Baltimore’s Classic Rock Station 100.7 The Bay is taking a bow today having its last day on the air. I’m going to miss them because they are my car and home radio station. Nothing else comes close to my taste than they did. Just like local newspapers the local radio station market has consolidated or gone by the wayside.
I guess a lot of people don’t even listen to car radios anymore. Being that is all we had I grew up listening to the radio. AM at first and then FM stations. Yes, I had 8 tracks in the car and CD players and now my phone connects my playlist to the car system. But I still listen to the radio.
And I’ve enjoyed this station and DJs for decades. A religious broadcasting station has purchased it so I will be changing my radio preset for that one. The trouble is nobody comes close to the playlist they provided.
My son’s old car is my beater car. It has a CD player but I’m not even sure it works. I guess I’ll be finding out soon.
I just remembered I would listen online in my later years at the job at night. It was someone talking to me during the long periods of just myself there in between the songs.
We supported some of their advertisers, but I guess it wasn’t enough. Pretty much what happened to the local newspaper market.
One unique thing about it is they have known they are out of work after today. They have known for over a month now I believe and it’s been public and they continue to do great shows. This morning has been special, and I’ll listen this afternoon and evening till they go off the air at midnight.
Another end of an era for me and apparently many more in the area from the outpouring online I’m seeing. I think it has touched those at the station and I’m glad of that. So many people don’t get to say goodbye at jobs they have loved. Especially in the media.
I wish all of the employee’s good luck looking for work and maybe career changes because as they said there is a ton of unemployed talent out there and few stations left to work.
Goodbye old friend. The drives won’t be the same.
