RIP Q101 - Chicago's Alternative Station

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  • Gvn2fly
    Gvn2fly Posts: 758
    Well I like q101 quite a bit. I grew up listening to it and have been listening to it since Jr. high. I'm really going to miss it. It still plays a lot of the music I grew up with, lots of '90's alternative including PJ of course. It is the one terrestrial radio station I still listen to. Last letter game so long. Seriously I am really bummed out :cry:
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    Gvn2fly wrote:
    Well I like q101 quite a bit. I grew up listening to it and have been listening to it since Jr. high. I'm really going to miss it. It still plays a lot of the music I grew up with, lots of '90's alternative including PJ of course. It is the one terrestrial radio station I still listen to. Last letter game so long. Seriously I am really bummed out :cry:


    While it is great to hear a lot of the 90s alternative music we grew up on played on Q101, all of the new music they play is pretty awful. They should have just went to an all 90s format...
  • davidtrios
    davidtrios Posts: 9,732
    Indifference71 wrote:
    Gvn2fly wrote:
    Well I like q101 quite a bit. I grew up listening to it and have been listening to it since Jr. high. I'm really going to miss it. It still plays a lot of the music I grew up with, lots of '90's alternative including PJ of course. It is the one terrestrial radio station I still listen to. Last letter game so long. Seriously I am really bummed out :cry:


    While it is great to hear a lot of the 90s alternative music we grew up on played on Q101, all of the new music they play is pretty awful. They should have just went to an all 90s format...


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  • Gvn2fly
    Gvn2fly Posts: 758
    Davidtrios wrote:
    Indifference71 wrote:
    Gvn2fly wrote:
    Well I like q101 quite a bit. I grew up listening to it and have been listening to it since Jr. high. I'm really going to miss it. It still plays a lot of the music I grew up with, lots of '90's alternative including PJ of course. It is the one terrestrial radio station I still listen to. Last letter game so long. Seriously I am really bummed out :cry:


    While it is great to hear a lot of the 90s alternative music we grew up on played on Q101, all of the new music they play is pretty awful. They should have just went to an all 90s format...


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  • heartdesire
    heartdesire Posts: 430
    Check out WFUV online - it's a NYC Station though as a former Chicagoite its pretty awesome. Eclectic.

    Hopefully WXRT will remain - its rather a Chicago Institution. There's always Loyola's Station - when ya can get it tuned in - can't remember the numbers. Sorry for the Q101 loss ...
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
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  • iamica
    iamica Chicago Posts: 2,628
    Apparently they just announced that July 14 (this Thursday) is Q101's last day. Listen to it while you can. :(
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    The 81 wrote:
    wow...

    i barely listen to them. they are killing the radio station's in chicago.

    used to listen to jack fm, and while it wasn't the best, every now and than you would find a decent song. now it completly blows, as will 101.

    i also always thought Kat moon lighted as the last letter game chick. :lol:

    if they kill of xrt, we are fucked for decent radio, unless you like latino radio


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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    dcfaithful wrote:
    The 81 wrote:
    wow...

    i barely listen to them. they are killing the radio station's in chicago.

    used to listen to jack fm, and while it wasn't the best, every now and than you would find a decent song. now it completly blows, as will 101.

    i also always thought Kat moon lighted as the last letter game chick. :lol:

    if they kill of xrt, we are fucked for decent radio, unless you like latino radio


    Tune in to the dcfaithful show. :lol::mrgreen:


    nice plug
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    The 81 wrote:
    dcfaithful wrote:
    The 81 wrote:
    wow...

    i barely listen to them. they are killing the radio station's in chicago.

    used to listen to jack fm, and while it wasn't the best, every now and than you would find a decent song. now it completly blows, as will 101.

    i also always thought Kat moon lighted as the last letter game chick. :lol:

    if they kill of xrt, we are fucked for decent radio, unless you like latino radio


    Tune in to the dcfaithful show. :lol::mrgreen:


    nice plug
    :D :wave:
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    iamica wrote:
    Apparently they just announced that July 14 (this Thursday) is Q101's last day. Listen to it while you can. :(

    Man....this really sucks.
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,443
    Sounds like the same fate for WRXP in New York, which played a lot of Pearl Jam beyond the normal radio songs.
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  • JTH
    JTH Chicago Posts: 3,238
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    Sounds like the same fate for WRXP in New York, which played a lot of Pearl Jam beyond the normal radio songs.
    Yep. They got bought by the same outfit, right?
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    Indifference71 wrote:
    iamica wrote:
    Apparently they just announced that July 14 (this Thursday) is Q101's last day. Listen to it while you can. :(

    Man....this really sucks.

    Wow most of what they're playing today are gems! Maybe if they had stuck with this kind of stuff all the time instead of playing Disturbed all the time they wouldn't be going away. Still a bummer though, i was a huge fan in the '90s. Kind of leaves a huge gap in the market...
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    Indifference71 wrote:
    iamica wrote:
    Apparently they just announced that July 14 (this Thursday) is Q101's last day. Listen to it while you can. :(

    Man....this really sucks.

    Wow most of what they're playing today are gems! Maybe if they had stuck with this kind of stuff all the time instead of playing Disturbed all the time they wouldn't be going away. Still a bummer though, i was a huge fan in the '90s. Kind of leaves a huge gap in the market...


    Yeah, it has been pretty nice the last few days with them playing mostly classic stuff. I said earlier in this thread they should have just made it an all 90s station. Like you said...hearing the new Disturbed or Avenged Sevenfold song just doesn't do it for most people. It still does suck though...Q101 is the reason that I got so into music when I was 13-14. Crazy.
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    i was listening yesterday on the way in and it sounded like something new was in the works.

    i read last week that they were bleeding money pretty bad. the former owner is going to take a bath on these stations based on what they bought them for and what they are selling them for.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    81 wrote:
    i was listening yesterday on the way in and it sounded like something new was in the works.

    i read last week that they were bleeding money pretty bad. the former owner is going to take a bath on these stations based on what they bought them for and what they are selling them for.


    Yeah, it does sound like Sherman and Tingle are goin to do something....they said they'll start doing some podcasts on their website. We'll see...
  • iamica
    iamica Chicago Posts: 2,628
    I'm listening to the last Last Letter Game right now. This is so incredibly sad. :(
    And yeah, the last few days have been amazing. I'm going to miss Q101 so much.
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  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    I guess no more flying bugs with banners fucking up the view

    they were great in the early/mid 90's...another icon dies to format change.
  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,891
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    Sounds like the same fate for WRXP in New York, which played a lot of Pearl Jam beyond the normal radio songs.

    I hope another similar station pops up like they did a few years ago when krock bit the dust

    Sux

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