CLEAR CHANNEL FINALS -- KRAB vs. WXEG

Well the time has finally come to pick the worst Clear Channel "alternative" station. 10 songs for each station loser takes all. In this corner out of Bakersfield, CA. KRAB, who defeated KCNL, KDGE and WHRL to get here. In this corner Dayton OH's WXEG, who took on WTBZ, WEND and WXDX

KRAB
Panic Switch -- Silversun Pickups
vs.
WXEG
By the Way -- Theory of a Deadman
WXEG 1-0

Let's Go Craxy -- Incubus
Dead Memories Slipknot
WXEG 2-0

I'm Not Over -- Carolina Liar vs.
Scream -- Avenged Sevenfold
WXEG 3-0

If Today Were the Last Day -- Nickelback
You're Going Down -- Sick Puppies
They both stink in different ways -- draw

Savior -- Rise Against
Careless Whisper -- Seether
WXEG 4-0

Black Hole Sun -- Soundgarden
Young -- Hollywood Undead


WXEG WINS!!!!! BY A LANDSLIDE!!!! Quite an impressive play there not a single listenable song and they had Shinedown and Saving Abel on tap if it went that far. They're bringing out the warm $3.99 Asti Spumanti to celebrate and all I can say is THANK GOD IT'S OVER SO I CAN GO BACK TO COVERING REAL ALTERNATIVE STATIONS!!!

Clear Channel Semifinals -- WEND v. WXEG

WEND of Charlotte has been on a roll but on the first play of the semi-final

Float On -- Modest Mouse DISQUALIFICATION!
Here's the rest of their playlist for the record

Welcome to Paradise -- Green Day
Santa Monica-- Everclear
Bleed It Out -- Linkin Park
Big Me -- Foo Fighters
Use Somebody -- Kings of Leon
Black -- Pearl Jam
Hey You -- 311
Gotta Get Away -- Offspring
Animal I Have Become -- 3 Days Grace

and here's what WXEG has to offer
Alive -- P.O.D.
Death of Me -- Red
Drift & Die -- Puddle of Mudd
The Bleeding -- Five Finger Death Punch
Closer -- Nine Inch Nails
The Night -- Disturbed
Sweet Surrender -- Evanescence
Good Riddance -- Green Day
Sooner or Later -- Breaking Benjamin
Feel Good Drag -- Anberlin

It would have been a rout anyway. WXEG goes to the finals.

Clear Channel Playoff Semifinals -- KRAB v. WHRL

It's down to the final four -- the vilest of the vile. KRAB of Bakersfield vs. WHRL of Albany. let's see who goes to the finals

KRAB
Typical -- Tickle Me Pink vs.
WHRL
Do What You Do -- Mudvayne
WHRL wins the first round. The listener loses either way.

Savior-- Rise Against vs.
Champagne -- Cavo
2-0 WHRL

Jeremy -- Pearl Jam
Pardon Me -- Incubus
Early Pearl Jam vs. Early Incubus? It's HRL again

3AM-- Eminem vs.
Rock & Roll -- Led Zeppelin
Who cares if it's not alterative? "Rock & Roll" is a true classic. KRAB gets its first point

If Today Was Your Last Day -- Nickelback vs.
Inside the Fire -- Disturbed
Bathos v. macho teenage angnst. KRAB wins again

Love Me Dead -- Ludo vs.
All My Life -- Foo Fighters
Even a lesser Foo Fighters song beats Ludo any dayIt's all tied at 3-3

Young -- Hollowood Undead vs.
Ain't No Rest for teh Wicked -- Cage the Elephant
KRAB takes the lead!

What I've Done -- Linkin Park vs.
Heart Shaped Box -- Nirvana
KRAB 5-3. They only need one more

Sinner -- Big B v.
Down -- 311
KRAB wins!

