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WNPG lives! bbc radio 2 IS wnpg! i was listening to the breakfast show (hosted by a 69 year old irish guy) on the way into work this morning and within 30 mins the following tracks were played:
GOOD VIBRATIONS - beach boys POWER OF LOVE - that wailing woman some JOHNNY CASH track TRAGEDY - beegees and... RASBERRY BERET - prince now admittedly 2 of those tracks are toecurlingly awful, but you can't deny the mix is amazing (and on a station with NO adverts for you americans out there). 2 of the greatest pop songs ever written (b-boys and our guy if ur wondering) in 30 mins. get to 89.9fm or http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2 right now. All those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand...
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WNPG exists here, on a station called CJSW.
It's run by the University of Calgary, also commercial free. We have one show, it's a guy with a bunch of soul/r&b 45s from the 50s - 80s. He spins them, complete with crackles and pops. Another guy does an all-funk show, and also is a dj of stuff like Stevie Wonder, James Brown and Parliament grooves at a local funk night-club, the Cherry Lounge. There's a reggae show, an indie rock show, a canadian rock show, even a "Gay and Lesbian Power Hour"! If that's not musical liberation, I don't know what is. "Knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring faith. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal" - Carl Sagan | |
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sinaplenty said: bbc radio 2 IS wnpg! i was listening to the breakfast show (hosted by a 69 year old irish guy) on the way into work this morning and within 30 mins the following tracks were played:
GOOD VIBRATIONS - beach boys POWER OF LOVE - that wailing woman some JOHNNY CASH track TRAGEDY - beegees and... RASBERRY BERET - prince now admittedly 2 of those tracks are toecurlingly awful, but you can't deny the mix is amazing (and on a station with NO adverts for you americans out there). 2 of the greatest pop songs ever written (b-boys and our guy if ur wondering) in 30 mins. No adverts? In my world that means they aren't making any money...unless they've discovered a creative way to make money with radio get to 89.9fm or http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2 right now. | |
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KatSkrizzle said: sinaplenty said: bbc radio 2 IS wnpg! i was listening to the breakfast show (hosted by a 69 year old irish guy) on the way into work this morning and within 30 mins the following tracks were played:
GOOD VIBRATIONS - beach boys POWER OF LOVE - that wailing woman some JOHNNY CASH track TRAGEDY - beegees and... RASBERRY BERET - prince now admittedly 2 of those tracks are toecurlingly awful, but you can't deny the mix is amazing (and on a station with NO adverts for you americans out there). 2 of the greatest pop songs ever written (b-boys and our guy if ur wondering) in 30 mins. No adverts? In my world that means they aren't making any money...unless they've discovered a creative way to make money with radio get to 89.9fm or http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2 right now. ooopsss...no adverts? That must mean they aren't making any money. At least in my neck of the woods. | |
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KatSkrizzle said: ooopsss...no adverts? That must mean they aren't making any money. At least in my neck of the woods. BBC is public broadcasting company. Taxpayers pay for it and there is a (mandatory) fee to pay by all households each year. They are not in the business to make money, just to make television and radio. And they do a damn good job at it. Talking about doing core-business  [This message was edited Tue Sep 30 5:20:04 PDT 2003 by roverlo] |
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roverlo said: KatSkrizzle said: ooopsss...no adverts? That must mean they aren't making any money. At least in my neck of the woods. BBC is public broadcasting company. Taxpayers pay for it and there is a (mandatory) fee to pay by all households each year. They are not in the business to make money, just to make television and radio. And they do a damn good job at it. Talking about doing core-business
[This message was edited Tue Sep 30 5:20:04 PDT 2003 by roverlo] not taxpayers - any household with a TV has to pay the licence fee, including all of the unemployed folk with a TV on 10 years worth of finance. All those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand...
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What's the W for in WNPG? RIP  | |
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TheEnglishGent said: What's the W for in WNPG?
I think W denotes college radio in the US? | |
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