In these days of podcasts, playlists, Pandora and Last.FM are the days of traditional broadcast radio over? What channels do you listen to and where?
I listen to Radio 4, the BBC's general news and entertainment channel. For those unfamiliar with it, it's not "talk radio" as per what I understand of the US definition; it's a mix of current affairs, light entertainment, documentaries, comedy, talk-oriented music programmes and, of course, the shipping forecast. It's middle-class, convivial and witty, like Stephen Fry for the airwaves.
I pretty much only listen to it in the car these days. I need silence while I'm waking up in the morning and get distracted if I have it on in the background when I'm trying to work. And for some reason Samsung has disabled the radio on its UK Galaxy S3 model for my provider, so no option to listen on the train.
Too many options to poll this, so go freeform!
Yes. I listen to talk radio in traffic while commuting to and back from work.
At work I listen to podcasts.
No, I never really listened to radio. And I'm not even sure I know what a podcast is, actually.
I neither listen to broadcast radio nor watch broadcast tv.
I like to listen to the half hour news program at 7 am over breakfast.
I pretty much only listen to broadcast radio in the car these days as well, even though I've got satellite radio; when I'm driving, it's usually some of the local college radio stations or one of the NPR affiliates.
My alarm clock is still tuned to broadcast radio, for the local FM sports station. Listening to people have meltdowns about Joe Flacco perks me up in the morning.
Really not big on listening to podcasts. For some reason, they drive me nuts.
In the office--when I have one--if it's not a playlist it's usually Pandora, and the Baroque channel I've developed. It's relaxing.
Mostly I listen to radio in the car. Usually the local sports radio channel, but sometimes the music stations.
In-car only. Though I'm thinking about switching one of my alarm clocks from beeping to radio, to wake up more gradually.
In-car only, which usually means about 40 minutes total a day.
Quote from: DGuller on January 11, 2013, 09:08:41 AM
In-car only. Though I'm thinking about switching one of my alarm clocks from beeping to radio, to wake up more gradually.
I've mine on radio but on static.
There used to be a good radio station in Edmonton, but they changed it to adult contemporary. So no.
There was a gay radio talk show I'd listen to on my commute into work in SF - but that station got bought out and changed format completely.
I also used to listen to Laura Ingraham before she got cancer and went nutso. She used to have her gay brother on all the time - calling in from Marin.
Actually when I googled her and her brother, google gave me a hit of me saying the same about Ingraham in 2010...
I listen to NPR on live stream from 9:00am - 4:00pm every day while at the office. (I'll listen to it on the radio once I find a small enough radio that I like to bring to the office. Live Stream is technically a no-no.) I tune the radio to that station in the morning while I'm getting ready, too.
Otherwise, I listen to Pandora at home if I'm listening to something.
For broadcast radio I find myself listening to the local sports talk channel. Of course the non-stop Edmonton Oilers talk makes me want to slit my wrists at times, but I find the thing about sports radio is it is always something new to talk about and is generally non-offensive.
Mind you I spend more time listening to satellite radio. For some reason they moved the NHL channel to a channel my particular receiver doesn't pick up :ultra: but I generally listen to either the modern alt rock channel, the 90s alt rock channel, the 80s alt rock channel, or the bluegrass channel. :unsure:
Only in the car, and I'm not in the car that frequently. At home it's Pandora all the way.
The radio is always on in our kitchen.
Radio 4 mostly plus radio 5 (sports and news) when the missus isn't around. 5 extra when the cricket is on.
Saturday evenings, radio 6 for Giles Peterson and then Craig Charles' superb Funk and Soul show.
I mainly listen to AM stations in the car, usually sports shows. Switch between Dan Patrick and Mike & Mike in the morning, and varied sports programs during the evening.
I have a little one-speaker Tivoli radio I keep on our kitchen table & have started using that to play music at dinner. Kids seem to like it, but it's a constant struggle to keep them from changing the station-- they're going to ruin the analog tuning dial one of these days.
At work I listen to Pandora or stream from my Google Music collection. At home if we want to listen to music I fire up the Xbox and use that streaming service.
Quote from: Gups on January 11, 2013, 11:38:53 AM
The radio is always on in our kitchen.
Radio 4 mostly plus radio 5 (sports and news) when the missus isn't around. 5 extra when the cricket is on.
Saturday evenings, radio 6 for Giles Peterson and then Craig Charles' superb Funk and Soul show.
Does cricket work over the radio? I just can't imagine listening to any sports over the radio. TV is the way of the future.
Quote from: Neil on January 11, 2013, 12:01:37 PM
Does cricket work over the radio? I just can't imagine listening to any sports over the radio. TV is the way of the future.
Dunno about cricket, but I regularly listen to baseball, basketball, football, and sometimes hockey over the radio when I'm in the car. Good for exercising the imagination, since you automatically picture in your head what is going on.
