music / broadcast radio salty take
So the last three days my coworker has had an 80s pop rock radio station on for eight hours.
The list of songs has seemed nearly identical each day.
Quick mental math indicates that they probably play 150 to *maybe* 200 songs, TOPS.
What is even the *point* of broadcasting the same 150 songs from four decades ago?
music / broadcast radio salty take
Seattle genuinely has one of the greatest radio stations in the country, KEXP.
The job site is a little bit out of the clear broadcast range or I'd have requested it Tuesday.
But like, KEXP has showed me just how much *more* a radio station can be, in terms of quality and diversity of programming and commitment to the ideals of music as a form of human connection.
music / broadcast radio very plus take
Okay so the CW on that last post was extremely inaccurate.
music / broadcast radio salty take
It's clear EVERY DAY that the DJs at KEXP see their job as a genuine higher calling. They don't usually say so explicitly, but you can hear it in the way they talk about their programming. They take moments to contextualize the stuff they play, both musically and in terms of their own personal experiences. Days of special programming designed to highlight particular social topics are also a routine occurrence.
It's beautiful.