Does WXRT in Chicago still exist?

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Post #103,988 by lincoln 5/29/03 12:25:13 PM Reply	Does WXRT in Chicago still exist? From my college days forward, they were the most radical station that I ever knew. In a 1/2 hour timeframe, they could go from Willie Nelson to the Pet Shop Boys to Led Zepplin to Natalie Merchant; in other words, true free form in a way that the listeners EXPECTED and ENJOYED. I can't begin to mention all of the musicians that I never would have heard had it not been for their getting played on WXRT. Biggest problem with them was that their signal didn't carry well into the far suburbs, with the station located on west Belmont (or Addison, I think). Does anyone know if they're still as great as I remember? lincoln "Four score and seven years ago, I had a better sig" [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/resume.htm\|VB/SQL resume] [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/tandem_resume.htm\|Tandem resume] [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #103,989 by Yendor 5/29/03 12:29:52 PM Reply	Yes, they still exist I don't listen to 'em, however. Living in Naperville, I know that I can get their signal if I want, but I choose not to. -YendorMike [link\|http://www.hope-ride.org/\|http://www.hope-ride.org/]
Post #104,006 by jb4 5/29/03 3:32:54 PM Reply	Yeah, in a manner of speaking They're still there, in name if not entirely in spirit. They got bought by one of the pigopolists, and although the same people are still there (Terry Hemmert, Wendy Rice, Tom Marker, et al), they have been...er, "compromised". More commercials than music, tireless self-promotion, call letters before and after every cut...in short, the Format, only tailored (grudgingly, I'm sure) to the fact that if they were fully inCorporated, the owners would lose whats left of the gem in the proverbial five-and-dime store. As it stands, I just can't stand to listen to them (except during Flashback, Saturdays 8a-12n), because every time...and I mean every TIME! I tune them in, they're playing a commercial. (Sets are no longer than 2 cuts each, and they have no more than 5 sets an hour. Do the math...!) jb4 "We continue to live in a world where all our know-how is locked into binary files in an unknown format. If our documents are our corporate memory, Microsoft still has us all condemned to Alzheimer's." Simon Phipps, SUN Microsystems

Saving Radio - (cwbrenn) - (66) - May 28, 2003, 08:55:50 AM EDT

Since WHEN, did joo become such an - (folkert) - (1) - May 28, 2003, 09:44:02 AM EDT

Who, me? - (cwbrenn) - May 28, 2003, 10:32:29 AM EDT

Disagree - (bepatient) - May 28, 2003, 11:10:56 AM EDT

Agree and disagree - (jb4) - (35) - May 28, 2003, 03:01:26 PM EDT

Good info. - (cwbrenn) - (3) - May 28, 2003, 03:14:59 PM EDT

Post away! - (jb4) - (2) - May 28, 2003, 06:29:01 PM EDT

OK, it's done. - (cwbrenn) - (1) - May 28, 2003, 09:39:05 PM EDT

Kewl! Thanx.... -NT - (jb4) - May 29, 2003, 10:25:57 AM EDT

What a startling echo of Murican Coup d'Etat Politicoscam! -NT - (Ashton) - May 28, 2003, 04:40:54 PM EDT

To add on... - (bepatient) - (16) - May 28, 2003, 04:43:26 PM EDT

OK, but... - (cwbrenn) - (10) - May 28, 2003, 05:21:23 PM EDT

if I understand it correctly - (SpiceWare) - (4) - May 28, 2003, 05:55:18 PM EDT

You got it, Spice! - (jb4) - (3) - May 28, 2003, 06:37:00 PM EDT

Does WXRT in Chicago still exist? - (lincoln) - (2) - May 29, 2003, 12:25:13 PM EDT

Yes, they still exist - (Yendor) - May 29, 2003, 12:29:52 PM EDT

Yeah, in a manner of speaking - (jb4) - May 29, 2003, 03:32:54 PM EDT

I think jb hit the nuance.. - (bepatient) - (4) - May 28, 2003, 05:56:03 PM EDT

Ah, I see. I got my terminology wrong. - (cwbrenn) - May 28, 2003, 06:02:34 PM EDT

