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?

cdc

I have both a Denon TU-680NAB broadcast monitor and an Ocean Digital WC-10 internet tuner in my system here in Dayton, OH. I use the Denon to listen to our local Classical outlet, WDPR/Discover Classical as for some reason, the WC-10 won't pick up their stream. 'DPR has no processing on its signalm so it sounds very pure. On the WC-10, I listen to WZUM, the Pittsburgh Jazz Channel, Jazz 24 from Tacoma, and TSF Jazz from Paris as well as our local, all-volunteer Oldies station, WSWO-LP/Oldies 97.3. That last one plays "music from the 50's, 60's, 70's and beyond." They have the deepest and broadest library of Oldies I've ever encountered and play a lot of songs I've never heard in my life. They also have a show on Dayton Funk every Sunday night at 11. Great stuff. The radio is always on in our place.

Does streaming radio count?  I live in the mountains of NC, and on weekend mornings I listed to KLOI, public radio from Lopez Island, WA.  No ads, good selection, and almost never a song that makes me want to change the channel.   Give it a try.  YMMV.

@moto_man

college radio or free form is the answer to keeping it fresh and interesting. You can stream it or go terrestrial if you can pick it up. Either way it’s a fun way to hear new things and surprise yourself. Or hear some of your favorite tunes that would never, ever make it on commercial. (Of course some stuff that’s not my thing at all but I give it a listen.)

I’m a Gen Xr so it’s the way I learned about music beyond what was on the “radio” if you know what I mean. So in that sense it is a bit of nostalgia too. I just love it as a mix into my regular music playing program.