Something -- Escape the Fate vs.
Something In Your Mouth -- Nickelback
Final score 6-4 KRAB




Call Me --

Clear Channel Semifinals WXEG vs. WXDX

Now it's a battle of the Rust Belt Dayton's WXEG v. WXDX out of Pittsburgh. This bout was pretty loposided so let's just get it over with

WXEG
Wherever I May Roam -- Metallica
Young -- Hollywoood Undead
Sittin at a Bar -- Rehab
Land of Confusion -- Disturbed
Light It Up -- Rev Theory
Sober -- Tool
Unknown Soldier -- Breaking Benjamin
I Get Off -- Halestorm
Never Too Late -- 3 Days Grace
Hate My Life -- Thoery of a Deadman

WXDX
Break Stuff -- Limp Biskit
New Divide -- Linkin Park
Everything's Zen -- Bush
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant
Peaches -- Presidents of teh U.S.A.
Jeremy -- Pearl Jam
Clint Eastwood -- Gorilaz
Take Me Home -- After Midnight Project
Tear Away -- Drowning Pool

WXEG -- Welcome to the Final Four

Clear Channel Playoff Quarterfinals -- WEND v. WRXL

Now it's the End of Charlotte,NC v. WRXL the Rock of Richmond to determine Southern suckitude supremacy!

WEND
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant vs.
WRXL
You're Gonna Go Far Kid -- Offspring
Draw

She Hates Me -- Puddle of Mudd vs.
Young -- Hollywood Undead
Puddle of Mudd is viler by a hair

With or Without You -- U2
Do What You Do -- Mudvanye
The awful Mudvayne song ties it up for WRX

Seasons -- Veer Union
The Red -- Chevelle
Draw

Sink Into Me -- Taking Back Sunday
No Sleep Till Brooklyn -- Beastie Boys
WEND takes the lead again

Leave Out All the Rest -- Linkin Park
So Cold -- Breaking Benjamin
3-1 WEND

Comedown -- Bush
What I Got -- Sublime
WEND has it just about wrapped up

Feel Good Drag -- Anberlin
Given Up -- Linkin Park
WRXL trying to get back in it 4-2

Holiday -- Green Day vs.
Little Things -- Bush
RXL has a chance to tie this up

Inside Out -- Jack Johnson
The Pretender -- Foo Fighters
Once again WEND pulls off a victory over one of the favorites to win the competiton. Onto the final four.

Clear Channel Quarterfinals -- KYRK vs. WHRL

KYRK got an easy draw, routing KTCL of Denver. Let's see how the do against the heinous WHRL of Albany, NY

KYRK
Viva La Vida -- Coldplay vs.
WHRL
Life Is Beautiful -- Sixx AM
Not looking good for the Rock of New Orleans early on.

Are You Gonna Be My Girl -- Jet vs.
Paradise City -- Guns n Roses
I call a draw here

Love Song -- 311 vs.
Fine Again -- Seether
WHRL by a mile again

Crawling In the Dark -- Hoobastank vs.
Second Chance -- Shinedown
Gotta go with Shinedown WHRL leads 3-0

Guerilla Radio -- Rage Against the Machine vs.
All Over You -- Live
Rage vs. Live? No contest WHRL again

Life is Beautiful -- Sixx AM vs.
Pardon Me -- Incubus
KYRK stays alive with their desparation play of SIXX AM

Song 2 -- Blur vs.
The Night -- Disturbed
It's over WHRL meets KRAB in the semifinals

Here's the rest of the sets
KYRK
In Bloom -- Nirvana
Inside the Fire -- Disturbed
The Diary of Jane -- Breaking Benjamin

WHRL
Spacegrass -- Clutch
Do What You Do -- Mudvayne
Alive -- Pearl Jam

Clear Channel Playoffs - Quarterfinals KRAB v. KDGE

We're entering the quarterfinals to see which Clear Channel owned alternative station plays the lamest music. KRAB of Bakersfield CA. meets KDGE of Dallas TX

KRAB
Love Me Dead -- Ludo vs.
KDGE
Audience of One -- Rise Against
Ludo grabs KRAB the early lead

