Clear Channel killed the radio star
Alt-rock station WFNX has been one of my favorite things about Boston since I moved here. They play a great assortment of music and introduced me to some new bands, or in other cases, established bands I wouldn't listen to before. They also sponsor some epic shows.
For instance, they started playing the hell out of Frank Turner last year, which was awesome, then announced a St. Patrick's Day show with Frank Turner opening for Dropkick Murphys. I got tickets, and shell524 and I went, after I heard of the show on WFNX.
Yesterday it was on the local news wire that Clear Channel was buying WFNX and changing its format. Today the local paper did a story noting that the DJs (who have struck me over the last couple years as the closest thing to true rock DJs left in America) were already getting layoff notices, and that the station was likely to get a new alt-country format if the FCC approves the sale.
The paper's front-page headline? Clear Channel Killed The Radio Star. That captures how I feel about it brilliantly.