Super,
Don't hold us in suspense, what OTA station could this possibly be? This is much more diverse than KFOG. Reminds me of Radio Paradise, but usually Radio Paradise is even too obscure for me. I like being musically challenged, but I also like to hear something I know at least part of the time. This list comes closer to striking the right balance for me.
Thanks for the validation of the boring playlist of my these days favorite radio station. I echo your sentiments re. familiar vs. unfamiliar (not necessarily obscure).
KFOG has sounded a little stale since Dennis Constantine was relieved of his duties last year. Still, not too bad when you have a jock like Dredd Scott manning the evening shift and their 10 at 10 still beats the crap over almost any other 10 at 10 (though 107.1 The Peak is also stellar there). And both The Peak and KFOG's 10 at 10 make The Sound's 10 at 10 (do they still do that?) sound abysmal. The Peak (WXPK in White Plains, NY Westchester County 'New York's BackYard') doesn't play enough new and current tracks, has a few too many classic rock tracks/staples. KINK-FM in Portland does a great job with the right balance.
BUT the winner among some great radio stations is 92.5 The River "Boston's Independent Radio". They're the ones with the really boring playlist.
http://theriverboston.com/
When I first started sampling/listening to them about 2 or 3 years ago, they were not too diverse. But in the last 18-20 months they have made tremendous strides in a beautiful balance of old, current, and new in the genre. They're not afraid to go off in an unexpected direction such as playing the original of Jack White's cover of "I'm Shakin'" - yes The River played the original by Little Willie John (the song was written by Rudy Toombs).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWRjus3end4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Willie_John
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Toombs
Also heard recently another track no radio station would likely play- Monty Python's (!!) "I Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" .... Within an hour after hearing that surprising track, The River played "Bright Side of the Road" by Van Morrison. The River also plays, of course, the Killers' "Mr. Brightside". Another one I heard recently was a song a fell in love with when I heard it many times on the old 101.9 KMPC-FM- "Indigo Eyes"-Peter Murphy
As far as I can tell, 92.5 The River is not voice tracked between 6 am and midnight, they talk about who's birthday it is today of singers and other personalities. (Just listening now and the jock mentioned today is Susan Dey's birthday-- She's 62 (Partridge Family)
"Pretty in Pink" - Psychedelic Furs just played.
Glad you like the boring variety of 92.5 The River's playlist. Be careful listening too long, you'll become addicted (like I am)
