Free FM's first day

NY's K-Rock changed formats today in response to Stern leaving and is now all talk, M-F. The whole station is built around David Lee Roth's morning show. I gave it a brief listen this morning and from what I could tell, it's a diaster (as I expected, I mean you give a retard like Roth a show and you know it'll suck. Meanwhile the west coast lucks out and gets Adam Carolla).

Dave just rambles on and on while music randomly just revs up and drops off in the background for no reason the whole time. I tuned back in later and the last 20 minutes of his show he just mumbled along with some song. Anyone give it a more sustained listen and care to comment?

Skiddly bee-bop! It sucks.

Seriously, they got rid of their only other good talk show (Lazlow) while switching to a male-focused all-talk format. It's like they want to fail.

i listened for a few minutes when he was talking to his uncle manny about ww2 stories

the stories were interesting, but David was annoying as fuck

there was laughter at odd times and at stupid jokes, sounded very forced

the entire interview sounded very rehearsed and linear

Davids voice is grating on my ears, typical radio schmuck

If this is the best this show can offer, Im definitely 1000% justified in my Sirius purchase


Edit: FreeFM in Dallas is not changing, they picked up David instead of Stern, but the rest of the lineup is still superb. Especially Russ Martin

O&A pointed out how ironic it was that they're calling it "FreeFM" in direct response to the sattelite thing, when the garbage content is exactly what's driving to sattelite.

And I may think that XM is a much better product than Sirius, but they both beat the shit out of FM.

In Buffalo the station that carried Stern is just running Jack FM now so I couldn't sample the disaster this morning. Oh well, less than a week until Howard so it's all good.

Luckily I've got DirecTV and they carry some XM channels so I can get my O&A fix on there. I just wish they had Fungus as one of the available stations because I'd like to check that out.

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Originally Posted by D_N_G

Edit: FreeFM in Dallas is not changing, they picked up David instead of Stern, but the rest of the lineup is still superb. Especially Russ Martin

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Russ Martin has been kicking Stern's ass in Dallas, going all the way back to the Eagle. Yeah, David Lee's show sucked. I gave it a 10 minute listen and had to go back to the Ipod. At least the rest of the shows on 105.3 are decent and P&G are good in short doses.

Roth is trash, no suprise there. Penn is on now, maybe he won't be a complete waste. I know they gave Booker and friends a time slot at night.

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Originally Posted by K3V

In Buffalo the station that carried Stern is just running Jack FM now so I couldn't sample the disaster this morning. Oh well, less than a week until Howard so it's all good.

Luckily I've got DirecTV and they carry some XM channels so I can get my O&A fix on there. I just wish they had Fungus as one of the available stations because I'd like to check that out.

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Just go to Xmradio.com and sign up for a free three dial online steaming trial.

Use a dodgeit.com addy, and not worry about spam

I woke up this morning and listened to two minutes of David Lee Roth before I went back to satellite radio. On my way to work, I tuned in again for 30 seconds before I was gone for good. I'm curious to hear how Penn from Penn & Teller is doing, but I don't feel like turning on the radio at work right now.

We got the Junkies in the Morning, Ed Norris til 2, Penn til 3, Don and Mike til 7, then a shell of what used to be WHFS.

Uncle Manny and his stories about the village. Ugh. I listened for 10 mins and it was a disaster. Uncle Manny was rambling and making little sense and DLR was making incorrect references as to where locations are in the village....it was brutal, then I switched to O&A and they started making fun of him...

For the last few minutes Penn speaks for thirty seconds and then there's technical failure and it switches to dead air which they replace with commercials.

The end.

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Originally Posted by Cowutopia

For the last few minutes Penn speaks for thirty seconds and then there's technical failure and it switches to dead air which they replace with commercials.

The end.

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That's an awesome magic trick.

It's free because it sucks.

But at least Booker still has his show. He was entertaining. But no one will listen to him because of his time slot.

In CT we have 99.1 (WPLR) and 106.9 (WCCC). Both pretty dam good. You might be able to pick them up, or get'em via the web.

99.1 is classic rock, and 106.9 is modern/classic rock and generally the better of the two.

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Originally Posted by JefmcC

In CT we have 99.1 (WPLR) and 106.9 (WCCC). Both pretty dam good. You might be able to pick them up, or get'em via the web.

