DC's pioneering 99.1 WHFS replaced with Latin music.

[DarkKnight]

I listen to the junkies everyday during my ride to college. I'm gonna miss them

 

[MrChad]

This is a bit of a shock, but I can't say I'm too surprised. HFS has been going through an identity crisis over the past couple of years, and there hasn't been a major difference between them and ClearChannel's DC101. They used to debut cutting edge indie and alternative bands, but over the last ten years they have drifted more and more towards the mainstream.

HFStival, which used to be a fantastic summer concert under the banner of "twenty bands for twenty bucks", evolved into an expensive conglomeration with a one or two "A list" bands, a bunch of one hit wonders and some local music. They tried to expand it to a twice-a-year event, which failed miserably, then they made it a two day event, which was too expensive. I remember camping out for HFStival in high school, back when they had bands like Bush, Beck, Garbage, Foo Fighters and Stone Temple Pilots. Tickets would sell out in an hour or two. The past few years have not been sellouts at all. HFS even add Jay-Z to their A-list group this past summer -- this should have been a big red flag to listeners that they were desperately reaching out to a new audience.

In the end, I'm a bit saddened by HFS' demise. I guess it's a sign of the times. Bring on satellite radio!

 

[vshah]

no more loveline either

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA

Originally posted by: Rallispec
http://www.hfstival.com/elzol.mp3

this is the last 20 seconds of hfs and the first of elzol -- completely abrubt - no warning.. no explanation..

very strange - has anyone else seen anything like this before?

LOL, they changed the clip. Now it's "Ass n Titties" followed by "HFSfestival.com. Proudly pranking people who steal our stuff since 2002"

Awesome

I grabbed the MP3 if anyone wants to rehost. I'm too lazy to open FlashFXP.

 

[Klandestine]

welcome to my world, rock 101.1 KLOL in houston recently switched to latino format, and my life hasn't been the same since

 

[Choralone]

Originally posted by: hdeck
they replaced the best rock station in houston w/ latino crap as well:|

They did the same in Chicago a couple years back replacing Energy 92.7 & 5 with a crappy latin station with no warning.

Just goes to show you how the corporate radio peeps don't care about what *WE* want to listen to, they just want what they can make the most money off of on the short term.

Linky

 

[Pennstate]

WHERE THE HELL AM I GOING TO GET MY DOSE OF LOVELINE?????????????????????????????



I need that for when I am working late in lab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11



arrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggg

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Pennstate
WHERE THE HELL AM I GOING TO GET MY DOSE OF LOVELINE?????????????????????????????



I need that for when I am working late in lab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11



arrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggg

Seriously..nothing makes time fly like hearing to some douche crying about how he got his manhood caught in something....

'Tis a sad day

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Pennstate
WHERE THE HELL AM I GOING TO GET MY DOSE OF LOVELINE?????????????????????????????



I need that for when I am working late in lab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11



arrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggg

Seriously..nothing makes time fly like hearing to some douche crying about how he got his manhood caught in something....

'Tis a sad day

I really couldn't care less about loveline, I do hope the junkies get moved back to JFK now though.


i meant to tune into el zol this morning on my way into work -- however i completely forgot to check it out.

 

[PricklyPete]

This always happens. There are always more people who just think "indie" music is cool rather than actually like it.

 

[davestar]

Originally posted by: PricklyPete
This always happens. There are always more people who just think "indie" music is cool rather than actually like it.

well, there's been nothing "indie" about HFS for a decade. the only thing (music format-wise) that HFS had going for it was that it played Nickelback and Creed slightly less than DC101, and never played the 80's cheese that 98Rock still holds dear. i will miss the Junkies in the morning and Loveline at night, but the Junks are reportedly moving back to JFK and another local station may pick up loveline. what i really miss, though, is the HFS of the early 90's

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Choralone

Originally posted by: hdeck
they replaced the best rock station in houston w/ latino crap as well:|

They did the same in Chicago a couple years back replacing Energy 92.7 & 5 with a crappy latin station with no warning.

Just goes to show you how the corporate radio peeps don't care about what *WE* want to listen to, they just want what they can make the most money off of on the short term.

Linky

Welcome to the Unestados De Mexico

(United States Of Mexico for those that haven't been converted to Espanol yet)

 

[Cat]

Originally posted by: davestar

Originally posted by: PricklyPete
This always happens. There are always more people who just think "indie" music is cool rather than actually like it.

well, there's been nothing "indie" about HFS for a decade. the only thing (music format-wise) that HFS had going for it was that it played Nickelback and Creed slightly less than DC101, and never played the 80's cheese that 98Rock still holds dear. i will miss the Junkies in the morning and Loveline at night, but the Junks are reportedly moving back to JFK and another local station may pick up loveline. what i really miss, though, is the HFS of the early 90's

Was it really that bad at the end? I stopped listening a long time ago, only because the daytime songs were all completely mainstream, and the cool weird DJs left. I assumed they still aired new and local bands at night. Guess I was wrong : (

