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romegeorgiaman
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Posted: Wed Apr 9th, 2008 08:43 am |
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| As with many marketing changes to increase revenues that many major market stations around the country are doing, it seems that 96.5 The Mountain(WDOD FM) has changed its music format to ''hit music''.. the old format of progressive rock/modern new rock has evidently seen its better days... the switch seems to be towards a mix of rock, pop and hip-hop. evidently they have done the research and have decided that they needed to target the 18 through 25 year olds.. and teenagers...anyways it is a change that many people appreciate, while others denounce...the ones who dont like the new format, are the ones who got used to the mountain playing music from The Offspring, Nirvana, Tool,Pearl Jam, and other rock greats of the modern rock,with a mix of some classic rock songs from the earlier rock scene... Now you can hear hit music artists like T-Pain, Miley Cyrus, Brittney spears, Rhianna, and others just to name a few... mixed in with an occasional classic 96.5 the mountain replay of the old rock set... it is different , to say the least....im really not sure if i like it yet or not, but...the kids love it....and since we are in the Chattanooga listening area , it is a welcome change from the Ol' stand by WQTU FM (Q102 which hasnt changed in years since it was an oldies station...so perhaps ill give it a listen.. they cleaned house, and let most of the staff at ''mountain, except for ''brad, and jason, and victoria.. and the morning show consists of ''Kid Craddock"" whose show originates syndicated from NEW YORK of all places.... so we will see if this hit music thing will''FLY.. who knows?...maybe they are on to something... increased sales revenue through larger listenership....what a concept!!!..... i may even program it into my ''push button number 3 on my car radio....instead of number 5 or 6 .... good luck to the WDOD fm team with this new brainstorm.... Last edited on Wed Apr 9th, 2008 08:46 am by romegeorgiaman
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Deaglos
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Posted: Wed Apr 9th, 2008 09:38 am |
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I gave up local radio long ago.
I love my XM radio.
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romegeorgiaman
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Posted: Wed Apr 9th, 2008 09:46 am |
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| sounds nice!.. i want xm...but im still paying too much for directv..maybe someday xm/sirius radio...i hear it on the television...i only wish i had it in the car....lol
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Rdnckgirl1973
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Posted: Wed Apr 9th, 2008 10:47 am |
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| Try 105.9. They play a lot of older rock music after 11 a.m.
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fudge84
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Posted: Wed Apr 9th, 2008 12:16 pm |
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| Dont think they have to worry about me listening then. Q106, 97.1 The River, South 107.
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Posted: Wed Apr 9th, 2008 02:48 pm |
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Don't forget the new True Oldies 106.7 They have a mile-deep playlist...over 1500 songs. I'm liking their mix so far.
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Posted: Thu Apr 10th, 2008 08:06 pm |
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I used to listen to 99x and 96.5 all the time but they both moved over to pop stations. 99x is now on HD Radio though.
The only good stations now are 96.1 and 97.1
XM radio isn't that expensive. Just the cost of the actual radio itself. You can go quarterly with 12.95 a month or all the way up to a 3 year subscription for 9.99 a month.
Right now I'm saving up for a radio, so in the mean time I just use my MP3 player in the car.
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Deaglos
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Posted: Thu Apr 10th, 2008 08:17 pm |
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love my xm
good deals on ebay
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RomeNewswire
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Posted: Thu Apr 10th, 2008 09:07 pm |
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| I used to work on 96.5 in the late 90's
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Posted: Thu May 22nd, 2008 01:44 am |
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I loves my XM, Thanks hunny buny
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Posted: Thu May 22nd, 2008 02:55 am |
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RomeNewswire wrote: I used to work on 96.5 in the late 90's I like that station! 
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