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Best rock stations in Louisiana?
- Thread starter texan04
- Start date
> Im going to be driving through tommorow and was wondering if
> anyone had any recomendations. Thanks..
>
If you are going to be in central Louisiana try KZMZ 96.9, if you are going to be in the North East area around Monroe try Rock 106.1.
> anyone had any recomendations. Thanks..
>
If you are going to be in central Louisiana try KZMZ 96.9, if you are going to be in the North East area around Monroe try Rock 106.1.
> > Im going to be driving through tommorow and was wondering
> if
> > anyone had any recomendations. Thanks..
> >
>
> If you are going to be in central Louisiana try KZMZ 96.9,
> if you are going to be in the North East area around Monroe
> try Rock 106.1.
>
and if you are going to be near new orleans try bayoy 105.3..and if in baton rouge eagle 98.1..if its new rock you like 106.7 the end new orleans..or 96.5 the planet lafayette<P ID="signature">______________
note to tvland...bring back wkrp!!!</P>
> if
> > anyone had any recomendations. Thanks..
> >
>
> If you are going to be in central Louisiana try KZMZ 96.9,
> if you are going to be in the North East area around Monroe
> try Rock 106.1.
>
and if you are going to be near new orleans try bayoy 105.3..and if in baton rouge eagle 98.1..if its new rock you like 106.7 the end new orleans..or 96.5 the planet lafayette<P ID="signature">______________
note to tvland...bring back wkrp!!!</P>
> > > Im going to be driving through tommorow and was
> wondering
> > if
> > > anyone had any recomendations. Thanks..
> > >
> >
> > If you are going to be in central Louisiana try KZMZ 96.9,
>
> > if you are going to be in the North East area around
> Monroe
> > try Rock 106.1.
> >
> and if you are going to be near new orleans try bayoy
> 105.3..and if in baton rouge eagle 98.1..if its new rock you
> like 106.7 the end new orleans..or 96.5 the planet lafayette
>
On my personal observations and opinion
Depending upon where you are going, sometimes like in Central Louisiana/NE La you really have no choice as they are the only game in town (I don't know Rock 106.1 in Monroe, but KZMZ has turned from my favorite rock station in the state down to a carbon copy of every tired Clear Channel Classic Rocker you can name except on Saturday nights they play a few shows outside of format that are cool including a local band show and a national countdown show done by LA Lloyd (PD at KISS San Antonio))
On new rock, most areas only have one available, Planet96.5 is aiming for more of the true alternative at the moment in Lafayette IMO, 104 the X in Baton Rouge (104.5 in the north part of the city, 104.9 in the south part going toward new orleans)was that way but has slacked back to a mix of both alternative and crossover (artists on both active and alternative), same goes for KKND 106.7 New Orleans which also likes going back into the 90's alternative at times.
Eagle 98.1 Baton Rouge and Bayou 105.3 New Orleans are both classic rockers that do a rock classic hits/classic rock format (Something like an expanded playlist Arrow) with 98.1 ending their playlist at 1995 (est.) and 105.3 playing a lot of the newer stuff to 2003 (and is a good overall in NOLA)
101.3 in Lake Charles is supposedly adding some newer rock but air check of it last year (2004) shows it's a normal classic rocker.... That's why for new rock most try to listen to Rock 103.7 and Big Dog 106.1 from Texas.
Hope you enjoy your ride in Louisiana and can give us your opinions on the rock scene soon.
RFLA
> wondering
> > if
> > > anyone had any recomendations. Thanks..
> > >
> >
> > If you are going to be in central Louisiana try KZMZ 96.9,
>
> > if you are going to be in the North East area around
> Monroe
> > try Rock 106.1.
