Almost thought I was imagining it when I turned on KGPR several weeks ago as I was driving home from work – but last Friday, as I drove home, there it was again: space age pop music! Oh, the joy! Turns out it’s a monthly program from MSU-GF that airs on KGPR on the first Friday of each month from 7:30 until 9 pm, and is hosted by T.C. Hirsch. If you don’t know what space age pop is...
And speaking of dogs – did any of you catch Great Falls author Carol Bradley on “The Write Question” on the radio (KGPR) last night? In addition to talking about her book and puppy mills, she talked about “Camp Collie” – which was my first road-trip out of Great Falls back in 2002, when my daughter and I drove up to Shelby to spend a few hours walking some of the adorable collies.
Anyone else notice that KEIN – 1310 AM – seems to be having issues the last few days? Nothing but static. It’s one of my favorite stations – playing “Music Of Your Life” format with Sinatra, Clooney, Torme, etc. There’s no comparable station in our area, and I listen to it EVERY SINGLE DAY and miss it. I tried calling the station several times but got no answer. Stopped by the station earlier today, but it was locked and...
Some tidbits from the world of Great Falls radio: Radio Twit reports the following transaction: $65K KEAU-FM Great Falls MT (Fairfield MT) from The Montana Radio Company LLC (Kevin Terry) to Fisher Radio Regional Group Inc. KEAU is the station briefly known as the Rock Hog. And from the Tribune: A new talk radio station planned in Great Falls already is prompting strong feedback — from Cascade County officials, who say station officials should have talked to them before...
Sigh. Looks like 1450 AM (KQDI) has dropped the Michael Savage program. That’s a shame – Savage is an amazingly entertaining radio personality – way better than Rush or Hannity or Ingraham. On a more positive note, it seems as if we are getting more than just one hour of Jerry Doyle’s show – I think. According to the KQDI website, the Jerry Doyle show airs from 4-7 pm, and then the Dave Ramsey show airs from 5-8 pm....
The Fisher Radio auction is underway, sponsored by several Great Falls radio stations – check it out here. Looks like there’s more than 800 items to bid on.
As noted before, I listen to a lot of the talk radio while driving around town, and I think that Great Falls is pretty well-represented among the many callers to the national talk radio programs – given the size of our community compared to big markets, that is. I hear a caller from Great Falls on at least one of the shows every month or so, but I’ve heard two in the last 12 hours. “KC” from Great Falls...
