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Radio Station Change
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:44 am
by TexasStooge
Last week, many of the Smooth Jazz radio listeners in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area were blindsighted by a change in radio formats. KOAI-FM best known as "107.5 The Oasis" (the only Smooth Jazz station in the area) has been changed to "MOViN 107.5", the new format consists of rap, rock, and pop songs from the 80s to right now. It's an event which some smooth jazz listeners say a "dumbest move CBS Radio ever made." Programming from "The Oasis" continues on the
official website and on 107.5 HD-2 (HD Radio needed).
KNTU-FM is another jazz station, but 4 out of 10 listeners were lucky to get it, because the signal is not so good.
I can get the same kind of rap and rock music by listening to
106.1 Kiss FM.
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:13 am
by Regit
Your first mistake was continuing to listen to terrestrial radio.
I made the switch to Sirius satellite radio. I can't bare to listen to regular radio anymore. When I ride in a car that doesn't have satellite I want to shoot myself.
With satellite, you don't have to worry about station changes and there is at least one station for every kind of music you can imagine. Having listened to both, I greatly prefer Sirius, but even XM is better than FM/AM.
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:35 am
by TexasStooge
I ain't gonna worry about it, I got my own customized radio station on
LAUNCHcast.
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:39 am
by chadtm80
I love my LaunchCast
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:01 pm
by MGC
I've got XM. The fidelity beats the tar out of broadcast radio plus no commercials.....MGC
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:31 pm
by BEER980
I have to vote for Sirius also. I have been a big fan of pause/rewind tv on our sat system for years. I use it all the time on my Sirius radio as well.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:14 pm
by TexasStooge
Apparently, the DFW area wasn't the only one with the "Movin'" brand, here's more info on the new "Movin'" station via Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movin%27_%28brand%29
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:22 pm
by kevin
Sirius. Sirius.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:25 pm
by TexasStooge
Yep, a lot of listeners like us are turning to internet radio, Sirius, XM, and now...HD radio since the changes were made.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:50 pm
by senorpepr
XM here.
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:26 am
by HurricaneGirl
Same here stooge....my favorite oldies / classic rock station 100.7 was changed to "Movin" rhythmic AC on Monday morning
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:23 pm
by NEWeatherguy
It seems like smooth jazz just does not do well in most markets. That is one format this is under-populated.