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 (nineteen years ago)

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

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

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

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

Hmm, 6000 ILX posts about things we hate say nope

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

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 (nineteen years ago)

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 (nineteen years ago)

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 (nineteen years ago)

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

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

sly stone or mary j?

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

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 (nineteen years ago)

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 (nineteen years ago)

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 (nineteen years ago)

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 (nineteen years ago)

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 (nineteen years ago)

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 (nineteen years ago)

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 (nineteen years ago)

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 (nineteen years ago)

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 (nineteen years ago)

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 (nineteen years ago)

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

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

BIG UP!

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

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my local station plays "Where The Cash At" sometimes

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

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