No,
SueZVudu, you were not
alone. Not to mention which, I never listened to those
horrible stations when I was in
high school, unless I was forced to by the people I worked with. I preferred a
pirate radio station which I was lucky enough to live close enough to to listen to most of the time, and was thus able to avoid
commercials and things like that entirely. (Plus, I can't think of any other station ever that would play
Bjork,
Men Without Hats, and
Squirrel Nut Zippers in the same hour. Pirate stations kick ass.)
The reason that advertisers like advertising on those stations is that those who listen to that kind of crap seem (in my opinion, if you don't like it you're welcome to disagree) to be teenagers of the spoiled and trendy variety. They're the ones with enough disposable income to buy this crap, the rest of us have to pick and choose decent music and other products, and are not likely to buy an article of clothing or soft drink because (celebrity) wears it, drinks it, bathes in it, etc.