What's up with 96Rock??

I want to go!! DH and DS flat out refused though. Guess I'm going to have to find me a "date". LOL

 

I have never thought 96 had "greatness", hence my comment about having a station like 106 used to be, that we could pick up in this area, but it was the only station that at least attempted to play something other than country or pop, both of which I despise. Maybe I just picked bad times to listen yesterday, but the music "mix" I heard sucked out loud. I hope you are right and it gets better. Thinking Sirius will get all my car time now.

 

I don't listen to over the air radio much, only when I need traffic info. I don't like other people telling me what I want to hear. Other than that, I prefer my own (ripped) albums, or Pandora.

Brand new, though, is Google Music. It allows you to put all your music (ripped, iTunes and Amazon) in one place that you can access via your smart phone, computer or any other appliance that can connect to Google. At least that's what the ads are saying. I just started using it, so we'll see.

 

I loved listening to Pandora at work until they changed our network settings and we can no longer get it. I now use Spotify which I love.

 

I heard the new 96 today. it sucks!! it seems that it is just a computer playing songs. the triangle now has has no true rock station.

 

My point exactly. Sad.

 

From the look of the website the station has no DJ's. I have heard of stations going to a completely automated system. So where does that leave the personalities who worked over there?

 

Hopefully, they are working on a new and better gig. One can hope!!

 

I'm sorry for the DJ personalities that no longer seem to have jobs at 96.1, but I really like the variety they are playing. Its good for streaming on the work computer, and not alot of talk. I was never a die-hard 96 Rock listener, I've been listening to satellite radio or streaming stations from online for so long that I'd gotten away from local radio stations.

 

honestly, minus the "blah blah blah" it's just not that different a selection, IMO.

 

I listen to Klove

http://www.klove.com/listen/player.aspx

Christian Contemporary.

Also Pandora.

 

It does seem like they've expanded their playlist ever so slightly.. I heard "One Thing Leads to Another" by The Fixx this afternoon on the ride home, and I was happy about that- then they followed it up with "Cocaine" by Clapton and I changed stations.......


I think most people could be easily convinced that Eric Clapton has only 2 songs to his credit based on what's played on commercial radio.