> >
> and if you are going to be near new orleans try bayoy
> 105.3..and if in baton rouge eagle 98.1..if its new rock you
> like 106.7 the end new orleans..or 96.5 the planet lafayette
>
On my personal observations and opinion
Depending upon where you are going, sometimes like in Central Louisiana/NE La you really have no choice as they are the only game in town (I don't know Rock 106.1 in Monroe, but KZMZ has turned from my favorite rock station in the state down to a carbon copy of every tired Clear Channel Classic Rocker you can name except on Saturday nights they play a few shows outside of format that are cool including a local band show and a national countdown show done by LA Lloyd (PD at KISS San Antonio))
On new rock, most areas only have one available, Planet96.5 is aiming for more of the true alternative at the moment in Lafayette IMO, 104 the X in Baton Rouge (104.5 in the north part of the city, 104.9 in the south part going toward new orleans)was that way but has slacked back to a mix of both alternative and crossover (artists on both active and alternative), same goes for KKND 106.7 New Orleans which also likes going back into the 90's alternative at times.
Eagle 98.1 Baton Rouge and Bayou 105.3 New Orleans are both classic rockers that do a rock classic hits/classic rock format (Something like an expanded playlist Arrow) with 98.1 ending their playlist at 1995 (est.) and 105.3 playing a lot of the newer stuff to 2003 (and is a good overall in NOLA)
101.3 in Lake Charles is supposedly adding some newer rock but air check of it last year (2004) shows it's a normal classic rocker.... That's why for new rock most try to listen to Rock 103.7 and Big Dog 106.1 from Texas.
Hope you enjoy your ride in Louisiana and can give us your opinions on the rock scene soon.
RFLA
Thanks guys, ill be going I 10 to I 12 all the way from Orange to the Mississippi boarder, so ill be able to check out alot of them. Ill give yall an outsiders perspective when i get back home in a little over a week.
> > > > Im going to be driving through tommorow and was
> > wondering
> > > if
> > > > anyone had any recomendations. Thanks..
> > > >
> > >
> > > If you are going to be in central Louisiana try KZMZ
> 96.9,
> >
> > > if you are going to be in the North East area around
> > Monroe
> > > try Rock 106.1.
> > >
> > and if you are going to be near new orleans try bayoy
> > 105.3..and if in baton rouge eagle 98.1..if its new rock
> you
> > like 106.7 the end new orleans..or 96.5 the planet
> lafayette
> >
> On my personal observations and opinion
>
> Depending upon where you are going, sometimes like in
> Central Louisiana/NE La you really have no choice as they
> are the only game in town (I don't know Rock 106.1 in
> Monroe, but KZMZ has turned from my favorite rock station in
> the state down to a carbon copy of every tired Clear Channel
> Classic Rocker you can name except on Saturday nights they
> play a few shows outside of format that are cool including a
> local band show and a national countdown show done by LA
> Lloyd (PD at KISS San Antonio))
>
> On new rock, most areas only have one available, Planet96.5
> is aiming for more of the true alternative at the moment in
> Lafayette IMO, 104 the X in Baton Rouge (104.5 in the north
> part of the city, 104.9 in the south part going toward new
> orleans)was that way but has slacked back to a mix of both
> alternative and crossover (artists on both active and
> alternative), same goes for KKND 106.7 New Orleans which
> also likes going back into the 90's alternative at times.
>
> Eagle 98.1 Baton Rouge and Bayou 105.3 New Orleans are both
> classic rockers that do a rock classic hits/classic rock
> format (Something like an expanded playlist Arrow) with 98.1
> ending their playlist at 1995 (est.) and 105.3 playing a lot
> of the newer stuff to 2003 (and is a good overall in NOLA)
>
> 101.3 in Lake Charles is supposedly adding some newer rock
> but air check of it last year (2004) shows it's a normal
> classic rocker.... That's why for new rock most try to
> listen to Rock 103.7 and Big Dog 106.1 from Texas.
>
> Hope you enjoy your ride in Louisiana and can give us your
> opinions on the rock scene soon.
>
> RFLA
>
> > > > Im going to be driving through tommorow and was
> > wondering
> > > if
> > > > anyone had any recomendations. Thanks..
> > > >
> > >
> > > If you are going to be in central Louisiana try KZMZ
> 96.9,
> >
> > > if you are going to be in the North East area around
> > Monroe
> > > try Rock 106.1.
