So glad to see that someone else is as baffled as I am that this station is so popular. To be fair, I've never listened to this station at any time other than the morning. But that was more than enough. Eric, Kathy and Melissa are criminally annoying. Eric prattles on and dishes with the girls about Britney Spears, Mary Janes, fierce cosmos and pugs. But he doesn't _really_ know anything about this stuff because he is Straight (Richard Simmons), Straight (Charles Nelson Reilly), Straight (RuPaul). And Kathy and Melissa do their level best to set the women's movement back hundreds of years (respectively with inane ramblings and palpable lack of confidence) each time they open their mouths. Eric says, "The sun is a source of cold." Kathy says, "Really, Eric? Gawsh, I never thought of that before. Wooaaaooww. Gigglegiggle." Melissa says, "Um, no I don't think..." Eric says, "Aren't you old and desperate for a man?" Melissa shuts up. How do people listen to this day in and day out? When I first moved to Chicago, my clock radio was set on this frequency from my previous city of residence. The one positive I can say about THA MIXXX is that as soon as I heard the inanity, I would bolt out of bed to turn the radio off. So, thanks Eric & Kathy, for making sure that I started my day with a fright and great annoyance but, at least, I got out of bed promptly. read more

Radio Stations change. If you don't believe me- just go back to watching reruns of Loni Anderson and WKRP in Cincinnati, the episode that has 4 old OLD old people protest in studio to change back to easy morgue music. I grew up too at a time when music was King in Chicago, the age of stations like Q101, B96 and the new era of shook jocks like Man Cow in the Morning. I am so glad that I was a teacher in Cicero and listened to him on the way to work- talking explicitly about poop-cicles before having to teach makes things in perspective like no other. So when people give negative comments- I just don't get it. You are not 17 any more growing up locked in your room grounded, there is this thing called the internet, SerousXM radio, CD players, Ipods and a ton of other toys to listen to exactly what you want when you want it if you drive, walk or commute. Performance Corner I am really happy that stations now have the ability and means to give great performances through the net offered by their stations. Performance Corner is a chance for me to hear and now even see what was filmed live. I can see my friends or friends of my friends that have now bands that are on the tour scene in Chicago. Even though I am in Honolulu - I'm able to view shows that really interest me. I remember having to stay up way too late one night in High School to hear DJ Russ Harris (a friend) first battle on the DJ mix off competitions and then preform his sets live on air. I had to stay up til like 3 am or something for some but it was crazy cool to me to do that.... NOW all I would have to do is stream at 3 pm in the lazy afternoon or whenever I wanted to repeatedly cause it is on-line. I'm able to see bands play in the Performance Corner and watch them anywhere. When I am back in Chicago I scan and listen to the old radio stations that I used to listen to- and guess what? DJ have changed, radio station formats have changed, things change. I get that. Was it as good as when the station first started? No! But that doesn't mean that they aren't doing their thing. They seem to have more contests. Hey I'm up to try to win tickets- well that is how they try to get listeners and loyal listeners. They do this or that contest and try to get listeners. Myself- I want to hear a good mix of music played, I'm rare and will seek out a station that I like and listen on the internet occasionally. Others know that people are picky, so they do what they think best. No, I don't like Eric and Kathy, but hey I'm not a daily listener as I said. I like many other younger/ savey listeners are listening more targeted and specifically for a specific reason, it may be different for each real listener. Internet has changed much in the industry and I do not fault stations. I do wish they were caught in a perfect time bubble that I could listen to and remember simpler times whenever I needed to and a dj that could relate to me perfectly- I also know that is not grounded in reality. Til then, I pick and choose those that I like and enjoy the Performance Corner especially cause I know friends or friends of friends on it. read more

