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["Diane M. Kurilecz" <d.m.kurilecz AT acm.org>]

Michael S Czeiszperger wrote:

> I used to work for a radio software company, and the relaxation of laws
> concerning how many stations a single company could own has resulted in a
> huge reduction in the number of independent stations.

Maximize profits, minimize overhead.  Mmm-hmm.  Everyone can listen to the
mass-produced shock jocks and imitation friends on the radio (who needs
music?), eat at Applebees, shop at The Gap.  These days you can hardly tell
what state you're in.

> There no longer are opportunities for jobs
> as the old fashioned "disk jocky",

My favorite radio station used to be WHFS in Annapolis, Maryland.  They had
fantastic DJs who played progressive rock; Damian, Nissi(sp?), Weasel, and
several others knew their music and it showed.  <googles>  Hmm, looks like
Damian is at WRNR in Annapolis now {http://www.wrnr.com/home.html}.  Too bad
I didn't know this while I was up there this past week!  They aren't
streaming audio right now, but I highly recommend checking them out if
you're in the area.  Here's a great article on him:
http://www.bayweekly.com/year00/issue8_34/lead8_34.html .  (Yes, at first
glance, it seems odd to want to listen to a DJ who has a speech impediment,
but you get used to it pretty quickly and it's well worth the effort.)

***diane

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