WHFS in DC -- thanks for the memories - Beyond Tiki

I ikitnrev Tiki Socialite D.C. / Virginia Joined: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1325	I ikitnrev Posted posted on Fri, Jan 14, 2005 12:30 AM Here is a good article, telling about the history and the many incarnations of WHFS. The key sentence is the final one .... "Young rock fans are more likely to find new music on their video-game soundtracks than on most commercial rock stations." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7886-2005Jan13.html I was fortunate to discover WHFS in 1985 - they were the first radio station I knew that actually played music from the LPs that I had bought during the past 4 years of college, and I loved them and was very loyal to them because of this. WHFS, and MTV's 120 Minutes, guided my own choice of music purchases for the next 10 years. I was getting a bit weary of the slightly changing playlists, and once I put a CD player in my car, I listened to the radio less and less. I understand change, but there is a big part of me that wishes that that a portion of the radio dial could be frozen as a permanent monument to the music of that era. I'm thankful that I still have much of my vinyl, and my turntable, so I can still be my own damn DJ and play cool music whenever I wish. Vern

Here is a good article, telling about the history and the many incarnations of WHFS. The key sentence is the final one .... "Young rock fans are more likely to find new music on their video-game soundtracks than on most commercial rock stations."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7886-2005Jan13.html

I was fortunate to discover WHFS in 1985 - they were the first radio station I knew that actually played music from the LPs that I had bought during the past 4 years of college, and I loved them and was very loyal to them because of this. WHFS, and MTV's 120 Minutes, guided my own choice of music purchases for the next 10 years.

I was getting a bit weary of the slightly changing playlists, and once I put a CD player in my car, I listened to the radio less and less.

I understand change, but there is a big part of me that wishes that that a portion of the radio dial could be frozen as a permanent monument to the music of that era. I'm thankful that I still have much of my vinyl, and my turntable, so I can still be my own damn DJ and play cool music whenever I wish.

Vern

Post #135476 by ikitnrev on Fri, Jan 14, 2005 12:30 AM