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The 5-year-old radio station, once named the best by Rolling Stone, will be changed to "a format called 'El Gato' -- playing regional Mexican rhythmic and cumbia music," explained Mike Schneider at Franklin Ave.
From Indie's website:
This is an important message for the Indie 103.1 Radio Audience -
Indie 103.1 will cease broadcasting over this frequency effective immediately. Because of changes in the radio industry and the way radio audiences are measured, stations in this market are being forced to play too much Britney, Puffy and alternative music that is neither new nor cutting edge. Due to these challenges, Indie 103.1 was recently faced with only one option --- to play the corporate radio game.We have decided not to play that game any longer. Rather than changing the sound, spirit, and soul of what has made Indie 103.1 great Indie 103.1 will bid farewell to the terrestrial airwaves and take an alternative course.
This could only be done on the Internet, a place where rules do not apply and where new music thrives; be it grunge, punk, or alternative; simply put, only the best music.
For those of you with a computer at home or at work, log on to www.indie1031.com and listen to the new Indie 103.1 - which is really the old Indie 103.1, not the version of Indie 103.1 we are removing from the broadcast airwaves.
We thank our listeners and advertisers for their support of the greatest radio station ever conceived, and look forward to continuing to deliver the famed Indie 103.1 music and spirit over the Internet to passionate music listeners around the world.
We’re pretty bummed to hear the news. To Jonesey, Escalante, and the rest of the all-star Indie team, we thank you for years of awesome music.
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Huh? There's a federally enforced amount of Britney, Puffy et al. that music stations have to play? Very funny.
OK really, what gives?
NOOOO!!!
Indie was a breath of fresh air amongst commercial radio. What am I supposed to listen now, the twelve songs they play on KROQ? RIP INDIE 103.1 YOU WILL BE MISSED.
WHAT? THIS IS FUCKING BULLSHIT! THIS WAS THE ONLY TOLERABLE THING TO LISTEN TO ON THE RADIO. BRING BACK INDIE! WHAT CAN WE DO??!?!?!
SORRY CAPS
This sucks donkey balls... Jason Bentley will save us!
Im amazed Indie lasted as long as it did. They lost me when they fired Dicky Barrett for not being a neoconservative.
The station really hasn't been that great in a while, it was just the option that sucked the least.
holy shit; INDIE was always our leg-up on other markets' stations. this is really bad news.
Yeah...this blows... Radio is becoming less "multiple options" to just "more of the same top forty sh*t".
Wonderful.
Anybody remember FM 101.9 in the early-mid-90's? Loved that station and it too went off the air and onto the internet....and eventually died.
Bah. I'm disgusted.
NOOOOOOO!
This feels like a sudden death in the family. Indie was the only station I listened to! Rolling Stone was not the only magazine that loved Indie, Wired also did a cover story about the station a couple years back, holding it up as a last bastion of hope in an wasteland of corporate suckiness. How am I ever going to live without Jonesy's Jukebox???
As far as I'm concerned, today is the day that radio died. (Terrestrial radio anyway)
¡El gato volador! Que nombre tan feo para la nueva estación.
I've been way down on commercial radio for years but I'll say this: Indie 103.1 did everything it could to sell out to the man and the money to stay alive, save for taking the "Indie" out of its name.
I mean is there really anything indie about this station log?
http://web.yes.com/chat/stationlog.php?station=KDLD
I agree with this. Oh, and their talent was... well, talentless. They had the most boring deejays and crappy (lack of) production I've heard in a major market.
Well, to keep things in perspective, continuing to exist on the Internet is not a bad fate considering it wouldn't even have been a real option 10 or 15 years ago. I've seen quite a few stations I was passionate about die on the L.A. airwaves, and this has been the first where death is relative.
And to those who feel Indie had begun to suck (I know what you mean, even if I wouldn't go quite that far), take encouragement in this part of the story:
In a way, this is the best thing that could have happened.sucks, but it's better than going on as kroq-lite like they've been recently.
it's not the end of the world= theres kcrw, kusc, and npr
Worked at MARS (103.1). Died.
Worked at Groove Radio (103.1). Died.
Had my mashups played on Indie (103.1). Died.
I killed the station! Keep me away from the radio!
Seriously...weak! Even though I could barely pick up the station, even with a powered antenna, it was still cool to hear something different on the radio.
LOL.
I was thinking about how cursed that frequency is. Any guesses as to how long the new 103.1 will last?
This is ridic. The same thing happened to one of my favorite alternative (whatever that means these days) radio stations back east. One day with no warning 99.1 WHFS just switched and became El Zol. It's a shame that even a big market like LA can't keep at least one station to play this kind of music.
That sucks but I haven't listened to much radio except kcrw and sometimes 103 since I got Sirius. SO much better and no commercials.
Screw that top 40 same old shit on every station.
Highly irritable now... can't even get my thoughts organized for a proper rant, but I've seen this happen so many times before.
Now what the hell am I supposed to listen to in the car?? I dont have internet in my car!
This sucks, I'm pretty bummed.
This really sucks. Indie's DJ's really cared about the music as much as the fans and musicians. I remember back when they started and they didn't have commericals. That was heaven for my 30 mile daily commute between Pasadena and Woodland Hills. I hope they keep sponsoring concerts in the L.A. area.
Um, no station has commercials when they first start. It takes a few months to get sponsors.
That's totally untrue. Usually when a station launches the ads have been being sold for months ahead of time.
Bummer. Indy was certainly unique for a commercial radio station, and I'm heartbroken to hear that they'll be going Internet-only. Having DJs like Henry Rollins just blew my mind -- he was fun, interesting, even scholarly. He'd not only play great music, but then tell me great stories about the artists as well.
I do kinda wish they'd gone out in a classier fashion -- instead of ranting about the "corporate radio game" and Britney, they coulda just said, "This was a wonderful experiment, it didn't work commercially, and there just isn't much we can do about that. We're excited about moving to the Internet -- we think that this offers us the best combination of global reach and artistic freedom. Tune in and help us thrive!"
Bummer is, no more DJs, even online. www.buzzbands.la
movin' 93 clowns indie
Really sad. I have so much love for Mr. Shovel.
Don't forget about true grass roots radio by the people for the people on KPFK 90.7, which just replaced the dearly missed divine forces radio with a not so bad show called future roots radio presented by dublab.
While it sucks that Indie's no longer on the airwaves, I am pleasantly surprised the format lasted as long as it did, considering how quickly previous formats died.
There's still KCRW, Indie online, Sirius, etc.
I was a fan when I could receive the station..maybe they would have more fans and survived if they had a stronger transmitter. Their signal was weak anywhere outside the west side..
I'm glad that they're trying to tough it out on the Internet, but, let's face it, using Flash to stream is not very 'indy', in fact, it's friggin' corporate. Why not use a more open format that'll run on more machines!?
'Course, I'm mainly complaining because it won't play on my iPhone, and what's more corporate than an iPhone? :-(
I remember when indie hit the airwaves, it was like a gift. I was ecstatic. Last night the music was so good they even played The Chameleons, I sat it my car and just listened to 103.1 and, when they went to commercial break I ran inside so hear what was next. Indie wasn't perfect but it spoke to me, it brought back fond memories of the days when independent and alternative music was truly that. When you were a follower of it there was a special kinship, because very few listened to this amazing music that wasn't played on mainstream radio but passed on through college, pirate radio and the mixed tape. My heart breaks for the demise of 103.1. I will miss Henry Rollins, Jonesy, Watusi rodeo, check one two ( which hauled me into many a club) and most of all I will miss never being able to tune into a station who plays Husker Du, Love and Rockets, Autolux and so many many more so dear to my heart.
Well this totally sucks. What's going to happen to Jonesy? Where else could I hear "I love myself" by Eddie Cantor? Where am I going to hear L.A. Bands and foreign unknowns?
At least I'm no longer sorry my radio isn't working. There's no longer any reason to turn it on.
Bring back Pirate Radio!!!
I can't imagine a Saturday morning without listening to "Passport Approved." This bums me out. :( I'll miss you Indie!
I WILL MISS JONESY THE MOST
I feel like my friend died. I'll miss you, Indie103
Sign the petition to keep Indie On The Air: HTTP://WWW.LETINDIELIVE.COM.
Indie fans: Some Info for your hungry mind:
Everyone of the former staff of Indie 103.1 have been deeply touched by your messages and comments. We all feel the same disappointment as you at the loss of the station that we considered to be YOURS.
It is important that you know the decision to pull Indie from the air
was not the decision of anybody on the staff or management of Indie 103.1.
The decision came from higher authorities and it was not for the reason that has been stated in the prerecorded message that had been repeating on 103.1 or the message that was on the front page of indie1031. com.
It's insulting to you and the staff of Indie 103.1 for the owners to say that we decided to pull the station off the air because we didn't want to play the corporate radio game. I mean really, do you think we'd just roll over and give the airwaves to "Puffy" after all we've been through together? When was the last time anybody called him Puffy anyway? That should tell you all you need to know.
The entire staff of Indie 103.1 was fired Thursday morning immediately after the farewell sign-off. One person was asked to remain to maintain the website and we do not begrudge our friend the opportunity to earn a living. The stream will be most of the same fine music we left on the computers there but will lack the heart and soul of the station. Some shows will be running on the stream until they find their new on-air home. (No, there will be no Jonesys Jukebox)
We want you to know that efforts are underway to bring your Indie back to the airwaves of Los Angeles. We will inform you of when and how you will have the opportunity to participate in this process.
We appreciate your support.
XO - Indie
It's sad to see the station go. College radio is the only 'indie' type station I've found. Corporate indie stations just don't last.
Where else will I find anything like Jonesy's Jukebox, Passport Approved, or even the rest of the best content on the ariwaves in LA?! It's frustrating to get in the car, turn on Indie, and have to remember all over again. Pure agony.
Where else will I find anything like Jonesy's Jukebox, Passport Approved, or even the rest of the best content on the ariwaves in LA?! It's frustrating to get in the car, turn on Indie, and have to remember all over again. Pure agony.
Where else will I find anything like Jonesy's Jukebox, Passport Approved, or even the rest of the best content on the ariwaves in LA?! It's frustrating to get in the car, turn on Indie, and have to remember all over again. Pure agony.