glass@houxf.UUCP (K.GLASS) (01/12/84)
Though I like to hear Rossini at times, I prefer the latest sounds a.k.a. New Wave. Perhaps I can initiate a discussion of good Wave stations. Last year I lived in Palo Alto and was an avid listener of KQAK (the "Quake"). I enjoyed the songs that they (and no one else) would play. When I moved to New Jersey, I sought a comparable station an
brb@philabs.UUCP (Brian Bertan) (01/13/84)
The best commercial New Wave radio station in the NY area is WLIR 92.7.
Their transmitter is on the Queens-Nassau border on the North Shore
of Long Island. They introduce music such as The Cure and Billy Idol
long before they make "Top Forty" and are then played ad nausea by WPLJ.
WLIR's morning show is sometimes a bit silly, but the evening show with
Dennis McNamara is fairly good. You will hear a number of European
groups, and some of their songs have their lyrics in French or German
(I particularly liked "Nir Wurz Zwei" which is a German song written to
a modified tune of "Safety Dance", performed by Bang-Bang. Incidentally
the English translation of the title is "Only the Two of Us".).
Some of the college stations have excellent programming, but since I have
not yet purchased a new FM Tuner (I could write a soap opera about my
experience looking for a tuner) I can only hear them occasionally.
I have heard interesting music from Fordham (WFUV) and Hofstra.
Another good station is WBAB.
Brian Bertan
Philips Labs
Briarcliff Manor, NY
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