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So I started listening to the radio again. Lots of different stations, very similar music. Seems my choices are Modern, Spanish, Classical, really old music, and gansta-rap. Since I listen to 'modern' music, I tend to switch between those stations. Trouble is, I think I've heard the same dozen songs 20+ times or so in a week (only driving an hour a day).

Seems rather silly, does someone own all of them or something? Or is this bandwagon metality? Or perhaps record companies just throw money around.... (or all of the above)

of a company called Clear Channel? They own most of the radio stations and are trying to own them all (then take over the world.) So, yeah, variety no longer exists on radio.

It looks like they own 10 stations in the bay area (7 in SF, 3 in SJ). www.clearchannel.com/rad_search.php is their search page if you're curious.