Paralyzer -- Finger 11 vs.
Outshined -- Soundgarden
KRAB again

Young -- Hollywood Undead vs.
Numb -- Linkin Park
Strong play from KDGE, but no match for the awesome lamenesss of Hollywood Undead

Rise Above This -- Seether vs.
Sound of Madness -- Shinedown
KRAB going for the kill, but a brillant counterpunch by KDGE to finally get on the board

By the Way -- Red Hot Chili Peppers vs.
Give It Away -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
KRAB picks the inferior Chili Peppers song 4-1 KRAB

Something -- Escape the Fate vs.
Fake It -- Seether
Like picking between Hitler or Stalin. KDGE by a hair

If This Was Your Last Day -- Nickelback vs.
Feel Good Drag -- Anberlin
KRAB again. Can do no worse than a tie now.

Lifeline -- Papa Roach vs.
Epic -- Faith No More
KRAB wins!

The rest
KRAB
In Bloom -- Nirvana
Let's Go Crazy -- Incubus

KDGE
Somebody Told Me -- The Killers
Polly -- Nirvana

Clear Channel Playoffs -- Round 2 WXPX v. WXSR

WXPX Pittsburgh, PA. v. WXSR Sarasota FL. A station that got a bye just for having a section on its website called the "Red Light District" Plus a link to "947 Thongs". Cause they're so committed to the music

WXPX
Help I'm Alive -- Metric vs.
WXSR
Last Resort -- Papa Roach
WXSR takes the early lead

Heartless - The Fray vs.
You're Gonna Go Far Kid -- Offspring
WXPX wins here. I'd rather listen to Kanye West's original or any other song by the Fray.

A Dustland Fairytale -- The Killers vs.
Fine Again -- Seether
Yech. I think I threw up in my mouth. Draw.

I Almost Told You That I Loved You -- Papa Roach vs.
Sink Into Me -- Taking Back Sunday
WXPX takes the lead

Savior -- Rise Against vs.
Sometime After Midnight -- Airborne Toxic Event
In a major upset WXPX has a 3-1 advantage

1901 -- Phoenix vs.
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant
Tough call. Too tough, as these are twp good songs -- draw

It's Alright -- 311 vs.
Plush -- Stone Temple Pilots
I gotta go for the fauz-grunge. WXSR

Notion -- Kings of Leon vs.
Drive -- Incubus
Another tough choice, as neither song sucks. WXSR by a hair

I Get Off -- Halestorm vs.
Use Somebody -- Kings of Leon
WXPX again creeps into the lead

Contagious -- Trapt vs.
All Apologies -- Nirvana
WXPX upset!!!! Onto Round 3

Clear Channel Playoffs Round 2 -- WTZB v. WXEG

This time it's WTZB of Sarasota FL v. WXEG of Dayton, OH. I've drivem through Dayton and tried to tune into their altermatove station but couldn't find it. Now I know why!

WTZB
Know Your Enemy -- Green Day vs.
WXEG
Bat Country -- Avenged Sevenfold
WXEG wins big on this one


Wish You Were Here -- Incubus vs.
Re-education Through Labor -- Rise Against
This is a close call I like both of these songs. WTZB by a nose

Hey You -- 311
Undead -- Hollywood Undead
No competition here WXEG's choice is clearly inferior

Sex on Fire -- Kings of Leon vs.
In Bloom -- Nirvana
2 classic songs -- draw

Man in a Box -- Alice in Chains vs.
The Night -- Disturbed
WXEG wins this round

Sound of Madness -- Shinedown vs.
Remedy -- Seether
One of the few times I'll prefer Seether to something. WTZB wins this one

Toxicity -- System of a Down vs.
Sooner of Later -- Breaking Bejamin
WXEG wins this one. WXEG is ahead 4-2

Audience of One -- Rise Against vs.
The Unforgiven -- Metallica
A really good punk song vs. one of the best metal songs -- draw.

Santeria -- Sublime vs.
Death of Me -- Red
Sublime's most obnoxious song vs. Red, who's video I couldn't bear to listen more than 30 seonds of? Do I gotta choose? I call it a draw.

