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You have to be careful with that idea since it can still lead to poor quality. My campus's radio station (WREK Atlanta) seems to play just weird music for the

by afhof 14y ago

You have to be careful with that idea since it can still lead to poor quality. My campus's radio station (WREK Atlanta) seems to play just weird music for the sake of being weird. They never play popular music, but they rarely play any good music either.

PBxdId7wFr 14y ago
Or you may have different tastes from the DJs.
evoxed 14y ago
I listen to WREK from Japan via iTunes Radio– in fact WREK, WUSC, and KCRW are the only reason I have to still listen to radio. I can understand not liking it though, I was pretty surprised the first time I was on campus and heard music I liked.
waterlesscloud 14y ago
WREK is just about the best radio there is. It's not weird for the sake of being weird. It's intentionally eclectic and far-reaching, sure, but the point is to broaden horizons. As much for the DJs themselves to broaden their horizons as the audience. Disclaimer- former WREK DJ. :-)
btopham 14y ago
Try GSU's 88.5 WRAS. They tend to stay away from both popular artists and the really strange stuff.
sciurus 14y ago
The University of Georgia's student station has a pretty strict music philosophy that excludes popular artists. I would disagree that it results in no good music being played. "Artists who meet any of the following criteria are automatically disqualified from airplay on WUOG 90.5FM: The artist is or has been in regular rotation on major commercial radio stations. This does not apply to material used in specialty shows on major commercial stations. The artist has a music video that has aired on major music video stations. This does not apply to material used in specialty shows on major commercial networks. Another criterion that DJs must use when selecting music for airplay is its position on the Billboard Album Charts. If one of the artist’s albums has entered the top 50, then a DJ cannot play that artist." http://wuog.org/music/philosophy/ http://wuog.org/music/philosophy/

by afhof 14y ago

PBxdId7wFr 14y ago

Or you may have different tastes from the DJs.

evoxed 14y ago

I listen to WREK from Japan via iTunes Radio– in fact WREK, WUSC, and KCRW are the only reason I have to still listen to radio. I can understand not liking it though, I was pretty surprised the first time I was on campus and heard music I liked.

waterlesscloud 14y ago

WREK is just about the best radio there is. It's not weird for the sake of being weird. It's intentionally eclectic and far-reaching, sure, but the point is to broaden horizons. As much for the DJs themselves to broaden their horizons as the audience. Disclaimer- former WREK DJ. :-)

btopham 14y ago

Try GSU's 88.5 WRAS. They tend to stay away from both popular artists and the really strange stuff.

sciurus 14y ago

The University of Georgia's student station has a pretty strict music philosophy that excludes popular artists. I would disagree that it results in no good music being played. "Artists who meet any of the following criteria are automatically disqualified from airplay on WUOG 90.5FM: The artist is or has been in regular rotation on major commercial radio stations. This does not apply to material used in specialty shows on major commercial stations. The artist has a music video that has aired on major music video stations. This does not apply to material used in specialty shows on major commercial networks. Another criterion that DJs must use when selecting music for airplay is its position on the Billboard Album Charts. If one of the artist’s albums has entered the top 50, then a DJ cannot play that artist." http://wuog.org/music/philosophy/ http://wuog.org/music/philosophy/