El Psycho Diablo 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2004 I'll keep this short. The only decent radio station in Houston, Rock 101, was taken off the air today by Clear Channel. ..for what? A fucking Spanish language rap station. I mean, there are only like 4 of those down here, right? *twitch* Granted, there are always mp3s and such..but it's depressing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2004 I heard about that on another forum. Don't you guys have like no more rock stations down there now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Psycho Diablo 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2004 There's the local classic rock, and 94.5 is supposedly..(translation: loads of crap). KLOL is the only thing that was actually decent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted November 13, 2004 That's what you get for listening to the radio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Psycho Diablo 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2004 That's what you get for listening to the radio. Unfortunately, I can't listen to my MP3 player everywhere, or I would.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaParkaYourCar 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2004 Yeah this pissed me off royally. 94.5 The Buzz can be pretty crap but lately they've been playing some good stuff. Now with 101 gone The Buzz has taken on some of 101's songs into their lineup. They play Metallica now and have picked up "Mandatory Metallica" from 101. Walton and Johnson, 101's morning show guys, basically came to work and were told they didn't have jobs anymore the day that it happened. They're suing Clear Channel now because of it. EDIT: Correction, Walton and Johnson were told the night before that they didn't have jobs over the phone, but it's still bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2004 Well next time people refuse to vote in an election because it isn't "COOL" remember that the President has power over who the head of the FCC is, and they make decisions as to how much one media company can own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted November 16, 2004 That's what you get for listening to the radio. Unfortunately, I can't listen to my MP3 player everywhere, or I would.. What's wrong with cds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haws bah gawd 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2004 Clear Channel is fucking us over fairly efficiently in the Georgia/South Carolina area. They turned off the pop station, Y105, and the oldies channel 93.9, and replaced them with country channels. We now have 5-6 country channels, one dedicated Rock channel, one rock/emo channel, one easy listening channel, one adult contemporary channel, and 300000 talk radio channels. FUCK YOU CLEAR CHANNEL! Not everyone that lives in the south is a country-loving redneck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2004 Quit yer bitching and get CDs and stuff, hippies. I LOVE Clear Channel, at least for the talk radio... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2004 I have to suffer thru pop punk and country stations or the 5 spanish channels of pure crap. Have you ever heard spanish covers of popular music like the Grease theme song or Achy Breaky Heart in spanish?!?!?! And a big FU to Big & Rich being played nonstop on all channels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfaJack 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2004 ..for what? A fucking Spanish language rap station. I mean, there are only like 4 of those down here, right? There are now 16 Spanish stations in Houston. I'd love to hear someone from Clear Channel explain how there can possibly be a market for that many. I guess "the growing Hispanic demographic" means you have to ignore all the other ones. RIP KLOL; it wasn't a great station, but it was definitely the best of the lot. I guess it's even more sports talk for me now. And a big FU to Big & Rich being played nonstop on all channels. Indeed. And to further that point, anyone who actually likes Big & Rich is a fucking retard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Psycho Diablo 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2004 I've heard some fairly nasty rumors (especially that even more channels will go Spanish) but we'll see about that. Honestly, I don't like listening to CD's. Hearing one artist consecutively gets on my nerves after a while, and occasionally just liked to hear what was on the radio. *shrugs* (Insert a whole diatribe of CD's being overpriced and music sucking, and bitching about the RIAA here) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2004 Honestly, I don't like listening to CD's. Hearing one artist consecutively gets on my nerves after a while, and occasionally just liked to hear what was on the radio. *shrugs* They are one and the same, even if they are introduced as having different names. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CheesalaIsGood 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2004 Clear Channel is fucking us over fairly efficiently in the Georgia/South Carolina area. They turned off the pop station, Y105, and the oldies channel 93.9, and replaced them with country channels. We now have 5-6 country channels, one dedicated Rock channel, one rock/emo channel, one easy listening channel, one adult contemporary channel, and 300000 talk radio channels. FUCK YOU CLEAR CHANNEL! Not everyone that lives in the south is a country-loving redneck. Oh don't you worry. Between Clear Channel and Wal-Mart you'll be forced to be happy listening to Garth Brooks. Oh yes, YOU WILL! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBigSwigg 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2004 Well next time people refuse to vote in an election because it isn't "COOL" remember that the President has power over who the head of the FCC is, and they make decisions as to how much one media company can own. Actually, Clear Channel's (and so many other companies) ability to own several stations in one market comes as a result of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which was signed into law by Bill Clinton. (WHY? I don't know. Very odd) This law relieved some of the FCC limitations on station ownership, as well as network ownership, Which is why Clear Channel owns so many radio stations, and Viacom, Universal and Time Warner can own so many companies and networks. The head of the FCC didn't really do much with that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2004 If I had my way, the TCA would be repealed and I'd bring competition back to entertainment media Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBigSwigg 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2004 If I had my way, the TCA would be repealed and I'd bring competition back to entertainment media I second that. I think it would help to bring the prices of CD's down, and possibly make TV watchable again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted November 21, 2004 ..for what? A fucking Spanish language rap station. I mean, there are only like 4 of those down here, right? There are now 16 Spanish stations in Houston. I'd love to hear someone from Clear Channel explain how there can possibly be a market for that many. I guess "the growing Hispanic demographic" means you have to ignore all the other ones. RIP KLOL; it wasn't a great station, but it was definitely the best of the lot. I guess it's even more sports talk for me now. Ah, but you see, the problem is that CC doesn't own any Spanish language stations in Houston, thus they must have at least one. The ironic thing here is that the new 101 allegedly plays the largest variety of music of the CC stations. They play rock, pop, and hip-hop, but in Spanish, and not just Top 40-type stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Shadow Behind You Report post Posted November 21, 2004 Honestly, I don't like listening to CD's. Hearing one artist consecutively gets on my nerves after a while, and occasionally just liked to hear what was on the radio. *shrugs* Which is why I have a six disc cd player in my car and I put in different mixes with all sorts of styles and acts so i have a diverse mix of songs to hear and it keeps from having that "repetitive" feel. Radio has a more repetitive feel then listening to the same band over and over. Here where I live, we have a nice chunk of rock stations. One plays mainly Metallica, Nirvana and GNR non-stop with some current hits thrown in. Another is the emocore station and we have a couple oldies stations that plays Led, Floyd, Aerosmith and those stuff. We have a good couple of rap stations as well but they play for the dumb fanbase and it's mainly the shitty rap stuff like Nelly. Country dominates the area but i don't listen to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
