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Atlanta radio is like the old Twilight Zone
- Thread starter BIGSTICK
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Atlanta has non commercial radio on par with other major markets.....IMHO. Brent is starting to rub off on BigA <grin>
WRAS, the Georgia State University student station has a long history of excellence in college radio. I will admit that they stray too far off the beaten path sometimes but one could hardly argue it takes a cookie cutter approach. WRAS has been recognized quite often over the years as a highly influential college station. WRAS, during drivetime hours, is predominately alternative.
WRFG is, by far, the most esoteric of the group but it is also pure, "no rules" radio. It's Pacifica with some music thrown in the mix. The blues shows in morning drive are sometimes fantastic - check out AJ and Blackjack on Tuesday mornings. This couple are major market quality jocks with really tasty blues picks. I challenge you to point out ANY non comm radio show that's better.....
WABE seems to be a typical single signal NPR offering. They only play the Classical "hits." Yawn........
WREK has some really good programming - it has really improved in the last few years. "50 Pounds of Rice" is one of my favs as is "Stonehenge."
WCLK does a respectable job with jazz although they stray into other genres of music too often - it is not a "pure" jazz station but one which is more commercial in it's approach. With a newly improved signal they may make more of an impact.
We can proudly say that there are no religious non comm stations in Atlanta proper but there are in the suburbs.
WRAS, the Georgia State University student station has a long history of excellence in college radio. I will admit that they stray too far off the beaten path sometimes but one could hardly argue it takes a cookie cutter approach. WRAS has been recognized quite often over the years as a highly influential college station. WRAS, during drivetime hours, is predominately alternative.
WRFG is, by far, the most esoteric of the group but it is also pure, "no rules" radio. It's Pacifica with some music thrown in the mix. The blues shows in morning drive are sometimes fantastic - check out AJ and Blackjack on Tuesday mornings. This couple are major market quality jocks with really tasty blues picks. I challenge you to point out ANY non comm radio show that's better.....
WABE seems to be a typical single signal NPR offering. They only play the Classical "hits." Yawn........
WREK has some really good programming - it has really improved in the last few years. "50 Pounds of Rice" is one of my favs as is "Stonehenge."
WCLK does a respectable job with jazz although they stray into other genres of music too often - it is not a "pure" jazz station but one which is more commercial in it's approach. With a newly improved signal they may make more of an impact.
We can proudly say that there are no religious non comm stations in Atlanta proper but there are in the suburbs.
I hear WRAS has the best engineer. Wonder if that's the case.
BigA has a valid point about ownership. I think he is simply saying that the market determines what station owners program.
He might say radio is giving people exactly what they want....if it does not then the marketwill "force" corrections.
I don't have any idea who BigA is but I find that his comments usually challenge me to rethink my ideas about the radio/communications business and how it all works....and that's good!
He might say radio is giving people exactly what they want....if it does not then the marketwill "force" corrections.
I don't have any idea who BigA is but I find that his comments usually challenge me to rethink my ideas about the radio/communications business and how it all works....and that's good!
RoddyFreeman said:
I'll bet one of those Georgia Tech (WREK) guys could confuse the hell out of the WRAS guy.....
taylorengineer said:
Jabba's specific Atlanta examples confirm my point. These are commercial radio stations, and they are driven by two things: Ratings and revenues. They program to maximize both. And it's been that way since the first commercials aired in 1922. Station owners and programmers have no professional bias about music. They play whatever gets them the most listeners and advertisers. If you happen to help them, you're happy with what's on the radio.
How many viable translators (I don't know of any actual full signals, even class A's) does Radio Assist Ministry really have? They have a bazillion apps for them but I don't know of any signals with double-digit wattage, assuming they are actually on the air.MRFLASHPORT said:
Being translators, if someone could shoehorn in a class A FM on or near those frequencies, those translators would be GONE.
taylorengineer said:
The "market" is what the advertisers or "pledges and grant givers" in non com want.
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