"Indie" Artists and WJJD

Some fellow broadcasters have been tossing around the idea of playing all unsigned or
independent artists on their Internet stations to avoid the new, excessive royalty rates that
the RIAA/CRB/SoundExchange folks are hell-bent on shoving down our throats.

Not that it's a bad idea, but...

Sorry, gang, but I am NOT..repeat, NOT..changing my format on WJJD to play only indie artists.

Now, the station does play a lot of indie artists; there are also deceased artists on the playlist.
There is also some current country.

WJJD was rebirthed as 'WJJD revisited' back in 2003 to serve as a tribute station to the original Chicago station during its country music heydey. I'll be the first to admit, that since I began
WJJD, I have not listened to local radio since.

There are some absolutely great indie artists. WJJD has been the first station on the entire Live365 network to play some of them. They are talented folks who deserve to be heard, and I'm more than happy to play the music that fits the format.

Internet stations are popular for a reason: THEY ARE PLAYING WHAT LISTENERS ARE EAGER TO HEAR. The Internet audience alone is about the size of the 15th largest radio market in the U.S.

So, what's on the air in Phoenix?

Infomercials about colon cleansing on KFNX 1100 AM; the same old tired talk radio that
the rest of the markets live with..in Phoenix, however, you can hear Matt Gerson talk about current events, like the 1998 elections (in case you missed them); and the usual blandness of AM/FM radio everywhere.

If Internet radio goes silent, I will NOT be going back to local radio, not for one instant. I've
got enough music here to play 'em to myself, if I need to.

WJJD was a trendsetter back in the day. There's a bit of pride left in those calls, and I am not going to adjust my format to appease liars, cons, cheats and thieves.

They can adjust to me if they wish.