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« Middletown woman pleads no contest to assaulting aunt / Photo | Today | Red Sox season under way » April 3, 2006WBRU back in its original grooveRadio station WBRU is back to its regular alternative-rock format after an abrupt switch turned out to be an April Fool's hoax. Last Friday, station DJ's were mournfully announcing that the station had changed management, and its Web site had posted a notice thanking listeners for the last 36 years, adding "we will miss you all." At 5 p.m., there was a brief blast of static and a new voice announced the new "Buddy FM." Buddy FM was an eclectic-to-the-max mixture that played everything from Johnny Cash to Black Sabbath to the Village People. That lasted until about noon Saturday, April 1, when rebellious DJs and a "crowd'' of incensed listeners -- actually recordings of crowd noise -- retook the station from its mysterious corporate masters and restored the old format. -- Journal TV writer Andy Smith Posted by Jack Perry CommentsHA | April 3, 2006 2:08 PM link I wonder how many regular listeners, like my daughter and me, have been lost through this joke? We felt so terrible that the station's management would treat their staff and listeners so badly that we stopped listening and reprogrammed the setting on the car radio. We live in MA, and if I hadn't happened to notice the little blurb on the ProJo homepage, we probably would never have tuned in again. Seriously, we were calling it a boycott against homogenized radio. It would be a very sad joke if WBRU lost enough listeners that their ratings went down and the station really did have to cut staff or shut down. Donna Pincince | April 3, 2006 2:12 PM link WBRU shouldn't screw with people like this. Not cool. Nate | April 3, 2006 2:28 PM link Hey, Stan | April 3, 2006 3:43 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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That is too funny!!!! Hope the FCC doesn't get cranky about it.