KROQ in L.A.'s transition to hard-edged alt rock is in full swing; will Fault 98.7 follow suit?

[MWmetalhead]

After playing "Freedom" by Rage Against the Machine at 5PM sharp local time, the DJ on KROQ openly celebrated the resignation of Mike Kaplan as KROQ's OM/PD (he's still the alternative format captain at Audacy, unfortunately) and announced the station would be playing plenty of Tool, Rage Against the Machine and System of a Down from now on. She ended by thanking the listeners for "sticking with us" through the bleak period when Kaplan was PD.

Even saw that KROQ played "Breathe" by Prodigy earlier this afternoon!

Wouldn't it be GREAT to have a station like this in Detroit? Unfortunately, I don't see that happening. I think Fault 98.7 is in a holding pattern until Audacy decides 950 WWJ needs an FM simulcast.

[Mega Hertz]

I don't think they will, awesome as that would be. Going too hard means getting into WRIF territory. That never ends well for rock stations around here.

[MWmetalhead]

Worked reasonably well, though, for 89X for nearly a decade until the morning show was hired away. Cal Cagno ruined that station. His morning show was rotten. Add to that a shift to indie music, and you wind up with a disaster. They never recovered from that.

[MotorCityRadioFreak]

Worked reasonably well, though, for 89X for nearly a decade until the morning show was hired away. Cal Cagno ruined that station. His morning show was rotten. Add to that a shift to indie music, and you wind up with a disaster. They never recovered from that.

They let their best talent go. Phatt Matt, Gnyp, and Kelly Brown all went elsewhere.

[MWmetalhead]

Gnyp and Phat Matt were both given airshifts anew after the station completely discontinued all U.S. operations. Neither were very good on the air, IMO. They were eventually replaced (again), but it did no good. Nate and Kim were fucking horrible.

[Mega Hertz]

I would love to see them do this. Absolutely. A great positioner would be that you don't have to sit through Motley Crue, Whitesnake or some clone mainstream rock act to get to the Tool, RATM, etc. I wish I had access to the in-demo numbers now that they've all but stopped the tik tok crap and started playing more gold. There's room for it and I think it could work in Detroit.

[Mega Hertz]

Oh, and that fucking garbage afternoon show needs to go.