Non-music radio stations are just live podcasts before podcasts became a thing. Don't really see why they would die out.
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How the hell are radio stations still a thing?
- Thread starter SweetVermouth
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I still listen to the radio int he car sometimes
https://player.radio.com/listen/station/1077-the-end
https://player.radio.com/listen/station/1077-the-end
It's all I listen to mostly. Bluetooth has horrible bit rate and I'm not going to pay for something like Pandora. It allows for a seamless hands free listening experience.
It's how I experience what the kids are listening to these days. And you know I could always listen to the classics as well while I'm stuck on the freeway.
I have satellite radio, apple music, youtube, my own MP3 and Flac collections, and I still enjoy terrestrial radio. The personalities are a part of that reason as well.
I tune in the AM channels every once in a while just see how nutty Dennis Miller has gotten. Spoiler, nutter than squirrel shit
Radio is fantastic in Britain. BBC has a lot of channels, none of which have adverts. Bbc 1 is youth oriented popular music, BBC is popular music for older listeners, 1xtra is hip hop/grime/rnb, 6 music is indie /eclectic (my favorite), radio 3 is classical, radio 4 is a non music channel with news, current events, dramas, plays, comedies etc and 5 is talk radio /sports channel.
Those are the main ones but there are a lot more regional Bbc channels, including welsh language etc
The commercial radio scene is also decent and competitive.
Those are the main ones but there are a lot more regional Bbc channels, including welsh language etc
The commercial radio scene is also decent and competitive.
now he is selling gold and Bucket-o-meals to old people and the paranoid
Try some independent or freeform stations. At least DJs there have creative control over what they play.
I love the talking on radio channel. The morning programme radio channel in my country is a comedy show, it is very good. So yeah i enjoy it
You know the OP will be on ERA 4.0 defending his/hers/theirs preferred form of media intake when some youngin then is questioning why anyone does that anymore.
These are my reasons.
Cant wait to get a car that has a USB port that allows me to play my music from my phone's playlist....
I listen every day to and from work. I like the morning show I listen to plus I'll get the news and traffic. If I don't like the song they are playing, I'll switch to another station for a bit. On the rare occasion I'll plug in my phone.
Sure the commercials can be annoying but it's not enough to get me to stop listening.
Sure the commercials can be annoying but it's not enough to get me to stop listening.
I have Spotify Premium and still listen to the radio all the time. Local classical station plays decent stuff,I enjoy the hosts and upcoming concert info. Also, the local college station is a hoot (KXLU). I dunno, op. Why does it bother you so much?
I understand why its still around but fuck I haven't turned on the radio in my car since like 2012 when I finally started streaming music.
I have SiriusXM which is great. The only terrestrial radio station I ever regularly listen to is the ESPN1000.
I like our local radio station ._. For most of my driving life I never had a car with a working CD player--or even a car WITH a CD player--so I listened to the radio. I like the DJs and the rock/safe metal they play. It's fun. I like the banter and the news and whatnot. It's not amazing by any means, but it's safe and enjoyable while I drive for 20 minutes to my job.
Plus the concert announcements!
Plus the concert announcements!
If you're in London or possibly other big cities sure. I used to live there and had dozens of stations to choose from.
I moved to East Anglia. I now have like 5 stations
- A classical music station which sucks
- some old fart reading a book
- a local station that plays 80-present pop hits, but that has a signal that works well maybe 40% of the time.
- Another 80s-present pop.
- RnB/rap/garage works 5% of the time.
It's terrible.
Hmmm I can listen to ESPN radio live while driving to work or wait a day and download a podcast version. This thread premise is incredibly stupid.
It's free/no data cap, I don't need to fiddle with my fucking phone while driving and it has interesting music.
Generally I'm listening to NPR or something in the car anyway though. The hell
Generally I'm listening to NPR or something in the car anyway though. The hell
I like the weird late night stuff , NPR, and random AM talk shows . I have a radio in my home as well . You'd hate me .
How the hell is people not knowing how things are a still a thing, still a thing?
It's almost like some people don't know how things really work.
It's like OP doesn't know radio stations are local and can play different types of music.
Ad revenue is how they finance themselves.
It's almost like some people don't know how things really work.
It's like OP doesn't know radio stations are local and can play different types of music.
Ad revenue is how they finance themselves.
I love listening to Scottish radio whilst playing ETS2. Please don't try and take that away from me. Radio is fun, it introduces me to songs I would never listen to and the presenters are fun. Radio is great.
I get listening to the radio for something to have on, but the ads, lord THE ADS! They are so frequent, and repettitive, that ends up being the thing that drives me away every time. Occasionally, I check in with a big city's station for a new flavor, but you can't get away from the ads.
Speaking from my experience, Portugal, outside of the regular news broadcast + traffic info (with the smaller local radios still being golden about this) they've kept themselves alive here not so much for playing music, old or new, but more so by creating/executing content that has made them relevant.
Legit funny shows early in the morning to get you in a good mood on your way to work (this is I feel the BIG one) that neither TV's or webshows seems to have been able to properly counter, interesting podcasts/talks with all sorts of people, willingness to talk about less covered topics/issues wich makes in turn the people feal "heard" per say, fantastic sports coverage (from the pros to the junior leagues) with results almost daily + live broadcast of games with actual interesting commentary (rip TV + streaming pundits) and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting.
As a whole, they're still likely losing audiences every year to the internet based alternatives, but they've found a decent amount of success here by executing all of these things. The mourning shows in particular have been actually a major success transforming unknown radio pundits into national stars in recent years.
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For long drives I'd rather just use my playlists and listen to my podcasts (some of which are from the radio originally though), but for my daily commutes? Radio all the way. Especially in the early mourning.
Legit funny shows early in the morning to get you in a good mood on your way to work (this is I feel the BIG one) that neither TV's or webshows seems to have been able to properly counter, interesting podcasts/talks with all sorts of people, willingness to talk about less covered topics/issues wich makes in turn the people feal "heard" per say, fantastic sports coverage (from the pros to the junior leagues) with results almost daily + live broadcast of games with actual interesting commentary (rip TV + streaming pundits) and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting.
As a whole, they're still likely losing audiences every year to the internet based alternatives, but they've found a decent amount of success here by executing all of these things. The mourning shows in particular have been actually a major success transforming unknown radio pundits into national stars in recent years.
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For long drives I'd rather just use my playlists and listen to my podcasts (some of which are from the radio originally though), but for my daily commutes? Radio all the way. Especially in the early mourning.
Indeed.
I listen to http://kcrw.com (89.9 in LA) all day at work.
My car has online stations, so I can listen to it or its Electric24 (music all day) any time, too.
