Radio 1 Rock

Bulgaria's rock radio has survived every format shift of the last three decades by refusing to abandon the basics: loud guitars and songs structured around hooks. Radio 1 Rock doesn't chase trends. Programming splits between arena rock standards and Balkan rock acts who've earned legit international followings, threading in occasional alternative picks that prove the station knows what's happened since 1985. The station's built on a foundation of Zeppelin, Floyd, and Sabbath - but actual deep cuts, not the five songs that got overplayed. Bulgarian rock has its own identity now (post-communist…