The Impression that I Get

It's the end of an era: one of my favorite radio stations has gone dark. WFNX out of Boston has ceased to exist on the radio waves as of today. I'm feeling a little verklempt over it, because they were such a big part of my music experience.
I went to college in New Hampshire., about an hour north of Boston. My friends & I would go there on a regular basis to catch shows, and I had a chance to see the Del Fuegos, the Blake Babies & the Pixies way back when. WFNX was integral in making alternative mainstream. They were playing the music from MTV's 120 Minutes long before MTV ever heard of the bands.
I was there for the legendary Nirvana show at the Axis. I was also one of the 50,000 that showed up at the Hatch 3 years later for Green Day.
It was because of WFNX I discovered bands as wide ranging as the Dropkick Murphys, Mighty Mighty Bosstones MGMT, XX, and Mumford & Sons.
Even post college, I'd go up to both the Cape & Vineyard regularly as well as spending many a St Patrick's Day in Boston. WFNX was the 1st station I'd try to tune in as I passed over the border from Connecticut onto the Mass Pike, knowing the stronger the signal the closer I'd be getting to my destination.
I was, as the Dropkick Murphys put it succinctly, shipping off to Boston.
As technology improved, I was able to listen online, even though I was in South Dakota. I will miss Julie Kramer, who was a great role model for me when I was in radio. I will miss Adam 12 in the afternoon and I will miss both Boston Accents & London Calling. It'd like part of my young adult years has vanished, but I will always have the music.
It was more than just a radio station, it provided the soundtrack to my late teens and twenties, taking me into middle age. It bridged the gap between my youth & motherhood; sassy teen and middle aged.
Thanks WFNX for being part of my life for the last 22 years.
RIP.