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This morning it was made official that Clear Channel (radio conglomerate/devil reincarnate) has bought WFNX. I can’t even begin to describe how utterly heartbreaking this is to me and the Boston music scene. Today with many people claiming that radio is dead, WFNX was one of the last stations to really be committed to creating a community for Boston music to thrive. With cutting edge programming, they blurred the line between local and mainstream. They cared about acts that had quality, and never gave into pressure. They celebrated the classics and embraced the new - something few stations really grasped. My time at WFNX was the best eight months of my life. It made my summer, and I really started to grasp how great this industry is. It even carried into my current internship with the warm words from my old bosses and coworkers.  Thanks for all the great memories. The promo show for Fitz and the Tantrums where I made close to 2,000 phone calls and packed a venue that had never seen a packed house for a free show. I loved working will call for The Clambake where I saw Cold War Kids, Foster the People, Young the Giant and more right by Fenway Park. I got to meet my idols, John Nolan and Adam Lazzara at an acoustic show in the MFA. I met one of my best friends, Hannah. I realized that it’s okay to work for free when you love what you do. I woke up everyday wanting to go to work. I learned I wanted to know more about a soundboard. I got schooled on good alternative, and even got to hear the original demos for my favorite tracks on Bleed American. They may be rough and raw but behind it all you can hear just how bad Jimmy Eat World wanted to make it - and they did. They’re beautiful. I saw some of my favorite bands for free and developed new favorites. The damage to the Boston music scene without WFNX is going to be huge. It’s one less outlet to promote local music, but it is also a huge blow to the alternative marketing area. What station is going to take over and do great acoustic sets? Who is going to promote the amazing charity event the Dropkick Murphy’s do for the Claddagh fund every St. Patrick’s Day? Who is going to run promo events for local Boston businesses? How are buzz artists going to do free/secret shows at venues in Boston? It’s just beyond sad. It’s going to isolate the Boston market from the Alternative music scene in some ways.It’s just sad to see a vibrant and integral station like WFNX be snuffed out.  

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