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[mightynine]

The future of rock'n'roll lives again! BAM!

Won't be live 24/7, at least at first. But I've missed it so much, I'll take what I can get.

 

[Diablos]

Why did it go away in the first place?

 

[shoplifter]

<3 <3 <3 <3

97x

Best radio station ever.

 

[Outlaw Pro Mod]

Now that's just a flat out lie. How could possibly know it is the best station ever?

 

[shoplifter]

Now that's just a flat out lie. How could possibly know it is the best station ever?

well considering their playlist over the past 20 or so years, i think it's safe to say this. not to mention that I grew up listening to it.

Their top 100:

2003 MODERN ROCK 500

1 Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit
2 Sex Pistols Anarchy In The UK
3 The Smiths How Soon Is Now?
4 Pearl Jam Alive
5 The Ramones I Wanna Be Sedated
6 R.E.M. Radio Free Europe
7 U2 New Year’s Day
8 Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart
9 Jane’s Addiction Jane Says
10 The Beastie Boys Fight For Your Right
11 Sex Pistols God Save The Queen
12 Green Day Longview
13 Pixies Monkey Gone To Heaven
14 New Order Blue Monday
15 Talking Heads Psycho Killer
16 Pearl Jam Jeremy
17 Radiohead Creep
18 The Velvet Underground Rock & Roll
19 Violent Femmes Blister In The Sun
20 U2 With Or Without You
21 Smashing Pumpkins Today
22 Bob Marley Jamming
23 Nine Inch Nails Head Like A Hole
24 Red Hot Chili Peppers Under The Bridge
25 The Police Roxanne
26 The Clash Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
27 Elvis Costello Alison
28 The Replacements Alex Chilton
29 Faith No More Epic
30 David Bowie Space Oddity
31 The Cure Boys Don’t Cry
32 Blondie Heart Of Glass
33 The Stone Roses I Wanna Be Adored
34 Fugazi Waiting Room
35 The B-52's Rock Lobster
36 Red Hot Chili Peppers Give It Away
37 Husker Du Makes No Sense At All
38 Lou Reed Walk On The Wild Side
39 Jane’s Addiction Been Caught Stealing
40 Beck Loser
41 Dead Milkmen Bitchin’ Camaro
42 The Stooges I Wanna Be Your Dog
43 The Offspring Come Out And Play
44 Bauhaus Bela Lugosi’s Dead
45 Depeche Mode Personal Jesus
46 The Clash London Calling
47 Psychedelic Furs Pretty In Pink
48 The Ramones Blitzkrieg Bop
49 The Clash Rock The Casbah
50 Pearl Jam Even Flow
51 XTC Dear God
52 Elvis Costello "(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding "
53 The Breeders Cannonball
54 Iggy Pop Lust For Life
55 Modern English I Melt With You
56 Talking Heads Burning Down The House
57 U2 Pride (In The Name Of Love)
58 Blur Song 2
59 New Order Bizarre Love Triangle
60 Nirvana Come As You Are
61 Lenny Kravitz Are You Gonna Go My Way?
62 Afghan Whigs Rebirth Of The Cool
63 R.E.M. Losing My Religion
64 Camper Van Beethoven Take The Skinheads Bowling
65 The Cure Just Like Heaven
66 Elvis Costello Pump It Up
67 R.E.M. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
68 Green Day Welcome To Paradise
69 Pixies Here Comes Your Man
70 Lo Fidelity All Stars Battle Flag
71 The Jam That’s Entertainment
72 Radiohead Fake Plastic Trees
73 Stone Temple Pilots Interstate Love Song
74 Sonic Youth Teenage Riot
75 Dave Matthews Band What Would You Say?
76 Devo (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
77 Patti Smith Dancing Barefoot
78 Tool Sober
79 Television Marquee Moon
80 Gary Numan Cars
81 Depeche Mode People Are People
82 Counting Crows Mr. Jones
83 Nine Inch Nails Closer
84 Talking Heads Life During Wartime
85 David Bowie Changes
86 Weezer Hash Pipe
87 U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday
88 Beastie Boys Sabotage
89 Anthrax / Public Enemy Bring The Noise
90 Nirvana Heart-Shaped Box
91 The Clash Train In Vain
92 Tori Amos Silent All These Years
93 Smashing Pumpkins Disarm
94 Blondie Rapture
95 Alice In Chains Rooster
96 Pavement Cut Your Hair
97 The Cult She Sells Sanctuary
98 James Laid
99 Beck Where It’s At
100 Sublime What I Got

 

[Desperado]

where?

