LA questions

[estepheia]

Is there anyone among my LJ friends who lives in LA?
What's the weather like right now? And most importantly: do you have a radio channel that plays oldies in the evenings? Mostly rock?
I like to get my facts right, you know....

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[spikewriter]

What's the weather like right now?

At this moment? Cold and damp -- we actually had rain during the night and the temperatures dip down to the 40s. During the day, the temperatures run the gamut from the 60s to the 70s, depending on where you are (the valleys are generally up to ten degrees warmer than the actual LA basin).

I know this doesn't sound cold to anyone who gets snow (waves at friends on the East Coast), but it is actually cold to us Angelenos. If it doesn't get above 50 during the day, that's generally considered really cold. Let's just say that there was an ad for the Hollywood Bowl that read, "This is why we brave the 60-degress winters."

And most importantly: do you have a radio channel that plays oldies in the evenings?

Absolutely. FM Station KRTH, known as KEARTH 101. Not only are they an oldies station, but they're also one of the strongest broadcasters in the LA area; I've gotten them all the way up to Santa Barbara. If you want the names of their DJs and schedule type stuff, you can check their website.

You want an oldies station in LA, this is it.

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for your help. I checked their playlist but then I decided that it wasn't the right music for Spike.
As for the whether, well, it helps me to know what it's like, in my brain it helps. It may not appear in the story, but it puts my mind in the right frame. So ta muchy. :-)

[elsaf]

For the weather, you can go to http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/public/local_index.asp?zipcode=90001&partner=accuweather

Right now, the highs are in the 60s, the lows in the 40s and 50s. (In C, that's highs of 16-21, lows 8-11.) That's pretty typical for this time of year.

There are definitely Classic Rock and Oldies stations in LA. In the U.S. we have a *lot* more radio stations than you have in the UK. (I understand it's opened up a bit since the days when the BBC had a monopoly or close to it -- but you still don't have as many as we have.)

You would be hard put to find a radio market in the United States where you couldn't get a full range of country, contemporary rock, classic rock, adult alternative, jazz, soft rock, heavy metal, rap, etc. The only thing that can be tricky to find is classical -- which is generally available, but in the shortest supply.

Our radio stations tend to serve fairly narrow "niches."

When I rented a car in the UK and was listening to the radio (this was about 10 years ago) I was really surprised at how the same radio station would play rock and show tunes and classical.

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much, Elsa. :-)

Actually....
In the U.S. we have a *lot* more radio stations than you have in the UK.
UK? I'm German. But never mind. ;-)

Here we have private radio stations and gouvernment funded stations. The latter have the obligation to provide culture and discourse, they play classical music, review books and plays, and they even produce radio plays. It has its perks, because if you listen to a commerical station you're bound to hear Dido's White Flag at least once every hour.

One of the commercial stations I used to listen to had a program called Nightline, that played independent labels and progressive rock, but that's a big exception (and it was only 2 hours per week).

Anyway, thanks for your help. :-)

[elsaf]

German... Geez... slap me around, will ya?

Sorry about that. I was assuming UK because there are so many UK fans, and your English is perfect. :-)

I have no first-hand knowledge of German radio, so obviously, I was talking nonsense. :-)

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much, Elsa.
I studied German literature in London for three years, so sometimes my English sounds British, that's what fooled you.

And, um, I have no intention of slapping you around. :-)

[pepperlandgirl4.livejournal.com]

I don't have much to add, but there is one station (KLOS 95.5) that plays Classic Rock--the tag is though "It doesn't have to be old to be a classic." So if you say they are listening to KLOS, you can get away with any rock music from around '68 to the mid-90's. And of course "rock" is loosely defined--I've heard everything from punk to grunge to Zep to the Beatles. They played Nirvana once and I about had a heart attack. "Nirvana isn't classic, motherfuckers!" That was before I understood their format....

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I looked up what KLOS are airing today and used it for the story. :-)

Archive open

[sangpassionne.livejournal.com]

Just to let you know that Old Fashioned Fourplay is now open and can be found at www.emptymirrors.org.uk

Thanks for letting us archive Wake.

Re: Archive open

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I bookmarked the site and will commence reading the other archived stuff after Christmas.

It looks very nice. I'm flattered to have 'Wake' archived there.

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[sangpassionne.livejournal.com]

Thanks, babe. We're glad to have it. *g*