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radiojjh
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Hey--I was in Seattle Saturday afternoon thru Sunday afternoon and of course I listened to the radio when I could.....my view of KMCQ is---they are sounding much more like KJR-FM these days, AND in noticed much of their music is IN MONO. I heard too many songs that I know and they were NOT in stereo. The stereo generator is on, but alot of the music---primarily 60's songs are in MONO. Heard the Monkees--"I'm A Believer," Herman's Hermits "A Kind Of Hush," and the Association "Cherish"---all in MONO. Even some Santana music was mono and so was Supertramp's "Take The Long Way Home." Wazzup with that?!?!?!? Just doesn't sound right at all. And many of the songs I remember hearing on that station weren't playing during this listen. There were some trainwrecks and bad mixes like "Love Rollercoaster" into Edwin Star and "War," and minutes later hearing "What A Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong. Whoever is scheduling music can do a much better job.....And I am hearing more 80's than I expected to hear---just a surprise to hear "Glory Days" by Springsteen. That is 1985. And all their imaging says "songs from the 60's and 70's."
Other observations: KJR-FM does sound better now than they used to. A bit more variety than over the past couple of years. And it's interesting they simply bill themselves as "KJR" rather than KJR-FM, at least the time I heard them---primarily the on-air talent. Other stuff I listened to:
KOMO does a great job with their news presentation--their 97.7 FM came is very good in Bellevue and all over Seatle.
KIRO-FM's weekend block is a little lame, reminded very much of an NPR station with some of the content that I heard.
KIXI is playing stuff that is simply too old---Now I can understand why their ratings are shrinking---their audience is dying off. There is so much great stuff they could play but DON'T.
KVI was BORING.
And I was surprised to see how poorly KRIZ/1420's signal is. I was staying in Federal Way and it wouldn't hardly come in on my nice Bose stereo in my Toyota Solara.
KRKO/1380 came in fine in Federal Way. As did their sister station 1520/KKXA.
KWRM musically is sounding very good...only a few songs that made me want to turn the dial---just songs that I personally can't stand---"Walking In Memphis" by Mark Cohn, and I loathe "At This Moment," by Billy Vera & The Beaters. And one I didn't hear that I hate is "Break My Stride," by Matthew Wilder.
107.7 The End sounds very lost like they don't have a clue what they are playing musically, and same thing with the 103.7 The Mountain. Don't really know WHAT they are doing, either.
Also curious in downtown Seattle my scan stopped at 94.5 and it was very dance-oriented music and I can't remember what they called themselves.....something like "the best something...which I could remember. Don't think it was KXRY from Shelton unless they have tweaked their music. Never heard them identify themselves.
KXXO/96.1 musically is ok....their weekend talent some guy named "JJ"(no relation to me--JJ) was very lame. Sounded like a no experience small market jock. Talked and said "nothing."
Overall--with the exception of the Mariners games that I do listen to. I mainly switched back and forth between KJR-FM and KMCQ---they sound like cousins, only KMCQ doesn't air very many commercials---that station HAS so much potential. Interesting when someone buys it what they will do with it. They sounded alot like KJR-FM when KMCQ played "Lights" by Journey.
Lots of dancy CHR 92.5, 93.3, 106.1
KPLZ/Star 101.5 sounded pretty focused. Surprised to hear their weekend mix of music, rather than 80's think they were billing it as "Modern Music Weekend."
KZOK 102.5 wasn't too bad from the bits and pieces that I heard.
Lots of waste on the AM band wow....so many infomercials and NOT alot worth listening to at all.
Stations that I did listen to on AM for awhile without having to change due to an infomercial:
630, 710, 770, 820, 880, 950, 1000, 1030, 1090, 1180, 1250, 1450, 1560, 1590, 1620, 1680.
KKOL at 1300 was NOTHING but infomercials when I listened at various times throughout the weekend.....
Alrighty---there's my observations for this past weekend...
now---everyone else's "two cents...."
JJ
Other observations: KJR-FM does sound better now than they used to. A bit more variety than over the past couple of years. And it's interesting they simply bill themselves as "KJR" rather than KJR-FM, at least the time I heard them---primarily the on-air talent. Other stuff I listened to:
KOMO does a great job with their news presentation--their 97.7 FM came is very good in Bellevue and all over Seatle.
KIRO-FM's weekend block is a little lame, reminded very much of an NPR station with some of the content that I heard.
KIXI is playing stuff that is simply too old---Now I can understand why their ratings are shrinking---their audience is dying off. There is so much great stuff they could play but DON'T.
KVI was BORING.
And I was surprised to see how poorly KRIZ/1420's signal is. I was staying in Federal Way and it wouldn't hardly come in on my nice Bose stereo in my Toyota Solara.
KRKO/1380 came in fine in Federal Way. As did their sister station 1520/KKXA.
KWRM musically is sounding very good...only a few songs that made me want to turn the dial---just songs that I personally can't stand---"Walking In Memphis" by Mark Cohn, and I loathe "At This Moment," by Billy Vera & The Beaters. And one I didn't hear that I hate is "Break My Stride," by Matthew Wilder.
107.7 The End sounds very lost like they don't have a clue what they are playing musically, and same thing with the 103.7 The Mountain. Don't really know WHAT they are doing, either.
Also curious in downtown Seattle my scan stopped at 94.5 and it was very dance-oriented music and I can't remember what they called themselves.....something like "the best something...which I could remember. Don't think it was KXRY from Shelton unless they have tweaked their music. Never heard them identify themselves.
KXXO/96.1 musically is ok....their weekend talent some guy named "JJ"(no relation to me--JJ) was very lame. Sounded like a no experience small market jock. Talked and said "nothing."
Overall--with the exception of the Mariners games that I do listen to. I mainly switched back and forth between KJR-FM and KMCQ---they sound like cousins, only KMCQ doesn't air very many commercials---that station HAS so much potential. Interesting when someone buys it what they will do with it. They sounded alot like KJR-FM when KMCQ played "Lights" by Journey.
Lots of dancy CHR 92.5, 93.3, 106.1
KPLZ/Star 101.5 sounded pretty focused. Surprised to hear their weekend mix of music, rather than 80's think they were billing it as "Modern Music Weekend."
KZOK 102.5 wasn't too bad from the bits and pieces that I heard.
Lots of waste on the AM band wow....so many infomercials and NOT alot worth listening to at all.
Stations that I did listen to on AM for awhile without having to change due to an infomercial:
630, 710, 770, 820, 880, 950, 1000, 1030, 1090, 1180, 1250, 1450, 1560, 1590, 1620, 1680.
KKOL at 1300 was NOTHING but infomercials when I listened at various times throughout the weekend.....
Alrighty---there's my observations for this past weekend...
now---everyone else's "two cents...."
JJ
