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Listening to Comedy 102.7, Austin's new round-the-clock-funny radio station
By Brendan K. O'Grady
From Culture Map Austin / 10.25.2011 9:00am
Austin is a town that loves to laugh. The city is home to a vibrant local comedy scene that supports numerous improv, stand-up, sketch and variety events every week, and now it even has something new to listen to in the car on your way to the open mic or stage show. Comedy 102.7 has launched in Austin, bringing 24/7 comedy to your FM radio dial. Since the station went live late last week, I’ve stayed tuned-in for a borderline-embarrassing amount of their airtime. What have I observed? Listening to Comedy 102.7 over its first few days, the most immediately noteworthy thing about it is the sheer breadth of comedic styles and sensibilities on display. By all accounts there are thousands of bits and routines in active rotation, so many in fact that I have yet to hear the same comic tell the same joke twice. That means that in any given half hour, you’ll hear stand up spanning as many as five decades of humor, and performers ranging from all-time greats like Bill Cosby and George Carlin to some of the hottest names and breaking talents in modern comedy, such as Daniel Tosh and Anthony Jeselnik. ....read more here.
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When they get an online stream, I'll let you know.
This is gonna be great! Best of luck guys/gals!
Posted by Jeff - 10.31.2011
when do you THINK you MIGHT have online stream?
ReplyDeleteI'm desperate! I live in Oklahoma now (hillbilly hell, every 4th person smokes, they're so NOT progressive). I've heard some Tulsans, say they they thought they were getting to be like Austin. Hopefully my time here will pass quickly. I am from Austin. Help Me-LIVE STREAM. Oh yeah, and I work for the state. The inefficiency is hilarious, but they want to pay me to do it, so all right.
Hey Okie!! Thanks for the comment... The station hasn't released when they'll be streaming, but in the meantime go here and you can listen to great comedy through the 24/7 comedy site. ~Jeff http://www.texasonlineradio.com/2011/11/1027-austin-247-comedy.html
ReplyDeleteanything y'all can do to boost the signal out in georgetown and round rock? Round rock is usually ok, but this week has been horrible reception.
ReplyDeleteCedar park, lago vista, and Steiner Ranch area all have terrible reception as well. If you don't fix the signal issues you're not going to last because no one can hear you.
DeleteDitto to poor reception comments. It is sporatic at best and awful in certain parts of Williamson county. Please boost your signal!!!!
ReplyDeleteHey everyone, I try an get your comments to the station, but I've had no response or luck hearing back from anyone. You can stream the comedy from the 24/7 website by going here...
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Thanks for visiting Texas Online Radio!
~Jeff
Yeah, the reception isn't great but thank you from the bottom of my - I am not listening to Austin radio ever again - heart. My son 24, turned me on to it. I'm gonna have to go dig out my Walkman.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THE STATION!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE BRING IT TO COLLEGE STATION....I AM A LONGHORN LIVING IN AGGIELAND AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME HUMOR FROM A PLACE WHERE LAUGHING IS PARAMOUNT! MY 13-YEAR-OLD SON STILL SEEKS OUT YOUR RADIO STATION FROM TIME TO TIME - EVEN THOUGH WE ARE TOO FAR AWAY TO BE IN YOUR LISTENING AREA.....SPREAD THE HUMOR!!!!! GOD BLESS THE MAN OR WOMAN WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy son was giving me a ride and had this station on. It was very funny. Now I'm trying to find it online while I am at work.
ReplyDeleteBad reception in East Travis County... any plans for improvement?
ReplyDeleteSome days the reception is fine -- others you can't hear anything but static. I live in Austin/Round Rock ... most of the time going to the neighborhood in Avery Ranch, the reception goes in the toilet once I move away from I-35. I haven't been able to determine if is some type of weather anomaly as it happens during clear days, cloudy days, sunny days ... whatever. At night, it never works. :(
ReplyDeleteI just listen to a series of comedic skits concerning the death of a trainer at Seaworld. You guys are one group of sick mother fucking bastards.
ReplyDeleteI don't mean to be harsh...but I've listened to this station from the beginning. And I just have to write, because you all have NEVER...not once,...told the correct name to this particular comedian. The comedian's name, is an African-American by the name of Corey Holcomb....but you have never said his name correctly after his skit. You continue to say "Cameron Esposito". But I can tell by the voice, and type of humor, that it is Corey Holcomb. Please get his name right, once and for all. Quite frankly, it is no excuse that no one has caught this, in all the time you all have been on air.
ReplyDeleteI hope I don't sound negative...because I listen all day (I work at home). That's why I'm surprised no one has ever caught this. Thanks.
And what makes it even worse, Corey Holcomb is a man, and Cameron Esposito is a woman,...and still no one caught that mistake. I listen all the time...but that was really bugging me, to hear every time Corey comes on.
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