Ain't No Rest for the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant vs.
Sillworld -- Stonesour
Looks like we got a winner -- WXEG goes on to the next round to battle it for the title of lamest alternative station.

Clear Channel Playoffs Round 2 -- WRXL v. WRZX

WRXL, Richmond's Rock Station having survived Round 1 now takes on WRZX of Indianapolis, IN

WRXL
Somewhere I Belong -- Linkin Park vs.
WRZX
I'v Got Friends -- Manchester Ochestra
WRXL takes this round

Knocking on Heaven's Door -- Guns N Roses vs.
Wrong Way -- Sublime
WRXL again

Headstrong -- Trapt vs.
Breakdown -- Seether
Man, that was painful. WRXL's choice is a shade worse

Aint No Rest for the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant vs.
Ain't No Rest...
OK that was defintely a draw


Banditos -- The Refreshments vs.
Good Riddance - Green Day
WRXL once more

Until It Sleeps -- Metallica
Use Somebody -- Kings of Leon
This one is a tougher call, both good songs, but I prefer Kings of Leon so that means
WRXL wins


Let's play out the string:
WRXL
Sex on Fire -- Kings of Leon
21 Guns -- Green Day
Dragula -- Ron Zombie
Re-Education (Through Labor) -- Rise Against

WRZX
Down-- 311
Fully Alive -- Flyleaf
Black Heart Inertia -- Incubus
Dumb -- Nirvana

Clear Channel Playoffs -- Round 2 WEND v. WPLA

WEND out of Charlotte NC now faces Jacksonville FL's Planet Radio WPLA. WPLA, by the way got a bye for a sweet little feature called "Web Ho Wednesday"

WEND
New Divide -- Linkin Park
Shine -- Collective Soul
Funny the Way It Is -- Dave Matthews Band
Creep -- Radiohead
Use Somebody -- Kings of Leon
Through Glass -- Stone Sour
Cold -- Evans Blue
Champagne -- Cavo
Someday -- Nickelback
Let it Die -- Foo Fighters

WPLA
Miss Murder -- AFI
Low -- Cracker
Bad Girfriend -- Theory of a Deadman
Why Don't You Get A Job -- Offspring
Kryptonite -- 3 Doors Down
Helena -- My Chemical Romance
Touch, Peel and Stand -- Days of the New
Riot -- 3 Days Grace
First Date -- Blink 182
Drive -- Incubus

This deserves a closer look
Linkin Park nudges out AFI (barely)
Collective Soul v. Cracker -- I like both songs but Collective Soul a little less
Theory of a Deadman v. Dave Matthews? TOD by a rout.
I like the Offspring but they are no match for Radiohead
3 Doors Down is definitely outclassed by Kings of Leon
Helena is just OK, while Through Glass is far and away Stone Sour's best song
Evans Blue v. Days of the New? meh all around -- I call a draw on that one
I hate hate hate that Cavo song even worse than Riot and that's saying something
Nickelback clearly has the edge over Blink 182's charming "First Date" in the suck department.
Let it Die v. Drive? I lke both. another draw.
A 4-4 tie! This calls for a 3 song overtime


WEND
Sound of Madness -- Shinedown
Song 2 -- Blur
Audience of One -- Rise Against

WPLA
Feel Good Drag -- Anberlin
Today -- Smashing Pumpkins
You're Going Down -- Sick Puppies

Each station won a round and the middle one was a draw. That means --

DOUBLE OVERTIME!

