KUFO, RIP. Another great radio station bites the dust...

[Rabblevox]

KUFO has long been a prime spot for hard rock and hard talk in the Portland metro area. After 20+ years, they are dead, and will now simulcast a conservative AM talk-radio channel.


http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110316/NEWS/103160405/Hard-rock-station-KUFO-shut-down

This is deeply fucked-up on multiple levels.

In salute to two decades of great programming, in memento mori and in fucking anger, here's the Dead Kennedys: "Kill The Poor"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWO4JxM3nDc&feature=related

[BEZERKO]

1. Damn't, we are

under atack 24/7 aren't we?

[liberal N proud]

2. Must not been enough proliferation of propaganda in the Portland area

You will assimilate

[Rabblevox]

3. Yes, I've long felt that PDX suffered from a shortage of propaganda...

although the profusion of hipsters in skinny jeans and big sunglasses can be a bit Borg-like. ;)

[FLPanhandle]

4. I wonder about the future of music stations

With ipods and car stereos that connect to them, I haven't turned on a radio in about a year.

I can connect my smartphone to the car and listen to a large library of music, audio books, etc. or I can launch Pandora or Slacker Radio

There are better alternatives to constant advertisements on the radio.

[CraftyGal]

5. Hmm my BlackBerry has a radio app so I can listne to the radio wherever I want.

We actually lost one station that was a mixture of genres. We listened to it at work. My boss said please find a station and the only requirements? Not County and not Christian Crap-her words not mine.

[tibbiit]

6. we lost our dear beloved KUDO

KUDO I mourn for you.
tib