Nobodystalking...

Fast on the heels of the disappearance from the terrestrial airwaves of Los Angeles independent music staple Indie 103.1, another giant shift in the sands of local Los Angeles radio has occurred - a change of format for 97.1 FM.

97.1 FM Talk ceased to be on Friday February 20th 2009 - replaced by AMP Radio 97.1 which promises to be "LA’s New Hit Music Channel". In other words, entertaining talk radio replaced by a computer churning out a rotation of Top 40 pop...

There's no doubt the station was hit hard by the departure to Sirius of Howard Stern in December 2005 and one can only hope that shows like 'The Tom Leykis Show' and 'Frosty, Heidi and Frank' can find a similar route into satellite radio that Chris Carter's 'Breakfast with the Beatles' achieved last year...

I used to enjoy 97.1 FM Talk but if I had to listen to the new Top 40 format I'd soon be asking "Blow me up Tom!"

Tom Leykis in action: