Music is very personal. Music is very powerful. It can move you to tears, it can make you jump for joy. Music is where memories linger. Anyone who's been in love probably remembers YOUR song. Or hear a song from years ago and have some obscure memory come back. God create music. As with many things, mankind has corrupted this beautiful gift from God. Some use music to honor, praise, and bless our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Others use music to sing of sinful, evil, and hateful things.
As to worship music and Christian music in general. Each of us probably has certain songs that lift us to the heights of worship. Other worship songs do this for others in the body of Christ. Some like Gregorian Chant as is done in the Lutheran Mass. Others like hymns from Charles Wesley. Still others like the folk hymns that were popular in the Catholic Church in the 1960's-70's. Others will like early praise music like "He's Everything to Me" or "Pass it On". Others like Hosanna Praise, others Vineyard praise, others Michael W. Smith's praise, others White Heart, others, Urban Gospel, or Country Gospel, Jars of Clay, or bagpipes playing Amazing Grace, etc, etc. All of it, if being used to glorify Christ is good. We each may have our preference which is why we all don't tend to worship together as our individual likes. Isn't it cool that the Lord gave us so many options in music to choose from.
Now in terms of radio, it cost money to run a radio station, be it commercial or non-comm. Certain parts of the nation will skew differently. In the Northeast, it's pretty hard to find a Country Gospel type station, yet you'll have no problem finding Urban Gospel, Hymns, and Top 40 CCM. In the South, especially away from the larger cities, probably can find those Country Gospel stations, but maybe not as many CCM or Urban Gospel. Each market is different.
The point is, the owner of the station needs to know what Christ Centered music the largest block of his/her audience will want to hear. They may offer some alternative music styles in off hours or weekends, etc. It is what it is.
That's why I suggested rbrucecarter5 start his own online Christian Rock Music station. No one else is the boss, just you and the Lord. That eliminates all that stuff you mentioned when you answered my post. Your online station has an employee of 2, YOU as the worker, and Jesus Christ as the boss. That's the way to do what you feel lead to do. It may be more work, etc, but you can't make someone else have your vision. Only God can do that. Apparently they don't have the same vision as you. So if God really gave you that vision, he'll find a way for you to do it, maybe NOT as you'd invision, plan A didn't work, but God has plan Z.
What I'd suggest is to first, ask the Lord to help take the anger away from you. I totally understand it, but it may be keeping you from being able to hear God's quiet voice. Then take some time and just wait and seek Christ and HIS will. If God told you to do a Christian Music show that featured Gregorian Chant would you do it? Or say, THAT can't possibly be of God. So often we can get behind a good idea we like as being from God, but say it can't be of God when it's not our cup of tea. So empty yourself of all that. Be willing to do a music show of Gregorian Chant or old Wesley, Luther, and Bach hymns if that's what God wants.
Just remember God is to be our pilot, not the co-pilot. It may be that God wants you to do Christian Rock. If that's the case, then you should ask the Lord to guide you as to how to do this, online, on the radio, on a cable TV station, as a DJ at a Christian Rollerskating event, etc, etc. God may have you start out small, to trust you with something small first before giving you the bigger job. Rest and Trust in him. Christ has your answer. Be open to hear the entire answer.
Blessing to you brother.
