Charlie FM 97.1

Pros: Great mix of music
Cons: Only the hits
If sports radio is getting on my nerves, if KINK and KNRK aren’t playing anything interesting, and if my iPod is nowhere to be found, Charlie FM is a great channel to stop on. The «we play everything» tagline is quite a lie. It’s more like «we play everything, as long as it was a pop/​rock hit from the 60s to today.» Now a lot of the music is awesome. I mean, once I heard Devo, Led Zeppelin, Third-​Eye Blind, The Clash and Madonna all in a row, which was pretty cool. I also like that they don’t play brain draining rap or country music. They are a little heavy on the 70s and 80s stuff, lighter on the 60s, 90s and today. I’m actually happy most of the time there is no DJ. I listen to the radio to either hear music or news, not some DJs bantering. Skippy is on during the drive home, but he keeps the talk really to a minimum. I’d like the channel more if they played more album cuts and rare artists, but overall it’s a fun station that sticks to good music.

Doctor Doug and Skippy sucked. Charlie FM started off as an all music, no talk station. That was part of its draw whether it was corporate programmed or not.
I enjoy their variety and I get a kick out of Charlie Girl who is very unobtrusive as a radio personality.
I tune in to radio to hear music, not talk. If I wanted talk then I would switch to AM.

I love Charlie FM 97.1! It is the right mix, upbeat… and not stupid.
I am tired of lame morning talk stuff… and Charlie does not do any of that. Now, I do not listen at 8am or anything like that… so I can’t speak to that… but, when I want/​need radio in the car? I always go for them first. And if/​when we move? I just hope I can find them online.

4.5 stars goes to the wide variety of music that they play. Yes, there are hardly any dj’s with the exception of a lame-​ass morning show from 6 – 10 AM. The dj «charlie girl» is terrible. She thinks she’s funny and sassy, but she’s completely boring and a total flake. I can’t believe this station replaced Dr. Doug and Skippy with this piece of trash. When Dr. Doug and Skippy were on the radio, it was a total blast. The listeners definitely had a lot of input of what was talked about in the radio. Plus the bbq’s that were thrown by Big Kahuna and the free money giveaway were always fun to attend. I sure miss those days. I hope those guys do come back someday, got my fingers crossed…

Hey Charlie DJ
Please play my classic rock classic Avenging Annie
thanks, happy days
Andy Pratt
my new album is great, that’s a review…