99.1 is classic rock, and 106.9 is modern/classic rock and generally the better of the two.

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Yea but hasn't PLR been playing more "alternative" stuff along with the classic stuff for awhile? I catch Bax and Obrien now and then on Rock 102 out of Springfield, MA or AM 1080 for news and talk but that's it for "traditional" radio. 95% of the time it's all about the Archos MP3 player or XM.

I listened to roth this morning on the way to work trying to give him a chance and like Dolemite said he just drifts in and out of random thoughts while music drifts in and out

I have "The Radio Chick" on now doesn't seem like anything special so far

only saving grace for the station is booker, I personally find Booker, Dani, Nick, Jill and brad fucking hillarious at times so Im looking for to listening to them on my way home from the dojo tonight

It's fucking terrible! And right after KROQ started playing really good classic music along with the new stuff too. *sigh*

Are WPLR and WCCC still free of the ClearChannel bullshit that took over the rest of CT? If so, that's remarkable, but now that Rowland's gone it's not impossible.

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Originally Posted by Calliander

Are WPLR and WCCC still free of the ClearChannel bullshit that took over the rest of CT? If so, that's remarkable, but now that Rowland's gone it's not impossible.

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So far, so good. I'll let you know when they are eventually overtaken and converted to Spanish language and/or Hip-Hop formats.

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I listened to roth this morning on the way to work trying to give him a chance and like Dolemite said he just drifts in and out of random thoughts while music drifts in and out

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Yeah, I was talking to a friend who listened to most of Roth's show this morning and he confirmed that Dildo Dave drifted in and out of over a million random topics and still managed to babble off-topic while doing so. And the idiot interviewed his Uncle for about an hour about WW2. His UNCLE. For an HOUR. What an amazing guest to make an impact on your first show with! Maybe tomorrow Dave'll interview his fucking milkman or the guy that delivers his pizza.

To top it all off, Roth ended his show 5 minutes early. Less pain for us, I guess.

Free FM is a complete joke (and made me a lot more confident in my new Sirius subscription). All the format/name change does is show how big a deal Stern leaving them really is.

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only saving grace for the station is booker, I personally find Booker, Dani, Nick, Jill and brad fucking hillarious at times so Im looking for to listening to them on my way home from the dojo tonight

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They got switched to 7-11, right?

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

Skiddly bee-bop! It sucks.

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Heh heh.

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Originally Posted by Cowdisease

I'm curious to hear how Penn from Penn & Teller is doing, but I don't feel like turning on the radio at work right now.

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The dude only has an hour show each day (2-3, I think). WTF is up with that?

Is the talk radio format all that popular? In NY the all talk format failed for WNEW (primarily due to the O&A scandal) but I was a big fan of O&A and Ron and Fez. I don't even listen to commercial radio anymore. Also from what I remember when they plauyed talk shows from other markets on WNEW--Don and Mike and Leykis sucked

Talk Radio seems to be on the rise, since most new rock eats a fat dick.

I said it.

Hopefully Roth tanks so hard, they switch all the stations to Corolla. I know people don't like him, but I find him funnier than Stern. I would ditch my new Sirius if his show was in the Cleveland market.


Although I'm not sure how they would do a west coast AM show on the east coast. (Maybe delay the whole show for a day?) They probably would never do it unless Adam moved to NY.

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Originally Posted by Chux

Talk Radio seems to be on the rise, since most new rock eats a fat dick.

I said it.

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Partialy, and the fact that music listeners are leaving in droves to Satellite and MP3 players. Radio is unlistenable now, and we have clear channel and infiniti to thank. The only profitable path now is to talk radio, "Urban" and Spanish music, all formats usualy perfered by groups that either can't afford, or are afraid to adopt new delivery methods.

Yeah, hfs was taken over by the spanish inquisition, then came back as talk...

That drove me to xm, then I got my iPod for xmas, Radio is DEAD.

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Originally Posted by soundwave

Is the talk radio format all that popular? In NY the all talk format failed for WNEW (primarily due to the O&A scandal) but I was a big fan of O&A and Ron and Fez. I don't even listen to commercial radio anymore. Also from what I remember when they plauyed talk shows from other markets on WNEW--Don and Mike and Leykis sucked

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Well... the talk format can be very popular (see: Stern, O&A) in New York, but when it's bad, no one's quicker to turn the dial.

