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D. R. Tucker
Guest
I know a lot of folks aren’t thrilled with Entercom Boston these days--but can I just say that they’re doing a great job with WMKK?
It’s not exactly “cool” to admit to being a fan of the so-called “Jack FM” format, but 93.7 has become my favorite station over the last few months. It’s great to hear songs that I haven’t heard in years on the radio again.
Maybe it’s because I’m tired of the repetitive playlists on WZLX and WBOS (how many Pink Floyd songs can you hear on the former, and how many Talking Heads and Bob Marley songs can you hear on the latter?), but I think I’m the world’s biggest Mike FM fan at this point.
While the station’s promotional spots are a little corny (not as bad as the Dana Hersey spots on WRKO, though), the variety of the playlist is much appreciated. How sad is it that we had to wait until this station switched formats (from “Star 93.7”, a/k/a all disco all the time) to hear some of the long-forgotten songs now heard on the station?
Listening to these “oldies but goodies”, one truly begins to understand just how much popular music has declined over the last decade or so (not that there weren’t popular duds between the 1960s and the 1990s). Even the old-school hip-hop songs Mike FM plays have an artistry and craft that’s almost nonexistent on WJMN’s current playlist.
In fact, if there’s one weakness on Mike FM, it’s the occasional inclusion of songs from the 2000s. I understand that they “play everything,” but the songs from the past seven years generally pale in comparison to the “ancient” material. The only tolerable 2000s tunes that regularly appear on Mike FM are the songs from Outkast and Coldplay. I’d rather hear “Mack The Knife” twenty-four hours straight than listen to almost anything else from the 2000s. I know people like to knock 1980s music, but even “The Safety Dance” and “Come On Eileen” are preferable to the modern monstrosities.
Say what you will about the way Entercom Boston is handling ‘RKO, but they seem to be doing a decent job with ‘MKK. The station is as close to flawless as possible; it is the least stale of the major music stations in this region. I know 93.7 has gone through many format changes over the years, but as long as they stick with this current format, I’ll be proud to declare that I like Mike.
It’s not exactly “cool” to admit to being a fan of the so-called “Jack FM” format, but 93.7 has become my favorite station over the last few months. It’s great to hear songs that I haven’t heard in years on the radio again.
Maybe it’s because I’m tired of the repetitive playlists on WZLX and WBOS (how many Pink Floyd songs can you hear on the former, and how many Talking Heads and Bob Marley songs can you hear on the latter?), but I think I’m the world’s biggest Mike FM fan at this point.
While the station’s promotional spots are a little corny (not as bad as the Dana Hersey spots on WRKO, though), the variety of the playlist is much appreciated. How sad is it that we had to wait until this station switched formats (from “Star 93.7”, a/k/a all disco all the time) to hear some of the long-forgotten songs now heard on the station?
Listening to these “oldies but goodies”, one truly begins to understand just how much popular music has declined over the last decade or so (not that there weren’t popular duds between the 1960s and the 1990s). Even the old-school hip-hop songs Mike FM plays have an artistry and craft that’s almost nonexistent on WJMN’s current playlist.
In fact, if there’s one weakness on Mike FM, it’s the occasional inclusion of songs from the 2000s. I understand that they “play everything,” but the songs from the past seven years generally pale in comparison to the “ancient” material. The only tolerable 2000s tunes that regularly appear on Mike FM are the songs from Outkast and Coldplay. I’d rather hear “Mack The Knife” twenty-four hours straight than listen to almost anything else from the 2000s. I know people like to knock 1980s music, but even “The Safety Dance” and “Come On Eileen” are preferable to the modern monstrosities.
Say what you will about the way Entercom Boston is handling ‘RKO, but they seem to be doing a decent job with ‘MKK. The station is as close to flawless as possible; it is the least stale of the major music stations in this region. I know 93.7 has gone through many format changes over the years, but as long as they stick with this current format, I’ll be proud to declare that I like Mike.
