Do "National" radio shows still exist?
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Yep, Sirius XM has a channel that plays them all day.......
Exploring Music is an excellent program, similar in concept to Karl Haas and "Adventures in Good Music" from long ago.
https://exploringmusic.wfmt.com
I listen to it on KUAT (Tucson), which carries a number of other syndicated classical programs.
-- John
https://exploringmusic.wfmt.com
I listen to it on KUAT (Tucson), which carries a number of other syndicated classical programs.
-- John
Quadman2
Lunatic Member
A past/obsolete format. Shows cut into air time for money getting events: weather/advertisements/contests/on sites/music/chatter, etc.
There are a very few stations that offer later night offerings: "The Shadow", "Sherlock Homes", and such. 740 AM (Toronto) offers this kind of nostalgic material certain nights. This station as does a "History of vintage rock show during the day, wherein details of the songs/artists are shared.
At night there's "The Lounge" on FM 92.1 (Toronto) where in a lot of vintage ballads/Big Band/crooners are featured wherein some backup comments about the music/performers are given. It's a sort of music show each night after 7 PM. Just lay back, mellow air time for the most part, without advertising.
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There are a very few stations that offer later night offerings: "The Shadow", "Sherlock Homes", and such. 740 AM (Toronto) offers this kind of nostalgic material certain nights. This station as does a "History of vintage rock show during the day, wherein details of the songs/artists are shared.
At night there's "The Lounge" on FM 92.1 (Toronto) where in a lot of vintage ballads/Big Band/crooners are featured wherein some backup comments about the music/performers are given. It's a sort of music show each night after 7 PM. Just lay back, mellow air time for the most part, without advertising.
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Artie
Super Member
Yep, Sirius XM has a channel that plays them all day.......
I have it in the car, but I was hoping for FM.
Cool. I'll check that out. Not in Tucson mind you, but on the dial.
And that's a shame. Toronto doesn't help me.
Quadman2
Lunatic Member
I have it in the car, but I was hoping for FM.
Cool. I'll check that out. Not in Tucson mind you, but on the dial.
And that's a shame. Toronto doesn't help me.
You could pick it up "Live" on your computer, then pass it on to your system, could you not?
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c.coyle
Fighting the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Music and variety? NPR has the successor to A Prairie Home Companion, I thinks it's called Live From Here. I personally find it rather dull. I think they still have Mountain Stage.
NPR also has some quiz shows like Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
EDIT: NPR's Science Friday is excellent.
Nationwide shows and variety in programming on commercial, for-profit AM and FM have pretty much disappeared. Some would say as a casualty of the FCC relaxing rules against a few conglomerates gobbling up stations.
To a large extent, that void is being filled by podcasts. Tons of variety there.
Artie
Super Member
I'll check that out as soon as I get my outdoor antenna up. Hopefully, this week. If the heat gives me a break.
Yup and yup. But I was hoping to keep this in the realm of a tuner. Just for the fun of it. I guess those days are gone.
c.coyle
Fighting the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Blue Shadow
Waiting for Vintage Gear from this century
More NPR
www.Echoes.org is syndicated and available around the country see site for more.
www.WorldCafe.org is syndicated and available around the country
www.Starsend.org seems to be just www.xpn.org stations and not syndicated
These aren't really in the vein of the examples that I know but since you asked and more might have an interest.
www.Echoes.org is syndicated and available around the country see site for more.
www.WorldCafe.org is syndicated and available around the country
www.Starsend.org seems to be just www.xpn.org stations and not syndicated
These aren't really in the vein of the examples that I know but since you asked and more might have an interest.
Westwood One puts these syndicated show out still and where the ones who started a lot of it.
https://www.westwoodone.com/
I'm sure some stations still do it but a lot of it is in Podcast forum today.
Many streaming services have show.
I think your trying to use a tuner to pick up local radio and listen to shows when that show chooses to airs them. I'm sorry this is archaic thinking today as there is many ways for artist and info to be passed on to people. No longer is it radio and network TV to get exposure to the masses in this on demand world. Today everyone listens to what they want to hear when they what to hear it and it's not relegated to a given time.
However back in the day Westwood One would send hard media to the stations that participated. While very rare it's out there in Records, CDs and Reel to Reel tapes.
https://www.discogs.com/label/54312-Westwood-One
I just got around 500 Westwood One CDs, half being the show "Out of Order with Jed the Fish. The rest are other shows and live recordings. Westwood one would have a recording truck called Reels on Wheels that would go to shows and record live.
These rare reels are all live shows that where only available to be played on the radio once.
https://www.westwoodone.com/
I'm sure some stations still do it but a lot of it is in Podcast forum today.
Many streaming services have show.
I think your trying to use a tuner to pick up local radio and listen to shows when that show chooses to airs them. I'm sorry this is archaic thinking today as there is many ways for artist and info to be passed on to people. No longer is it radio and network TV to get exposure to the masses in this on demand world. Today everyone listens to what they want to hear when they what to hear it and it's not relegated to a given time.
However back in the day Westwood One would send hard media to the stations that participated. While very rare it's out there in Records, CDs and Reel to Reel tapes.
https://www.discogs.com/label/54312-Westwood-One
I just got around 500 Westwood One CDs, half being the show "Out of Order with Jed the Fish. The rest are other shows and live recordings. Westwood one would have a recording truck called Reels on Wheels that would go to shows and record live.
These rare reels are all live shows that where only available to be played on the radio once.
El Pee
Super Member
There are a few nationally syndicated pop music shows on commercial FM stations, Ryan Seacrest hosts a popular one. Jon Tesh's morning show is still on the air in many markets, The Kane show is as well.... radio syndication is alive and well within the industry, it's just that radio itself isn't the cultural force it used to be... (which is another topic all together)
Artie
Super Member
I should clarify here that I subscribe to several online and satellite services. Di.FM is a favorite, along with SiriusXM, Pandora, etc. Finding media isn't a problem. Just lately I've been pulling some tuners down out of the cobwebs, (both digital and analog), and forgot how much fun these can be to play with. I guess I was hoping to tune in 1969. You can never go home.
PabloTincho
Super Member
c.coyle
Fighting the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Isn't that a talk show?
NH-MAN
Addicted Member
Ya, it is
ok, well, Delilah then. lol