Jack's in, as in the "anything-goes" adult radio format, sweeping aside the treacly unobtrusiveness of the Smooth Jazz that formerly reigned on the 106.5 FM frequency. Kinda like the Alice trend of dials past, this one (called The Arch here) is all about mashing-up songs that wouldn't be seen together on the tightly niched programming of a metal or a soft-rock station. (But there's a hilarious truth to one blog's comment that it "sounds like some lame-ass stranger's iPod.")

One neat feature for techies: if your ride's RDS-equipped, The Arch is one of the few stations in town that pushes out song names and artists for your driving (and probable wrecking) enlightenment. T'ain't cheap to do, evidently.

Posted under The Media by Amanda Doyle on Thu., Apr 21, 2005 at 3:23 PM