tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775853671332053099.post5824550298998567976..comments2023-10-11T10:31:26.860-05:00Comments on Don Keith N4KC's Technology, Media and Ham Radio Blog: A medium with a death wishDon Keith N4KChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06333040858271808397noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775853671332053099.post-6142003901189405362013-02-12T17:37:03.172-06:002013-02-12T17:37:03.172-06:00Jamie, thank you for stopping by. I'm familia...Jamie, thank you for stopping by. I'm familiar with WRMF since Curt Gowdy owned the station. Since you speak so highly of the station, I checked out their Internet stream. Here is what I heard:<br /><br />-- Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble," a song you can hear anywhere.<br />-- After the song, they went directly into a NINE-MINUTE commercial set...no personality saying anything. Nine minutes! And nothing creative about any of the commercials that ran. Tune-out City for me if I were a typical listener.<br />-- A recorded image back into music with no mention of what was coming up.<br />-- KT Tunstall's "Black Horse in a Cherry Tree," which you can hear anytime you want just about anywhere.<br />-- A female voice that said, "Train, Drive By." That's all. And the song, which you can hear anywhere anytime.<br />-- A female voice that said, "97-9 WRMF" as the song ended and the next one started...Jewel, "You Were Meant for Me," a song you can hear anywhere anytime.<br />-- A quick comment by female voice with at least an attempt at humor: "Who is this 'Hugh" guy she was meant for, anyway? 97-9 WRMF." That was it. Then,<br />-- Maroon 5 with a song you can get anywhere anytime. Then Kings of Leon with another one.<br /><br />Jamie, I'd love to hear why you have your radio "locked on" this fine station. I can remember when it had some on-air personalities who added to the music...which, by the way, I have no quibbles with. I'm sure their target audience likes it just fine. And they likely have few other choices when in the car or maybe at work (at least not other choices for now). But other times, if they take five minutes to set up a Pandora account, they get the same thing with practically no commercials...and certainly not nine minutes worth in one big teeth-rattling cluster!<br /><br />Convince me! And convince me, too, that you are a real person and not a plant to boost social network posts for this station. Not a lot of info on your profile, dude.<br /><br />Don Keith<br />www.donkeith.com<br /> <br />Don Keith N4KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333040858271808397noreply@blogger.com