WEND
Whiskey Hangover -- Godsmack
It's Not My Time -- 3 Doors Down
Sink Into Me -- Taking Back Sunday

WPLA
Champagne -- Cavo
Brain Stew -- Green Day
Pain -- Jimmy Eat World

In a minor upset WEND takes it in double overtime

Clear Channel Playoffs Round 2 KTCL v. KYRK

It's KTCL a Cinderella team in this competition if there ever was one vs. the Rock of New Orleans KYRK

KTCL
Still Around -- 3oh!3
Creep -- Radiohead
Audience of One -- Rise Against
Crazy -- Set Forth
Sunday, Bloody Sunday -- U2
D.A.R.E. -- Gorillas
Call Me -- In This Moment
Give It Away -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Soul Meets Body -- Death Cab for Cutie
All Over You -- Spill Canvas

KYRK
Last Resort -- Papa Roach
Away From Me -- Puddle of Mudd
Hemorhage in my Hands -- Fuel
No Excuses -- Alice in Chains
Bleed it Out -- Linkin Park
Save Me -- Shinedown
Invoking the mercy rule here -- KYRK wins by a knockout

The rest of the set
Posdum Kingdom -- Toadies
Addicted -- Saving Abel
Fire Again -- Shinedown
Lollipop -- Framing Hanley

Wow. That was REALLY craptastic.

Clear Channel Playoffs Round 2 -- KUCD v. WHRL

The next matchup Lite Alternative KUCD out of Honululu v. the aptly named WHRL of Albany NY

KUCD
New Divide -- Linkin Park
Chashing Cars -- Snow Patrol
Not Meant to Be -- Theory of a Dead Man
All Star -- Smashmouth
Viva La Vida -- Coldplay
The Space Between -- Dave Matthews Band
Heartless -- The Fray
Slide -- Goo Goo Dolls
Second Chance -- Shinedown
Drops of Jupiter -- Train

WHRL
Soul to Squeeze -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
All Nightmare Long -- Metallica
For You -- Staind
It's Not My Time -- 3 Doors Down
Dead and Bloated -- Stone Temple Pilots
Glycerine -- Bush
Second Chance -- Shinedown
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap -- AC/DC
Careless Whisper -- Seether
Voodoo -- Godsmack

Wow. That was ugly. Linkin Park, Theory of a Deadman, Train, Shinedown (twice!) Bush, Seether, Godsmack. However I think you will agree that it was the Albany NY station that really made you HRL.

Clear Channel Playoffs Round 2 KDGE v. KTBZ

Interesting matchup here Dallas's KDGE (The Edge) vs. Houston's KTBZ (The Buzz) to see who is the lamest in Texas. They both tie for the most generic branding.

KDGE
Creep -- Stone Temple Pilots
Times Like These -- Foo Fighters
Killing in the Name of -- Rage Against the Machine
Dirt Room -- Blue October
Somewhere I Belong -- Linkin Park
All the Small Things -- Blink 182
This Is It -- Staind
Can't Stop -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Pardon Me -- Incubus
I Get It -- Chevelle

KTBZ
Seasons -- Veer Union
Fight for Your Right to Party -- Beastie Boys
Feel Good Drag -- Anberlin
Cold -- Crossfade
Audience of One -- Rise Against
What I've Done -- Linkin Park
Under the Bridge -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Careless Whispter -- Seeter
Decode -- Parammore
Indestructable -- Disturbed

This is a tough one. Let's go song by song.

Seasons is a really good hard rock song,with a strong melody and intersting lyrics. Creep is an incoherent pseudo grunge ballad. Advantage KDGE

I Love the Foo Fighters but Fight for Your Right is a classic KDGE "wins" again

Rage against Anberlin? Sorry no contest. Round to KTBZ

Cold is a generic NuMetal ballad but it pales next to the excreable "Dirt Room" KDGE is the lamest of this round

Linkin Park vs. Rise Against's best song? Are you kidding me? KDGE again

All the Small Things vs. What I've Done? Blink 182's most annoying song vs. one of the few tolerable Linkin Park songs. KDGE again.

This is It is absolutely unlistenable. KDGE

Even a weak Chili Peppers song can beat Seether any day. KTBZ wins this one.

Incubus v. Paramore? Draw.

