First Listen: Red 104.3
Written Aug. 1, 2008 by Edison in Terrestrial Radio with 26 Comments
Got a chance to listen to an early stretch of Harve Alan's new project, Opus Media's KEZP Alexandria, La., which just flipped from Classic Rock to a very hit-driven Alternative as Red 104.3 -- a good name for a radio station even outside the state of Louisiana. Besides doing a good job of cherry-picking the poppiest of today's modern rock, Red also gets liner of the week awards for this end-of-the-stopset sweeper: "Going back to the music beats going back to jail!"
Here's Red 104.3 at 10:45 this morning:
Muse, "Starlight"
Ludo, "Love Me Dead"
Shinedown, "Save Me"
Beck, "Where It's At"
Beastie Boys, "Sabotage"
Carolina Liar, "I'm Not Over"
Nirvana, "Dumb"
Trapt, "Who's Going Home With You Tonight"
Three Days Grace, "Never Too Late"
311, "Come Original"
Foo Fighters, "Let It Die"
Linkin Park, "What I've Become"
Staind, "Right Here"
Reader Comments
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Finally a station geared for me.
Finally! Alexandria's got WAY better radio than Shreveport. I've been listening online and WOW.
Hey, I wanna work for RED!
I love it! I can finally stop burning cd's just to have some good music to listen to. I hope it lasts! Alex has a way of fucking up good things that come our way.
What happened to Bob and Tom? If you're not going to carry them, is somebody else picking them up?
Thank heavens. Someone finally figured out that not everyone in this area listens to country...or pop....or rap.... or oldies. Many, many kudos to that individual!!!!!
Finally! Love it! I'll never have to change the station again!
Was wondering when Cenla was going to get a Modern rock station since it's been 4 years since new rock has been heard regularly on the air that wasn't part of a show or having to hear via skip
Finally! Let's see...no more:
AC/DC, laughing hiena morning shows, anything pop, rap(YES!!!), country, cross-over hits and a load more i'll refrain from listing. Gotta go, another good song just came on ;)
Red kicks ass. finally a station we can hear our music on...............
FINALLY! Keep rockin' out because y'all are the only ones who are doing it right!
Huzzah! I was pleasantly surprised to here this on the radio the other day! Now I have a reason to turn on my radio and give my MP3 player a break!
thank you Jesus we finaly got a decent rock station
now if only we could get a Metal station
You guys f**king rock! Finally a station that gave me a reason to listen to the radio again!
I was so excited to finally have a station that gives me what I want!!!! Thanks rockin red!!!
Yall guys are the best radio station to ever hit alexandria! You guys rock!!!
Ya'll rock but how about playing something from Tesla's new CD? By the way, that song "Human" by the killers sucks, do we have to hear it 10 times a day?
One Word Roooooooooooooooar!!!
Please stay heavy dont let the other radio stations influience us thanks
First of all, you guys do a great job BUT what's up with the goddamn dancer song by the killers. I liked them before this and now hate them. This song angers alot of people and I'm unfortunately fall into that category. Please, no more human crap. For the love of god.
Thought I would stop by with Red's first report card. It was very good. We started Red with the idea that a station could play mostly new and recent songs and have success. I have outlined our story on my blog:
Here's The Red Story.
Luv u guys.... i would nothing more than yall to play "kings of leon" to...i luv yall but thats all i wanted different...thnx
I dont go anywheres without listenen to yall... I even got my most countriest friend ever to start listenen to yall too... because I would only let him listen to yall when I was with him... thnx for being so great and funny at the same time... tired of that song gives u hell..
WOW !!! We finally got a rock station you can pick up in Tullos. Rock 106 is good but It's in Monroe.
WOW We finally got a rock station that plays new rock instead of oldies ! I hate gives you hell too !
Red needs to advertise on billboards or something. This morning was the first time I have heard it (scanning the dial) and I have been back home now for nearly 2 months. I thought I was just languishing in a land of no good rock stations. Come to find out it's been here a long while. ADVERTISE!
The Morning Mistress is so cool. SHE ROCKS RED 104.3. I listen every morning on the way to work and at work I have everybody listening to her. As long as she is on the air, we will contunie to listen. She has such a positive up beat to her, that lifts other people. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. GO GIRL!!!!!!!!