Hey everyone!
As some of you may or may not know, The Sandbox, the long running morning show on WFNX, was cancelled this morning in favor of a new show with Program Director Keith Dakin, The Sandbox's Fletcher, and newsman Henry Santoro. Former WBCN DJ Adam 12 will take over the afternoon drive, replacing Big Jim, who will be involved creatively in the new morning show in an off-air capacity. Other shows such as Julie Kramer's morning show and Paul Driscoll's evening show will not be affected, although the evening show has been expanded to take over the space occupied by Loveline, which will not be aired on the station any longer.
This is another chapter in the ever changing world of Boston radio. This past summer, 104.1 WBCN went off the air after over 40 years on the air, Mix 98.5 took over their frequency and now operates as Mix 104.1, while The Sports Hub 98.5 took over the frequency once occupied by Mix, giving the Boston area it's first FM sports talk station, trying to compete with WEEI 850AM. All these changes have dramatically altered the Boston radio landscape significantly and as a result, there are now only 3 radio stations that play alternative rock, Radio 92.9, WFNX 101.7, and WAAF 97.7/107.3. This is a definite, clearcut sign of the changing of times here in Boston and pretty much all over the country. The days of having actual DJ's play your favorite music over the air are starting to diminish, being replaced with DJ-less formats, such as Radio 92.9. What do you make of all these changes happening to the Boston radio landscape and elsewhere around the country? Are the days of us finding new music on the radio over? What do you see happening to FM Radio further on down the road? Feel free to leave a comment here on the blog and tell me your thoughts about this shift in the radio landscape.
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