woxy.com is dead -- long live 97X!

Again, we are witness to the death of 97X. An institution whose greatness and contribution to the music world cannot be underestimated. WOXY.com is going off the air in just over a week(time of death 9/15/06) I credit a good deal of my sense of self to the 97X. They provided me with exposure to art that I would not have encountered otherwise. I don't know if I would have found indie rock on my own later in life or if I would have been permanently sucked into the brainwashing vortex of corporate radio. What I do know is that my life is better because of 97X, woxy.comand the fine folks that have manned the station over the decades.

In a world of corporate radio, I worry that future generations will not have such a guide. They will have to fend for themselves when it comes to finding contemporary artistic music that has a great motivation than trying to make a buck. The fact that woxy.com is going off the air only serves to solidify their greatness in my mind.

But I digress. Please listen to this rare gem before it's gone.
And for those of you thinking about satellite being an alternative format, it unfortunately isn't. Check out the second paragraph of this blog post by Lee Abrams: http://leeabrams.blogspot.com/2006/09/npr-morning-shows-and-labor-day.html