The Steely Dan title-song playing as a big orange sun rises above a dusty city skyline anticipates heaven for rock fans and "no static at all". For the next twenty minutes, through a handing-off of various turns at the mic - as we meet each disc jockey working at the little-guy radio station playing wall-to-wall music - the good times continue to roll. The cool, down-to-earth boss (Michael Brandon), also a DJ, fights to keep the airwaves commercial free, providing the dream radio station "for the people".
The neverending (airwave) tunes are great, the live performances pretty good, and the eclectic cast of disc jockeys are decent enough - including Martin Mull, Cleavon Little, Cassie Yates, Alex Karras and Eileen Brennan - but the initial spontaneous fun (reminiscent of CAR WASH) is soon marred by a story involving villainous corporate goons forcing Army commercials on the station, turning a laidback character-study into typical underdog vs big business fare... and guess who wins?
The neverending (airwave) tunes are great, the live performances pretty good, and the eclectic cast of disc jockeys are decent enough - including Martin Mull, Cleavon Little, Cassie Yates, Alex Karras and Eileen Brennan - but the initial spontaneous fun (reminiscent of CAR WASH) is soon marred by a story involving villainous corporate goons forcing Army commercials on the station, turning a laidback character-study into typical underdog vs big business fare... and guess who wins?