Jack FM

So Rock 94.5 is now called "Jack." Regina has another new radio station. My normal reaction when I heard this was "Whoopty frickin' doo." Regina has to have the worst radio stations on the planet. However, I decided to give this Jack station a try today on my way to work and doing a couple of errands. I was actually pleasantly surpised. This station actually has VARIETY. When I first turned it on I heard "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin followed by "The Rest of My Life" by Sloan followed by some 80's pop song that I've heard before but can't hink of the song title or artist. For any Regina radio station to play a Sloan song is remarkable since they seem too poppy for a "rock" station, yet too "rock" for a pop station. I like a wide variety of music. On my computer I can hae a random track listing of Neil Diamond followed by Tegan and Sara follwed by The Sex Pistols follwed by Johnny Cash followed by Outcast followed by Le Tigre followed by Barenaked Ladies etc. A good song is a good song regardless of the genre, but Regina radio seems unaware of this. Radio in general is so rigidly formatted that lots of great music gets ignore simply because it doesn't fit a set format. A band like Blue Rodeo isn't totally country, but they're not strictly rock or folk either. Radiohead defies all genres so it is hard to hear their stuff on Regina radio. Hopefully Jack is the answer Regina needs to kick commercial radio in its collective ass.