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From: kds@intelca.UUCP (Ken Shoemaker)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: "new" music on the radio
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Date: Tue, 4-Sep-84 04:50:58 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  4 04:50:58 1984
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I'm curious, about how prevalent "new" music radio stations are
in the rest of the country.  Perhaps I should explain what I mean...
They play music that might be tagged "New Wave" but that isn't really
appropriate.  Groups here tend to go more towards electronic music
and away from guitar ego trips.  Examples might include Thomas
Dolby, Bananarama, Elvis Costello, the B-52s, etc.  Groups like
Van Halen, AC/DC, etc. are right out.  These stations might
call themselves "(progressive) rock of the 80's" or something like
that.

I know of at least two stations in the Bay area (San Fransisco)
that are doing this: KFJC and KQAK: KFJC is from Foothill Junior
College, and KQAK is commercial.  There was one in LA
(KROQ) and a clone in San Diego (91 X, it's really in Mexico) but
I have no idea what they have been doing lately.  A friend tells
of one in Detroit that went out-of-business and changed their
format (which is surprising, since as far as I can tell, KQAK is
doing very well out here).  I don't know of anything in Chicago
(although WXRT seems to play a little of everything).  The rest
of the world is shrouded in mystery (although there was an
FM station in Paris that seemed to have a "playlist" much like
KQAK.)

Anyway, anyone else out there get this stuff regularly?
-- 
I've got one, two, three, four, five senses working overtime, 
	trying to take this all in!

Ken Shoemaker, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca.
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