the world, or part of it

Here where I live, we have a few radio stations that are entirely controlled by computers with a fixed song list, and no deejays. I know that they are still playing music (whatever genre they want, or all genres), but I just dont get the same feel that I do with the DJ-operated radio stations. There are no call-ins from people, no requests, and no commentary or jokes from the DJ.

The main one in my area is called BOB FM, and it is supposed to play all music that is good, no matter what genre. In my opinion, the music that is played is not even that good (I wont base the musical choice by opinion, because we are all different) and it all seems to be within a span of 20 years. I feel like it is all from 1980 to 2000 with very few exceptions. Is that the only time period when good music was released? Another problem with having a relatively genre-less station is that you wont get too many frequent, loyal listeners. For example, say someone likes 90’s rock. They could chose BOB FM to listen to a few of the best songs from their favorite genre, but it will be sprinkled among other styles and periods of time. It would be much better for that fan to tune into to the local station that plays the songs they like much more often.

Not only are these stations impersonal, they are impractical. With listeners that are only casual, they cant make much of a profit, and certainly cant find out what they like more and less. I dont see the station lasting too much longer specifically because they are so out of touch with their occasional listeners. The lack of any real people behind the station also adds to the feeling that the radio station has nothing that will keep people coming back.

P.S.-I am also writing this rant because BOB FM took over my favorite radio station to listen to in the area, WRRK. Most peole I know prefered WRRK, but I dont know if it will ever be back.