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 :roll:

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. :roll:

Exactly!! This radio station was extremely popular in this area! They went from "Today's Rock Alternative" to "The Beat"! Whatever! :evil: 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 :lol:

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!!!! :cry:

Ryan