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So much music that we never hear!

I do a lot of casual music listening both at home and in my car. My go to is local radio stations as I can get strong signals from 8 to 10 in my area. The recent consolidation of the industry is starting to show and not in a good way. There are only a few companies who own all the stations now. We music lovers know that the amount of music is vast and we can spends months with out having to play the same song or album over again. Today in radio I notice that no matter what station I listen to I keep hearing the same few songs over and over again. Even station that advertise as being different formats all play the same loops. They run commercials all at the same time and even run the same promo events. Are we witness to the death of radio and new music discovery at the hands of the corporate profit model?

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stuartk
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My Subaru came with a 3 month subscription to SiriusXM and there was plenty of repetition 

I'm guessing only an independent station, such as KVMR in Nevada City, CA is likely to be free of the afflictions described in this thread.. 

They can be listened to online as well as "on air".

This particular station is very liberal in terms of its news/public affairs content. so some will find this more than enough reason to avoid it.

They offer a very wide selection of genres so I'd strongly suggest consulting their program guide , unless one's tastes are extremely eclectic. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stuartk
2,988 posts
 

Of course, university radio stations tend to be highly eclectic and free of commercial  contagion, as well. 

reubent
7,044 posts
 

I'm currently listening to my Spotify Discover Weekly playlist. Of the 30 songs chosen by the Spotify algorithm for me this week, there are only 2 I've even heard on any radio station. And they would never be heard on any mainstream commercial station.

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brunomarcs
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Frankly  I've been p$&## off  and mad at the world of the all the music  we don't get to hear on a fm station and it's  never been played such as I just discovered Doc Watson and last year it was Tommy Emanuel, I know now where Tommy was partially influenced.  And there is about 100 others never even considered to be played on crap radio stations. It's mind boggling. 

dayglow
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Why is there such an obsession with some about not hearing enough music? I’m currently playing 1 side of all my vinyl albums(1500) this started in April 2020 and not even at 60% completion. When viewing threads the same recordings are being played over and over Bowie/CCR/Dylan/Fleetwood Mac and Dire Straits ect. When a Jazz post appeaars you would think Miles Davis is the only competent jazz musician. Many need to dig deeper in there collection and discover other artists.

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