I love my local radio station  it rocks. Apart from the weekend, then i hate it 

Not a big fan of the radio.

Most of the time that anyone lsitens to the radio, they're either driving in a car or working in a cubicle. Since I do neither of those things, I hardly lsiten to the radio.

When I do listen, it's usually to streamed internet radio, anyhow.

I stopped listening to the radio the moment I could afford to buy my own music. I pick up new music from watching MTV2/Q/whatever, stuff my friends recommend, or just going to gigs that I think I'll like.

If there was radio with no announcer, no ads, and there was some magic way I could change the song if I didn't like it - then I'd listen to the radio more.

I've vented my feelings about radio before, most of them over here suck....If you like Top 40, annoying ads every 5 minutes, stupid shameless self promotion then you'll be fine....

There is one radio station here that has a metal show every Tuesday night though and also the music they play is quite varied through the day....

College radio is good. There are some shows that play underground/indie rock or rap. Too bad it's not 24/7. The rotation is daily, and it comes only one day per week. And they used to showcase some cool DJs spinning club music without all the cheesy stuff. But one day, the station shut down. Godspeed, Energy 88.7 

 

Originally posted by Dose_Me_Up:
 Well that would require effort... plus what would I change it to - how many 'good' stations are there anyway? I am just too lazy to change it all the time even if I knew there was another good station.   

Fair enough   

everything sucks.

radio
tv
other stuff

Yeah. I like music, but the mainstream radio blows and I'm not near any good college stations now. I listen to the news station a lot, because I'm like 80.

I don't like music, so I voted that. But I would like to know what Victrola is...

I hate radio! They mostly all play the same 50 shity songs over and over and over again.

My favorite radio station, 106.7 FM, has this crazy gimmick where they play ten songs in a row as part of their "shut up and rock" campaign.  I used to like the station because it played a lot of classic rock as well as rock from the 80s, but now they're including so much 90s and new crap that it's no longer "shut up and rock," it's more like "shut up and rock, rock, rock, suck, suck, rock, majorly suck, rock, rock, suck, and suck".

What I really hate about radio is the talk.  I've come to the conclusion that all morning talk shows fall into one of two categories: 'two dumbasses and their dumbass entourage' or 'one dumbass and a big group of perky dumbasses'.  I heard a promo for Bob and Tom (Group 1) stating that they were "...different from everyone else..." and that "...they have their own schtick..."  Neither could be farther from the truth.  They were making the same crude jokes, laughing the needle off the meter like an uncontrollable jackass' braying, and talking with their bimbo posse.  As far as I can tell, every single morning radio duo does this.  What sucks to the same extent but in a different way is the second group, and good god, they're everywhere.  Maybe it's because I'm coming home from work at eight in the morning, or maybe it's because they genuinely suck ass, but I don't want to hear Captain Perky and the Perk Patrol playing idiotic games with each other and going on and on with pseudo-sexual banter.  I also can't stand the frequent traffic reports (often from someone claiming to be in a helicopter).  If someone is listening to the radio on their way to work, it's too fucking late to be telling them that they should attempt to avoid the traffic jam they're already mired in.

Of course, daytime radio also sucks.  One of the so-called shows features a moron, his moron co-host, and his alter-ego.  The guy, Tom Ryan, doesn't realize just how unfunny he is, nor does he just how obvious it is that 'Art' is just him talking through his nose.

I have been developing an increased interest in NPR (national Public Radio).  Although it's pretty much all talk, they don't try to be funny (and fail) or interrupt my music listening with their jibba-jabba.  I am particularly fond of "The Connection", "Talk of the Nation" and "Talk of the Nation: Science Friday", and "The Todd Munz Show".

Stations around here all play the same, tired, shitty old cack on a loop. Which is Puddle of Mudd, POD, Nickleback, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, and a lot of Creed, OVER AND OVER AND OVER and nothing else. They throw me a bone with the occasional Alice in Chains song, but then they smear turds all over it by playing some disgusting punk-pop caca. If I listen to the radio, it's because there's a game on I want to hear, my bf is listening to sports radio for the talk shows and I'm in his car, or I find some politics station and listen to it for 3 minutes before geting angry because all politics radio around here is comprised of raging morons.

I'll stick to my CDs.

I Only listen to Talk Radio and Classical stations. When I want to hear Music I like I have CD's. Like right now I'm actualy listening to the Buggles tune refrenced in the topic from the Time Life 80's compalation. I could have turned on my 80's, 90's, and today FM station but all I would have heard is shit like Nervana and F-ing sugar ray. All that hideous nutrasweet rock shit from the 90's on.

(And if I offended anyone who likes that crap, Tuff. Not every body likes what you like)

Radio is great, although I listen to BBC Radio Four which has little music on it.

I listen to the radio in the car where I go places and as long as I'm listening to music and not some radio announcer smacking their gums I'm ok...  I have to agree with the morning show take.  The "Bob and Tom" are everywhere, every station locally for anyone has one, either that or they have the "Bob and Tom"...  Anyways, I listen to it in the car and that's about it, tasty... fine...

Depends on the station. When I'm driving I mostly listen to FBi and Triple J if I'm not listening to a CD.

I can't stand radio advertising.

I don't listen to the radio much, but If you know what shows to tune in for it can be very good. I listen to John Peel's Radio 1 show (occasionaly), which is rather good as it's pretty much all stuff that I havent heard before. If I'm driving then I like to listen to Radio 2, usualy Steve Wright which has plenty of oldies mixed in with the best of the new stuff.

Oh, and if you include digital radio then 6 Music if a damn fine station. Now if I only had that DAB reciver...

I don't listen to the radio much, but I enjoy the talking between the songs when I do. I prefer cd's.

 

Originally posted by Nurdbot:
Stuff like Muse, Travis, Coldplay and Radiohead struggle to survive in the pop shite radio world today. I demand we burn and elminate the genre of pop with cappilist hip hop for good!

I like all those bands, and I agree with you, except for Coldplay. They seem to get a lot of air play here. Whereas Travis don't get any, and there new album entered at number 40 in the charts, where there last one was in the top ten. There new single has been ignored by radio completely.

But nobody listens to 'The J' except freaks like you and me. Wait until there 4th single for this album, 'Peace The Fuck Out', is released. Truly a great song.

 

Originally posted by Nurdbot:
...Muse...