Both can be changed by voting.
Yesterday, someone asked a good question about the Afghanistan War:
So, do you think Georgey boy is reading Rochesters CL R&R? I doubt it, I don't think he knows how to use the internets. Again, what do you suggest we do about it?There is no really good answer to this question other than to vote for candidates who have a realistic view and plan of the war. Vote out candidates of either party who are simple rubber stamps for the Bush administration.
Let's take a concrete example: Randy Kuhl, the new representative for some of us who live in Southern Monroe County. Project Vote Smart has his record here. He replaced Emo Houghton, the last of the moderate Rockefeller Republicans in the House. Check out Kuhl's record in the House. Is he the kind of politician you want representing you? My take is that he's a Bush rubber stamp, and we deserve better.
As a first-term rep, Kuhl is more vulnerable than Emo. If the Democrats field a viable alternate candidate, contribute and work like hell to get that person elected. It isn't simple, sexy or easy, but it is the only road to change.
Now, WBER. Today, someone mentioned that they thought that 'BER was playing more thrash metal and less alt acoustic (or however you want to classify it). I hadn't noticed, but they offer a lot of latitude to their DJ's, so it might be that the DJ who's working while you're listening likes that kind of music.
That said, WBER is highly responsive to listener feedback, and they have a page on their website devoted to prospect song polls. I run through the list a couple of times a month and vote for the songs I like. Your vote really counts here, so give it a shot.
Comments (2)
Assuming they're still doing things the same at WBER, the music is programmed in using a program called Selector. Basically, there's about 50 new songs that rotate with older stuff. When a DJ comes in to do a shift, she/he looks at this print out of the hour and can see what songs are coming up. Sometimes there's room for requests, but the hour is more or less programmed out. Surprised? Well, honestly, this is what makes WBER sound as tight as it does. And the change to thrash from acoustic might be representative of the new stuff coming out and whatever floats the Program Director's boat (I think it's still Joey Guisto). Mind you, things may have changed in how it's done since I last checked in.
Posted by Julia | July 20, 2005 7:39 AM
You're probably right - if Guisto or whomever programs the place does it in blocks of similar styles, it might seem that one DJ prefers a certain kind of music, when in fact they're just hitting a block of similar songs.
Posted by Rottenchester | July 21, 2005 3:17 PM