Chicago was the best radio station in the U.S.

Came here to say this.

They even occasionally play music in the morning! Revolutionary!

Love XRT

Not my Jessica. Not pattycake. Impossible!

Well at least we still have KROQ, which is playing brand new tunes from Sublime, Offspring, and Nirvana!

/or are these just the same tunes they've been playing for 15 years now?

I haven't listened to the radio since 1996.

gabba2: That is all.

Ha, Rich F. is a TFarker, that is hilarious. The Bay used to be one of my favorite morning radio stations (primarily because you guys played music), but I've all but stopped listening ever since you guys added that Bob and Tom crap. On the plus side, it did lead me to discover 103.1, which is excellent.

This news has worsened my commute immensely.

/was listening to 103.1FM on the drive to work
//will be listening to AM640 on the drive home out of spite
///they're all Clear Channel anyway

Capitalist1 2009-01-15 04:26:09 PM

"Indie" is a code word for "we like it because it's not good".

I laughed.

Out loud.

Indie 103.1 always kind of pissed me off, because of their damn smugness. Their playlist waffled between awesome and dogshiat. But, yeah, generally better than "same-old snoozefest" of KROQ.

Still prefer FM 94.9 (new window) in San Diego, though.

Indie 103 was a good radio station.

Bash it all you want, it was a good radio station.


I do think the word "indie" sucks (in both music and especially movies) but the station played a nice mix of music that old fogies like myself could enjoy and stuff by whippersnappers that was worth checking out.

Plus every now and again, Jonsey would play Benny Hill.

Jonesy was also probably the only DJ on radio playing real glam rock. So that was a good thing.

Feh.

Keep in mind Rolling Stone also gives 4-star reviews to every Yoko Ono album.