RUNNER-UP AND STAFF PICK: For the first time in the history of our readers' poll, KXCI--91.3 FM slips to second place. We, however, still think it's tops.
A PERFECT 10: In these bleak times of cookie-cutter radio with boring talk and skin-tight musical formats, about the only fun that can be had is to hear the occasional "Oh, Wow!" song. The "Oh, wow!" song is one you haven't heard in a long time and/or one you'd never expect to hear on the radio. Well, in the past year, Hot 98 FM has just about cornered the market on "Oh, Wow!" songs. So what if their morning drive-time show sounds like Cheech and Chong Do a Radio Show? Where else are we ever going to hear George Clinton do "Atomic Dog," followed by Vicente Fernandez' Mexican tear-jerker "Volver," followed by War's "Don't Let No One (Get You Down)?" So what if they're closing in on the world record for technical glitches? (Our favorite: forgetting to turn off the mike so we hear phone conversations while commercials are running.) Any station giving airplay to both the Texas Tornadoes and Earth, Wind and Fire deserves our vote. A lot of the Tejano stuff they used to play has been farmed out to sister station KXEW-AM (1600), but they still throw in enough Tex-Mex and R&B to give their wildly eclectic mix some teeth.
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1998 Winner: KFMA--92.1 FM 1997 Winner: KFMA--92.1 FM 1995 Winner: KXCI--91.3 FM |
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