I'll take Chevelle over Disturbed to give the last round to KTBZ, but it's too little too late. KDGE is the winner and goes onto

Clear Channel Playoffs Round 2 -- KCNL v. KRAB

Happy Father's Day! Onto round 2 and the competition gets tougher 8 stations received byes to go onto the second round, based upon factors such as (a) link to the active rock "Top 20 on Demand" despite reporting as an alternative rock station (b) omission from Wikipedia's list of modern rock stations (c) excess display of cleavage on their website (which as a red-blooded heterosexual male I don't mind personally but is a sure sign a station could care less about the female demographic)
(d) other signs on website (i.e. the current week's Playlist, concerts being promoted etc. that the station's heart really isn't into being an alternative rock station. I added an Orlando Florida station that reports active rock but plays considerable alternative rock when I looked at a "Last 10 songs played" The first matchup is KCNL (San Jose) against KRAB (Bakersfield) Yes, it's the battle for California!

KCNL
Blue Monday -- New Order
Icky Thump -- White Stripes
One Step Beyond -- Madness
A Dustland Fairytale -- The Killers
Panic Switch -- Silversun Pickups
Self Esteem -- The Offspring
Notion -- Kings of Leon
Animal -- Mike Snow
Shine -- Collective Soul
Kids -- MGMT

KRAB
Comedown -- Bush
Times Like These -- Foo Fighters
Plush -- Stone Temple Pilots
Hate My Life -- Theory of a Deadman
(Time to invoke the mercy rule here, now just playing out the string)
Burden in my Hand -- Soundgarden
What I've Done -- Linkin Park
I Alone -- Live
Panic Switch -- Silversun Pickups
Audience of One --Rise Against
Hey Man, Nice Shot -- Filter

KRAB wins

Searching for the Worst Clear Channel Station -- WWDC v. WXDX

WWDC is as one might guess a station out of the Nation's capital. WXDX is out of Pittsburgh, Pa. Let the games begin...

WWDC
Vasoline -- Stone Temple Pilots
Last Resort -- Poppa Roach
Face Down -- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
You Shook Me All Night Long -- AC/DC
I Don't Care -- Apocalyptica
Learn to Fly-- Foo Fighters
Take Me Out -- Franz Ferdinand
Aint No Rest for the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant
Scar Tissue -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Just A Girl -- No Doubt

WXDX
Sound of Madness -- Shinedown
Creep -- Stone Temple Pilots
All the Small Things -- Blink 182
Careless Whisper -- Seether
one -- Metallica
Don't Look Back In Anger -- Oasis
Use Smebody -- Kings of Leon
Better Man -- Pearl Jam
You're Going Down -- Sick Puppies
Falling Away From Me -- Korn

A strong finish for KXDX and that station will go onto Round 2

Based upon this set this station COULD -- GO -- ALL -- THE -- WAY!

Search for the Worst Clear Channel Station -- WRFF v. WRXL

WRFF is the only Clear Channel station I've listened to on an extensive basis as I discovered it while driving to Long Island to visit my mother in the hospital, and to help sell her house. (She's in Louisville now and doing better, thank you. The signal's, originating in the Philadelphia area, is strong enough to be heard in the Poconos & Northern New Jersey near the Deleware Water Gap. It is quite listenable, and helped me through the drives, along with Centenary College's AAA station and to a lesser extent, hard rock formatted "The Bone". WRFF can't hold a candle to the HD2 & internet competition Y-Rock on XPN. Up against WRFF is WRXL out of Richmond Va.

WRFF
Basket Case--Green Day
In Too Deep -- Sum 41
If I Had Eyes -- Jack Johnson
Crawling in the Dark -- Hoobastank
Decode -- Paramore
Sober -- Tool
99 Red Balloons -- Goldfinger
Come As You Are -- Nirvana
Funny the Way It Is -- Dave Matthews Band
Gone Daddy Gone -- Violent Femmes

WRXL
Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart --Stone Temple Pilots
Feel Good Drag -- Anberlin
Girls, Girls, Girls, -- Motley Crue
(I'm calling it for WRXL right here, invoking the Mercy rule)

For the morbidly curious here's the rest of the random 10

Holiday -- Green Day
Bad Girlfriend -- Theory of a Deadman
In the Meantime -- Spacehog
I'm Not OK (I Promise) -- My Chemical Romance
Through Glass -- Stone Sour
Re-education (Through Labor) -- Rise Against
The Chemicals Between Us -- Bush

