What kind of joke did radio station q106 of Madison, Wisconsin play on its listeners Monday morning?”
A Madison country radio outlet since 1981, Q106 abruptly changed its format early Monday morning to playing pop oldies, but it appears the switch is a tease to promote a revised country station. “I can tell you that tomorrow we won’t play any of the same songs we play today,” said Q106 program director John Sebastian. A former country radio programmer and consultant in Dallas, Sebastian joined Q106 one week ago. Sebastian declined to describe future format changes to Q106. “No one has been fired,” he said. “Everybody is working behind the scenes.” Sebastian said he is not taunting Q106 listeners despite playing different music than they expect with an announcer calling the station “Pure oldies …
