December

2021

"Like FM" - new radio station on 104.8 MHz

10 December 2021 10:18

In the car radio I received the radio station “Like FM” at a frequency of 104.8 MHz, on which “Radio Baltika” and then “Izvestia-zvuk” previously worked.

As my teacher at the Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute (LETI) said, “the second derivative began to change” (i.e. “for the better”). After a long stagnation at the frequency of 104.8 MHz, movement finally occurred - a new, youth, progressive radio station appeared.

It's hard for me to define the style of music on "Like FM". Rather, it's a mixture RnB and pop music with lyrics reminiscent of "tongue twister" hip hop as well as style deep house. Of course, this is not pop music, but it is not purely “Western” music, as on “NRJ” or “Hit FM”. The performers on "Like FM" sing in Russian.

About rhythm and blues style:

Contemporary R&B has a smooth, electronic sound style with rhythms drum machines and soft, “juicy” vocals. The use of hip-hop rhythms is typical, but the harshness and hardness inherent in hip-hop is softened in the music rotated on Like FM.
-- Wikipedia

About deep house style:

Deep house includes elements of jazz and ambient. It has a more atmospheric and dense sound. For some time in Chicago, deep house was mistakenly called house with soul or gospel vocals. ... Contemporary deep house is known for complex melodies, the use of disjointed chromatic chords... the infusion of styles such as ambient and soul, and the fairly frequent addition of vocals. Deep house music rarely reaches a climax, but it has a drawn-out sound, like comfort music with a relaxing sound.

-- Wikipedia

Also, the radio station "Like FM" immediately turned on RDS, the radio text contains the address of the radio station's website: