Radio Stations

[fzzy]

What type of radio station(s) do you listen to?

Me .... usually its an oldie but goodies (and some new stuff as well) soft rock station, but I also a enjoy current country music station.

[Lilith]

www.x1015.com

mainstream alt. rock

[jseal]

Concert Music

http://www.wbjc.com/realaudio.html

WBJC 91.5 FM

[Lilith]

Although, I listened to an entire German opera today on my local uni's classical station.

[Sharni]

The country channel....the 70's-80's channel (main one)...and sometimes the current stuff

[Romial]

www.947zone.com

[smithy020]

mmmh it has to be radio 1, or 5 live at night.

www.bbc.co.uk

[jseal]

Lilith,

Was it "Das Rheingold" from the Met?

[Lilith]

Ummmm jseal I have no clue but it was allllllllll afternoon. I don't speak a lick of German but the music was beautiful and the voices spole to something inside me.

[jseal]

Lilith,

The text and the tone of your post tell me it was "Das Rheingold".

Wagner may have been as warped and weird an artist as one might ever find, but he did compose some of the most kick-ass operas (although he hated them to be called opera) that have ever graced a stage.

[MilkToast]

usually the radio is not on and the CD player is hard at work... but when it is on it would be country 92.5 WBEE (http://www.wbee.com/).

[fzzy]

I have radio buttons set to jazz and to classical as well ... which I enjoy both, but I usually like to be able to sing along and it's harder to do with those stations. :)

[Lilith]

Originally posted by fzzy
but I usually like to be able to sing along and it's harder to do with those stations. :)


LMAO you should have seen me singing along today :D

[rabbit]

Depends on my mood...sometimes hard rock, sometimes 80s, sometimes classical (like on Sunday mornings or on my way home after a particularly tough day).

rabbit

[south]

Mostly radio stations that play only Polka and Celtic traditional folk music....
just kidding. I listen to either commercial free 91.1 and lower on the FM dial or NPR or CPB stations. Occasionally the BBC or CBC if I can dial them in.
For my musical pleasure...Alt Americana mostly, some Bluegrass/newgrass and World Stuff.
The real question is "Why does most Radio Still Suck?"

[eliza261]

www.z953.com
its a great station. they just changed thier play list.. they play a great mix of oldies and newbies..

[jseal]

Originally posted by south
"Why does most Radio Still Suck?"


south,

I'd guess it is because they attempt to get and retain the largest possible audience. They therefore try to avoid alienating their audience by airing pieces that are out of their mainstream. Nothing edgy, nothing that may make someone switch channels.

Hell, that's why classical radio has, for all intents and purposes, with very few exceptions been relegated to a niche market status. The market for deodorants, douches, and prophylactics isn't there, so the only advertisers left are the arts organizations themselves, financial advisors and large company PR efforts. You can make a living there, but the big bucks, the way to the top lies through packaging and presenting the popular pap in a fashion which will drive the numbers up.

It is the same with commercial television.

[LixyChick]

WZZO FM...they say if you don't get it where you live...MOVE!

WYSP and WMMR if I happen to be in a spot where I can't get ZZO. They are all rock/heavymetal/new stuff stations!

Sometimes I go for the softer stuff...but usually, it's one of those three!

[lakritze]

1.KPFK FM ...Local Pacifica station. 2.KCRW FM ....National Public Radio from Santa Monica College.For music programs and News.3.KUSC FM from USC Campus for Classical Music.4.KCLU FM for NPR,News and Jazz.also to hear Garrison Kielor and Ira Glass. Never really liked Wagner except for Tristan und Isolde.

[Steph]

usually just cbc.ca

[jseal]

lakritze,

Interesting. I prefer the Ring Cycle to Wagner's other works. Different strokes, I'd guess.

[Sugarsprinkles]

I listen to a variety of stations.....mostly Country, sometimes Oldies, and occasionally "Times of Your Life" format....REAL oldies....Peggy Lee, Perry Como, Frank, Big Bands, Andrews Sisters....that sort of thing. Unfortunately I haven't found a Classical station down here in Branson, although we have a grand total of FIVE Christian stations........Geeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzz!!!! Talk about overkill!! :(

[way22hot]

Praise the LOOOORRD!! and pass the AMERICANA

knbt 92.1
(knbt.com)

[fzzy]

Speaking of Wagner's Tristan & Isolde ... it's the best music I've found to do housework to .... very energizing!!!! :)

[jseal]

fzzy,

Wagner must be spinning in his grave!

[Mae]

Usually light jazz with occasional hard rock thrown in. Do like classical. Worked for public radio for 7 years.