Actually, when I went on my original rant, I was just expressing my disdain for the decision made by citadel broadcasting because it meant taking away one of the few institutions that I found enjoyable in Birmingham, as well as my hatred of old people. I never said that the station was perfect, and I agree that some poor managerial decisions were made in regards to ad revenue. I don't believe it is a fair assumption to use the ratings argument because there are many factors involved that could attribute to this, like the fact that it is a relatively new radio station in terms of longevity or that one of the better djs on the station, Amber, was moved by citadel from 100.5 to some classic rock station. The misused data is many of these arguments makes me wonder if some of you actually attended any form of higher education at all. The facebook group size was meant to display that a number of Birmingham area citizens were fans of this radio station, its not meant to display all of the people that listen to the station. By comparing the group size to the population of birmingham, jefferson county, the state of alabama, or whatever population that you find to show the exaggerated stat that will support your argument isn't really a true gauge of anything at all.
We all know that this was a business decision, but that doesn't necessarily make it a good decision just because you don't like the type of music played on the station. The station had an ever growing loyal fan base and the main problem was with the mismanagement from citadel broadcasting. Regardless of the type of music you listen to, you can see that replacing this station, with what I am guessing will be the liberal counterpoint to the other talk radio stations we already have, cannot be the best decision. If anything, just alter the programming and bring in a better ad manager for you station.
If you really think that this station didn't have any listeners then you should have come to one of their many events or seen how many sold out concerts from this station bringing attention to relatively unknown artist.
And for all of you that say that nobody listens to indie music, I'm pretty sure that Vampire Weekend's album Contra was #1 on the billboard top 200 when it was released. I'm pretty sure that a lot of people have to listen to your album to reach #1.