I was watching this clip of Anthony Cumia going off on Classic Rock radio. He was saying the exact same thing I have been for over 20 years.
About 25 years ago I took it a step further. I was living in Norfolk Virginia and one station, WAFX was playing the same 100 songs. I contacted someone at the station via email about adding other songs than “Love Her Madly,” “Pinball Wizard ” and “Fool in the Rain.” The email response was that “market research” determined that these are the songs people want to hear. Well, I was a listener, and I didn’t want to hear the same songs!
Down the dial on WNOR also in Norfolk also owned by the same outfit that also owns WAFX, the morning zoo was co-hosted by the Program Director. One particular morning they did a bit that was a off radio legend Phil Hendrie. I called the station during commercials to complain. That’s when I bought satellite radio.
Conservative talk radio is very similar. Democrats bad, Republicans good. Unyielding support for Israel, and promote books, ghost written by someone else. That’s why we are different. We despise both parties. We call both parties out! We don’t care about Israel and think they should be left alone, and we don’t know where the show will go. Sure, we have news stories that we find interesting. But nobody knows what the other person will say. We give guests the floor to say what’s on their mind. That’s why stations won’t carry us!
I don’t know what the future holds, but I hope radio is here to stay.
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