What's the best radio station in town?
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 4:24 pm
So maybe you're hosting a race, and we're driving in. Or maybe we're just visiting the out laws, or heaven forbid, in town working. BUT....
What is the radio station that you think should be the one that this group tunes in to in order to get their musical jones satisfied?
This will be subjective, because obviously if you are like Pops, and want to have Abba's Dancing Queen on your next skater video, you are going to list the local (but produced and hosted 2,000 miles away) lite rock station. So do the bro's a favor, try to provide some context to your pick: "I like WKCR because it plays all country all the time."
As is the drill, I'll start. Some of you know that I spent quite a bit of town in Chicago prior to moving north, so I'll start there. The Chi crew can confirm or berate me as necessary:
Chicago, WXRT 93.1 on your FM dial.
Home of the blues, and one of the best radio stations in the world.
This is the longest running single format FM station in the US. Started in 1974 with album (those big black disks for you young'uns) oriented rock. On any given day you will hear blues, classical, jazz, and every flavor of rock from 60's british invasion to punk to indy to you name it. A station that loves music, and isn't afraid to push the boundaries, and educate their listeners. And hosting two of the best rock critics in the genre: Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot. Find them if you can.
Minneapolis/St. Paul, The Current 89.3
Twin Cities, MN
When I moved here in mid 2001, I thought I'd died and gone to radio hell. What had appeared at occassional listening to be a good XRT surrogate turned out to be formulaic top 50 crap, playing the same song list over and over. It got to the point where there are a number of pretty good songs that I'd rather not ever hear again.
Thankfully, a year and a half ago, the left wing liberals (thrown in for the benefit of WT) have stepped into the breach, and funded a Public Radio Station that doesn't have to kow tow to the almight market demographic. Again, a very eclectic mix of music, heavily influenced by local music, with a dose of Hip Hop thrown in for good measure.
Fire at will,
Francois
What is the radio station that you think should be the one that this group tunes in to in order to get their musical jones satisfied?
This will be subjective, because obviously if you are like Pops, and want to have Abba's Dancing Queen on your next skater video, you are going to list the local (but produced and hosted 2,000 miles away) lite rock station. So do the bro's a favor, try to provide some context to your pick: "I like WKCR because it plays all country all the time."
As is the drill, I'll start. Some of you know that I spent quite a bit of town in Chicago prior to moving north, so I'll start there. The Chi crew can confirm or berate me as necessary:
Chicago, WXRT 93.1 on your FM dial.
Home of the blues, and one of the best radio stations in the world.
This is the longest running single format FM station in the US. Started in 1974 with album (those big black disks for you young'uns) oriented rock. On any given day you will hear blues, classical, jazz, and every flavor of rock from 60's british invasion to punk to indy to you name it. A station that loves music, and isn't afraid to push the boundaries, and educate their listeners. And hosting two of the best rock critics in the genre: Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot. Find them if you can.
Minneapolis/St. Paul, The Current 89.3
Twin Cities, MN
When I moved here in mid 2001, I thought I'd died and gone to radio hell. What had appeared at occassional listening to be a good XRT surrogate turned out to be formulaic top 50 crap, playing the same song list over and over. It got to the point where there are a number of pretty good songs that I'd rather not ever hear again.
Thankfully, a year and a half ago, the left wing liberals (thrown in for the benefit of WT) have stepped into the breach, and funded a Public Radio Station that doesn't have to kow tow to the almight market demographic. Again, a very eclectic mix of music, heavily influenced by local music, with a dose of Hip Hop thrown in for good measure.
Fire at will,
Francois