 

[shoplifter]

where?

www.woxy.com

 

[Desperado]

no, where as in where did they broadcast from

 

[Echoes of Pink]

I never listened to it before but after looking through their play list I can say I'm very interested. I'll definitly give them a chance once they get back on the air.

 

[mightynine]

Why did it go away in the first place?

In a nutshell, the owners wanted to do something different with the rest of their lives and sold the 97.7 frequency, but kept the handle and slogan (97X The Future of Rock and Roll). They had plans just move everything to the webcast after handing over the FM, but webcasting costs reared their ugly head and forced them to shut down (and give probably the most gutwrenching on air goodbye I've ever heard from a station's airstaff).

But now some unknown donors have come forward and pretty much said, "How much?"
Full details are available here.

 

[shoplifter]

Oxford OH

And I've been pissed off ever since they shut down. My friend who lives in DC was nearly in tears.

 

[mightynine]

no, where as in where did they broadcast from

97X WOXY Dayton Cincinnatti Oxford and worldwide at woxy dot com, we are the future of rock and roll

I was a BIG fan. One of the better things an ex-girlfriend turned me on to.

Shoplifter, did you get a chance to listen to the A-X countdown? Some great songs over those days. It'll be nice to hear them once again. And new ones too, I guess.

 

[shoplifter]

Sure did, what was great about 97x was that even though they played a lot of new stuff it was almost 50/50 with older stuff like The Replacements, The Pixies and other goodies.

I'm as giddy as a schoolgirl over this. We have CD101 here in Columbus, and while I still listen, it was WAY better in the early 90's. These days there's too much crossover in their playlists.

 

[shantyman]

I work in Oxford and went to school there. I love this news. It is in fact the best station ever.

Doesn't anyone remember Rainman? "BAM! The future of rock n' roll!"

 

[Diablos]

...(and give probably the most gutwrenching on air goodbye I've ever heard from a station's airstaff).

Oh cool, what did they say?

 

[shoplifter]

I work in Oxford and went to school there. I love this news. It is in fact the best station ever.

Doesn't anyone remember Rainman? "BAM! The future of rock n' roll!"

boo Miami sucks

OU reprazent

97x still rules though.

 

[mightynine]

Oh cool, what did they say?

You had to be there, man.

 

[shantyman]

boo Miami sucks

OU reprazent

97x still rules though.

Hey, you have taste in music, if not schools. That's good enough for me!

 

[Diablos]

You had to be there, man.

Dammit what did they say?

 

[mightynine]

Dammit what did they say?

Torrents are here (Shoplifter, you might be interested in this).

The last couple of hours are all at the bottom. This is the best I've found for now, let me scan the 97X message boards to see if there's something better.

EDIT: Hey, this guy has the entire A-X countdown on DVD. Also you can download the last two hours of the broadcast. Just make with the clicky.

 

[Shogmaster]

I grew up on 97X as well (10+ years while I lived in Cincy). LOVED it. To this day, I can't find anything close to it's calibur in LA. K-Rock? Purleeze. Not even close. Closest is the KCRW, when it plays modern rock which is like 3 hours out of 24.

 

[mightynine]

Only bumping this to let you 97X fans know they're back up tomorrow (Monday) 10 AM EDT.

Full details available here.

 

[Dez]

All I can think of when reading this topic is Rainman.. anyone else?

 

[shoplifter]

Awesome, I'll make sure to be awake for it.