Local (and other) radio news

[radical347]

96.5 HD-2 Different can now be heard online and has rebranded as...

Highway 1 Radio

I listened for a few hours. A couple notes:

• They dropped everything pre-80s (not that there was much before) and are focusing a lot more on current music. Probably a good decision as IMO their new music was really the only thing worth tuning into for, their golds were pleasant but pointless
• New music hour at 1:00 called "Highway 1 Detour"
• Imaging always pandered to local-ness but they really have taken it up a notch in that regard, especially with the new name.
• Same can't be said about music selection though (at least at this point); BUT according to their Facebook page they are setting up a submission email where musicians can submit their music to, and are talking about adding a local music show and soliciting names
• I'm still not sure what they're doing this for, most likely just a passion project

[radical347]

Yesterday the "Highway 1 Detour" was billed as the new music hour, but it looks like they are actually going to do a different theme each today. Today's was live tracks.

[RGMike]

96.5 HD-2 Different can now be heard online and has rebranded as...

Highway 1 Radio

I listened for a few hours. A couple notes:

• They dropped everything pre-80s (not that there was much before) and are focusing a lot more on current music. Probably a good decision as IMO their new music was really the only thing worth tuning into for, their golds were pleasant but pointless
• New music hour at 1:00 called "Highway 1 Detour"
• Imaging always pandered to local-ness but they really have taken it up a notch in that regard, especially with the new name.
• Same can't be said about music selection though (at least at this point); BUT according to their Facebook page they are setting up a submission email where musicians can submit their music to, and are talking about adding a local music show and soliciting names
• I'm still not sure what they're doing this for, most likely just a passion project

SFGate did a piece on them yesterday. Looks like they're serious about making it work.

https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/New-Bay-Area-radio-station-Highway-1-KFOG-SF-15540998.php

[darryl]

Ohai all. Greg posted a set today on the Pop-Up Patreon: "10@10 from 1978, which includes "Running with the Devil," as a tribute to the late, great Eddie Van Halen who passed away Tuesday at age 65."

He prefaced it with: "Took us a while to dig this up (the cataloging of the archives is done almost entirely by memory)"

Would y'all be ok sharing the Shraydatabase with him? I told him I'd ask.

Thanks!

--Darryl

[urth]

Fine by me. And I doubt Mr. Shray would have a problem. He'd probably be chuffed.

Ohai all. Greg posted a set today on the Pop-Up Patreon: "10@10 from 1978, which includes "Running with the Devil," as a tribute to the late, great Eddie Van Halen who passed away Tuesday at age 65."

He prefaced it with: "Took us a while to dig this up (the cataloging of the archives is done almost entirely by memory)"

Would y'all be ok sharing the Shraydatabase with him? I told him I'd ask.

Thanks!

--Darryl

[radical347]

Yesterday the "Highway 1 Detour" was billed as the new music hour, but it looks like they are actually going to do a different theme each today. Today's was live tracks.

Today’s theme was “New Order vs. Depeche Mode.” Their Depeche Mode picks were the usual LNs, but they actually played a couple of deeper New Order Tracks (Fine Time, Ruined in a Day)

[radical347]

Much to my chagrin, 105.3-HD2 dropped their 80s and 90s based “Classic Live 105” and is now a mostly new alternative channel called “New Arrivals.” (Their HD station has gone back and forth between classic and modern/indie every few years.)

[RGMike]

RIP KGO Radio. Cumulus pulled the plug this morning. They are "stunting" with songs about money and a repeated tagline of "You Can Bet On It!". New Format starts Monday and word is it's a "sports betting" format. Oh joy.