Yes, I
do remember when FM radio was cutting-edge and innovative. It was an interesting time, probably never to be repeated again. It was a time, long before the internet era, when we tuned into FM radio to hear all the newly-emerging rock and counter-culture music. First hearing a song from a new 'Stones, Hendrix or Doors album was always pretty cool.
I also recall getting an FM 'converter' for my folk's Plymouth so I could listen to 'my' music whenever I borrowed the car.
I listened to WNEW-FM out of NYC back then. I can remember staying up late, listening to Alison Steele,
The Nightbird, playing album cuts instead of 45s with very little commercial interruption.
Fortunately for me, there's a local station near here, KPIG-FM in Freedom CA, that still has DJs who talk in a normal tone of voice and who can select what music they play.