RIP Fuel 90.3

[nik-]

Calgary should have a true rap/r&b station again.

[Jason14h]

Calgary should have a true rap/r&b station again.

Theres a reason they went bust!

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

Theres a reason they went bust!

They went bust because two started up at the same time and then 98.5 went after the top 40 market when Power 107.3 went bust.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by Finny61

this sucks, ross and frasier gone?

Although I liked Fuel, I hate, hate, hate, hate "Frazier".

[Resolute 14]

Me too. Fuel was easily my second favourite station after X92.9. The only problem I ever had with the station was Frazier and her incredibly annoying voice.

[flip]

What is radio? Does it have anything to do with 8 tracks or tapes that I hear people talking about sometimes?

[4X4]

Originally Posted by flip

What is radio? Does it have anything to do with 8 tracks or tapes that I hear people talking about sometimes?

Radio is this device that can be found in your car. It's an alternative to DJing your own music. When there are enough good stations, you can just turn on your radio and flip around a couple stations and you'll hear a song you like. Also useful to fill in the 5 minute commercials on some talk radio shows (which radio is also good for).

[flizzenflozz]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Although I liked Fuel, I hate, hate, hate, hate "Frazier".

No kidding...i think Frazier did more to make me flip the dial with that raspy, Export A 'blue' caterwauling than any other radio personality... I smite her with the same staff as Whoopi Goldberg, Diane Keaton and Rosie O'Donnell.

I always pictured 'her' as looking like Selma

[4X4]

Originally Posted by flizzenflozz

No kidding...i think Frazier did more to make me flip the dial with that raspy, Export A 'blue' caterwauling than any other radio personality... I smite her with the same staff as Whoopi Goldberg, Diane Keaton and Rosie O'Donnell.

I always pictured 'her' as looking like Selma

Isn't that Patty? I thought Selma had S earrings.

[alltherage]

Damnit. 90.3 was my favorite aside from the FAN960

[LeftWing]

Wow, that really sucks. Now I'm back to my #2 choice 92.9 - which will probably mean I'm 100% iPod again because of the 40 minutes of commercials every hour. That and the inane morning show chatter.

[Bigtime]

Hey now, I love 'The Show' in the morning on X92.9. You always learn something new listening, for example today I learned that:

-If you have an orgy with Mexican women you will get swine flu
-If you eat bacon you will get swine flu

[LeftWing]

You know you're right! Unfortunately you just ruined my Friday and Saturday nights as well as Sunday morning.

[Prototype]

Originally Posted by nik-

They went bust because two started up at the same time and then 98.5 went after the top 40 market when Power 107.3 went bust.

Not quite.

Power fliped to Peak when they heard that there was going to be a new station permitted to run hip hop (aproved to Standard Radio, proud parents of CJAY 92), which was at that time, about 25%ish of their format. They flipped to Peak LOOOOOOONGish before Vibe and Kiss were born.

To this day, I still laugh when Drew Atlas came out on stage for the Snoop in the Cowboy's parking lot concert saying that it was brought to us by Power 107, which was the most logical station at the time.

Out of literally nowhere, Rogers flipped Kiss 96.9 from top 40 to Urban/Hip Hop about a month before Calgary was to experience Vibe. One of my favourite radio stories was a prominant DJ in the city went out to remote. When he left the station, they were playing pop. By the time he got to the location, and set up, fliping on the radio... Hip Hop. Sounds like only a few people internally knew what was going on. Needless to say, he packed up and went home.

So, Power tried to be proactive, and basically have never been able to recover the 107.3 station.

Rogers got a head start on the Hip Hop game, but ultimately were better off for losing the battle, as it afforded them the change to try the "Jack" format.

And Vibe basically continued to be the hip hop for as long as they could. They still throw the mainstream stuff from time to time, but they'll never "drop it like it's hot" like they used to.

[macker]

Originally Posted by troutman

Internet radio is the future.

Best purchase I made last year was my Sanyo internet radio. The commercials drove me to it....Now I hear on NME etc. what Fuel would likely play in 10 years if they were still around....

[REDVAN]

I loved Vibe when it was more hip-hoppy.

I also loved FUEL90.3 when they just started, before they did the whole 90's thing, and just called themselves Calgary's Alternative Rock. That was when they had BJ on the morning show, before he got moved to XL103. Basically, as soon as BJ moved, the station went to shat.

[Hack&Lube]

Fuel 90.3 was great before it became too overly 90s. I remember hearing 12" mixes of the Cure on there. Just Alternative music from the 80s to today.

But it's still the best station in Calgary and this REALLY REALLY SUCKS.

[HotHotHeat]

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[an_album_cover]

Originally Posted by troutman

Internet radio is the future.

+1

KEXP out of Seattle FTW.

[KevanGuy]

Wow brutal. Other than 660 and 960 (for Flames stuff) 90.3 was really the only station I could stand for extended periods of time. Damn shame if it does change to Top 40 or whatever. I really enjoy listening to the 90's stuff again, brings me back to the good ol' days. Ha.