Another One Bites the Dust
The world of megaconglomerate commercial radio is alive and well. Just in case you had any doubts. Sometime earlier this evening Infinity Broadcasting bailed on “classic alternative” station K-Rock Seattle. I noticed leaving the gig this evening when BTO’s “Let It Roll” replaced my normal diet of ’90s grunge rock classics. The treat of BTO was followed by a Mr Radio Voice guy tag, “JACK FM, WE PLAY WHAT WE WANT.” This most recent change comes about a year and a half after Infinity took on the once popular alt radio station KNDD “The-End” in a tussle for the now middle aged (or at least nearing it) grunge rock holdouts that have got real jobs, kids, morgages and SUVs.
Be it the cause or the effect of satellite radio it’s starting to be a trend. We were once shocked to pay for TV that we got over the air for free. Based on satellite radio trends, more of us are willing to pay for radio also. I currently subscribe to sat radio though largely listened to local radio, in the form of K-ROCK. This was only because I enjoyed the local talent and the playlist wasn’t too heinous. Sat radio is great for long trips to the track or the off occasions of a non racing road trip.
Looks like I’ll have to turn my K-Rock preset into the preset for my sat tuner. With any luck, Andy, Jodi and Steve The Producer will turn up on sat radio.
April 24th, 2005 at 3:51 am
Yea, we’ve had that here in Jackson, MS for a while now. Is it Clear-Channel or one of the other big ones? It appears that they try to make it seem like they are from good ol’ local-town USA. Everyone around here thinks that the Jack is for Jackson. Poor souls…
I actually like some of the playlist, I guess that says something for some of my musical tastes. I’m afraid to ask just what it says…:o))
Geri O
April 25th, 2005 at 2:27 pm
It’s from a place called Buzznet Media. It’s a single programmed sat feed. The founder is a guy named Bob Perry who goes by the name of “Cadillac Jack Garrett” on the air.
I’ve listened for a few hours, it’s like the entire 70s ’til now XM and Sirius rock and pop line up on shuffle. I will be interesting to see if it works here.