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It just dawned on me that I could write a review for my favorite Chicago radio station. Why didn't I think of this before?! I listen to Eric & Kathy every morning when I'm getting ready for work. They crack me up! Whip is from Roselle where I also grew up, so I enjoy his Roselle references he makes here and there. Melissa and I have a lot in common. I'm the one everyone picks on at work and in my group of friends, so I know how she feels! Love her! I also got my husband hooked on the Eric & Kathy show. We often talk about something that happened on the show that morning to see if the other one heard this or that. We crack up all the time. The contests they have are REAL! I won $1000 from a call-in contest they had last year. It was perfect timing as it was while we were getting married and I could use an extra $1000! The check showed up in full. You pay taxes on it at the end of the year. My one compliant is that the app often freezes or stops playing for some reason. Ill switch to Pandora when that happens but for the most part you will hear Eric & Kathy playing every morning during the week. read more

I think Eric and Kathy (and Melissa and Whip) need some aloe for the burns Yelp's Johnny T. gave them in his review. It was a scorcher. Unlike him I do occasionally the morning show is funny but damn if it isn't predictable. Many x I can see the set up and punch lines a mile away. But the jokes that do work or weird human interest stories are amusing good water cooler banter or convo pieces. And of those gems I hate that they redo or replay them whenever they need an break and indeed have clip shows. Arg! They do contests and always want callers to all in for prizes or for the show stories and stuff and the phone lines never ever ever ever Taylor Swift ever work! Ever. It drove me nuts during Pursapalooza. I wanted a free fcking purse. It was like they taunted us "ha we have dozens of Prada and Michael Kors bags to hand out. Just. Call." And know they have broken phone lines. It makes me scowl. I was really giving my digits a workout. The music is very typical. They need to fix their phone lines, stop repeating jokes and clips, and give me a free purse. read more

Back in sixth grade, when everyone was listening to Q101, I wanted in on being cool. I tuned my little black boombox for several minutes and I landed on what I thought was Q101. A few days later at school, when kids were talking about 311, Oasis, Bush, singing "millions of peaches...", I knew something was wrong. Who was Mancow? I had been listening to the wrong radio station! My crappy radio dial wasn't really accurate, but close. For probably a week, I was a 12 year old listening to Eric & Kathy in the morning. But I'd actually to come to like it. I listened to the radio as I got dressed and ready for school, and although most topics probably went right over my head, I found the morning show pleasant and not annoying. As I got older, I kept listening. I can't listen to music in the mornings, I've never been able to. I have to listen to something at a normal volume, and this became a problem when I started driving my friends to school during high school. Clearly, Eric & Kathy and the rest of 101.9 wasn't a big hit with the teenage set either. My friends would complain about me wanting to listen to the news, only to change the station to B96 so I'd have to listen to the "Thong Song" at 7am. Ugh! Even when I entered the 9-5 working world, Eric and Kathy have kept me company in the mornings with Melissa and Cynthia. Remember when she was an intern? Their show is funny and I can still catch traffic and weather updates, which I appreciate. The music isn't the best, and when I'm driving home from work I switch over to the more hip KISS FM. But if you don't want to listen to monotone AM radio or obnoxious DJs trying to be scandalous in the morning, give the Mix a try. read more

As the worst radio station in Chicago, WTMX provides annoying billboards, annoying, stupid DJs, and terrible morning commentary. This station is also partial to over-playing already tired songs (Spin Doctors, anyone? Oh good, a new album release from Rob Thomas. They're both regulars on this station). They hype the same lame-o artists over and over again. Every time I tune in (when everything else is on commercial) it's like a time warp of bad 90s tunes and current "artists" who sound like bad 90s artists (Come on, Train?!?! Again?). This station depresses me and I don't understand why people listen. The muzak at my dentist's office is better. read more

Ok, looks like I'm in the minority here - I love the Eric & Kathy (and Melissa) show. It's a great way to start my day, and they entertain me 98% of the time. If this review was solely based on their show, they would get 5 stars. However, the station itself gets 1 star. If Eric and Kathy aren't on, I'm flipping the dial. They play the same songs and the same lame artists over and over again. Bon Jovi, Lifehouse, Train, etc... It never ends. You can always tell when they are doing an event with a random artist they don't shove down your throat (Mandy Moore anyone?), and once that event is over you never hear their songs again. Lame. read more

Update: it was (a little) funny the first time around, but adding the animal sounds to the songs is getting really annoying. I want to listen to the music, not the bray of a donkey. Also, I will say 90% of the time for the text topic of the day, they will choose the last text they read, because they can't remember the other ones. Yaaaawnnn ... sounds like someone's getting old. read more

