2. music
  3. 1011291786

Songs & Artists NEVER HEARD on the RADIO?

The dearth of radio stations that employ "disc jockeys" has spawned a whole generation of listeners who never hear their favourite songs and artists broadcast. In the "old days" every city had an avant garde FM station that would play all sorts of songs form a wide range of musicians.

I NEVER hear...Tanita Tikaram "Lovers in the City"...Emmylou Harris "Bang the Drum Slowly"...Daniel Langlois "Acadie"...or Eva Cassidy "Songbird", and so many others. Even the "oldies" stations don't venture far from the "top 100 Hits" list. Sad.

My 310E Scott tuner is getting sick of it!

What precious tracks have you NOT heard on the radio?
stereokarter

Showing 2 responses by whatjd

whatjd
1,139 posts
 
Sounds like Reubent lives in a great area for better FM. It is great to live in an area with a good selection on NPR/public stations...esp. small college..and esp. several towns to draw from.

I live in Madison, Wi....and as hip as this town "thinks" it is, it just isn't. Public radio here..that is seen as "cool" is still Prairie Home Companion....kind of the NPR version of "Hew Haw" for college towns.

Even when I visit Cedar Rapids, Iowa..they have a Community College station that has a better sense of music.

Part of the problem in Madison...is that other towns are just a bit too far away...for decent FM reception....I guess I could put up a house on the biggest hill in town...with a 200 ft. mast...with stacked Finco FM-4 feed into an Marnatz 10B..that I don't mind re-tuning every 30 seconds..point the antenna towards Chicago after midnight..and.....naw!
whatjd
1,139 posts
 
Julia Fordham. Like everything she's done. Virtually zip
for air-play.
More to discover