I'm mad!!!!

OK, so I get out of work tonight and get into my car. I turn on the radio to my favorite station like I always do. My radio is usually pre-set to it. Commercial is on, so I flip the stations around and end up back where I started. All of a sudden, this shitty hip hop r&b crap comes on! Apparently, they have changed their format to hip hop. This was the only radion station in Tampa that played the music I like to listen to. I like stuff like Matchbox 20, Goo Goo Dolls, Sister Hazel, Counting Crows, etc. Now, there are three radio stations that play rap/hip hop/r&b. Does one market need that many radio stations that play to the same market?? I even went to their website to see if maybe they just switched to a different frequency...but NO! Just a change in format! So, it's now official. Tampa radio sucks!

I sympathize Jenn. A lngtime rock station here in the tri-state area went hip hop a year or two ago. I mourned it's passing - and had to reprogram my radio.

Kathleen

I hear ya. It happened so often, I finally gave up radio completely.

It is soo hard to find a good station and even then, they only have certain hours when they play rock

Now, I can count the times a month I listen to radio on one hand.

Hope you find an alternative soon.

Which station are you talking about Kathleen? It was probably one of the many stations I used to listen to that have since "died".
There was an awesome rock/alternative station in CT but a few months ago they changed their format to, in their words, "all rap all day." It was strange because it was a VERY popular station and the only one of its kind in the area, while there were already more than enough rap stations.

Exactly!! This radio station was extremely popular in this area! They went from "Today's Rock Alternative" to "The Beat"! Whatever! I wonder, was your station owned by Clear Channel as well??

Radio in the UK is much more veried so i surpose we are lucky here evern if it is still crap

It was WNEW and I was wrong about hip hop - it went to talk radio. Must have been a different one that went to hip hop I looked up a short history of this station mainly because I listened to it since I was a kid - it had enough broadcasting power to be able to drive around in your car and not have the radio fade in and out.

WNEW-FM started broadcasting in 1958, featuring a pop format until 1967. In late 1967, a progressive rock format was introduced, influencing generations of rock listeners. The AOR (Album Oriented Rock) format shifted to an Alternative Rock format in 1995-96, back to AOR in 1996-97, and then to a Classic Rock format in 1997-99. On September 13, 1999, WNEW completed phasing out its rock music programs and introduced a weekday talk/personality "Hot Talk" format.
The "Hot Talk" format was discontinued on January 26, 2003, and a CHR format was introduced on April 10, 2003 as "Blink 102.7". The station shifted to an Adult Contemporary format on September 12, 2003.

Notice all the shifts in the 90's - that's when the Clear Channel station Q104.3 came into being. That's the one Jon was DJ on recently. I tuned into him but I avoid Clear Channel if at all possible. Now I mostly listen to CDs - I do miss hearing new stuff I might not have heard by listening to the radio.

Kathleen

There have been a few radio station in Toronto that have changed formats. Ciss 92 was a country station and became Kiss 92, a pop station. Recently though, much to my liking, Kiss became Jack FM. No deejays, just music! And they play Bon Jovi which is a bonus!!!

Stephanie

True. I dont bother listening to radio anymore unless its for the news.

Hey Jenn... I used to live there... I remember when they came up with Wild 98.7 and stuff like that. I know you have 93.3 FLZ... That is a great radio station! I miss MJ and BJ!!!!

Ryan