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: Cat

Originally posted by: davestar

Originally posted by: PricklyPete
This always happens. There are always more people who just think "indie" music is cool rather than actually like it.

well, there's been nothing "indie" about HFS for a decade. the only thing (music format-wise) that HFS had going for it was that it played Nickelback and Creed slightly less than DC101, and never played the 80's cheese that 98Rock still holds dear. i will miss the Junkies in the morning and Loveline at night, but the Junks are reportedly moving back to JFK and another local station may pick up loveline. what i really miss, though, is the HFS of the early 90's

Was it really that bad at the end? I stopped listening a long time ago, only because the daytime songs were all completely mainstream, and the cool weird DJs left. I assumed they still aired new and local bands at night. Guess I was wrong : (

they did once in a while -- more so on the weekends and late at night when most people weren't listening.

but even as far as playing mainstream music goes (which isn't a bad thing in my opinion - most popular music gets to be that way becuase it is good) - HFS played a much better selection than 101.1


i never really cared one way or another for any DJ's. A great DJ can't make up for sucky music. The only DJ who's name i can ever remember is Bodhi on XM radio. He's pretty cool.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Cat

Originally posted by: davestar

Originally posted by: PricklyPete
This always happens. There are always more people who just think "indie" music is cool rather than actually like it.

well, there's been nothing "indie" about HFS for a decade. the only thing (music format-wise) that HFS had going for it was that it played Nickelback and Creed slightly less than DC101, and never played the 80's cheese that 98Rock still holds dear. i will miss the Junkies in the morning and Loveline at night, but the Junks are reportedly moving back to JFK and another local station may pick up loveline. what i really miss, though, is the HFS of the early 90's

Was it really that bad at the end? I stopped listening a long time ago, only because the daytime songs were all completely mainstream, and the cool weird DJs left. I assumed they still aired new and local bands at night. Guess I was wrong : (

Last time I tuned in, I heard two rap tracks in a row, followed by St. Anger. That was the end of that preset.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Reminds me of when 107.9 out of Cleveland changed from rock to rap. The day before it happened, they looped "Its the end of the world as we know it" over and over until the change.

 

[Cat]

Now that I think about it, this only slightly more scarring than WCXR (Classic rock) becoming Smooth Jazz 105.9.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Cat
Now that I think about it, this only slightly more scarring than WCXR (Classic rock) becoming Smooth Jazz 105.9.

This is much much more scarring.

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Cat
Now that I think about it, this only slightly more scarring than WCXR (Classic rock) becoming Smooth Jazz 105.9.

This is much much more scarring.

I have to agree with n0c on this one... not only is a complete change in genres... they dont even speak the same language anymore.

what makes this so shocking is how popular the station was among my generation. I dont know a single person who didnt have HFS as a preset on their radio. I find it hard to beleive that the station was doing bad enough to really warrant a change. I'm it was just the fact that they wanted more money than they were already getting.

 

[MiniDoom]

the Junkies are on wjfk now talking about the whfs format change over.

 

[nakedfrog]

Do you guys have any college stations to listen to? We've got one here in Omaha (well, it's actually in Iowa), but you'd never know it by the music they play. They sound basically like any typical crappy rock station owned by a major company.
I always thought college stations were supposed to play stuff you wouldn't be able to hear on regular commercial stations.

 

[GrumpyMan]

Originally posted by: hdeck
they replaced the best rock station in houston w/ latino crap as well:|

Yeah KLOL went to latino. I was shocked when I first heard it. I've been listeining to them since 1970. No more though. Jerks.

 

[DoOLiE11]

sigh...now i have no preset in my car for channel 5...what to do...what to do...


i wonder if hfstival will ever be run again? i missed the last two years!

 

[sfgtwsac]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Do you guys have any college stations to listen to? We've got one here in Omaha (well, it's actually in Iowa), but you'd never know it by the music they play. They sound basically like any typical crappy rock station owned by a major company.
I always thought college stations were supposed to play stuff you wouldn't be able to hear on regular commercial stations.

There aren't any real college radio stations around the DC area. The DC radio market is absolutely dreadful, especially if you like rock music. In recent years (last 15), we have lost WHFS, WCXR (now a smooth jazz station), and WJFK (now a hot talk format, which I dont' mind). Our classic rock station is constantly coming up with some new gimic, which they then repeat endlessly (e.g., all live music weekend over and over).

That aside, I'm glad to see the Junkies landed at JFK. Their show has really improved over the years, and they are potentially deserving of the morning slot when Howard leaves. Then again, so are Don & Mike. I guess I'll have to keep checking DCRTV to see how it plays out.

 

[PanzerIV]

Our local pop station turned into a Gospel station overnight. It's not that the station was great to begin with but the variety in this sh!tty area is lacking to begin with and is now even more so. What angered me more is they had been playing the MJ Morning Show which I love and suddenly they were all gone. All I can do now is visit their website on occassion.