97X Bam! The Future of Rock and Roll (Back on the Radio!!!)

In about a month or so, my favorite radio station will be back on the airwaves via HD Radio. In 2004, Oxford, Ohio based 97X WOXY signed off of terrestrial radio and became an Internet only station. (Possibly the first radio station to ever make the switch)

The loss of WOXY on my car radio led me to purchasing an i-Pod as well as XM Satellite Radio to fill the void. (For the most part, Cincinnati Radio sucks) Now I guess I'll have to purchase an HD radio!!! It'll be well worth the money.

What's all the fuss over a little radio station you might ask? I've told the story many times, but as a young whippersnapper of 13, I was getting tired of the music the top 40 stations were shoving down my throat. At 13 I really had no money to go out and start experimenting with music, so the only music I had access to was the radio and my parents record collection. I credit my parents collection by the way for giving me my eclectic taste and my willingness to try to find something new. They had everything from Jazz, to Folk, to Celtic, to Country, to Classical and a little bit of Rock.

So, one day I took a trip to the left of the dial and found a station called 97X. I instantly fell in love with all of the different and wonderful sounds and programs WOXY had to offer and began a relationship that has lasted until this very moment. 97x WOXY has consistently provided an eclectic mix of new music. The older I get, the harder it is to impress me (I've heard it all) but WOXY continues to throw stuff at me that I like.

I just looked at my record collection, and I would say that I own about 75% of it because of 97X. That's how much of an impact they've had on my musical tastes.

For the full history of 97X WOXY, go to the WOXY web page.

For more information on WOXY's move to HD radio, click here!

If you found yourself asking "what is a WOXY" then I suggest you take a listen.