{"id":693,"date":"2026-01-16T13:29:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radiopoop.com\/?p=693"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:51:27","slug":"the-grand-poopah-has-been-bamboozled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiopoop.com\/?p=693","title":{"rendered":"The Grand Poopah Has  Been Bamboozled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-695\" src=\"https:\/\/radiopoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wordhip-One-JPEG-300x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have to admit I was sad to see KDHX go away.\u00a0 Very sad story.\u00a0 But that&#8217;s already been covered by me and other KDHX fans.\u00a0 \u00a0But onto being bamboozled.<\/p>\n<p>When Gateway Creative Broadcasting won the auction for 88.1 by paying <em><strong>$8.75 MILLION\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(wowzer) I thought, &#8220;Here we go again.\u00a0 Another Christian format&#8221;.\u00a0 But alas, what emerged was a fresh new format.\u00a0 St. Louis Jams.\u00a0 \u00a0Yeah, something that nobody else was doing.\u00a0 Up tempo pop song remixes, some EDM, and just some great old school disco and dance music.\u00a0 I thought this was just them stunting.\u00a0 But after 3 months of the Grand Poopah getting into St. Louis Jams IT&#8217;S GONE!\u00a0 BAIT AND SWITCH.\u00a0 BAMBOOZLED<\/p>\n<p>And what is the new format?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/worshipone.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WorshipOne<\/a>.\u00a0 It bills itself as &#8220;Your community for a shared worship experience.&#8221;\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure what that means but it sounds like a great positioning statement.<\/p>\n<p>OK, I listened with an open mind.\u00a0 And here&#8217;s the Grand Poopah&#8217;s pros and cons on WorshipOne:<\/p>\n<p>PROS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s local from the same GCB folks that bring you Joy and Boost.<\/li>\n<li>The presentation is excellent (the GCB folks know what they&#8217;re doing)<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s not McRadio from K-Love or Air 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CONS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slow, plodding &#8220;worship&#8221; music.<\/li>\n<li>Did The Grand Poopah say it was slow music?<\/li>\n<li>All the songs sound the same.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s Not KDHX.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oh well, at least it&#8217;s local radio with local folks.\u00a0 But I&#8217;m sorry, it&#8217;s just not my jam(s).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-695\" src=\"https:\/\/radiopoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wordhip-One-JPEG-300x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have to admit I was sad to see KDHX go away.\u00a0 Very sad story.\u00a0 But that&#8217;s already been covered by me and other KDHX fans.\u00a0 \u00a0But onto being bamboozled. 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