The Rise and Fall of Rock on the Radio.

When I think of rock radio stations in NYC, I think of a few of them:

-WXRK (92.3 K Rock)
-WAXQ (Q104.3)
-WRXP (101.9 NY Rock Experience)
-WHTG (106.3 G-ROCK Radio)
-WSOU (Seton Hall 89.5 Pirate Radio)
-and WSIA (88.9 Staten Island Alternative)

So, yea that's a few.

Well, put on your seat belt for this one: it was recently announced by CBS Radio, owner of 92.3 K Rock, that effective the 11th of March at 5 pm, K Rock becomes 92.3 Now FM, playing Top 40.

TOP 40?!!?!?

And, I also recently found out that back in January, G-ROCK Radio became Hits 106. And guess what the format is for that one? I'll give you a minute to think about it.

Done? Awesome. So yea, another Top 40 station.

And here is the kicker: the reason why the plug was pulled on the rock format: economic strife.

If that's the case: then pull the top 40 stations, because I have had enough of listening to Miley Cyrus and Jesse McCartney. Where are the days when you can put on a station and listen to Beatles, Zeppelin, Misfits, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Linkin Park, Tool, Coheed and Cambria, and many more old and new rock artists. Instead, we are given more and more of the same 40 songs over and over again on various stations, including Z100.

Well, I have given you guys something to think about when you turn your radio on tomorrow: are you going to hear rock and roll or three brothers attempting rock and roll.

And, boom goes the dynamite.