No I don't listen to their morning show…read more For ten minutes solid it's Boomshakalakaboomboomshakalaka...heeeeyyyyyy...hooooooooo....booomshakalaka... And then they play Taylor Swift. Booomboootabootablipbleepblurp*trendyvocaleffect*boombootaboota... And now...Train. Is this Top 40 now? Is KISS FM the new B-94? Did they take B-94 and WAMO and smush them together? Or is this some new format? All I know is that it makes me wish Slayer had the number one single in the country. Pittsburgh radio is in the swamp, man.

I love kiss 96.1 the morning show is awesome, i would have been listening to these guys for a long…read moretime if i knew about them, great music, great talk and these guys must have been friends for a long time to be as good together as they are, the best morning show that pgh pa has ever had,

Big shout out to Neil Belan who has been there every step of the way for my first time advertising…read morewith WDVE Pittsburgh. Outstanding customer service who's professionalism is. Unmatched. When I had a question or concern Neil picked up the phone and called me. That means alot to me. Thanks Neil Belan ! Scrappy Joe.

I have been listening to WDVE for 25+ years. The company i work for allows me to listen to the…read moreradio while I am working. Something is not working anymore for me or the other 16 I spend 8 hours per day with. Your morning show has become a major "change channel now" show ... the political bias is such a turn off that what we have done is turned it off. You guys have way too much competition to have become the let's divide Pittsburgh some more station. I thought your job and reason for being is to entertain ... you lose! Time for new programming .... sorry to say you no longer rock Pittsburgh ... you are too busy being political hacks!!!

This is great radio, indy rock, college rock, blues, oldies, and bluegrass all wrapped up in a…read morepublic radio station not counting on commercials for income. They have a great staff, who know what the music is all about. No morning shock jock Quinn and Banana routines. Just good non top 40 radio and NPR at the top of the hour.

Ah man YEP just rocks. In addition to being our local NPR it's a kick ass music station that…read morehighlights the best of local and regional music in addition to national acts. The station has so many free events and concerts. Truly a part of the community that makes Pittsburgh. The mix of tunes played throughout the day are eclectic and completely enjoyable.

As a metal head I was introduced to 1059 The X with David Draimen's "monkey noise" in the song Down…read moreWith the Sickness by Disturbed back in 2001 and have rarely changed the dial since. Over the past 10 years the station seems to have struggled keeping a hard rock format and have since incorporated a TON of alternative rock and "stoner music" (think Bob Marley, Sublime, 311, etc.). Honestly, I only like around 55% of the music I hear on this station anymore. So what keeps me listening from 6:30am when I start my morning commute till 3:00pm when my personal opinion of Mark Madden makes me put on my iPod or satellite radio? The DJs. And I don't count "Double M" "The Super Genius" aka MALE CHAUVINIST PIG, as a DJ. In the morning, Tim and Bob keep me laughing with stories and jokes, and dumb callers. They keep me up to date on local, national news, international news, sports, and celebrity gossip. But the show is geared more towards the male demographic, so there is stripper and boobie talk as well. There are daily hilarious Darwin Award styled stories called "Shallow End of the Gene Pool" and a weekly "Dumb Dumber and Dumberest" segment where you can vote for the call that was the "dumbest moment from the week that was." Every Friday they will also play a "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" style game where a caller plays against an attractive girl for prizes. If you don't mind some sexism, Tim and Bob will keep you entertained. During the working hours, Whipping Boy takes over the radio. Whip has a nice loyal fan base, and no wonder. He is genuinely a nice guy and does a lot of good in the community. Whip starts his program at 10am by playing 9 songs from the 90's. Every day at noon he, with listener help, chooses a theme and plays 6-8 songs to fit the theme. Examples include, 90's songs, Y2K songs, songs with colors n the title, etc. At around 1:15pm he plays the day time pick of the litter, where he plays a song and listeners vote via phone or text messaging on whether to keep the song or "Dio" it. If a song is "Dio-ed" Whip plays Rainbow in the Dark and belts along to the lyrics to "cleanse the musical palate from the awful pick". Alby Oxenreiter makes an appearance daily as well to talk sports. Whipping Boy does charity work. He frequently hosts successful blood drives and, as a dog lover, has the Washington Area Humane Society bring in a dog every Thursday to try and find him/her a home. (Can you tell I LOVE Whip?) Mark Madden is on from 3pm-6pm. 'Nuff said. Then Abby takes the air from 6pm-10pm(?). Not the best station if you prefer older metal, but then again there aren't any good stations in the Pittsburgh area for that kind of fix.

