Let me chime in with Dave and Jerry and Matt in praising 97X/WOXY out of
Oxford, OH. The X provided the background music for all of my high school
days. I met my best friend from high school when we started talking at
the beginning of our Freshman year, and we both realized that we were the
only 2 people we had ever met who had heard of 97X. I never felt the need
to buy any new CDs for the 2 years that I lived at home between graduating
from college and going to graduate school because I got everything I
needed from 97X. It was pretty fab. Now that I have come back to
Cincinnati, I find myself listening to it still (when I listen to the
radio at all, which, admittedly, is not all that often). Although it is
not as roots-rocky as it was in its heyday (IMHO) in the 80s, they still
sneak in some pretty good stuff like Lucinda Williams and Richard Buckner.
At least, their playlist is never boring. I may or may not know what the
hell is on the radio, but I'll take 97X's newness and variety over stale
classic rock and MOR snoozers like Whitney and Celine any day.
Memo to Dave Purcell: 97X is where I heard The Libertines for the first
time. That alone ensures its special place in my heart. <g>
Jennifer
