Sitting outside, listening to 101 The Fox, Kansas City,
I miss KC and the radio stations. There is a much wider selection now than the low low period of the 80s and 90s. The bridge, 90.9 (incidentally run by a guy I was in school with) plays local groups like the Nace Bros. Very refreshing now-a-days.
I find the lack of original FM programming to be inexplicable in the D.C. area. I can find two hours here and there of special programming, jazz, blues on a couple of stations. Otherwise, it's all corporate computer programming.
Incidentally, I stumbled across
Crap from the Past at the wayback machine. Ron "Boogiemonstoer" Gerber has been playing oldies (albeit with a bunch of bad disco) since the early 80s. He's STILL broadcasting (
Crapfromthepast.com) now on KFAI in Minneapolis/St. Paul on Friday Nights, 10-12. I obviously cannot listen live so I download the show and listen to it mostly while driving. So refreshing to NOT hear the same songs 20 times a week.
I have a Pioneer TX-9500ii feeding an SA-7500ii and HPM-100s. I have a TX-9500 just sitting. Looking to get an antenna installed soon. Am considering dropping Comcast when contract is up and am thinking I'll try to put a Channel Master antenna with rotor in the attic for OTA TV and FM. If that doesn't work, I'll move it outside. Suggestions for 40 miles across a 40 degree arc with a lot of interference and close channel spacing?