Since the mid 90's, 105.9 the X (WXDX) is the only place that those who are looking for modern and…read morealternative rock can turn to in the Pittsburgh area. Over the years, the X has went from being a good, solid alternative station with mornings covered by the legend Howard Stern, to a Morning Show with wanna-be's Tim Benz and some other guy, (Bob I think?) and a horrible playlist with little to no flow. There used to be a GREAT alternative station on 104.7 called the Revolution, but it got blown up and most of it's staff went to WXDX after they switched from 106.7 to 105.9. Today, the X's music selection sucks. Their lack of new music sucks. The station's only real entertainment is Mark Madden who does a sports/porn star review show from 3PM-6PM weekdays. They are also the flagship radio station of the Pittsburgh Penguins and broadcast all of their games. WXDX also has an HD-2 station that is all Pens, which is actually quite good. The rarely play any NEW alternative or modern rock singles, and when they do, they are months late! I don't get it. The X is a Clear Channel station. Clear Channel has format lab stations called 'Rock Nation' as well as 'Rock Nation Top 20', they play far more NEW rock than the X ever does. Why? I don't wanna hear the same old rotation of 20 songs for months before they decide to change the playlist. I don't wanna hear the Beastie Boys, Bob Marley and Moby called "Alternative Rock". I wanna hear NEW ROCK SINGLES and good late 80's and 90's alternative rock classics. Other stations do this well. See 987 FM in Los Angeles (also a clear channel station). Other than Mark Madden, I just don't listen to the X. The only radio station in Pittsburgh worth listening to is 1020 KDKA-AM. Why? As a news/talk station, at least I can hear something NEW and informative. For music, I stick to my iPod and various radio apps on my iPhone. If the X did not have a long term radio deal with the Pens and Mark Madden, I have a feeling they would be on the chopping block. They are never high in the ratings and they fail to play new music on a regular basis. There's not much alternative about that. The X should move Madden to mornings, or ditch the morning show and just play music, that is, if they fix their playlist! The X has a HORRIBLE music playlist. They play pretty much the same 20-30 songs on a loop for a month or so before changing the playlist. Or hell, they could change to a 'Hot Talk' format and still broadcast Pens games and I bet they'd have better ratings. Throw Opie and Anthony, Mark Madden and Tom Leykis on one station...it would be great! WDVE will always be the rock big dog in town ,but man it would be great to have a station with the balls to play new and classic rock together, like 93.7 K-Rock did. That station was great, but Howard Stern going to satellite killed them in CBS Radio's eyes. Speaking of Stern, the X was so lame that they allowed clear channel to kick Stern off the air back in the day. HA! Then brought in Alan Cox to mornings, who was decent, but then fired him. Yeah, he does a show in Cleveland on rock station WMMS. Pretty good stuff. Good luck to WXDX. I hope they wake up and make their station great again.

I'm sick of their lying commercials if you know what I mean!!!! Changing to another radio station.read more

Ok, I will readily admit, despite having an uncle who plays country music, that I am just not a…read morefan. Country music is simply not my cup of cocoa. However, I can respect old country, alt. country, etc. since artists in those genres write socially-conscious lyrics, truly appreciate the struggles of common folk (that's me), and were/are truly outlaws. But this "new country"? I reckon that real, hardcore, serious, studied country fans hate the stuff that's played on the radio nowadays in the same way true metal fans hate nu-metal. How do think I feel about The X? If it's not syrupy jingoism, it's songs about drankin' and partyin' and doin' laundry and all kinds of mundane shit. Seriously, this is some of the blandest music ever. And it's the same songs all the time over and over! I've heard that this "new" country is the States' most popular radio format. No wonder we're headed over a waterfall. I guess the term "country variety" refers to stations that play some old stuff too. I did hear "Take This Job And Shove It" today, which has a cool, workin' man's message. Yet I never hear any Johnny Cash or Willie Nelson whenever the boys at work play with the radio. Please don't email me about this. If you really, really like country, you should find this stuff on WDSY to be dog food also.

