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So apparently 104.1 has changed their format. They're now Jack FM. So much for New Wave Nation. Dammit.

I was more than a little surprised by the format change. Not that I thought an all-Prince, Michael Jackson, and Def Leppard station would possibly be hurting for listeners or anything. I was driving to work the other day when they played this long montage of such as "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Hit The Road Jack" with the word Jack cut out. I thought wow, the FCC's really lost it this time. Then they announced the format change.

Apparently they're trying to do the eclectic format with a dash of good old-fashioned jaded hipsterism. I caught them playing Creed the other day. Now I have to take them off my presets.

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That's the new radio in-thing. Formatless formats "just like your iPod on shuffle!" with the names of people. Boston just lost Star 93.7 (no big loss) and gained "Mike" in the process. It's a move to distance themselves from the heavily-predetermined playlist-friendly ACR and Top 40, and that's fine, but I still won't listen.

And I'll also mention that MST3K thought of it first.

"It's a radio station... named Frank! All your favorites! Brooks & Dunn! Randy Travis!"
"Wynonna!"

Tex Ritter! Gentleman Jim Reeves! Boss Jim Gettys!

Wynonna!

We have a Jack here in Denver - it was only interesting for the few weeks it went commercial free

The Jack in Dallas was good for a free concert last September; my mother and I got to see the Eyeliners, Joan Jett and... the Spin Doctors. Maybe their promotions department is just as confused as the "format" is?

Sounds like Jack is sweepin' the nation.

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/04/jack_radio_form.html
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/18/music.radio.reut/

I still think that for what it's worth, KS95 (which claims Top 40 but plays a lot of 80s and a few bits and pieces from the 70s) sends up a very similar mix of music and they have decent talent during drive time to boot.

And anyway, I won't be happy until there's a radio station called "The Ralph".

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