So I commented before in another thread that WFNX has been lackluster the past few months. I feel this way because they are relying way too much on gold and recurrents--even playing 2 or 3 tracks per hour of songs released before 1990. The music, especially the new stuff (which again, they're playing currents only about 2 or 3 times per hour), is very narrow, and they're missing some good breaking music that they should be playing. Over the past year, they've completely ignored new music by My Morning Jacket, Wilco, Jack White's new band The Dead Weather, and Albert Hammond, Jr. of the Strokes. They're piping in Loveline, which kind of fits with the station, but really doesn't. Their audio chain is still way too overcompressed, and the "classic rock" songs they've been playing lately really is not helping the situation either, especially since they never played music from Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, and others in the past.
With WBCN being put to rest in a few weeks, I feel this is WFNX's chance to step up and really take lead on the local rock scene, play a variety of music that is actually alternative, and end copying the practices of WBCN and WBOS. WFNX is locally owned, and Phoenix apparently has no interest in flipping formats, so why not have a radio station that matches the music and lifestyle of the Boston Phoenix? I feel the station should sound more like WEQX in Manchester, VT, which, if you look at the top 50 airplay on All Access, WEQX's top 50 contains 45 actual currents, while WFNX's top 50 contains only about 20 currents, and the rest recurrents. Nearly half of songs played, in my opinion, should be currents, and anything pre-1991 should be played only once per hour. Get rid of the "classic rock" stuff, as you're only confusing your listeners, and leave that to WZLX. While we're at it, let's expand the musical library a bit--example, The Strokes have more songs than "Last Nite." I know that it sounds contradictory to say to expand your musical library, but get rid of some music, but there's so much good new alternative music out there that is not being played that is not being played, unless you know about WERS or do somme of ther research. And no, WFNX shouldn't be playing Seether and Nickelback--leave that to WAAF.
Just my two cents.
Jacko
With WBCN being put to rest in a few weeks, I feel this is WFNX's chance to step up and really take lead on the local rock scene, play a variety of music that is actually alternative, and end copying the practices of WBCN and WBOS. WFNX is locally owned, and Phoenix apparently has no interest in flipping formats, so why not have a radio station that matches the music and lifestyle of the Boston Phoenix? I feel the station should sound more like WEQX in Manchester, VT, which, if you look at the top 50 airplay on All Access, WEQX's top 50 contains 45 actual currents, while WFNX's top 50 contains only about 20 currents, and the rest recurrents. Nearly half of songs played, in my opinion, should be currents, and anything pre-1991 should be played only once per hour. Get rid of the "classic rock" stuff, as you're only confusing your listeners, and leave that to WZLX. While we're at it, let's expand the musical library a bit--example, The Strokes have more songs than "Last Nite." I know that it sounds contradictory to say to expand your musical library, but get rid of some music, but there's so much good new alternative music out there that is not being played that is not being played, unless you know about WERS or do somme of ther research. And no, WFNX shouldn't be playing Seether and Nickelback--leave that to WAAF.
Just my two cents.
Jacko
