Every city has it's "Best Rock" or "Home of Rock" radio stations, but few survive the tumultuous competition that exists among our nation's FM airwaves.
QFM96 is my first favorite Columbus radio station. WLVQ hasn't changed much sine the 80's when I arrived in Columbus. That's actually a "good thing" in a world filled with and expecting change. Yeah, a few DJ's have come and gone, but the quality and diversity of Rock classics and future classics continue to fill cars and homes all over Central Ohio.
I'm not impressed at all with the empty hype or crass humor. Unfortunately, QFM has to include some of this in their marketing and entertaining. Otherwise, the music is the main attraction for me. I'd give them 5 stars if they were cleaner in their approach to the public.
I am a connoisseur of "classic rock". I like "new rock" as well. Whaddya know? QFM has both! There's always a "Travelling Wilberry" song or a new, lame Ozzy tune that bug me to death. But, when I hear some classic Zepplin, Deep Purple or Allman Brothers, nothing gets me going more! They play the tunes that nobody else dares to play anymore!
For example, just the other night I went out to pick up some milk. I turned on the radio and there it was..."The Cowboy Song" (studio version). I thought to myself, "I've heard this before, but I can't remember when. Man, it's been forever!" Then I recognized the lead singer's voice and I said, "No...it couldn't be!" It was the best Irish band ever to grace the Rock'n'Roll stage (prior to U2, of course) Can you guess who?
Yup..."Thin Lizzy"! Man-Oh-Man, they don't make 'em like this anymore! And QFM is the only station to play 'em. My other old-time favorites exclusive to QFM: tender Ted Nugent, Black Sabbath, Crosby-Stills-Nash and sometimes Neil Young, Judas Priest, Pearl Jam and the list goes on and on and on.
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