Kill ugly radio . . .

i rarely listen to music radio, even when i had XM, i only listened to the talk, sports or the old time radio plays

I gave up on radio ages ago. In the Florida panhandle it's that sickening Limbaugh and locals just like him. As for music radio, it's the pits. Even with all the stations one can get via the internet, it stinks. I have an assortment of music cds.....Radio is for the birds as far as I am concerned.

The good news is that I read an article yesterday in which Limbaugh claims he lives in fear for his life. I doubt that this is true but if it is it could not happen to a more deserving person (and I use the word person very loosly when talking about that disgusting piece of human excrement).

Terrestrial radio is actually pretty good. During my commute to work, which is 70 miles each way, I listen to two different public radio stations: WFCR and WUMB. The former presents public radio news and news magazines along with classical music while the latter has just recently transformed from folk/acoustic to acoustic/adult contemporary. Of course, that does not mean I stand everything they present . . . a good CD player is a commuter's best friend.

I once worked with someone recently arrived from Puerto Rico who played Limbaugh in the stockroom. The manager asked him to discontinue the practice. I mentioned that story to a friend who said that had never considered the lopsided view of American life that a recent immigrant might get from listening to the radio.

A Houston talk show host got in trouble last week for saying, "I hope it gets blown up," about the mosque being placed in view of ground zero, NYC. While I find it in bad taste to put one on that site, inflammatory talk from such people can well incite someone to make the attempt. There goes more innocent life, hate and disruption.

Let's hope the mosque becomes something of a peace center. While that might be unrealistic . . . well . . . hope is all that remained in Pandora's box.

I listen to the CBC and N.Americas oldest running public radio station. It's called CKUA, you can find it on the net. It's great!
The Dj's actually program their own shows. During the week, during the day and late night, it's a mix of everything musical, but they rarely play top 40 anything... On the weekends and in the evening they are a series of programs, celtic, jazz, jazz vocals, classical, choral, blues, big band, poetry etc.
I can't listen to normal radio, the hosts shout constantly, too many commercials and so much repetition...

This Vancouver station is superb. In S Florida I only listen to NPR on the local college campus.

http://www.shore104.com/index.cfm

Shoud ALL immigrants be controlled by CENSORSHIP, Plain??

Maybe just let them listen to socialist radio?





David

Wow! The djs programming their own shows! A return to the good old days when you could rely on and relate to the taste of the individual presenting the music. I listened to Odyssey, a Sunday afternoon program that Dana Westover presents on WUMB, yesterday. Westover is a great teacher. There may be shows he does that contain music you can't stand but, boy, do you learn from him and he expands your musical horizons.

I, too, dislike "shout radio."

i prefer to pick and choose using podcasts, i listen to shows from around the world

England

Americana: Inside the USA
The Archers Omnibus (radio drama about a farming community)
Best Of Natural History (currently presenting a great series on endangered species)
Coast & Country ( a weekly walk in the English countryside)
Cumbrian Osprey (yearly look at the progress of an Osprey nest in the Cumbrian highlands)
BBC Documentaries
Gardeners Question Time
A History Of The World In 100 Objects
In Our Time (a panel of experts examines historical figures and events)
Radio 1 Stories (music documentaries)
Radio 4 Choice (select documentaries on various subjects)
Scotland Outdoors (a weekly walk in the Scottish countryside)
Scott Mills Daily ( the best bits from the BBC Radio 1 presenters show, the "Oh, What's Occuring" game and its reliance on the residents of stupid street alone, are worth the price of admission (free))
Toby Foster Bigger At Breakfast (the best bits from Toby's show)

Australia

Country Breakfast (weekly recap of rural news from around Australia)
Hamish & Andy (best bits from The Hamish & Andy Show, pretty funny guys)
History, Background Briefing, 360 & Elsewhere (4 documentary shows covering varying topics)
The Night Air (audio oddities)

Various Odds & Ends (from the US)

The Best Show With Tom Scharpling On WFMU
Best show Gems (replays of older bits)
Shafee & El Jeffe Unleashed
Sherwin Sleeves Atoms, Motion & the Void (great storyteller)
Shut Up, Weirdo (weekly call-in show)

i also podcast (through audible) The Opie & Anthony Show and The Ron & Fez Show from Sirius/XM (have to get my daily dose of obnoxiousness and dick jokes), and Coast to Coast AM (got to get my daily dose of weirdness)