Searching for the Worst Clear Channel Station -- WEND v. WMAX

It's North Carolina v. Michigan next WEND out of Charlotte of which I hope to hear "THE END" of and WMAX of Grand Rapids MI. let's see how they stack up:

WEND
Use Somebody -- Kings of Leon
Wasting My Time -- Default
Whiskey Hangover -- Godsmack
Psycho -- Puddle of Mudd
Numb -- Linkin Park
Black Heart Inertia -- Incubus
I've Got Friends -- Machester Orchestra
Bartender -- Rehab
Feel Good, Inc. -- Gorillaz
Just like You -- 3 Days Grace

WMAX
Use Somebody -- Kings of Leon
Hey Man Nice Shot -- Filter
Long Gone -- Chris Cornell
Bright Lights -- Matchbox 20
Oxygen -- Living Things
The Boys of Summer -- The Ataris
Aint No Rest of the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant
Hey Jeolousy -- Gin Blossoms
Champagne Supernova -- Oasis
Island in the Sun -- Weezer

Wow. WEND managed to string together a set of four songs that would not only force me to switch to another station but would be an incentive to remove the station from my presets. This station definitely has Cinderella potential. The Ataris and Matchbox 20 simply don't stand up in comparison. Yeah I actually like the Gin Blossoms who are way underrated because they were pop. So It's onto the next round for WEND.

Searching for the Worst Clear Channel Station KUCD v. WCHH

It's a battle royale as AAA leaning alternative rocker KUCD out of Honolulu meets faux alternative station WCHH in Baltimore. Baltimore has a much better HD-3 station available and if they can pick it up, my favorite AAA station WRNR programmed by Bob Waugh who I remember fondly from his stint on WLIR. Here goes

KUCD
Tell Me Baby -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
What About Me -- Daughtry
My Own Worst Enemy -- Lit
Stand and Deliver -- No Doubt
Upside Down -- Jack Johnson
1,2,3,4 -- Plain White T's
Rockshow -- Blink 182
Gives You Hell -- All American Rejects
I'm Yours -- Jason Mraz
New Divide -- Linkin Park

WCHH
Love Hurts-- Incubus
I Alone -- Live
Hey Man Nice Shot -- Filter
She Hates Me -- Puddle of Mudd
Spoonman -- Soundgarden
Never Too Late -- 3 Days Grace
Jeremy -- Pearl Jam
Know Your Enemy -- Green Day
Sink Into Me -- Taking Back Sunday
Santa Monica -- Everclear


They're even or close to it in suck percentage, and it was nice of KUCD of throwing in a lesser known No Doubt track, but WCHH stinks in a typical way a Clear Channel station usually stinks and KUCD stinks in a unique Top 40 kind of way. KUCD did include the heinously smug "I'm Yours" which I'm so over. OK -- I'd like to see how the Honolulu station will suck in a later round so I'll let that station through

Searching for the Worst Clear Channel Station: KTCL V. KTEG

Next competition pits KTCL from Denver v. KTEG from Albequeque/Santa Fe NM

KTCL
Here in Your Bedroom -- Goldfinger
Steady As She Goes -- The Raconteurs
Clocks -- Coldplay
Girfriends -- Single File
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant
Lovesong -- The Cure
Typical -- Tickle Me Pint
Little Things -- Bush
One in the Afternoon -- Panic At the Disco
Rock & Roll Lifestyle -- Cake

KTEG
Cumbersome -- Seven Mary Three
Aint No Rest for the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant
Bleed it Out -- Linkin Park
She -- Green Day
All My Life -- Foo Fighters
Killing in the Name -- Rage Against the Machine
Use Somebody -- Kings of Leon
Black Hole Sun -- Soundgarden
No You Girls -- Franz Ferdinand
Toxicity -- System of a Down

In a major upset, KTEG is eliminated as the Bush/Panic At the Disco combo proved to be too much.