98.5 review - a quick one

We have recently got rid of out TV – at least put it on castors and moved it out of the lounge room.  It means we only bring it in to watch a movie or some other worthwhile show.  This has meant that we are now listening to a lot more radio and most often this is 98.5.  Its pretty good all up, but like any radio station it tends to have things that quickly become gripes – I don’t think there would be any radio stations that any one would be completely happy with.

 

I really only have two gripes.  The first is that their high rotation song list has a VERY high rotation.  Of late it seems that some songs have been getting an absolute hiding.  There are particular songs by Craig David, Coldplay (hardest part), U2 with MJ Blithe (one), Nick Lachey etc that have been played excessively.  They could do well to just back them off a bit in my humble opinion.

 

My other gripe is the motto “no greed, no ridicule, no hurt”, while good intentioned and probably necessary for a Christian radio station supported largely by Christians,  tends to result in radio announcers coming across a bit sickly sweet.  I guess they have to please the most conservative listener to try and reduce complaints…  I would like to see just a bit of triple j injected into 98.5 if you know what I mean.  A little more Australian music and a little more edge.  I think it could be done and yet still be a station that glorifies God.

 

But all in all I don’t want to be seen as a 98.5 basher – its still better than watching TV.   

alcoholic zeal

Great post on Zeal and how it can misguide us.  Refers specifically to the example of alcohol.  Read it.