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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As a former owner of a beautiful sounding Marantz 10B, I lament the loss of quality classical music programming!! In CT, we have lost all quality programming except for WMNR, with a limited range of reception. So, in the Hartford area, there is nothing more than NPR leftist talk radio. I will not be sorry if funding is cut to these sources, because they no longer serve the public! Streaming of these stations pales in quality compared to the quality analog signal that used to be broadcast! It’s all about the bottom line. Yet, they’re always asking for money? Get rid of it, and stop using our tax dollars for this! Wake up folks!

@devinplombier getting a decent antennae is important. I have a Fanfare FM-2G

omni and a Winegard directional can aim at weak distant stations. The Marantz has dual antennae inputs. Also has wide and narrow signal selection.

Just great to hear a human voice and the most complex algorithm, the DJs brain taking us in directions we didn't know we wanted..."All the worlds a stage"

@guscreek  well said.

I stopped listening to the radio maybe about 15 years ago. There is nothing locally besides NPR or another public radio station locally worth listening to. So much ash and trash radio stations out there. However recently wit the advent of being able to stream stations from around the world things seem to be opening up for me. An actual radio no, but streaming a station yes.