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What's your preferred radio station(s)?

Romeo Wolf

Romeo Wolf

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Ah yes, the way to enjoy music without having to pay for a monthly premium. Especially Digital radio (unless it's SiriusXM). Vwestlife's video on this topic is represented greatly:

But what we're here to speak of (during this brain-melting scorble snorbbler crap) is what kinda radio we listen to. I, Myself listen to a lot of Digital radio nowadays. But sometimes I just like to see what I can capture on the Analog side. And when I do listen to radio, it's either with this heavy metal/hard rock screechery noise crap: Listen to Hang10RockRadio on Radio Garden: https://radio.garden/listen/hang10rockradio/P7iPbbxF

Or just Vibin' with ye olde' RCA Victor Record-playin' radio station I just found and find to cherish a bit too much. Of course it has to be in the middle of nowhere :rflmao:
https://radio.garden/listen/arctic-outpost-am-1270/sl0laSBK

But what if I'm not in the mood for either of those stations? Take simply, I'll snatch one of these :rockon:
Listen to 1490 KBZY-AM on Radio Garden: https://radio.garden/listen/-1490-kbzy-am/qKl6xhMq

Plus you can listen to it while you're waiting in line for a Deluxe burger, Milkshake and Animal style fries at the newly opened In-N-Out in Keizer, Oregon! (We've been there a few times, worth waiting the few hours in line)

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I also bought a T-shirt from the same location as well.
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What radio station(s) do you like to listen to during this Pandemic? ;)
 
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IMO,
Most commercial radio has been bought out by conglomerates like iheart radio and the like.
They have a (by committee maybe?) Box of songs 20 maybe (? Maybe more) then it loops. For that matter I think for the most part Sirius does the same. So unless there are niche stations that favor a genre you like, you have the college stations. I think I tend to listen there. My home tuner hasn't been turned on in months. I only listen to radio in car. If I'm on a trip more than 20 minutes, I stream from phone.
I was once a great fan of FM radio (50, 40, 30) years ago. I understand to a degree why it ended up where it did. For the lost part I find it unlistenable today.
If you have a station in your area you enjoy, more power to you.
I was reading where FM radio might disappear altogether.
 
Commercial radio is largely garbage anymore, so years ago I found some XM radio gear used for cheap & subscribed. Whole new world, man! I've maintained it since, having to upgrade to some newer used gear (the boombox I have now is a vast upgrade from the first one I had). However, it has a few significant limitations, the biggest is reception. Everything in the signal path from on high to terra firma can degrade or block the signal. SQ varies, from good to distorted crap. Play lists get stale & too few upgrades. Variety of programming though, hard to beat. For regular radio, I usually have the kitchen stereo on 91.3, The Summit out of Akron. Privately-owned, member-supported. Eclectic play lists, independent programming, lots of local talent promoted. However, they play some goofy & downright uncalled-for shiite too often, but I endure, since no commercials. Their biggest issue is the weak signal strength. It is a HD station, 4 sub channels, but I've never had my Sony xdrf1hd tuner decode it, & it's the best tuner I think I've ever had. This station sometimes fades out within a few miles of the transmitter. They do stream audio though, so those of you who have that capability can sample it that way, ymmv, of course!
 
In my neck of the woods (Detroit area) I’m mostly listening to 101.9 wdet (public radio out of Wayne State), or cbc1 out of Canada.
Most radio listening is during commute or in the garage.
 
The reports of the demise of FM are greatly exaggerated. Truth is, during this time of covid, many markets have picked up listeners. I’m biggest fan, and am lucky to be in a good market. There’s drek for sure, but just as much of the good stuff down at the left of the dial. College radio rules that region, and there are more than 6 to pick from, all excellent. An added plus is WBGO, a non profit jazz station. Some great classical and a good RnB station exist on the other end of the dial.
 
The corporate response? The one I'm working at right now:) Now, I'm by no means a country fan, but we have a pretty long playlist. All the current hits, of course...plus a good selection of oldies going back to the 60s through the 90s. And, we REALLY get back Sunday mornings with "Country Legends Jukebox". Our older demo flat loves the show...2 hours of classic country going all the way back to the 40s. It's a fun listen and available online if you're curious. Otherwise...my wife's car has Sirius/XM, and she's a big fan of the 70s & 80s channels. I run Little Stevie's Underground Garage when I have the car...love it. When traveling, we've gravitated to the Radio Classics channel...I mean what's not to like about "Gunsmoke", "Your FBI At Peace And War", "Paladin" and all the other goodies found there?
 
With so many being owned by just a few, it's hard to find a station to listen to here. For Rock you have The Thunder, The Eagle, The Bear, etc. All play the same music in rotation, each has one of two syndicated morning talk shows. When it come to country music it's the same. Without a decent outdoor directional antenna on a rotor you can't get any of the smaller independent stations in my area. I've found one that plays rock music from the 60's to present. Its independen and has a big enough transmitter I can pick it up.
 
As others have stated, the current state of radio isn't what it used to be. I'm lucky to have one of the last of the US independent FM stations: https://theriverboston.com in my area. Excellent musical variety although not as eclectic (nor as hard edged) as when they first went on the air. Their "Brunch By The River" on Sunday mornings is really cool. They pick a musical genre, or region, and play that for the whole show. They did a show on New Orleans music several weeks ago that was outstanding.

Lately I've been listening to AK's own @ProBlogger's Internet radio station: https://www.fortdodgeradio.com/. I like his station a lot. It's much better than the Classic Rock stations that I typically come across and it centers on a different decade.
 
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eclecti24 online. it is the HD station of KCRW in LA. a very wide variety of music, each tune not to be repeated within hours of itself. classic rock, indie rock, classical, world, anything.
 
WNCH - Norwich, VT, 40+ miles from the southern region where I am habituated for now - Classical for an old fart like me. 88.1, at the bottom of your FM dial if you need some Mellow Classical music. Oh, do I love my yagi.
 
I'm the brokenest of broken records on this, but - NCPR, as in North Country Public Radio, based out of Canton, NY. Not your run-of-the-mill NPR affiliate. They do everything right: they have an excellent selection of syndicated/NPR public shows, but aren't just a repeater for NPR. They do a lot of local music programming, all of it good, and other local shows as well. Then, on top of that, they have a superb news operation. They do investigations, dig in on politics, go deep. One of their veteran reporters, Brian Mann, just got called up to NPR to cover addiction. They are - to use an old-fashioned term - "full service radio." I've listened to a lot of public radio big and small over the years, and nothing has impressed me as much as what these folks do, day-in and day-out.

The actual call letters for the home station are WSLU (as in St. Lawrence University) and then they have a dozen repeaters scattered across northern New York. Worth checking out, especially if - like me - you're discouraged about radio these days.

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College FM stations across the country are usually a good choice for me playing classical music. Am stations, its pretty much Talk Radio. Back in the 60's and 70's I listened to a lot of high powered clear channel stations where clear channel meant no one else broadcast on the same frequency. We had one in Juarez and a CW station too. I listened to stations from the West coast the mid west as Far East as Chicago. The one from Chicago played great Jazz. The one from LA was a news channel. You could hear the latest news from all over the world hours and even days before the TV networks. I don't have. my AM roof antennas anymore so its just local AM now. Imagine hearing the BBC live on shortwave as the signal skipped across the globe. .
 
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