> > >
> > and if you are going to be near new orleans try bayoy
> > 105.3..and if in baton rouge eagle 98.1..if its new rock
> you
> > like 106.7 the end new orleans..or 96.5 the planet
> lafayette
> >
> On my personal observations and opinion
>
> Depending upon where you are going, sometimes like in
> Central Louisiana/NE La you really have no choice as they
> are the only game in town (I don't know Rock 106.1 in
> Monroe, but KZMZ has turned from my favorite rock station in
> the state down to a carbon copy of every tired Clear Channel
> Classic Rocker you can name except on Saturday nights they
> play a few shows outside of format that are cool including a
> local band show and a national countdown show done by LA
> Lloyd (PD at KISS San Antonio))
>
> On new rock, most areas only have one available, Planet96.5
> is aiming for more of the true alternative at the moment in
> Lafayette IMO, 104 the X in Baton Rouge (104.5 in the north
> part of the city, 104.9 in the south part going toward new
> orleans)was that way but has slacked back to a mix of both
> alternative and crossover (artists on both active and
> alternative), same goes for KKND 106.7 New Orleans which
> also likes going back into the 90's alternative at times.
>
> Eagle 98.1 Baton Rouge and Bayou 105.3 New Orleans are both
> classic rockers that do a rock classic hits/classic rock
> format (Something like an expanded playlist Arrow) with 98.1
> ending their playlist at 1995 (est.) and 105.3 playing a lot
> of the newer stuff to 2003 (and is a good overall in NOLA)
>
> 101.3 in Lake Charles is supposedly adding some newer rock
> but air check of it last year (2004) shows it's a normal
> classic rocker.... That's why for new rock most try to
> listen to Rock 103.7 and Big Dog 106.1 from Texas.
>
> Hope you enjoy your ride in Louisiana and can give us your
> opinions on the rock scene soon.
>
> RFLA
>
> Thanks guys, ill be going I 10 to I 12 all the way from
> Orange to the Mississippi boarder, so ill be able to check
> out alot of them. Ill give yall an outsiders perspective
> when i get back home in a little over a week.
If you go to near the Mississippi Boarder, you may want to try some of the product on the Mississippi Gulf Coast also
WCPR 97.9 comes in most of the time as it's sort of on the frings in St. Tammany area and is an alternative station from the coast. Haven't heard enough lately but sounded good when I air checked it today.
In Classic Rock, WZNF has a killer signal from the coast currently into St. Tammany area and is a pretty good classic Rocker.
Sometimes in the area, you can catch WUSW on slight tropo conditions (and normally in Washington parish)on 103.7 from Hattiesburg and is a real good Clear Channel owned new rocker (Rock/active rock)and right now is my favorite on rock stations that I can catch in the area (normally or by tropo).
RFLA
> Orange to the Mississippi boarder, so ill be able to check
> out alot of them. Ill give yall an outsiders perspective
> when i get back home in a little over a week.
If you go to near the Mississippi Boarder, you may want to try some of the product on the Mississippi Gulf Coast also
WCPR 97.9 comes in most of the time as it's sort of on the frings in St. Tammany area and is an alternative station from the coast. Haven't heard enough lately but sounded good when I air checked it today.
In Classic Rock, WZNF has a killer signal from the coast currently into St. Tammany area and is a pretty good classic Rocker.
Sometimes in the area, you can catch WUSW on slight tropo conditions (and normally in Washington parish)on 103.7 from Hattiesburg and is a real good Clear Channel owned new rocker (Rock/active rock)and right now is my favorite on rock stations that I can catch in the area (normally or by tropo).
RFLA
> > Thanks guys, ill be going I 10 to I 12 all the way from
> > Orange to the Mississippi boarder, so ill be able to check
>
> > out alot of them. Ill give yall an outsiders perspective
> > when i get back home in a little over a week.
>
>
> If you go to near the Mississippi Boarder, you may want to
> try some of the product on the Mississippi Gulf Coast also
>
> WCPR 97.9 comes in most of the time as it's sort of on the
> frings in St. Tammany area and is an alternative station
> from the coast. Haven't heard enough lately but sounded good
> when I air checked it today.
>
> In Classic Rock, WZNF has a killer signal from the coast
> currently into St. Tammany area and is a pretty good classic
> Rocker.
>
> Sometimes in the area, you can catch WUSW on slight tropo
> conditions (and normally in Washington parish)on 103.7 from
> Hattiesburg and is a real good Clear Channel owned new
> rocker (Rock/active rock)and right now is my favorite on
> rock stations that I can catch in the area (normally or by
> tropo).
