Charlie FM

What are the things that puzzle, enrage, delight and tickle you as you go about your life in Madison?

Do you like Charlie FM?

Yes
5
14%
No
5
14%
Same shit, just more of it
13
36%
Same shit, just more of it
13
36%
 
Total votes: 36

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Charlie FM

Postby Entropy's Stagger » Thu May 05, 2005 2:48 pm

Don't know if it's on the air yet today (I can't change the station here at work) but 105.1 is changing formats again. This time it's Charlie FM. Which boast a 1500 song lineup, top 40 shit from 3 decades and mixes most of the non-controversial formats.

This spawned from the original Jack FM out of Colorado, KJAC. It has been soaring in the rating in the markets it's currently in. Will it last?

Listen and see.

Or hear rather. . .

http://1051charliefm.com/uc/default.asp

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Postby Entropy's Stagger » Thu May 05, 2005 3:19 pm

Yes, it's on today.

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Postby Paco » Fri May 06, 2005 7:21 am

I love the fact that these mega-corporations that buy and run these stations always pride themselves in their research to theoretically know what that city wants. THis is what, the 3rd format change in 3 or 4 years??? You might want to go with another research firm next time guys.

I won't listen for the fact that they call themselvs Charlie FM. wtf is that?

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Postby Michael Patrick » Fri May 06, 2005 7:51 am

I like their slogan: "We play everything."

I'll believe it when I hear them play some Jesus Lizard or Butthole Surfers.

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Postby ShaneDog » Fri May 06, 2005 9:27 am

They only have a 1500 song library, yikes, I have more than that on my ipod.

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Postby kriskd » Tue May 10, 2005 7:45 pm

I read somewhere (a blog or something) that Charlie is meant for the person who's never stepped out of a mall CD store (ie, never been to a real CD store). I reluctantly must say I fall into that group.

This may not be my proundest moment, but I gotta say Charlie works for me. It's another choice for those that want to minimize the chatter as much as possible but don't want to pay for satellite or aren't into the ipod scene.

When I'm not on my bike, I'm sitting right here pounding away on this computer (don't watch a lot of TV) and have the radio tuned in on Charlie is cheap and easy entertainment to keep me going while tapping away on the keyboard.

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Postby Thusnelda » Tue May 10, 2005 10:45 pm

Why not tune in to an internet station or podcasting, or archived shows from more interesting stations?

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Postby barney » Tue May 10, 2005 11:21 pm

But, what does that have to do with Vietnam?

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Postby Wino » Wed May 11, 2005 9:33 am

I gave this new format a brief listen last Sunday. There is something not quite right with playing Ace of Base and the Moody Blues back to back. That kind of mix should be reserved for the dentist chair and plenty of nitrous oxide.

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Postby Entropy's Stagger » Wed May 11, 2005 11:48 am

Same shit, just more of it I say. I've listened and haven't heard anything I haven't heard countless times over the last 30 years. Therefore, I've heard all I care to hear of Charlie FM. And anyone who connects the name with Viet Nam and is offended by that is itching to be offended in the first place.

Oh, and the satallite feed from where ever it's originating (Portland?) sounds like shit.

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Postby jammybastard » Wed May 11, 2005 1:00 pm

They are doing this on alot of markets.
I just read an article about "BOB FM" going on the air in San Diego.

Same tired old playlists that sound like everything else across the dial.
It is funny to watch them scrambling.
I wonder how WMMM is holding up these days.
Honestly, I'm surprised their PD/MD Tuber is still employed, because their playlist is just a shitty.

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Postby Chuck_Schick » Wed May 11, 2005 1:59 pm

Charlie FM?

FU, Charlie ...

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Postby Entropy's Stagger » Wed May 11, 2005 3:09 pm

WMMM is where they always were. A solid low end of the top 10 in the market. They're not going anywhere. And Charlie is a sister station so competition doesn't exist there.

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Postby Entropy's Stagger » Wed May 11, 2005 3:13 pm

jammybastard wrote:Honestly, I'm surprised their PD/MD Tuber is still employed, because their playlist is just a shitty.


Just a shitty WHAT?

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Postby Marge » Wed May 11, 2005 6:29 pm

jimannah wrote:Why not tune in to an internet station or podcasting, or archived shows from more interesting stations?

Not everybody has these options. At work I can only get a couple of stations ("Smooth jazz" is one of them) and internet radio is strictly verboten.
I hate to admit it but I'd probably listen to Charlie, cause it sounds like it would be bland enough to be inoffensive. Even if they don't play anything great, at least the ratio of total shit is fairly low.


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