SONiC 104.9

I favor this a little more than the beat ’cause the DJ’s aren’t as annoying, however, they play the same pop top 40 music with Canadian content.

Sunday August 26, 2010
Slogan: Hits. Now.
Advertises more music, and less ads.
3:15pm Katy Perry — Wide Awake
Is actually putting me to sleep.
K’naan — Take a Minute
Never heard this song before. I hope it’s the last.
David Guetta, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne — I Can Only Imagine
I can only imagine how these 3 dudes are laughing all the way to the bank.
Already 3 songs in and there’s commercials. Not different than other stations I’ve reviewed so far.
Nicky Minaj — Pound the Alarm
Actually is not a bad song. A real Republic dance floor burner. Although I have no wish to listen to this again.
Kanye West — Stronger
Relies heavily on Daft Punk’s «Harder, Faster, Stronger». It’s a strange choice because most of the time, hip hop artists will use samples from hidden gems. Daft Punk is not a hidden gem.
Mia Martina and Adrian Sina — Go Crazy
Not a completely annoying song, but pretty boring basic dance floor number. I see a pattern of three here. I wonder if there’s actually someone programming these songs, or if it’s just done by a computer.
The on air host came back to talk a bit about nothing really. Not really sure what her purpose is, but they went back to music which is different than other stations have.
Maroon 5 — One More Night
These guys were on the soft rock station too. I don’t really understand. This song is by far the worst one played.
Dragonette — Live in this City
I was wondering when the CanCon content was going to come out. It has hampered radio stations for years, and continues to ruin Canadian artists, but I feel some are catching on to realize they can be that niche Canadian artist that gets play on Canadian radio. This song is incredibly plain and boring.
Fun — Some Nights
I guess this is as «alternative» as Sonic gets.
I would not have recognized any of these songs, but their website actually had live updating of the songs that were playing, even with with tabs so you could buy and download the song. I believe that Sonic is a group that has stations across Canada. It seems like a well run station with a web site that is easily navigatable, if you’re into any of the music.