>
> RFLA
>
On the subject of best rock stations, I recently started doing travel work and had the opportunity to hear alot of rock stations. WUSW is very good. The 2 best I've heard are the zone in Chicago and 105.3 the buzz in Atlanta.
With regard to Louisiana rock stations, KFTE is pathetic and KKND is listenable but not very good. The X in BR is too 'all over the place' for me...they may go from Metallica to a pop radio Good Charlotte song. One could argue that Good Charlotte belongs on an alternative station, and they do, but CHR currents from alternative artists DO NOT. Louisiana's 2 best rock stations are UNFORTNUATELY gone...Rock 93.7 and X1059 Opelousas/Lafayette.
> > Orange to the Mississippi boarder, so ill be able to check
>
> > out alot of them. Ill give yall an outsiders perspective
> > when i get back home in a little over a week.
>
>
> If you go to near the Mississippi Boarder, you may want to
> try some of the product on the Mississippi Gulf Coast also
>
> WCPR 97.9 comes in most of the time as it's sort of on the
> frings in St. Tammany area and is an alternative station
> from the coast. Haven't heard enough lately but sounded good
> when I air checked it today.
>
> In Classic Rock, WZNF has a killer signal from the coast
> currently into St. Tammany area and is a pretty good classic
> Rocker.
>
> Sometimes in the area, you can catch WUSW on slight tropo
> conditions (and normally in Washington parish)on 103.7 from
> Hattiesburg and is a real good Clear Channel owned new
> rocker (Rock/active rock)and right now is my favorite on
> rock stations that I can catch in the area (normally or by
> tropo).
>
> RFLA
>
On the subject of best rock stations, I recently started doing travel work and had the opportunity to hear alot of rock stations. WUSW is very good. The 2 best I've heard are the zone in Chicago and 105.3 the buzz in Atlanta.
With regard to Louisiana rock stations, KFTE is pathetic and KKND is listenable but not very good. The X in BR is too 'all over the place' for me...they may go from Metallica to a pop radio Good Charlotte song. One could argue that Good Charlotte belongs on an alternative station, and they do, but CHR currents from alternative artists DO NOT. Louisiana's 2 best rock stations are UNFORTNUATELY gone...Rock 93.7 and X1059 Opelousas/Lafayette.
B
burnout
Guest
> The X in BR is too
> 'all over the place' for me...they may go from Metallica to
> a pop radio Good Charlotte song.
I'm an avid listener to the X - its the best we've got around here, even if it lacks real personalities - and neither of those bands are played. (I couldn't be happier, btw.) You need to tune in more. You don't seem to understand what modern/alt.'s modus operandi is. Variety is what the good alt stations do. KROQ in L.A. is the best example of this.
> One could argue that Good
> Charlotte belongs on an alternative station, and they do,
> but CHR currents from alternative artists DO NOT.
At one time, Smells Like Teen Spirit was a CHR #1. Why should alt stations be ripe for the picking of CHR and AC stations when they will drop those artists like hot potatoes when the new Eminem and Britney records come out? I listen to alt/modern stations because I like that style of music and I don't listen to CHR stations at all. I shouldn't be deprived of good songs within my own favorite genre just because other stations got a clue momentarily.
> 'all over the place' for me...they may go from Metallica to
> a pop radio Good Charlotte song.
I'm an avid listener to the X - its the best we've got around here, even if it lacks real personalities - and neither of those bands are played. (I couldn't be happier, btw.) You need to tune in more. You don't seem to understand what modern/alt.'s modus operandi is. Variety is what the good alt stations do. KROQ in L.A. is the best example of this.
> One could argue that Good
> Charlotte belongs on an alternative station, and they do,
> but CHR currents from alternative artists DO NOT.
At one time, Smells Like Teen Spirit was a CHR #1. Why should alt stations be ripe for the picking of CHR and AC stations when they will drop those artists like hot potatoes when the new Eminem and Britney records come out? I listen to alt/modern stations because I like that style of music and I don't listen to CHR stations at all. I shouldn't be deprived of good songs within my own favorite genre just because other stations got a clue momentarily.
