The dismal state of FM radio in Kansas City (updated)

Yes, I know, it's been said many times before but I have to say, it's really pathetic.  It seems like no one has said it lately.  There are so many copiers of one another.


I wonder if there is another city in this nation with as many stations, per capita, that play "oldies" in one metropolitan area as there are here in Kansas City.  I have to doubt it, but I certainly hope there isn't, for all the rest of those people's sake.


93.3 KMXV "The Mix" 93 FM?  I think it's new stuff.  Pop/disco type but at least it was newer stuff.  


94.9  KCMO Greatest Hits.  Unfair.  Oldies is all this station has ever been.


96.5 The Buzz  I have to say, it seems like this one station comes closest to what I'm talking of here.  When I flipped them on just now, not only was the song not familiar but it was The Decembrist singing "This is why" and Young the Giant and Kings of Leon were next up.  (This may be that one station.  Maybe.  If so, nice).


98.1 KUDL?  Oldies


98.9  KQRC "The Rock"?  Newer (I think) but all really hard rock, for those who are into it.  Coming up was ZZ Top and Guns and Roses were playing when I just checked.  Motley Crue and Metallica were coming up.


99.7 Gen-X Radio?  Maybe some new stuff.  Not unique but newer, anyway.  When I just went to their site and started listening for this entry, they were playing old Green Day (who I love, admittedly) with Backstreet Boys and Madonna coming up next.  That sums it up right there.


101.1 The Fox, "Kansas City's Only Classic Rock Station"?  You got it--major oldies


102.1 The newly-renamed and revamped "Alice".  Not only is this another of many oldies stations but when they went to re-do the station, the playlist and the name, it seems like they sat around, decided that "Jack FM" was cool or that it worked or both so they decided they'd also rip off their name style.  I can hear the conversation now:  "I know!  Since we can't just call it Jill"  (get it, Jack and Jill), "let's call it 'Alice'!"  Pitiful.


103.3 Hot 103 Jamz?  Soul, R & B, etc.  At least there's one original one, eh?


105.1 Jack "Playing what we want" FM?  Oldies.  All oldies, all the time, just with a wiseguy attitude.


107.3 Magic 107.3?  They're description also gives this one away, too:  "Classic Soul & Today's R&B!"  Right. You got it.  Oldies.


Sure, there's XM/Sirius radio and MP3's and iPods and everything else personal everyone's turning to but couldn't there be at least ONE radio station in the metropolitan area that plays things by new, upcoming, fresh artists?  


Wouldn't you think?  


To hear anything new or different on radio in the area, you have to turn on NPR on the likes of 90.9 The Bridge out of Warrensburg and CMU and hope you get lucky.


If I worked for a local FM rock station in this town, I'd be embarrassed.  I don't think I could tell people where I worked, at least, not when the economy recovers.


Trying to make a living selling advertising for them must be murder, don't you imagine.  Your sales line:  "We're different!  Really!"


Yeah, right.

Merry Christmas? Now?

Seriously.  The day after Hallowe'en and somebody starts playing Christmas music?  Way to suck all the meaning out of the day.  Thanks very much for that.  Four or five weeks, between Thanksgiving and Christmas isn't enough?

Thanksgiving may well be the coolest holiday of the entire year because a) it's fairly non-commercial, other than buying the food since there are no gifts allowed and b) WE GET A FOUR DAY WEEKEND.

Ease up on the Christmas overdoing it, folks.  Let's enjoy what is.  "All we have is now."

Links:  http://www.1051jackfm.com/BIGBREAKFAST/SaveThanksgiving.aspx
http://www.savethanksgiving.org/