On The Radio

Comment by Cori (Guest)

Cori (Guest) — Mon, 29 May 2006 12:25:11 +0000

I love Erasure.

Comment by chess (Guest)

chess (Guest) — Mon, 29 May 2006 12:06:50 +0000

Look at this local station schedule from my area. Holy cow! It is so awful and awesome at the same time...

8:18 Obituary Report?
9:55 Commodities report?
10:30 Agritalk?

http://www.1360wlbk.com/?pageDirective=schedule

Comment by chess (Guest)

chess (Guest) — Mon, 29 May 2006 11:58:08 +0000

I had XM for a few months (My car came with 3 free months) and never really got into the music stations. I listened to the talk radio. Why? New music requires some repetition to really create enjoyment and I have no real desire to hear the "top twenty pop station" ("My humps. My humps. My humps. My humps. My lovely lady lumps." Need I sing more?). My musical interests change.

I listen to XM (music off Direct TV) at work. I usually keep the music on the classical station. If I did not have the Direct TV, I would listen to the free classical stations.

I guess it is nice to have a bluegrass stations, a trance music station, show tunes! (Anyone say, Erasure? (lisp) Super!)), etc... How many times a year am I jonesing for 1950's music? (Answer: Not many.)

In my opinion, free radio has played it safe for so long and they have to create an audience to sell advertising, it really is a dead "musical" art. Where I find the truly interesting radio is in rural areas that have small signals. Locally, I can get two hours of "LOCAL" farm reports. ...Nothing like corn futures. How could this information be on a "commercial" station actually trying to make money? Wait. Oh yeah, "Stacey Keach's Twilight Zone" is getting ready to start....

Comment by Ken

Ken — Thu, 18 May 2006 21:07:39 +0000

Cerdo, "gold in your toilet" is a very apt description of the radio around here.

Phil, the only time I really listen to the radio at all is in my car. If I had continuous Internet access in my car, then I'd definitely listen to Internet radio.

Comment by Phil (Guest)

Phil (Guest) — Thu, 18 May 2006 18:39:27 +0000

100.7 is for sure the most fun around here for commercial radio. I would ask you why you don't take advantage of internet radio for all its many categorized options, but I hardly ever tune in, myself. Some of my friends do. They're happy.

By the way, for non-commercial interesting public radio, try the new Carrboro public station at http://communityradio.coop/

Comment by MonoCerdo (Guest)

MonoCerdo (Guest) — Thu, 18 May 2006 16:24:04 +0000

WOW. This is like finding gold in your toilet.

I'm jealous.

Comment by Jenn (Guest)

Jenn (Guest) — Thu, 18 May 2006 12:26:25 +0000

I would STILL see Erasure in concert today. I've already succumbed to "my generation's music was the best you whippersnappers" syndrome.

I'm a total button stabber in the car, that poor radio never knows what hit it. Tom wanted an ipod for Christmas, he begged and begged so I finally broke down. He ripped all our cds (more of his than mine, of course) and now? Now I get to stab at the buttons on the ipod instead.

Comment by John C (Guest)

John C (Guest) — Thu, 18 May 2006 06:39:26 +0000

You could get XM radio. Right, pay for radio. that is dumber than paying for TV (I am spikey today)

On The Radio

Ken — Thu, 18 May 2006 02:22:51 +0000

Can it be? A radio station that's actually tolerable?