slotperfect 7 #1 February 15, 2005 I grew up in Northern Vermont. VERY rural and during that period of time (1971 - 1983) it was very far removed from "big picture" wordly culture. We got two TV stations; three when I held the rabbit ears with one hand. The radio station that came in the best was WEZF-FM, the "EZ" meaning Muzak type elevator music. There was another that played AOR (Album Oriented Radio) type stuff, which was OK - but it was still a bit too mainstream for me. Then my friend Chuck Talbert turned me on to CHOM-FM from Montreal, Quebec. There was no real format - they played anything and everything they wanted to play. There was lots of hard rock, progressive (at that time) rock, jazz on Sunday mornings, "eclectic" music late at night, and more. I had a Sony one-speaker boombox (I was the MAN because it had a coaxial speaker), and I would record live radio onto cassette so I could have it anywhere and anytime - it was always playing in my car (which had no radio). The other day I was thinking about all of the great Canadian bands I heard before they were popular, and some great ones that never took off in the states. I decided to Google CHOM-FM and was prepared to accept the fact that it had changed formats, which radio stations so often do. To my surprise it hasn't changed at all. It's 97.7 now, a little farther left on the dial than back in the day, but they still play the same stuff the same way. I stream it from here.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #2 February 15, 2005 That's funny, in South African slang "chom" means friend/buddy. Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #3 February 15, 2005 CHOM has changed .... A lot... It used to play a good mix of Classics, PLUS current rock. Now its almost all old classic, and lots of older bad rock too... Dont get me wrong, I used to love CHOM... As you said: lots of Progressive, roak, new stuff... A classic program of the 80s was the New Music Foundation... no more... Now you get more Trooper and Elton John then Floyd or Beck (and Beck really would fit in their old, avant-garde style). I listen the Buzz from Burlington VT now...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #4 February 15, 2005 Quotein South African slang "chom" means friend/buddy Same in Quebec in french... can be either buddies (usually when plural), or boyfriend... but its chum ...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
