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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Top 40 radio in New York
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Date: Tue, 18-Dec-84 08:24:32 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 18 08:24:32 1984
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> I'd also recommend WRSU - rutgers state university station.
> It's a little on the low power side so you may not get it anywhere except
> the rutgers area and south-western NYC, but...
> God it sure beats WAPP!!!!!

{ Oh no!  Not again! }

Well, that depends.  Musicwise, perhaps.  I try to avoid
many college radio stations.  I dislike being at the 
total mercy of some person who really likes "The Amazing
Sex Puppies" and just plays their stuff over and over.

Also, the quality of the announcers tend to vary widely.
I go crazy when I hear stuff like "That was...uh...shit.
I forgot.  Hang on a sec.  Oh yeah.  The Kinks.  Right.
I forgot.  Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh...I have to play a PSA now."

At best, a well run college radio station has three or
four really good jocks who realise that they are sitting
in that little room playing music for ME, not for THEMSELVES.
Who think about what they are going to say next and who 
put on very good shows. The problem is: I'm not going to
bother to switch the dial every two hours, no matter how
good the jock may be (with the exception of Don Imus).

So, hey.  I'll stick with WAPP.  I'm not in my office
much, anyway.
--
                                 Peter Merchant