After reading this article….
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2899 ... ets-boned/
….I decided to give them a try, especially since they were commercial free for 9,000 songs.
All I have to say is HOLY SHIT! What a great station! Very diverse mostly hard rock based AOR station! I’m hearing songs I haven’t heard in years, even on SXM. They mix in deeper album cuts with songs that were hits but just don’t get played anymore. Lots of live tracks also and not the typical liner drop between every song.
Looked at the market to try to figure out why they’re so different. First off, they are owned by a smaller broadcasting company, not a big boy company like IHM or Cumulus. They are one of 3 rock stations in the market, not including a classic rock station there. One of their competitors is a Cumulus owned rock station playing essentially current rock and the typical active rock hits for the past 25 years. Other station apparently just flipped to alternative.
I’m literally listening to this station at work from 10am until the end of my workday and am just amazed at what I’m hearing.
https://www.921thebone.com/