For as long as I can remember, 101.1 KLOL in Houston has been the standard rock station. They did classic rock, metal, hard rock, and that thing people like to call alternative rock. When the alternative station bored me, I tuned to 101. When the classic stations got stuck on the Eagles, I tuned to 101. KLOL was the default Houston rock station for 34 years, and the deejays were always sufficiently smart-ass-y to keep me interested.

But one day last week, I noticed something odd. I tuned to 101 in my car and Latino hip-hop came out of my speakers. I switched to another station and switched back. The hip-hop was still there. Maybe the wires got crossed. Or the streams got crossed [obligatory movie reference]. So I gave it another day.

No dice. Then I read this and realized an era was over. The world of corporate radio is ruthless. Thirty-four years is a long time for a radio station to keep the same format, so we have that much to be thankful for. KLOL, we’ll miss you.