> > The X in BR is too
> > 'all over the place' for me...they may go from Metallica
> to
> > a pop radio Good Charlotte song.
>
> I'm an avid listener to the X - its the best we've got
> around here, even if it lacks real personalities - and
> neither of those bands are played. (I couldn't be happier,
> btw.) You need to tune in more. You don't seem to
> understand what modern/alt.'s modus operandi is. Variety is
> what the good alt stations do. KROQ in L.A. is the best
> example of this.
>
I haven't listened to KROQ so I can't base it on anything I haven't really heard, But when Rock 93.7 was going, The X went more alternative lean with now almost 3 months later, since actually reading one of your post burnout, I started listeneing again and the X has seemed to go back to the original formula of more mainstream rock with the alternative. They have gotten better again but I do agree on the personality but you got to remember that this is Guaranty we are talking about and last I heard, they were using this station as a bonus for buying ad time on WDGL 98.1
> > One could argue that Good
> > Charlotte belongs on an alternative station, and they do,
> > but CHR currents from alternative artists DO NOT.
>
> At one time, Smells Like Teen Spirit was a CHR #1. Why
> should alt stations be ripe for the picking of CHR and AC
> stations when they will drop those artists like hot potatoes
> when the new Eminem and Britney records come out? I listen
> to alt/modern stations because I like that style of music
> and I don't listen to CHR stations at all. I shouldn't be
> deprived of good songs within my own favorite genre just
> because other stations got a clue momentarily.
>
I agree with burnout on this one, espcailly since CHR has picked up on the alternative scene again (after playing almost no songs save for three doors down and one or two others for mostly urban in recent times).
Besides, when they go for adds on the CHR, they are usually in the top 10 already on the rock charts basically so does that mean I drop a top 10 song cause CHR got wind it's a good song? I think not.
RFLA
> > 'all over the place' for me...they may go from Metallica
> to
> > a pop radio Good Charlotte song.
>
> I'm an avid listener to the X - its the best we've got
> around here, even if it lacks real personalities - and
> neither of those bands are played. (I couldn't be happier,
> btw.) You need to tune in more. You don't seem to
> understand what modern/alt.'s modus operandi is. Variety is
> what the good alt stations do. KROQ in L.A. is the best
> example of this.
>
I haven't listened to KROQ so I can't base it on anything I haven't really heard, But when Rock 93.7 was going, The X went more alternative lean with now almost 3 months later, since actually reading one of your post burnout, I started listeneing again and the X has seemed to go back to the original formula of more mainstream rock with the alternative. They have gotten better again but I do agree on the personality but you got to remember that this is Guaranty we are talking about and last I heard, they were using this station as a bonus for buying ad time on WDGL 98.1
> > One could argue that Good
> > Charlotte belongs on an alternative station, and they do,
> > but CHR currents from alternative artists DO NOT.
>
> At one time, Smells Like Teen Spirit was a CHR #1. Why
> should alt stations be ripe for the picking of CHR and AC
> stations when they will drop those artists like hot potatoes
> when the new Eminem and Britney records come out? I listen
> to alt/modern stations because I like that style of music
> and I don't listen to CHR stations at all. I shouldn't be
> deprived of good songs within my own favorite genre just
> because other stations got a clue momentarily.
>
I agree with burnout on this one, espcailly since CHR has picked up on the alternative scene again (after playing almost no songs save for three doors down and one or two others for mostly urban in recent times).
Besides, when they go for adds on the CHR, they are usually in the top 10 already on the rock charts basically so does that mean I drop a top 10 song cause CHR got wind it's a good song? I think not.
RFLA
> > > The X in BR is too
> > > 'all over the place' for me...they may go from Metallica
>
> > to
> > > a pop radio Good Charlotte song.
> >
> > I'm an avid listener to the X - its the best we've got
> > around here, even if it lacks real personalities - and
> > neither of those bands are played. (I couldn't be
> happier,
> > btw.) You need to tune in more. You don't seem to
> > understand what modern/alt.'s modus operandi is. Variety
> is
> > what the good alt stations do. KROQ in L.A. is the best
> > example of this.
