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Where our name came from January 28, 2005 Yesterday we had a meeting of the entire MPR staff - we do this four times a year, after each of the quarterly Board meetings. The Board meeting was Wednesday afternoon. At both of these meetings I gave a report on the 89.3 launch. To prepare for the presentations, everyone helped me pull together some data about audience reaction to 89.3 since Monday's launch. Posted by Sarah Lutman at 12:31 PM
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I got a bumper sticker at the CD Warehouse (neé Cheapo) in Dinkytown. Heh, I guess I'm not the only person who still thinks of that place as "Cheapo" in their memories, since this website lists the store under that name (at least as of this moment). Posted by: Mike Hicks at January 28, 2005 02:33 PMThis is a comment from yesterday's post. MPR is a milti-million $ corporation, it doesn't need you to "donate" albums, for cryin' out loud. That's just taking advantage of listener's excitment. They don't need your help. If you have all these records to donate, give them to a real independant station like KFAI, who really needs community support. Just *tell* MPR what to buy, they will, and it will help the local record store economy, as that's where they buy them from. Posted by: George at January 28, 2005 03:01 PMwhy didn't the station think of/consider calling itself "The COMP" since the CALL LETTERS are K-C-M-P it would have sounded good and actually gone with the the lettering? Heck, it also might have been a good slogan for giving tickets, cds, stickers, away. I dunno, "The COMP" would sound a lot cooler to me than "The CURRENT." It'd be like COMPLIMENTING your listenors. The other area it suggests for people to stream it sounds very computer oriented. Posted by: Kerry at January 28, 2005 03:05 PMchris riemenschneider got something wrong?? *gasp* no way! that's completely shocking.... haha. Posted by: yeahyeah at January 28, 2005 03:44 PMAmerican Routes at 5-9am Sunday? Phew! That will be tough to get up for... will 91.1 still carry it from 7-9pm on Saturdays? I love American Routes. Posted by: halibut at January 28, 2005 03:57 PMAnd I just wanted to remind everyone that the name 'The Current' still sounds like the name of a junior high amatuer radio club or a small town Gazette. Thank you. Posted by: The Hater at January 28, 2005 04:44 PMHey George: I am glad it's not the Comp. Those words resembling call letters are REAALLY lame especially when they are spelled wrong. I also hate spelling stuff with K's instead of C's, but Krispy Kreme is still good. To MikeHicks: I like the music, I'll donate to keep the music. Get over it, you remind me of that negative person from the forums that Julia "had to talk to". If you don't want to donate, you don't have to! It's your money. But most of us will donate ;) Plus there's no commercials. Posted by: MattAudio at January 28, 2005 05:32 PMHeh, that was George, not me. I've donated money already myself, and I hope to add to that sometime in the future if I ever get a job again. Plus, I've got an idea for a 12" or two to send in for kicks. Posted by: Mike Hicks at January 28, 2005 10:26 PMI just dropped a stack of static clings and stickers at Down in the Valley in Crystal. I also bought a Ted Leo and the Pharamasists CD from Mary's urging. Wow -- Are they just Killjoys or is there a master plan? Oh -- And _I Like_ the Current for a name. It could be worse -- like a single letter... Seriously, go over all the tag-lines in this town and you'll realize it could be much worse. Some don't even make sense. I, for one, welcome our new crazy alternative MPR overlord(s). ;) The current is a decent name. It could be like one of those Disney stations and be Driving us out of our minds with repitition. KCMP: C-ircumventing M-edocre P-rogramming Posted by: Conal Garrity at January 29, 2005 01:30 PMAnd I just wanted to remind everyone that the name 'The Hater' still sounds like the name of a junior high amatuer or a small gazelle who sees the world through a drinking straw. Thank you. I call this here station 'The Kirnt'. That's Hoosier style. Posted by: moonview at January 29, 2005 02:35 PMThe Current is the mint in my sweet tea. The sprinkles on my cupcake. The salt on my icy steps. Joy has come! Posted by: Michele at January 30, 2005 07:39 AMOh what'll happen to those old comercial stations! Posted by: Bruce at February 8, 2005 03:37 PMThanks to The Kirnt, I no longer need my IPod in my car! Float On! Posted by: DBL_DN at February 14, 2005 06:12 PMI think of the name "The Current" as short for The Current Revolution. The last revolution in local radio was Rev 105. I like the name, when I think about it like that. Posted by: Devon at March 2, 2005 07:08 PM
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Just wanted to let everyone know that Cheapo on Snelling Ave. in St. Paul has 89.3 bumper stickers. I picked up two of them at lunch. :-)
Posted by: The Radio Geek at January 28, 2005 01:10 PM