Clear Channel
Read this:
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.co...ountry/?src=tp
It's about Clear Channel getting rid of Local DJ's throughout the Country. Of course, if you scan the radio dial you would have noticed this already. We used to know our DJ's. We felt comforted that they were still there, every day or night, spinning the latest hits, or album cuts or just anything in particular.
But the fractured radio format that started in the mid-80's slowly brought in more technology along with it. By the time the Internet hit, radio stations started sounding more like Internet streaming channels.
My local favorite, KPIG, which plays mostly Alt-Country with other things thrown in is still hanging in there with DJ's whose voices and names I know. That's probably why it has such a loyal following.
These other stations? They come and go, taking with them nothing but memories of the DJ who used to take up that channel location.
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.co...ountry/?src=tp
It's about Clear Channel getting rid of Local DJ's throughout the Country. Of course, if you scan the radio dial you would have noticed this already. We used to know our DJ's. We felt comforted that they were still there, every day or night, spinning the latest hits, or album cuts or just anything in particular.
But the fractured radio format that started in the mid-80's slowly brought in more technology along with it. By the time the Internet hit, radio stations started sounding more like Internet streaming channels.
My local favorite, KPIG, which plays mostly Alt-Country with other things thrown in is still hanging in there with DJ's whose voices and names I know. That's probably why it has such a loyal following.
These other stations? They come and go, taking with them nothing but memories of the DJ who used to take up that channel location.
posted by Tom Lane at 6:15 AM
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