The Don and Mike thing lasted like a year before they got yanked. Same with Leykis. They were atrocious shows that will never succeed in New York or Philly. The Radio Chick did awful too, and will continue to do so.

Really with all the restrictions about what you can and can't say, there's not a lot of room to do a fun show any more. I'm happy with my XM. O&A and Ron and Fez are enough radio to last through my day, and provide hardly laughs every day.

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Originally Posted by toxic

Hopefully Roth tanks so hard, they switch all the stations to Corolla. I know people don't like him, but I find him funnier than Stern. I would ditch my new Sirius if his show was in the Cleveland market.

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Carolla sucks on his own. He was great on Loveline, great on the man show, but you put him by himself and all of a sudden he's lost.

Is Loveline even on anymore?

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Originally Posted by Cowutopia

For the last few minutes Penn speaks for thirty seconds and then there's technical failure and it switches to dead air which they replace with commercials.

The end.

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I was thinking about this, and this is probably all Penn's doing. I don't know if anyone has read up on it, but they have an unreleased Sega CD game called Penn & Teller: Smoke & Mirrors.

The mistakes on the air make sense when the game features Desert Bus: where you drive from Los Angeles to Arizona at a constant 45 mph. It's based on a real stretch of road - pretty much straight, and nothing to see along the way. You cannot pause the game at all, if you veer off the road at any point, you lose, and the bus has a slight misalignment to the right, so you can't just put the controller down. It plays in real time, so it takes 6 hours to complete this part of the game. When you finish it, you get one point.

Or how about in any other part of the game, when you pause the game, you're stuck watching a 5 minute video of Penn & Teller eating pizza before you can unpause it.

So I expect today's show to be even worse.

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Originally Posted by Chux

Is Loveline even on anymore?

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I think it might be, actually.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

I think it might be, actually.

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Yeah, it's still on. Dr. Drew apparently has guest co-hosts now that Adam is gone. Rob Schneider (of The Stapler fame) will be on tonight, according to the official website.

I'm listening to Adam's show now, It's ok. Adam is funny, but he has three other people with him and they don't seem to have any personality. They sound really young, and sound like they don't know what they're doing. They may get better as time goes on and they find thier onair roles. No one but adam has made a funny joke yet, and this includes guest Zach Gilafanakis(sp?).

I'm glad Adam's still on the radio, but all this typical morning show shit is getting in the way and driving me nuts.

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Yeah, I was talking to a friend who listened to most of Roth's show this morning and he confirmed that Dildo Dave drifted in and out of over a million random topics and still managed to babble off-topic while doing so. And the idiot interviewed his Uncle for about an hour about WW2. His UNCLE. For an HOUR. What an amazing guest to make an impact on your first show with! Maybe tomorrow Dave'll interview his fucking milkman or the guy that delivers his pizza.

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this morning was even worse, again don't ask me why but I tried to listen to him again, (there is nothing else on the radio at that hour) so I turn it on to hear some caller ask dave if he would rather by american or japanese cars, which lead to dave talking about downloading music how that was wrong and evil and stealing, about how it should be a law that ever person in america has to learn spanish (I think he says shit to just try and anger people) some other nonsensical shit and then says so I ask you to answer this question for me which is better for america to buy american or japanese cars, I just couldnt believe the sheer annoyance in it so I put on a mix cd instead

fucking horrible horrible horrible talk radio

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They got switched to 7-11, right?

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yes they did

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Heh heh.

The dude only has an hour show each day (2-3, I think). WTF is up with that?

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he's too busy with his daught Moxy Crimefighter and teaching her to fight crime that he can only come in for an hour a day

and Ive listened to the radio chick and while the show isn't bad it isnt exactly good either

I don't know nothing stands out about it, the reason I like the Booker show is cause Booker, Nick, Brad, Danyi, and Jill all have some fucking personality to them, the people on the Radio Chick ehhh seem pretty boring

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Originally Posted by portnoyd

I was thinking about this, and this is probably all Penn's doing. I don't know if anyone has read up on it, but they have an unreleased Sega CD game called Penn & Teller: Smoke & Mirrors.

