# Clear Channel **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 30, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151 "2012-08-30T15:42:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/1 "2012-08-30T15:42:32Z")
I live in the Atlanta area, where 96 Rock was an institution and the soundtrack to my rebellious youth. A few years ago it became Project 9-6-1 which pissed a lot of people off. Seriously, if you are from Atlanta and are a “certain age” you’ll understand. Still, 9-6-1 played rock, albeit with a younger slant. I’m a hip mommy-o and I actually like nu-metal. But now!!! Last night, a sudden change in format to Top Fucking 40! With Ryan Fucking Seacrest, apparently. Words cannot express my rage. I never acknowledged the name change to Project 9-6-1, preferring to still call it 96 Rock even though the young people didn’t know what I was talking about. Last song: Freebird. Motherfuckers. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/2 "2012-08-30T15:51:04Z")
I feel your pain. One of my saddest media memories is the day we lost KMET in LA. The best rock station in the country vanished and was replaced by computerized instrumental soft rock. Van Halen was replaced by Michael Bolton. We will never forget. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/3 "2012-08-30T16:42:59Z")
You can never explain to me why a big city needs to have 5 top 40 stations. By definition they are playing the same music. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/4 "2012-08-30T16:55:21Z")
Ah, this happened to me here in Cincinnati too. 107.1 FM was a station called “The Power Pig” and it was a cool concept for the early 1990’s…it had no commercials except the occasional station break to identify the station. They played all the cool alt rock, grunge and heavy metal. Suddenly one day it went to strict alternative rock. I was kinda pissed, but dealt with it as I like that kind of music too. A year later, it became KISS 107.1 and now only plays dance, rap and hip hop. And not any of the good kind. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/5 "2012-08-30T17:07:41Z")
I was listening last night when the change happened. WTF!! Complete surprise. 96.1 has been a rock station for 38 years. You don’t just change that. I’m not a huge fan of the newer metal, but now there is none in Atlanta. We have two classic rock stations here, I wouldn’t be surprised if one of them starts playing more new stuff. I’m looking at you Rock 100.5! I read online that the station \*may \*reappear further up the dial in the 100s. Still… fuck you Clear Channel. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/6 "2012-08-30T17:11:10Z")
> [@TheChileanBlob](#): > > a sudden change in format to Top Fucking 40! With Ryan Fucking Seacrest, apparently. That seems like it’s a really niche category. I like a good fuck song as much as the next guy, but a whole station for it seems like overkill. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/7 "2012-08-30T17:51:48Z")
Yeah - I have a bone to pick with Clear Channel. They bought WRDU in Raleigh several years ago. WRDU was consistently in Rolling Stone’s Top FIve Small to Mid sized Market radio stations. They made it Classic Rock[sup]TM[/sup]. Even worse, it’s now Talk Radio[sup]TM[/sup]. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/8 "2012-08-30T18:05:32Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > …We will never forget. Rock and roll never forgives. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/9 "2012-08-30T18:13:34Z")
When the revolution comes those auto-tuned MoFos are gonna be the first ones up against the wall. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/10 "2012-08-30T18:42:23Z")
I don’t want them on the Wall. I want them on food stamps. Be good for them, build character… ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/11 "2012-08-30T18:57:43Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Ah, this happened to me here in Cincinnati too. 107.1 FM was a station called “The Power Pig” and it was a cool concept for the early 1990’s…it had no commercials except the occasional station break to identify the station. Unless the station was backed by an eccentric millionaire, I can see the flaw in this concept. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/12 "2012-08-30T19:47:23Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > [QUOTE=FoieGrasIsEvil] > > Ah, this happened to me here in Cincinnati too. 107.1 FM was a station called “The Power Pig” and it was a cool concept for the early 1990’s…it had no commercials except the occasional station break to identify the station. Unless the station was backed by an eccentric millionaire, I can see the flaw in this concept. [/QUOTE] Perhaps they had the “Million Dollar Guarantee”. If you pay them One Million Dollars, they guarantee they’ll play anything you want to hear. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/13 "2012-08-30T19:51:33Z")
Radio is in a sad state these days, they seem to play the same ~200 songs over and over each day, and play the same song multiple times each day. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/14 "2012-08-30T19:53:52Z")
Something similar happened here a few months ago. There was a station that played a bit harder alternative, some classic metal, that sort of thing…and then changed to adult contemporary. > [@Loach](#): > > You can never explain to me why a big city needs to have 5 top 40 stations. By definition they are playing the same music. No lie, one of the Top 40 stations near me dissing one of the other top 40 stations by saying something like, "That _other station_ plays music from 2004…_excuse me?!_ Listen to the **real** Top 40! Only today’s hottest hits!" ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/15 "2012-08-30T19:59:25Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Radio is in a sad state these days, they seem to play the same ~200 songs over and over each day, and play the same song multiple times each day. Yep. And this is why I switched to talk radio about 12 years ago now. Every once in a while I flip over to FM for classic rock and hear something I haven’t heard in a while, 99% of the time it’s the usual stuff played to DEATH! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/16 "2012-08-30T20:06:36Z")
How is this a new thing? I stopped listening to the radio decades ago for this reason. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/17 "2012-08-30T20:35:33Z")
What is this R.A.D.I.O you speak of? Is it like Pandora or Google music? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/18 "2012-08-30T20:52:13Z")
> [@Kinthalis](#): > > What is this R.A.D.I.O you speak of? Is it like Pandora or Google music? Yes. Much the same way as a vibrant international farmer’s market is like a vending machine that forces you to listen to blaring advertisements before dispensing 30-year-old Raspberry Zingers or a bag of petrified pork rinds. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/19 "2012-08-30T21:22:43Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Radio is in a sad state these days, they seem to play the same ~200 songs over and over each day, and play the same song multiple times each day. Plus there’s a dangerously low amount of Ke$ha music being played. Fortunately, that will change soon when her new album comes out. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151/20 "2012-08-30T21:48:31Z")
Or when someone takes her out with a predator drone strike. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151.md?page=2)