A Canadian Radio Station Played Rage Against the Machine for 30 Straight Hours: A 'Tad Disruptive'

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Because once the station started playing the 1992 protest anthem, it simply never stopped, leaving the song on repeat for 30 hours.

“I’m not allowed to say [why],” an anonymous staffer toldtheGuardian. “I’m just a guy in a booth, just letting the Rage play over and over. What do you think? Do you like it?”

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While the reasoning behind the repeat plays was initially unclear, fans speculated that the song was chosen as a protest against the layoffs of three popular hosts who announced their departures on Tuesday.

“KiSS is changing and unfortunately we were informed that we won’t be part of this new chapter,” the statement read, in part.

However, Christian Hall, Content Director of SONiC RADIO and JACK 96.9, Rogers Sports & Media, confirmed to PEOPLE that the non-stop raging was actually a way of transitioning the station from pop into a new alternative rock format.

source: people.com