> >
>
> I haven't listened to KROQ so I can't base it on anything I
> haven't really heard, But when Rock 93.7 was going, The X
> went more alternative lean with now almost 3 months later,
> since actually reading one of your post burnout, I started
> listeneing again and the X has seemed to go back to the
> original formula of more mainstream rock with the
> alternative. They have gotten better again but I do agree on
> the personality but you got to remember that this is
> Guaranty we are talking about and last I heard, they were
> using this station as a bonus for buying ad time on WDGL
> 98.1
>
>
> > > One could argue that Good
> > > Charlotte belongs on an alternative station, and they
> do,
> > > but CHR currents from alternative artists DO NOT.
> >
> > At one time, Smells Like Teen Spirit was a CHR #1. Why
> > should alt stations be ripe for the picking of CHR and AC
> > stations when they will drop those artists like hot
> potatoes
> > when the new Eminem and Britney records come out? I
> listen
> > to alt/modern stations because I like that style of music
> > and I don't listen to CHR stations at all. I shouldn't be
>
> > deprived of good songs within my own favorite genre just
> > because other stations got a clue momentarily.
> >
>
> I agree with burnout on this one, espcailly since CHR has
> picked up on the alternative scene again (after playing
> almost no songs save for three doors down and one or two
> others for mostly urban in recent times).
> Besides, when they go for adds on the CHR, they are usually
> in the top 10 already on the rock charts basically so does
> that mean I drop a top 10 song cause CHR got wind it's a
> good song? I think not.
>
> RFLA
>
I'm afraid my original post was taken somewhat out of context. I was merely suggesting that it is frustrating when rock stations continue playing a song (in frequent rotation) that CHR stations are beating to death. Recent examples: Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, & The Reason. I wasn't suggesting they shouldn't be played at all, but with much less frequency.
Also, The "X" is sounding better. My apologies for not giving credit.
> > > 'all over the place' for me...they may go from Metallica
>
> > to
> > > a pop radio Good Charlotte song.
> >
> > I'm an avid listener to the X - its the best we've got
> > around here, even if it lacks real personalities - and
> > neither of those bands are played. (I couldn't be
> happier,
> > btw.) You need to tune in more. You don't seem to
> > understand what modern/alt.'s modus operandi is. Variety
> is
> > what the good alt stations do. KROQ in L.A. is the best
> > example of this.
> >
>
> I haven't listened to KROQ so I can't base it on anything I
> haven't really heard, But when Rock 93.7 was going, The X
> went more alternative lean with now almost 3 months later,
> since actually reading one of your post burnout, I started
> listeneing again and the X has seemed to go back to the
> original formula of more mainstream rock with the
> alternative. They have gotten better again but I do agree on
> the personality but you got to remember that this is
> Guaranty we are talking about and last I heard, they were
> using this station as a bonus for buying ad time on WDGL
> 98.1
>
>
> > > One could argue that Good
> > > Charlotte belongs on an alternative station, and they
> do,
> > > but CHR currents from alternative artists DO NOT.
> >
> > At one time, Smells Like Teen Spirit was a CHR #1. Why
> > should alt stations be ripe for the picking of CHR and AC
> > stations when they will drop those artists like hot
> potatoes
> > when the new Eminem and Britney records come out? I
> listen
> > to alt/modern stations because I like that style of music
> > and I don't listen to CHR stations at all. I shouldn't be
>
> > deprived of good songs within my own favorite genre just
> > because other stations got a clue momentarily.
> >
>
> I agree with burnout on this one, espcailly since CHR has
> picked up on the alternative scene again (after playing
> almost no songs save for three doors down and one or two
> others for mostly urban in recent times).
> Besides, when they go for adds on the CHR, they are usually
> in the top 10 already on the rock charts basically so does
> that mean I drop a top 10 song cause CHR got wind it's a
> good song? I think not.
>
> RFLA
>
I'm afraid my original post was taken somewhat out of context. I was merely suggesting that it is frustrating when rock stations continue playing a song (in frequent rotation) that CHR stations are beating to death. Recent examples: Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, & The Reason. I wasn't suggesting they shouldn't be played at all, but with much less frequency.
Also, The "X" is sounding better. My apologies for not giving credit.
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