I live in rural Ontario, Canada. As with most other places in the world, most of our electronic media comes from the cities.Some of it is exceptional, some is passable, but most of it is pre-packaged. What I mean by that is, the announcers do not promote any sense of community, while playing music targeting the "dance" crowd. ( Seriously, how many times must a guy listen to "Poker Face"?)
Just a little over a year ago, our little town became home to "The Dock". It is an FM radio station broadcasting at104.1 on the FM dial. All I can say is : FINALLY someone has a grasp of what an rock station should sound like! The broadcasters talk about local community events while playing all the great music from the 70's, but with a bit of a twist. Unlike most stations that play the crap out of two or three favourite songs from a band, the Dock will play the whole side of an album, a "B" side or some obscure cut. What a great concept.
My favourite announcer is a woman named "Meg" who is part of the morning show team. You have to hear this chick's voice: It sounds like Rod Stewart when he was with "Faces", combined with one of the Power Puff Girls. It's absolutely infectious.
Anyway, for those of you who are reading this in some far off land, I'd encourage you to go on-line and tune in. If you simply put in "104.1 The Dock", you'll get there.For those of you who are north of Toronto, but south of North Bay, take a listen.You'll be pleasantly surprised.
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