Goodbye 104.1, WBCN. The Legendary Rock of Boston's Final Moments Then Goes Off The Air [HD]

[mpwolfe123]

those corporate suits ruined and pulled the plug on another free-form rock station. so sad as i remember this station in the late 60's.

[ChuckSnow5]

R.I.P. Boston Concert Network...

They gave away a uniquely Boston institution... Meanwhile 'Cheers' goes on, Paul Revere and the Revolution are getting pimp handed strong. We have a Zakim Bridge (Who the fuck is THAT?) and a Rose Kennedy Greenway. (As if the Kennedy's nee YET ANOTHER thing named after them.) Boston doesn't break bands anymore... We just line up to listen to beiber and Gaga like the rest of the North American Zombies. We used to be edgy. Boston just isn't the same anymore...

[jettadude736]

the WBMX legal ID at the end was so cold and emotionless.

[ShaqFlims]

@jettadude736 yes but it was pretty good, except for the snow its annoying

[headphone355]

Whatever became of 104.1? Did it change its format to something else?

[Railfan2103]

@headphone355 The former Mix 98.5 moved to 104.1, while 98.5 became "The Sports Hub"

[JT8800]

I was born in Boston in March 1968, and always loved WBCN-my parents didn't, but that was one of the great things about this station. Edgy, interesting, and always unusual, WBCN was one of a kind. Charles, Ken Shelton, Mark "Lick Me" Parenteau, Oedipus, were just a few of the great DJs, but it was the music that dominated. Despite the multiple format changes over the last decade, WBCN managed to hang on. My stacks of old cassettes are worthless and priceless. WBCN, you are missed in Boston!

[wrjstuka]

man this is freaking me out! really gone? i loved that station nocturnal emmisioins and bradly jay what ever happened to charles lauqwadera sp? he was the greatest any one bueller anyone? thanks for the condlences man im still trying to get in my head wow im gettin old be good aj myckyver over and out

[mvam319]

Girlie watch sat. mornings with Duane Ingels Glasscock who remembers that loved BCN sarted listen to it in like 74 no station will ever come close

[malmswax]

Ha- I still remember when all the deejays went on strike (1980?) and then tried to barricade themselves into the studio...I took the train into college then, so we all threw crap at the limos that brought the scabs into the station.

[FudgeTart]

i miss toucher and rich

[electrogeek77]

I've heard that CBS Radio has been doing the same thing to stations all across the country - replacing major stations with sports talk stations. So we REALLY need more sports radio?

[electrogeek77]

*Do

[dwtime]

what can radio stations do these days, there is no good new music anymore or at least not enough to sustain good radio. BCN was in its heyday when music had variety. Those were great times, now all kids have is Xbox.

[VivSavage]

Good point. But back in the old days, when DJs had the ability to play the music they knew was good, they would inform the listener with new music that they hadn't heard that was good.  With DJs in control, it's about the music. With corporate programmers in control of radio, it's about what they're selling that week, whether it's good or bad.

[IndyRacingRevolution]

Wasn't a regular listener; too many Green Day/Nirvana/Soundgarden repeats. But this station was a legend and truly a part of Boston's fabric. Hoping the Free Form BCN on HD and online will be a lesson for folks like me that didn't grow up in their heyday.

For those that WERE regular listeners, I'm truly sorry.

In your mind's eye, you can almost see BCN's spirit floating away into forever as the sax sounds its final notes on 'Shine On'...Over and out.

[pookerville]

I heard Bradley J.'s closing speech, thanking all the people who "ever put a record on the turntable...sold spots for the station..." And then I heard Cream's "I Feel Free" and then the slow move into this final song. It was if I saw my life flashing before my own eyes, because WBCN was part of my life for 4 decades!

[TheEdder]

A truly epic ending for such a great station.

[VivSavage]

That last little audio collage was one of the saddest things I've ever heard. Like the history of the station flashing before all of our eyes as it died. The station was such an integral part of my life from '68 all the way to the late 80's.

[Kussa90]

badass!!! such a good time listening to this last night, was totally unreal.

[chrisrobs]

I listened to this last night as well for almost an hour in my car, it was one of the saddest things ever. BCN was my favorite station.