I have a confession to make. I'm a recovering flipaholic. You know...on of those people who flip through radio stations looking for the one playing the best song. Or just seeking a station that isn't playing a 5-10 minute block of commercials.
For the longest time I never committed to a single radio station. My friends who listened exclusively to a particular station often felt sorry for me and wold try to hook me up with their favorite call sign. It's not like I never wanted to settle down with one station and raise kids listening to it. I tired. Honestly, I did. I would often get excited to discover a station and think, "This is the one!" But then that feeling would dissipate. Maybe it was hearing the same play list day after day. Maybe it was the horror of finding myself bumming a certain mattress company jinlge a little too often. Soon I'd find myself falling out of like with the station and my fingerswould wander back to the dial again. I didn't want to cheat, but I couldn't help myself.
When I discovered
KEXP, things changed. Every day was a different musical adventure sprinkled with new bands, classic gems and fresh sounds. Their mantra, "Where the music matters," rang true with me. The eclectic programming satisfied my every whim: from rock to blues, country to rockabilly, hip-hop to punk, and world to reggae. All this with minimal air breaks. I finally decided to settle down and retire my little black radio dial. I'm even secure enough in our relationship that I don't mind sharing KEP with hundreds of thousands of other listeners from all over the globe.
All my stereo dials thank you, KEXP, for the much needed break.
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