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Originally Posted by htownskinfan
clear channel just did that to rock 101 here in houston,been on the air for over 30 yrs,poof,gone in a second,now spanish,but listeners raised enough hell and signed petitions that cumulus is going to start a rock station on 97.5 and bring in the 101 dj's that were fired
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Doubt if that will happen here. In its prime, HFS was not just a rock station, it was true free form radio. There were times when you just didn't know what was going be played next - 50's rockabilly followed by some modern alternative (before "alternative" was mainstream) followed by Led Zeppelin followed Little Feat followed by Hank Williams - with lots of local artist thrown in. It was truly amazing (I swear I even heard opera once). After they got bought by Infinity, they simply focused in on "pop alt" (everything after and including the grunge movement). I haven't even had them as one of my radio buttons for a couple of years.
RNR is close to HFS in its heyday. Not quite the free-form HFS was but still MUCH MUCH more than you here anywhere else. There really are very few stations like RNR in the country.
So to HFS I say - so long. You were mighty once. I am sorry they didn't let you die with dignity.