Tacoma.FM is LIVE from the Antique Sandwich @ North 51st & Pearl for the Tuesday night Victory Music Open Mic 7-10, listen LIVE at www.tacoma.fm
Remember when stations would actually haul their remote gear to a local bar or car dealership for a “live” broadcast? Lately, I have been hearing “remotes” which are actually pre-recorded! Voice-tracking a remote broadcast is the lowest form of radio. Most recently, a broadcaster in the South Sound area brought us updates from a community event, which were obviously pre-recorded, because the background noises kept repeating [looping].
Tacoma.FM actually does broadcast from the Antique Sandwich Company each week. This brings back memories of my youth, of Open Mic Night, great sandwiches, community and RADIO – live & local, not canned.
Terrestrial broadcasters should clean up their act, pay the talent what it is worth, provide honest entertainment and clever content – or lose listeners to stations like Tacoma.FM These Internet/community broadcasters have the right idea and are keeping quality radio alive, though on a shoestring budget, often through the help of volunteers.
Listeners have thousands of radio stations to choose from via computer, cell phones and other devices. My car radio does not have XM/Sirius access or Internet radio capability. I listen to a select few local stations. Lately, on the drive to work, I listen to the Mike Lonergan program on 1180 KLAY. Mike keeps us up to date on local news and events. In the evening, I’ll switch between KGY FM and KXXO FM for music. The DJs are local [not voice-tracked, as far as I can tell].
It’s sad to see radio [AM & FM] die this slow death. But when these few local stations let their people go, sell out to the corporate mutha giants and fade away, we will be listening to the likes of Tacoma.FM and the new generation of radio stations on the world-wide-web.
Lately, my car radio pre-sets have been assigned to:
