Sacramento radio severely suffered two more steps back in the last six weeks. First KWOD-FM (106.5) stopped playing Alternative music, held on to Nirvana and Green Day, then re-birthed as 106.5 The Buzz -- "Totally 90s." Anyone Else Puking? Many former KWOD listeners did their marketing for The Buzz by publicly complaining about the new format. This has put The Buzz in a situation that every radio station would love to be in -- Everyone knows they exist. But do they care? No. Will it last? ... SacFrequency Kathleen Haley comment-10219 2009-07-03T08:22:38Z 2009-07-03T08:22:38Z Many amazing female musicians took off in the 90s. Ladies who rocked it in the 90s include PJ Harvey, Sleater-Kinney, The Breeders and Liz Phair (in her pre-pop days). Kathleen Haley 2009-07-03T08:22:38Z Geoff Samek comment-10218 2009-07-03T07:15:45Z 2009-07-03T07:15:45Z I'd add that KYDS 91.5, El Camino High School radio, also has a very free flowing format. At times it's a bit of a slap-shod effort, but sometimes they play some really great stuff. You might get away with all 90's if you included all sorts of music. The indie rock scene really took off in the 90's and if you add electronic music and hip hop into the mix, I think you could probably muster more like 3000 interesting tracks instead of 300. All in all, it's not just newspapers that are in flux right now, it's really all of media and we are seeing that reflected in radio as well. Geoff Samek 2009-07-03T07:15:45Z William Burg comment-10215 2009-07-03T02:38:36Z 2009-07-03T02:38:36Z Free-form all the way, the way KZAP used to do it, and KDVS still does! The problem with "decade" radio stations is that they aren't even playing all of the music from that decade--they are only playing a handful of the most popular hits, barely scratching the surface of the music of that era. No "classic rock" format station plays the Mothers, or the Stooges, or the Velvet Underground, or any of the influential but little-known bands of their selected era, or anything but the A-side singles from those bands...no B-sides, rarities, or live tracks selected by DJs and music lovers instead of marketing droids and focus groups. William Burg 2009-07-03T02:38:36Z