Driving down to Phoenix from Prescott at 4 am on Wednesday, November 23rd.
Because of the Thanksgiving Holiday, I thought I'd partake one of the Phoenix
FM stations for traffic reports and a change in music. KOAI/95.1 playing their
"Wow" factor mix, a few commercials, no traffic reports. KESZ/99.9, thought
I'd enjoy some Christmas music to get into the holiday spirit. From 4:12 am to
4:30 am, nothing but mindless commercials. Oh wait, a Christmas song! From
4:33 am to 4:47 am, more commercials. Changed to KAHM/102.1 Prescott,
4 songs, 3 commercials, stations I.d. back to 5 more songs, 2 commercials, then
back to music. Tuned to KTAR/92.3, at 5: 16, commercials, commercials and
more commercials, finally a weather check, news and traffic report.
Precisely why I hate so many "big city" stations. So many commercials that if
I were looking to advertise on radio, I'd avoid most stations because my spot
would be lost among all the others.......