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Champagne BreakfastChampagne Breakfast Posts: 1,526
edited July 2009 in The Porch
The best rock radio station in the world essentially going down. Yet another one. Im not that surprised, wbcn is an infinity station which has done everything possible to ruin rock radio. Infinity sucks!

End of 'The Rock of Boston'

On July 14, 2009, CBS Radio announced that the rock format on WBCN would sign off the 104.1 FM frequency on August 13, 2009, and be replaced by Hot Adult Contemporary music, which is currently heard on sister station WBMX, currently known as "Mix 98.5."[3] This will make room for an all-sports talk format at the 98.5 frequency, WBZ-FM. Toucher and Rich will continue to do mornings on 98.5 FM.[4]

WBCN's rock music format will continue via their website, WBCN.com, as well as on 98.5 HD-2.
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  • PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
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    Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 -  9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY
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  • Ryan_WFCRyan_WFC Posts: 1,350
    Sorry to hear it. We lost the only rock/alternative channel in Philly almost ten years ago but still have 'MMR for classic and "modern" (ie, crap) rock.
    "They said ... timing was everything
    made him ... want to be everywhere
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  • jrnycjrnyc Posts: 537
    That really sucks. KROCK in NY switched over to some pop nonsense, one day I tuned in, heard some weird songs and couldnt believe they were gone. They had gone thru some format changes, but the last format they had as KROCK was perfect for me. There are two rock stations left, but neither cuts the mustard for me.
  • LoveBoatAdmiralLoveBoatAdmiral Posts: 1,191
    My girlfriend got fired, I got into a car accident, and this is still the worst part of my day.
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    jrnyc wrote:
    That really sucks. KROCK in NY switched over to some pop nonsense, one day I tuned in, heard some weird songs and couldnt believe they were gone. They had gone thru some format changes, but the last format they had as KROCK was perfect for me. There are two rock stations left, but neither cuts the mustard for me.
    really you dont like 101.9 the rxp. i like it alot more then krock. krock sucked towards the end. they basically turned into the Q and were trying to be somewhat hip by playing a few indie bands. least rxp doesn't play the usual pj hits.
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  • OffHeGoes132OffHeGoes132 Posts: 594
    LoveBoatAdmiral wrote:
    My girlfriend got fired, I got into a car accident, and this is still the worst part of my day.

    I'm sorry but this made me laugh! Still, sorry to hear about the horrible day. I never listen to the radio 'round here. Nothing but fuckin' pop garbage, and one of the only rock stations plays Nickelback, Avenged Sevenfold, and Daughtry-type shit all the time...
  • pjheasds8pjheasds8 Posts: 91
    Stern has been predicting for years of the downfall of free radio....and always starting with the rock stations.
  • None2Fragile10None2Fragile10 Posts: 31
    that sucks man. I live in memphis and they too just took away our only alternative station and replaced it with espn radio. i mainly listen to the classic rock station here but damn it pisses alot of people off
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Sucks. Now what am I going to listen to without paying?
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  • Piper At The GatesPiper At The Gates Posts: 460
    This is a travesty. BCN was a great station. Everything in this country is becoming controlled by corporate suits to maximize profit. Good music is another casualty.
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