defend the indefensible: "urban" radio stations playing all those tedious dedications and shout outs

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Seriously, this shit sucks. Anyone ever get one?

― jw (ex machina), Sunday, 24 December 2006 18:25 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.lnt.de/~stuhl/fun/racist.jpg

― milo (milo), Sunday, 24 December 2006 18:31 (seventeen years ago) link

If I'm racist, wouldn't I just not listen?

― jw (ex machina), Sunday, 24 December 2006 18:45 (seventeen years ago) link

Hmm, 6000 ILX posts about things we hate say nope

― jw (ex machina), Sunday, 24 December 2006 18:49 (seventeen years ago) link

dude considering the local 'urban' stations play far more variety of what i want to hear than local 'pop' stations, these days at least, im willing to put up with it

― nervous (nervous), Sunday, 24 December 2006 19:43 (seventeen years ago) link

also at the most they take what 10 seconds, most of which is played over the intro to the song anyway

― nervous (nervous), Sunday, 24 December 2006 19:44 (seventeen years ago) link

LA's new Movin' 93.9, intended to appeal to Working Urban Women apparently plays nothing but "Family Affair" and shoutouts to people "still in the struggle."

This immediately makes it the fourth-best station in LA.

― Name Not Found (rogermexico), Sunday, 24 December 2006 20:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Next thing you'll be telling us you don't like Reggaeton.

― Fat Lady Wrestler (Modal Fugue), Sunday, 24 December 2006 20:18 (seventeen years ago) link

sly stone or mary j?

― and what (ooo), Sunday, 24 December 2006 20:20 (seventeen years ago) link

A lot of UK Radio Stations have this thing on a weekend where they ask people to phone in and tell everybody where they're going out that night. It drives me nuts. I DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHAT CLUB YOU'RE GOING TO, PEOPLE.

― Fat Lady Wrestler (Modal Fugue), Sunday, 24 December 2006 20:20 (seventeen years ago) link

We just got a 'Movin' station here (Movin' 107.5), but I'm pretty sure they want to be the Gay Disco channel. Justin Timberlake, early-90s dance pop, etc.. Easily the best music station in town now.

― milo (milo), Sunday, 24 December 2006 20:21 (seventeen years ago) link

Mary J (and Dre!)

Sly Stone would make it the second-best station in LA.

― Name Not Found (rogermexico), Sunday, 24 December 2006 21:49 (seventeen years ago) link

LA's new Movin' 93.9, intended to appeal to Working Urban Women apparently plays nothing but "Family Affair" and shoutouts to people "still in the struggle."

This immediately makes it the fourth-best station in LA.

yeah, this sounds good. makes me want to buy a radio (i don't currently own one).

― we twa hae run aboot the braes (get bent), Sunday, 24 December 2006 21:59 (seventeen years ago) link

I think this kind of shit is awesome, it makes it seem like you're part of a city-wide party or something

― deej (deej), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:31 (seventeen years ago) link

Urban formats are increasingly the only commercial radio I ever bother turning to, and I've never particularly minded the shout-outs.

BTW, has anyone ever listened to the Hot 97 show where people "air their beef?" I haven't, but I'm always baffled that it exists.

― Not For Use as Infant Nog (A-Ron Hubbard), Monday, 25 December 2006 04:39 (seventeen years ago) link

On the Friday morning version of the syndicated Russ Parr morning show (on some US r'n'b/rap stations) during the 'wrong song' segment where DJ 6th Sense mixes old rap and pop and r'n'b they take callers from everywhere and I kinda like the way Parr and his in his studio assistants respond to callers saying where they're from by repeating the city name and stretching it out (Baaaaawston)

But I kinda get bored with the "get on the train" call-in segment on the Saturday morning soul oldies show on the DC Pacifica station WPFW

― cornyrocker (DC Steve), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:45 (seventeen years ago) link

our excellent local station WORT has great shoutouts on saturday nites, 'this is boo boo, i wanna say hey to my cousin alisa and to my cousin jimmy who's up in juvie stay strong lil man'

― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Monday, 25 December 2006 05:55 (seventeen years ago) link

it'd be funny if WORT was out of a town called St. Johns. cos then they could say "keeping you from killing yourself...natural, like."

― urghonomic (gcannon), Monday, 25 December 2006 09:42 (seventeen years ago) link

when dedications are, like, a scheduled thing ("NINE TO TEN SATURDAY DEDICATION HOUR!!!") I love them so much

next thing you'll be telling us you don't like Love Songs Along the KOST with Delilah

― Jaufre Rudel (Jaufre Rudel), Monday, 25 December 2006 13:23 (seventeen years ago) link

The king of dedications and shout outs in LA has long been Art Laboe.

― marcos (mucho), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 19:58 (seventeen years ago) link

BIG UP!

― sexyDancer (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 20:00 (seventeen years ago) link

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my local station plays "Where The Cash At" sometimes

― Al (Alex In Baltimore), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 20:09 (seventeen years ago) link

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