Freeform Radio Vs. Eclectic Radio
Eclectic radio describes radio programming encompassing diverse music genres. Unlike freeform radio, the eclectic radio format involves prescribed playlists. While freeform radio stands in contrast to commercial radio formats, a number of commercial radio stations offer programs showcasing an eclectic variety of music.
Some eclectic radio stations in the United States are:
- KCRW (Santa Monica, California)
- KEOS (College Station, Texas)
- KEXP (Seattle, Washington)
- KFAI (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- KGLT (Bozeman, Montana)
- KNYE (Pahrump, Nevada)
- KUOM (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- KUSF (San Francisco, California)
- KUT (Austin, Texas)
- KXUA (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
- WERS (Boston, Massachusetts)
- WHPK (University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois)
- WJCU (University Heights, Ohio)
- WMLB (Avondale Estates, Georgia)
- WUSM (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
- WXPN (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- WNCW (Spindale, North Carolina)
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Famous quotes containing the words radio and/or eclectic:
“The radio ... goes on early in the morning and is listened to at all hours of the day, until nine, ten and often eleven o’clock in the evening. This is certainly a sign that the grown-ups have infinite patience, but it also means that the power of absorption of their brains is pretty limited, with exceptions, of course—I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. One or two news bulletins would be ample per day! But the old geese, well—I’ve said my piece!”
—Anne Frank (1929–1945)
“Eclecticism is the degree zero of contemporary general culture: one listens to reggae, watches a western, eats McDonald’s food for lunch and local cuisine for dinner, wears Paris perfume in Tokyo and “retro” clothes in Hong Kong; knowledge is a matter for TV games. It is easy to find a public for eclectic works.”
—Jean François Lyotard (b. 1924)