At home I stream audio for Cardinals games (I'm too cheap to subscribe to mlb.tv) and WVU football/basketball games that aren't being aired on TV.
NPR, only in the car.
Quote from: Neil on January 11, 2013, 12:01:37 PM
Does cricket work over the radio? I just can't imagine listening to any sports over the radio. TV is the way of the future.
Test match special is an institution in the UK - even people that don't like cricket listen to it. Because there's not that much action in cricket, there's lots of analysis of tactics, anecdotes and general banter. The commentators are excellent although a little eccentric - some of the greats have dies but the ones left are still very good. Even when I'm watching on the telly, I'll turn the sound down and have the radio commentary on. Even if I'm at a match I sometimes put the headphones on as do many others.
Forget Shakespeare, teh Royal OPera House or even Monty Python. Test match special is the absolute pinnacle of English civilisation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Match_Special
Quote from: Gups on January 11, 2013, 12:42:41 PM
Quote from: Neil on January 11, 2013, 12:01:37 PM
Does cricket work over the radio? I just can't imagine listening to any sports over the radio. TV is the way of the future.
Test match special is an institution in the UK - even people that don't like cricket listen to it. Because there's not that much action in cricket, there's lots of analysis of tactics, anecdotes and general banter. The commentators are excellent although a little eccentric - some of the greats have dies but the ones left are still very good. Even when I'm watching on the telly, I'll turn the sound down and have the radio commentary on. Even if I'm at a match I sometimes put the headphones on as do many others.
Forget Shakespeare, teh Royal OPera House or even Monty Python. Test match special is the absolute pinnacle of English civilisation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Match_Special
This.
It's the true test for an Englishmen, though Gup's enthusiasm puts me somewhat in to shame. :Embarrass:
Quote from: Gups on January 11, 2013, 12:42:41 PM
Quote from: Neil on January 11, 2013, 12:01:37 PM
Does cricket work over the radio? I just can't imagine listening to any sports over the radio. TV is the way of the future.
Test match special is an institution in the UK - even people that don't like cricket listen to it. Because there's not that much action in cricket, there's lots of analysis of tactics, anecdotes and general banter. The commentators are excellent although a little eccentric - some of the greats have dies but the ones left are still very good. Even when I'm watching on the telly, I'll turn the sound down and have the radio commentary on. Even if I'm at a match I sometimes put the headphones on as do many others.
Forget Shakespeare, teh Royal OPera House or even Monty Python. Test match special is the absolute pinnacle of English civilisation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Match_Special
You know, that makes sense. When I was in London in the summer of '08, England was playing a test match against South Africa and one of my tour guides was going on about how he was looking forward to the cricket on the radio. He made sure to take us by a stadium called Lord's, where the cricket was going to be played. I watched it on the TV and some South African seemed to play really well., and got around 170 points, which seemed like a lot.
Quote from: Gups on January 11, 2013, 12:42:41 PM
Test match special is an institution in the UK - even people that don't like cricket listen to it. Because there's not that much action in cricket, there's lots of analysis of tactics, anecdotes and general banter. The commentators are excellent although a little eccentric - some of the greats have dies but the ones left are still very good. Even when I'm watching on the telly, I'll turn the sound down and have the radio commentary on. Even if I'm at a match I sometimes put the headphones on as do many others.
Forget Shakespeare, teh Royal OPera House or even Monty Python. Test match special is the absolute pinnacle of English civilisation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Match_Special
I met a number of Oxbridge grads at Harvard, and the impression I got from all of them is that the foundation of the quality English education is the ability to speak fluently, convincingly, and entertainingly about any subject at any time, particularly those you have no direct knowledge of. Related a little, in my mind at least, to the French love of the sound of their language.
So I can definitely see where you're coming from.
Quote from: Gups on January 11, 2013, 12:42:41 PM
Quote from: Neil on January 11, 2013, 12:01:37 PM
Does cricket work over the radio? I just can't imagine listening to any sports over the radio. TV is the way of the future.
Test match special is an institution in the UK - even people that don't like cricket listen to it. Because there's not that much action in cricket, there's lots of analysis of tactics, anecdotes and general banter. The commentators are excellent although a little eccentric - some of the greats have dies but the ones left are still very good. Even when I'm watching on the telly, I'll turn the sound down and have the radio commentary on. Even if I'm at a match I sometimes put the headphones on as do many others.
Forget Shakespeare, teh Royal OPera House or even Monty Python. Test match special is the absolute pinnacle of English civilisation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Match_Special
I imagine it to be something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znmjnEMqHeg
Almost exclusively podcasts, of which there appears to be a backlog of about 20gig of them on my computer. :hmm:
I mainly listen to radio still.