ZenithCKLW wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:16 am
My post is a mish-mash of varying thoughts about Detroit radio.
As a field trip in middle school around 1997, we visited Q95. I thought a radio station was the coolest thing. I attended CMU majoring in Broadcast Arts and Cinema, but I changed majors after 3 years of it. A bit heartbreaking, because I truly wanted to be in radio, but I didn't see a great future in it. Now, I am mostly a radio enthusiast, and a bit of a nostalgic one, romanticizing about what Detroit radio could be.
I remember when I couldn't fit all of the exciting radio stations into my presets. I miss Classic Gold CFCO in AM Stereo, Kool 107, and the Honey Radio resurrection from Ann Arbor (I'm not old enough to remember Honey Radio on 560). I wish we had a version of KNX-FM, which is currently a popular online-only station playing mellow rock popular in Southern California in the 70's and 80's (think deep cuts of Steely Dan, Toto, Jefferson Starship, etc). If you prefer harder rock, you won't like this.
My car has 15 FM and 15 AM presets available. Each preset is assigned a station that I might listen to, but that was a struggle to fill them all. When in the car and I am choosing broadcast radio, the stations I am actually interested in enough to listen to for a period of time (and not just keep scrolling past, or listen for one song then change it) are either:
580 CKWW - it's oldies which is an old format, but with the H*** playlist and not following the boring Classic Hits playlist, it's very refreshing. I enjoy some of the special shows too, even if they are not live and local.
740 CFZM (at night) - this oldies station has live, local, knowledgeable DJ's and a wide variety of shows. I'd call it variety. This is what I really wish musicradio could be today.
760 WJR - I listen for local shows and opinions if I am in the mood for that. I admittedly am turned off by angry old man radio, so I don't listen as much as I used to.
800 CKLW - Canadian talk, so the talk about government or civic issues isn't applicable, but many general topics and shows are still relevant to Americans. I also find the perspective of another country interesting. I liked listening to Into Tomorrow (tech show) on weekends but I haven't heard it in a while.
91.7 WUOM - Not the liberal propaganda some may believe it is. I hear lots of opposing viewpoints on this.
100.3-HD2 WNIC - More reminiscent of the old WNIC Detroit's Nicest Rock from the 90's. Just needs Gene Maxwell as announcer.
104.3-HD2 WOMC - More reminiscent of the music on the old Oldies 104.3. Just needs Tom Ryan, Don Phillips and Jeff Jennings.