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September 11, 2006

RIP Woxy

As you're all aware this is our last week with Woxy.com. The beloved online radio station is taking a Future Of Rock And Roll "victory lap" by repeating its Modern Rock 500.

We'll playback 100 'laps' per day, starting Monday at 9am ET, and resuming Tues-Friday at 9am until we reach #1 sometime after 4pm on Friday.

As this was our signature event for so many years, the last two of which were pre-recorded, it gives us a final opportunity to share music with you that helped to define 97X/WOXY.com through our 23 year existence.

Thanks for all the great music, Woxy!

Check out the 500 at woxy.com/vintage.

Posted at 1:42 PM




12 Comments

great folks.

Posted by: mathamatic at 09/11/06 1:54 PM  | Reply
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Very, very sad.

Posted by: Brian Faust at 09/11/06 2:00 PM  | Reply
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The best.

Posted by: oh. at 09/11/06 2:14 PM  | Reply
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A few years ago I called Babs to request a song to play for a girl, and after she played it she said she felt like Chuck Woolery and totally called me out.

It didn't work. WOXY will be missed.

Posted by: Dave at 09/11/06 3:05 PM  | Reply
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what a shame...

Posted by: seamus at 09/11/06 3:38 PM  | Reply
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*waits for someone with something nasty to say about woxy*

Posted by: pissed at 09/11/06 4:15 PM  | Reply
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The MR500 countdown is spinning only on the WOXY Vintage stream. You can check out the listen link from here:

http://www.woxy.com/vintage/

Otherwise, the regular WOXY stream will be playing the regular new stuff through Friday afternoon. We're expecting to sign off before 5pm eastern.

cheers,
Shiv
WOXY.COM

Posted by: Shiv at 09/11/06 4:28 PM  | Reply
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Shiv! *hugs* I wish all of you guys the best.

I'm going to miss the hell out of WOXY. Funny, since I discovered it on accident last summer whenever interning for some booking agents. I've been hooked since and have discovered a lot of artists I've grown to love through it (Editors, We Are Scientists, Guillemots, to name a few). WOXY will be sorely missed. Thanks for a great run.

Posted by: Blair at 09/11/06 5:04 PM  | Reply
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It appeared in one of the local Twin Cities newspapers that Barb from WOXY will be taking the 9-Noon slot (and Music Director) at 'The Current' in the Twin Cities.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/the_current/

The station is very freeform and she will fit right in.

Posted by: Brian at 09/11/06 6:26 PM  | Reply
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Man its gone..I didn't know it was there but I'm bumbed...chek out my music thX

nely brown
free my people
...please

Posted by: myspace.com/NelyBrown at 09/11/06 10:41 PM  | Reply
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Idolater brought me up to speed this morning on new developments with WOXY.

http://www.idolator.com/tunes/woxy/is-woxy-ready-to-rise-once-again-202959.php

Looks like after today WOXY may be alive and kicking once again.

Posted by: Dave at 09/25/06 12:26 PM  | Reply
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The guys over at CD-trading service "La La" have indeed announced that they have agreed to purchase and revive WOXY. Hooray!

Posted by: Devin at 09/26/06 10:13 AM  | Reply
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