Comments on: Basement Songs: Dire Straits, “Wild West End”

By: Malchus

Malchus — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:48:22 +0000

I'm positive that KSCA was trying to emulate KFOG.

By: Malchus

Malchus — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:48:22 +0000

I'm positive that KSCA was trying to emulate KFOG.

By: 1Py_Korry1

1Py_Korry1 — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:28:02 +0000

Love, love LOVE Dire Straits. One version of “Wild West End” that's pretty good is the live one from Alchemy. And it's interesting that KSCA had the positioning statement of “World Class Rock,” because KFOG in San Francisco has the same slogan — and they are a Triple A format.

By: soundtrekkie

soundtrekkie — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:21:14 +0000

I shed actual tears when 103.1 was silenced....and the ranchero party that began three seconds later did nothing to quell my anger.

Did anyone keep listening when they went on the web? I kind of figured it was just me since I won almost every single giveaway they had. Por ejemplo:

1. Phish ladies t-shirt
2. Richard Thompson tickets @ the Sun Theatre (w/ band)
3. Family Feud handheld electronic game (yep.)
4. Richard Thompson tickets @ Troubadour (solo)
5. Worldclassrock.com mousepad
6. Five for Fighting tickets @ the Mint

After they got rid of the DJs, there was no point in listening. While they weren't the most professional of radio people, they had heart, enthusiasm, excellent taste and took chances, personally and musically. I still miss them as though they were good friends that moved on.

By: Malchus

Malchus — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:46:07 +0000

KSCA had three compilations. Jeff posted all three on the old Jefitoblog.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:45:16 +0000

Yeah, ironically a handful of DJs from the station are still floating around local (Rochester, NY) radio. I believe one even hosts a drive-time slot.

If nothing else, their one and only compilation CD still gets some spins every once in a while…

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:51:18 +0000

I love these Thursdays, basement songs and your love letters to life. Thank you, Scott.

By: Jaybug

Jaybug — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:26:47 +0000

Thanks again for the great post Scott.

By: 360sound

360sound — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:21:35 +0000

It was essentially on both frequencies – the 'World Class Rock' part was when it was on 103.1, with some of the same DJ's, so you weren't wrong about that at all.. It's totally cool to me to read that I wasn't the only person that considered that station a 'friend'. You certainly don't get that in a radio station very often – especially these days..

By: Malchus

Malchus — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:01:24 +0000

When KSCA went off the air, I felt like a friend was moving away and I would never see them again.