{"id":2066361,"date":"2025-10-03T10:21:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2066361"},"modified":"2025-10-03T10:21:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:21:03","slug":"fm-102-1-has-given-us-a-lifetime-of-musical-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fm-102-1-has-given-us-a-lifetime-of-musical-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"FM 102.1 has given us a lifetime of musical memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fm1021milwaukee.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FM 102.1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FM 102.1 <\/a>sounds different. And it did. I started listening in 1992. This station was like a continuation of my music appreciation classes in school. I discovered new artists every time I listened \u2014 The Violent Femmes, Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, Green Day, Oasis, Coldplay, Bastille, Gorillaz, Imagine Dragons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Artists who I now have a lifetime of memories associated with their songs. And it&#8217;s sad this awesome alternative radio station is not on the airwaves anymore (\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/09\/24\/the-end-of-milwaukee-alt-rock-station-fm102-1-leaves-huge-void\/86198591007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z119164p118650c118650e009600v119164b0044xxd004465&amp;gca-ft=97&amp;gca-ds=sophi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The end of Milwaukee alt rock station FM102.1 leaves 'huge void'\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The end of Milwaukee alt rock station FM102.1 leaves &#8216;huge void&#8217;\u201d <\/a>Sept. 28).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So tell your kids, grandkids, etc. about all the musical memories you have from listening to FM 102.1. As L.M. Montgomery said, &#8220;Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Corinne Johnson, Cudahy<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>Letter: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/opinion\/readers\/2025\/10\/01\/free-speech-protests-hippies-limits-backward-progression\/86417638007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:In the 60s and 70s, activists like us tested the limits of free speech and won;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">In the 60s and 70s, activists like us tested the limits of free speech and won <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>Opinion <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/opinion\/2025\/10\/01\/wisconsin-education-school-reform-bill\/86333576007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Here's why we should all get behind Wisconsin Republican school reform bills;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Here&#8217;s why we should all get behind Wisconsin Republican school reform bills <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><span>Tips for getting your letter to the editor published<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here are some tips to get your views shared with your friends, family, neighbors and across our state:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Please include your name, street address and daytime phone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Generally, we limit letters to 200 words.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cite sources of where you found information or the article that prompted your letter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Be civil and constructive, especially when criticizing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Avoid ad hominem attacks, take issue with a position, not a person.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We cannot acknowledge receipt of submissions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We don&#8217;t publish poetry, anonymous or open letters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Each writer is limited to one published letter every two months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All letters are subject to editing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Write: Letters to the editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 330 E. Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 500, Milwaukee, WI, 53202. Fax: (414)-223-5444. E-mail: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/mailto:jsedit@jrn.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:jsedit@jrn.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">jsedit@jrn.com<\/a> or submit using the form that can be found on the on the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/static.jsonline.com\/letter-to-the-editor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:bottom of this page;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> bottom of this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/opinion\/readers\/2025\/10\/03\/fm-102-1-radio-alt-rock-music-memories\/86461028007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FM 102.1 and its alt rock leaves lifetime of music memories | Letters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FM 102.1 and its alt rock leaves lifetime of music memories | Letters<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FM 102.1 sounds different. And it did. I started listening in 1992. This station was like a continuation of my music appreciation classes in school. I discovered new artists every time I listened \u2014 The Violent Femmes, Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, Green Day, Oasis, Coldplay, Bastille, Gorillaz, Imagine Dragons. Artists who I now have a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2066362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[362354,386271,338956,349467,315682,386272,386270,386273],"class_list":["post-2066361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-beastie-boys","tag-corinne-johnson","tag-depeche-mode","tag-fm","tag-imagine-dragons","tag-l-m-montgomery","tag-music-appreciation","tag-the-violent-femmes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FM-1021-has-given-us-a-lifetime-of-musical-memories.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2066361"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2066363,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2066361\/revisions\/2066363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2066362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2066361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2066361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2066361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}