Do you approve or disapprove of The Eagle's format change in the past few years?

As many of you know, 104.1 The X dissolved a couple of years ago and consequently created a void in the alternative/hard rock radio landscape in Baton Rouge.

Guaranty Broadcasting realized that it could absorb many of these radio refugees by slipping in some of the more popular bands from 104.1's playlist (e.g. Tool, Radiohead, Nirvana, Metallica, etc.) during 98.1's music shuffle.

At first it was something that was done very discreetly during the middle of the night on weekends. You would occasionally hear "Creep", "Smells Like Teen Spirit", or "Nothing Else Matters"...not a big deal, right?

However, it has recently become a much more prevalent practice. I can't help but be irked every time I hear Metallica and Nirvana played alongside Bob Seger, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and other classic rock legends. What I find particularly annoying is that The Eagle is still referred to as "Your Home for Classic Rock" despite playing a number of bands that have nothing to do with the time/era-specific genre label.

Personally, I think there should be an outright hard rock, alternative rock, or heavy metal station in southeast Louisiana, especially when you realize that 93.7 and 92.3 have switched formats in the past year.

But no, all we get in the Baton Rouge market is country, "urban music", top 40, and the same repetitive classic rock over and over again.

And it is for that reason why I never leave home without multiple CDs in my car.