I would have to vehemently disagree with the other two reviews before me; Eric, Kathy, and Melissa make my mornings wonderful! Especially with people in my office who are self-involved or wear one stick of deodorant per armpit - it's dismally disgusting and makes me not want to be at work. So I pretend they're not here, light candles to drown out their stench, and listen to my morning radio show. I have humor and entertainment for the entire 5:30 AM - 10 AM and it gets me almost halfway through my day. The rest of the day is another story though.... I'll start channel flipping after 10AM. (And by then, sometimes the smell of coworkers has dwindled). read more

I like Eric & Kathy (plus Melissa and Mark) in the mornings. I know that they aren't incredibly innovative. They don't go for the "wow" factor that usually attracts people to Drex or Howard Stern. I generally just think they talk about normal everyday things. I feel like I know them and in the morning, when I am trying to wake myself up for the day, that is exactly the calm humor I am in the mood for. Now, sometimes it can be a bit overly censored in topics but I don't mind. I can feel confident that the topics (while not always squeaky clean) are okay for the ears of my son. As for the rest of the day, I would rather listen to my ipod. I can't stand hearing the same songs over and over and over again. I guess this is a pretty consistent problem for most popular radio stations playing current hits. I just wish we got a bit more diversity in song selection to really make it a "mix" read more

I really used to enjoy Eric in the morning show but it really goes off the rails a lot Eric has some very interesting topics but then when he asks Melissa or Violetta for their opinion sometimes even whip they just drag it out into something that's not even worth listening to I I don't know how you tolerate it but it says show I guess when you let the inmates run the asylum there's nothing you can do but the dissertations of a yes or no answer just good gosh I have to switch the station just blah blah blah blah blah just don't get it read more

This station should be off-air. Eric and Kathy have the exact same show every single day. The only difference from day to day are the traffic commute times. Oh god- and all the making fun of Melissa, although warranted, is just getting old and is actually pretty lame. Wayyyyyy too many commercials. Same music over and over. There's only so much Train and Nickleback I can listen to. Time to freshen up the show with some new material - everyone who I know has switched stations. Afternoon shows are basically just commercials with a little bit of radio dusted in. I turned it off in my car a few months ago and now switched stations at work. My office of 200+ loves the new station. read more

I love this station!!! They actually talk in the morning and keep me entertained as I drive to work. I catch myself laughing alone in the car :) ...and I'm glad you guys don't just play music constantly like other radio stations. Kathy and Eric are awesome...great team! read more

It's OK. The music is pretty standard but this station seems to talk about some of the moral decay in society and of relationships but yet almost EVERY time I tune in, their #1 morning show seems to be contributing to surveys, polls, and making light of very serious issues that face people. I understand that sex and scandal sells but every day? Really? I think they need to refocus on their contribution to some topics. read more

Went to the Eric and Kathy food truck fiasco. It was the absolute worst event. Almost lost a member of my family due to the bad planning of GVC, the city of Elgin, Eric and Kathy, the Mix 101.9, and all the food trucks that ran out of food the first hour. I was stuck in the parking lot unable to rescue family members from starving and getting sick. Everyone do yourselves a favor and stay away from anything connected with any of the above parties for your own safety and welfare. read more

WTMX was always there to get me through the morning on my way to high school. Their morning show is still the best pop culture morning show out there with a comfortable mix of news, gossip, fun stories, and music. read more

I always flip them on during my commute and I enjoy listening to the callers and their stories. I've called in plenty of times, and have gotten through twice (!) And even got picked to be on their live in-studio audience (which was very fun.. Ugly sweaters and Lou Malnati's, anyone?) I think they are just what we need in the morning, not too much thinking involved! read more

LOVE THE MIX! This is my go-to station every single day. Especially in the morning driving to work I listen to the Eric and Kathy show. It is too funny! I love how involved they are with their listeners. They always have contests going on with awesome prices! But besides the giveaways, they are just fun funny people. They make my 30 minute drive to work enjoyable! Thanks to everyone at The Mix!!! read more