The mistakes on the air make sense when the game features Desert Bus: where you drive from Los Angeles to Arizona at a constant 45 mph. It's based on a real stretch of road - pretty much straight, and nothing to see along the way. You cannot pause the game at all, if you veer off the road at any point, you lose, and the bus has a slight misalignment to the right, so you can't just put the controller down. It plays in real time, so it takes 6 hours to complete this part of the game. When you finish it, you get one point.

Or how about in any other part of the game, when you pause the game, you're stuck watching a 5 minute video of Penn & Teller eating pizza before you can unpause it.

So I expect today's show to be even worse.

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Wasn't that game released? I saw magazine reviews for it back in the day. That bus section was a real time drive from some place to Las Vegas. It took more than 6 hours I think. There were a few other things on there that were like jokes to play on people. Like one was rigged so that player 2 could never win or something. Really weird idea for a game.

Also, the radio chick fucking sucks. Do the right thing and get sat radio!

Wow I'm downloading this game right now and you got me all excited, god bless google and bittorrent

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Originally Posted by portnoyd

Or how about in any other part of the game, when you pause the game, you're stuck watching a 5 minute video of Penn & Teller eating pizza before you can unpause it.

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I dunno. This game sounds pretty fucking cool.

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Originally Posted by Chux

We got the Junkies in the Morning, Ed Norris til 2, Penn til 3, Don and Mike til 7, then a shell of what used to be WHFS.

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yeah i feel your pain.....fyi radio chick has failed twice in new york, how she got hired again....who knows......yeah after the death of hfs broadcast radio is dead, even free FM has 20min of commercials, i will pay for 12 bucks a month for unedited pretty close to commercial free. take o&a for example, yeah they have commercials, but they are less than 10 min and thats after an hour and a half straight with no breaks......

I listened to Penn's show today, it was pretty decent. Roth still sucks and Radio Chick, as Shin John said, is boring. Booker and his crew are still entertaining, though.

The problem seems that, since they're all talk, they all have the same shthick. They all discuss the news. I've heard them making fun of the miners that got killed on every Free FM show today. When they run out of news, they just babble amongst themselves and when that dries up, they take a call or two.

They really should have just found someone decent to replace Stern and kept it all music otherwise. They killed themselves doing this talk radio shit. As someone in this thread said, when talk radio is good, it's good, but when it's bad, nothing will make someone switch stations faster.

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Wasn't that game released? I saw magazine reviews for it back in the day. That bus section was a real time drive from some place to Las Vegas. It took more than 6 hours I think. There were a few other things on there that were like jokes to play on people. Like one was rigged so that player 2 could never win or something. Really weird idea for a game.

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Nah, it never made it out the door. I'm sure the non-game and player abusing portions of the game kept it from getting the final approval. There is a torrent out there for it (I've been trying to get it, but BT keeps killing my net connection after a while... any idea why?). I want to try it, it sounds fun, even if just for a little while, and the cost of a CD.

And that's it - from Arizona to Las Vegas. The ideas in the game crack me up... and that's why I think Penn's first show was how it was - f'ing with the audience.

There are more sections to the game too. A good write up is in the forums on Digital Press in the Prototype Central forum, as well as the torrent link (I think).

Back on topic, good to hear Booker is in usual form. Hopefully Howard will do what he can, and pick him up for afternoons on Howard 101. My friend said the 'Radio Chick' was passable.

I will beat this game.

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yeah i feel your pain.....fyi radio chick has failed twice in new york, how she got hired again....who knows......yeah after the death of hfs broadcast radio is dead, even free FM has 20min of commercials, i will pay for 12 bucks a month for unedited pretty close to commercial free. take o&a for example, yeah they have commercials, but they are less than 10 min and thats after an hour and a half straight with no breaks......

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Don't get me wrong, HFS deserved to go under for the shit they were playing in the last couple of years, but it's still sad to see such an establishment be put out to pasture like it is now. It was Music 24-7 to Music from 7pm-5am Weekdays and all weekend, to now Music if a terps game isn't on.

Fuck it's depressing.

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73317

P&T for Sega CD

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Originally Posted by Psx

Wow I'm downloading this game right now and you got me all excited, god bless google and bittorrent

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WHAT?!

If a link to the torrent file suddenly showed up in my PM box... by total chance... that would be super swell.