Goodbye WFNX

Gone but not forgotten 1983 - 2012

In perhaps the most telling sign that I've been away from the Boston area for far too long, I just recently discovered that one of my favorite radio stations is no more. Luckily the WFNX app, kept the music going for many years after leaving the area. Nonetheless, it leaves a void that will be tough to fill, even in age of genius music apps and automated playlists. Which in turn brings music to a new level, but as a side effect can be troubling to traditional niche stations that don't conform to Top 40 guidelines. Namely in the fact that despite Pandora's intuition, it still lacks the human touch of regular radio.

Sadly, WFNX ended its traditional broadcast and brief subsequent internet stream. Truly a huge loss for the Boston alternative scene as this station was influential and gave many new artists a chance, such as playing Nirvana's Nevermind in its entirety in August of 1991.

While the familiar name is gone, WFNX has essentially rebranded as the streaming Boston.com internet station, RadioBDC - which I can only hope stays true to its roots and lives on in its new format.