Why is this music, I mean muzak, called "soft rock"? Isn't that an oxymoron? I never understood…read morethat term. I used to have a crush on Cris Winter when she was on WDVE during my teenaged caveman years. She'd be on during the weekends, and I'd listen to her voice, imagining her to be a hot 80's rawker chick with big, blonde Lita Ford hair. Then I saw her once on WQED's "Great American Auction" or whatever it was called, and she was in fact a babe with big, platinum blonde Lita Ford hair, not to mention a frilly brown suede jacket. Now she's on WISHHHHH playing music to snooze to. How did that happen? I guess she needed a job. I also keep wondering if she's related to The X's Abby Krizner since they sound identical. Mysteries... And who in radio is more syrupy than Delilah? Sometimes the guys have her on in the evening at work for some reason. Her show is at its best when some kid calls in to dedicate a song to his or her mom because you know the kid must have gotten into some kind of trouble and is trying to smooth things over. ZZZZZZZZ Huh, wha? Oh I'm sorry, I'm listening to WISHHHHH... ZZZZZZZ.

Jeez, I remember when 3WS just played 50's and 60's music. Being that my first musical experiences…read more(before I found the dark side) involved me listening to my mom's "oldies" 45's and 78's with my sister on our little record player, I didn't mind it at all. Now they play 70's and 80's music. I'm confused. The kids call 80's music "oldies" now? Do seniors these days dance to Human League? I hope not. No one should be subjected to that. But yeah, lots of cheesy pop songs I used to like as a little kid after being exposed to MTV abound. Hey, I have to listen to this crap at work y'know? The Morlocks cry if you change the station.

they need to expand there playlist tired of hearing the same Queen. michael jackson songs there is…read moremore music than them!!!!!!

I have been a long time listener and supporter of WYEP for years. We are so fortunate to have this…read moregreat music station. It has been going at it since 1974, way back when the first broadcast occurred in the basement of a South Oakland building. It was started by a group of volunteers, and continues to remain independently operated and a member-supported station. Fast forward to the Community Broadcast Center on the South side, its current location. This radio station cannot be taken for granted when so many other radio stations have come and gone, or find themselves under the clutches of corporate broadcasting. WYEP promotes itself well, and rewards its' members and listeners quite frequently. For instance, as a donor, I have been invited to at least 2 Live and Direct sessions at their studio featuring well-know musicians, attended an outing at Club Café, viewed the recently released Beatles movie at a local theater, and, will be a guest at an upcoming performance at the Pittsburgh Winery. This all occurred within the month of September! I cannot say enough good things about the station, their selection of music, or all of the community programs they promote and sponsor. The Pittsburgh community is well-served with WYEP's presence, and I certainly hope it will be around for many more years to come. I am very proud to be one of it's supporters.

Do you like your venues intimate? Well folks, the WYEP Community Broadcast Center is as intimate as…read moreit gets! It's a 100 (I'm guessing) seat performing arts space at the WYEP Studios. It's a place where you can see the artists close up and you really get a chance to feel like you're one with the show. I know, places like First Niagara Pavilion where you sit hundreds of feet away amongst the throngs of sweaty people and get overcharged for the privilege have their charms. But a concert at a really small venue like this is something every music fan should try. My cousin and I went here to see the Patti Spadaro Band in concert. Spadaro is a rarity--she's one of the few female lead guitarists out there. Whenever people think of a female guitarist, they often think of a folkie with acoustic, a rhythm guitarist, or a bassist. I'm not as familiar with her material as I should be. I've seen her at a few area festivals and only now am I getting into her music. But she plays as she says, "bluesy, jammy rock with wailing female guitar." She played a lot from her newest CD "Bringing Me Back" as well as a little bit of her older material. It was a rollicking good show and now I've got to go out and get her CDs

Most of the talk shows focus on Trump hate. Chris Moore Black also includes racism. Lenny is good…read moreand balanced. The wee hours mon-fri are some young adults talking. Not sure about what.