Feb 08 2009
Zed Craves A Virgin
Since I moved to Vancouver in 1998, I have listened to a couple radio stations. One is News 1130, which I listen to for news, traffic, weather, etc. The other..
Well..
When I moved here, it was Z95.3.. For a number of years, I would listen to this Top 40 station. A lot of the music I didn’t care for, but sometimes, they’d play what I consider to be some decent stuff. True to this type of radio station, they played some music and then a ton of commercials. A few years ago, they tried to revamp the station format, but essentially it was the same.
Then, about 2 years ago, they “changed their name and format”. They became 95 Crave. The first few weeks, it wasn’t bad. They played a little more from the 90’s, and a little too much of the 80’s. But it didn’t take long before their old habits returned. Too repetitive, too many commercials, and too much music that I wasn’t interested in..
A few weeks ago, I turned it on, and now they are Virgin. Same staff, same theme. Nothing has changed but the name..
This radio station has a serious identity crisis. They change the name, say that they are going to make changes, and yet, it stays the same. The only thing I enjoy about it is the morning show. The only problem with the timing of the morning show is it falls when I’m driving to work and listening to News 1130 for stuff that matters.. like traffic. Besides.. the on-air personalities at the news station actually are entertaining to listen too..
There are other stations in the Vancouver area to listen to, but I none of them hold me interest for long. Jack FM isn’t bad, but most of the others are crap.
So.. keep up the good work News 1130! As for Z95/Crave/Virgin.. well.. keep trying.. someday you’ll actually achieve the change that you are looking for..
Old habits die hard I guess.
Hey Cam. Thanks for writing about how you feel. We switched to virgin because the opportunity to join the virgin brand was too big to pass.
We have added much more variety to
the music and the energy and attitude of the staff has changed too.
Give us a stronger listen (maybe the rush with kj and I in the afternoon?) and I think you’ll see a big improvement.
Thx
I have to admit, I did forget to mention that I enjoy listening in the afternoon when you are on the air. By the time I realised that I missed that, I noticed that you had posted a response.
I tried listening again today.. I find that there are a few good songs peppered with ones inbetween that I can’t stand..
Perhaps it’s just me. I find myself listening to music from the 90’s more and more, simply because I cannot find a radio station that plays more music that I want to hear. But, if you say that you are introducing more variety, I’ll give it another chance..
If that doesn’t work out for me..
Well.. maybe I’ll be reluctant to find that I’m stuck in the 90’s again. Good ‘ol Moxy Fruvous!