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KTCL

Shreveport had a fantastic student-run Alternative station up until last year. Centenary College owned it, and you would hear Alternative music on KSCL that never has, and likely never will, receive airtime anywhere else in this part of the world.

Now, owned by Louisiana State at Shreveport, it is "Alt Red River", and is a steady stream of mainstream and lesser-known Alternative tracks, crudely thrown together in a jukebox style.

But, hey, it's what we've got for an Alternative. It's better than nothing.
 
rosecitymedia said:
Shreveport had a fantastic student-run Alternative station up until last year. Centenary College owned it, and you would hear Alternative music on KSCL that never has, and likely never will, receive airtime anywhere else in this part of the world.

Now, owned by Louisiana State at Shreveport, it is "Alt Red River", and is a steady stream of mainstream and lesser-known Alternative tracks, crudely thrown together in a jukebox style.

But, hey, it's what we've got for an Alternative. It's better than nothing.
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I'm in Northern NJ outside NYC we have no alternative rock station. The closest thing I can get is 105.5 WDHA.
 
rosecitymedia said:
Shreveport had a fantastic student-run Alternative station up until last year. Centenary College owned it, and you would hear Alternative music on KSCL that never has, and likely never will, receive airtime anywhere else in this part of the world.

Now, owned by Louisiana State at Shreveport, it is "Alt Red River", and is a steady stream of mainstream and lesser-known Alternative tracks, crudely thrown together in a jukebox style.

But, hey, it's what we've got for an Alternative. It's better than nothing.
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With the simulcast on Red River Radio’s HD4’s on their network, a good chunk of Louisiana, South Arkansas, and East Texas is covered. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be anything for modern rock/alternative for most of the area.
 
XCountry285 said:
Channel 93.3 is a fantastic station for alternative and way different and better than its other alternative sister stations across IHM.
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I agree that most iHM alternative stations range from mediocre to awful.

I also feel the same way about most of their mainstream rock stations.

For the most part, Cumulus does a better job programming its alternative and rock stations these days than iHM. Cumulus got rid of the dead weight (I won't name names). I love KBER in Salt Lake City for hard rock, WOFX in Cincinnati for classic rock, and KQRS in Minneapolis for a blend of classic alternative & classic rock. Q101 in Chicago is great for a mix of newer & older alternative.
 
MarkW said:
I agree that most iHM alternative stations range from mediocre to awful.

I also feel the same way about most of their mainstream rock stations.

For the most part, Cumulus does a better job programming its alternative and rock stations these days than iHM. Cumulus got rid of the dead weight (I won't name names). I love KBER in Salt Lake City for hard rock, WOFX in Cincinnati for classic rock, and KQRS in Minneapolis for a blend of classic alternative & classic rock. Q101 in Chicago is great for a mix of newer & older alternative.
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I would argue that Alt 104.5 in Philly is good too.
 
Isn't Denver an unusual market for iHeart, as they have a AAA, an Alternative, and Active Rock in the cluster.

AAA and Alternative are not the formats that iHeart focuses on, and KBCO is the only AAA that they own.

With rock formats, iHeart usually runs a tight, mediocre at best, playlist.

KTCL does have legacy status in the Alternative format. I remember hearing them doing 'Rock of the 80's' the first time visiting Denver in 1984.
 
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KilowattKat said:
Isn't Denver an unusual market for iHeart, as they have a AAA, an Alternative, and Active Rock in the cluster.

AAA and Alternative are not the formats that iHeart focuses on, and KBCO is the only AAA that they own.

With rock formats, iHeart usually runs a tight, mediocre at best, playlist.

KTCL does have legacy status in the Alternative format. I remember hearing them doing 'Rock of the 80's' the first time visiting Denver in 1984.
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Don’t forget a classic rocker in there - The Fox has been going since the 80s.
 
Classic Rock 103.5 The Fox
Active Rock 107.9 KBPI
AAA 97.3 KBCO
Alternative Channel 93.3
Both Fox and KBPI have elements of the Mainstream Rock format as well.

Now that is a wall of rock.
 


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