Does anyone listen to the radio anymore?


My tuner has been collecting dust the last few years. Got me thinking, how many  audiophiles even listen to the radio anymore when there are so many other options available?

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Portland (Oregon) has a pretty good Classical music station, which sounds nice coming out of my Mac MR78 (with companion piece MPI 4, a useful diagnostic tool).

 

Yes. NPR. Used to have a tube Dyna tuner and an external FM antenna. Until I plundered its Telefunken tubes for phono amp use. Now, it’s only the car or the phone app.

My brother still does.  I Hooked up an old stereo system in the family house with a steamer/DAC with a Qobuz account and a CD player.  Showed him how everything worked.  My brother hooked up the antenna to the wall and listens to a classic rock FM station.  My last holdout was the car but once I could connect my phone with Apple Car Play I stream my music playlists instead.  Still love that old time rock and roll.  

I listen to the radio on the way back and forth to work. At home? No. I live in a "bowl". Hills in every direction, no reception.

I sold my tuner and have not listened to music radio for over 15 years but still I am an avid  listener to news radio, especially Bloomberg Radio, when driving.  Getting nostalgic as I always do, this post has brought back memories is the late 60’s and early 70’s listening and falling into a deep REM state sleep to sultry voice of the beautiful Alison Steele, The Nightbird, on late night WNEW NY radio play album cuts both in and out of the mainstream, and interviews of musicians, through my Koss Pro 4AA headphones and Pioneer SX828 Receiver. Think I had a middle/high school crush on her.  I also was an avid listener to PBS NY classical music and used to record the occasional live performances offered on my Advent Cassette Deck on Memorex Tape.