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Music Appreciation

JohnnyRingo

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29. Well somebody ruined AOR FM radio in the '80s.

Reply to rsdsharp (Reply #18)

Sun Feb 6, 2022, 04:58 PM

Feb 2022

It wasn't a speed bump, but like hitting stop strips when indy stations went silent and repetitious pop stars and morning zoos became the staple of the remaining power players. DJs were obviously working from tight corporate playlists. I resorted to buying a cassette recorder and tapping cable tv for their music channels. At least their Alt Rock channel was less predictable and stale.

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This may be old news to many here, but it's worth mentioning. [View all] JohnnyRingo Feb 2022 OP

Thank you, very useful link, bookmarking Walleye Feb 2022 #1

Thank you Johnny. I will definitely try this. Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 #2

Ronald Reagan destroyed music radio. JohnnyRingo Feb 2022 #7

So many things that sent this country backwards can be attributed to Reagan. Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 #9

The rules you're referring to are the Rule of Sevens (earlier the Rule of Fives), rsdsharp Feb 2022 #18

Wait ... please don't tease curious minds. What KPN Feb 2022 #20

The OP's phrase, not mine. rsdsharp Feb 2022 #22

Well somebody ruined AOR FM radio in the '80s. JohnnyRingo Feb 2022 #29

I so remember being in my teens, hippywife Feb 2022 #8

I've long stopped listening to commercial radio. hippywife Feb 2022 #3

I love Radio Garden stevil Feb 2022 #4

Thanks! Great recommendation! highplainsdem Feb 2022 #5

Thank you Joinfortmill Feb 2022 #6

New news to me. Thank you very much. LoisB Feb 2022 #10

No commercials on CBC Radio One and CBC Music (Radio Two). It's great! And they have free streaming Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #11

I keep going back to Arctic Outpost radio from Longyearbyen, Norway. Cool oldies. dameatball Feb 2022 #12

I was checking that out. JohnnyRingo Feb 2022 #30

Ha! Yeah, hard to figure what life would be like there. dameatball Feb 2022 #33

Thank you. Free stuff. Imagine. twodogsbarking Feb 2022 #13

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2022 #14

Been using that site for a long time. multigraincracker Feb 2022 #15

Free format is alive and kicking all over small town community stations randr Feb 2022 #23

... Kali Feb 2022 #24

omg I so love this. Thank you. I look forward to having so much radio to enjoy! ancianita Feb 2022 #16

Good to know Johnny. pwb Feb 2022 #17

Thank you for posting the link! arkielib Feb 2022 #19

You must have missed some home grown stations to think all stations in the US suck randr Feb 2022 #21

Wow! Neat -- thanks for sharing JohnyRingo. KPN Feb 2022 #25

I like this app/site, thanks! BunnyMcGee Feb 2022 #26

If you filtered out Right Wing and Preacher channels, how many choices would there be? bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #27

Yeah. I accidentally homed in on a particularly vitriolic one. JohnnyRingo Feb 2022 #31

lol bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #32

Luv, Luv, Luv dai13sy Feb 2022 #28

Awesome Link! BadGimp Feb 2022 #34

You might like to check out our LPFM in Wimberley, Texas. summer_in_TX Feb 2022 #35

I will tomorrow JohnnyRingo Feb 2022 #36