And another thing... - (jb4) - (2) - May 28, 2003, 06:49:02 PM EDT

Decline due to file sharing - (jake123) - May 28, 2003, 07:47:27 PM EDT

Re: And another thing... - (Nightowl) - May 29, 2003, 04:28:56 PM EDT

Surprize, Soo-prize SOOOO-PRIHZE! - (jb4) - May 28, 2003, 06:34:28 PM EDT

Can I use this post as well? - (cwbrenn) - (2) - May 28, 2003, 08:46:30 PM EDT

Sure. (blush) -NT - (bepatient) - (1) - May 28, 2003, 11:50:32 PM EDT

Cool. - (cwbrenn) - May 28, 2003, 11:54:15 PM EDT

Nevermind - ignore this post - (cwbrenn) - May 28, 2003, 09:09:02 PM EDT

Thanks for the history. WP story on Lee Abrams. - (Another Scott) - May 28, 2003, 11:26:05 PM EDT

Re: Agree and disagree - (Nightowl) - (7) - May 29, 2003, 04:06:17 PM EDT

Answers to your questions - (jb4) - (6) - May 29, 2003, 07:12:33 PM EDT

Re: Answers to your questions - (Nightowl) - (5) - May 29, 2003, 08:06:18 PM EDT

KCFV Update - (Lou) - (4) - July 7, 2006, 11:04:01 AM EDT

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Don't Mess With that - (Ashton) - (2) - July 12, 2006, 11:09:16 PM EDT

Hehe, yep, I agree! - (Nightowl) - (1) - July 14, 2006, 12:34:54 AM EDT

Song that Sylvy hates (new thread) - (Nightowl) - July 14, 2006, 10:44:54 PM EDT

High School Oooh Oooh - (tuberculosis) - (3) - June 2, 2003, 02:47:25 PM EDT

Some Links - (jbrabeck) - (2) - June 2, 2003, 04:24:45 PM EDT

I am in awe - (tuberculosis) - (1) - June 3, 2003, 12:52:15 PM EDT

Sometimes I get lucky - (jbrabeck) - June 4, 2003, 10:31:11 AM EDT

Interesting article... - (bepatient) - (8) - May 28, 2003, 04:48:40 PM EDT

Depressing quote from that - (drewk) - (7) - May 29, 2003, 09:48:10 AM EDT

Don't you remember singing along to . . . - (jbrabeck) - (4) - May 29, 2003, 09:52:27 AM EDT

Wagner - (SpiceWare) - (2) - May 29, 2003, 10:02:26 AM EDT

Ha! -NT - (Another Scott) - May 29, 2003, 10:14:35 AM EDT

**giggle** - (jb4) - May 29, 2003, 10:28:44 AM EDT

Re: Don't you remember singing along to . . . - (Nightowl) - May 29, 2003, 07:59:59 PM EDT

"Too long, too down, no play!" - (jb4) - (1) - May 29, 2003, 10:39:17 AM EDT

Shine on you crazy diamonds? -NT - (inthane-chan) - May 29, 2003, 10:41:19 AM EDT

luckily there is Internet radio - (andread) - (2) - May 28, 2003, 06:59:41 PM EDT

Not if the Copyright orifice has its way... - (jb4) - (1) - May 28, 2003, 07:07:48 PM EDT

They are charging - (andread) - May 29, 2003, 12:17:48 PM EDT

Saint Louis Radio changes too fast - (orion) - May 28, 2003, 07:44:01 PM EDT

Side note on <F>ormat - (Silverlock) - (3) - May 29, 2003, 10:01:47 AM EDT

Ooh, more polarization - (drewk) - (2) - May 29, 2003, 11:04:27 AM EDT

well, perhaps at least - (cwbrenn) - (1) - May 29, 2003, 12:13:29 PM EDT

Revenge of the Dittoheads! - (jb4) - May 29, 2003, 03:34:58 PM EDT

errata - (cwbrenn) - (2) - May 29, 2003, 04:25:28 PM EDT

Clearchannel is the enemy. -NT - (bepatient) - (1) - May 29, 2003, 04:26:32 PM EDT

Seconded - (jb4) - May 29, 2003, 07:22:15 PM EDT

Radio is dead - (ChrisR) - (3) - May 29, 2003, 05:50:43 PM EDT

Nothing to see. Move along.... -NT - (Another Scott) - May 29, 2003, 06:02:13 PM EDT

You need something like TripleJ - (Meerkat) - (1) - May 30, 2003, 04:54:35 AM EDT

ICLRPD (new thread) - (Another Scott) - May 30, 2003, 10:07:09 AM EDT

And I am now pleased to report - (cwbrenn) - (2) - May 29, 2003, 08:04:47 PM EDT

K5 link? -NT - (drewk) - (1) - May 30, 2003, 09:09:19 AM EDT

Here ya go: - (cwbrenn) - May 30, 2003, 11:17:32 AM EDT

Quite another Theatre of operations.
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