I read today about a well-known radio presenter 'announcing' that radio is dead, and that he is ready to host the funeral. His new "unradio" project will be streamed both online and on WeChat.
This made me wonder if anyone still listens to radio broadcasts. I only do so when I am driving an want to listen to the traffic update.
Round2 Messages: 108 Registered: September 2013 Location: Canada
Viscount
We have a local broadcast station that I listen to as I drive to work. They have talks and discussions on current events. It passes the time on my long ride in. I know of a few people that do the same.
LoveJB Messages: 174 Registered: October 2011 Location: Cali
Master
I listen to the radio every day. I'm not into all the Satellite radio stations. I listen to our local station at work every single day. It is a country station and I love to hear the music and the DJ's.
Harlow Messages: 16 Registered: June 2014 Location: United States
Chancellor
I listen to a local DJ that does a broadcast. He still does a great job of keeping listeners entertained, IMO. Also, he does a lot of shout outs to loyal listeners, and shows up at a lot of local events. He really tries to keep engaged with the community.
gofar99 Messages: 1949 Registered: May 2010 Location: Southern Arizona
Illuminati (5th Degree)
Hi, I guess it depends on what you consider "radio". I use XM / Sirris in the car all the time and it is a form of radio. There are just as many AM and FM stations in our area as before (many) so a pronouncement of demise is a bit premature. I would venture that there are now more people listing to music in one form or another and many of the newer listeners are using non-radio sources for their music. Music streaming has now gone way beyond where it started. In the high resolution modes is quite excellent. Even low cost (or free) downloads are pretty good. Music streaming to mobile / portable devices is still a bit iffy and often limited by band width available. In my opinion the current trends have both good and bad aspects. Good in that a greater percentage of individuals are being exposed to music, bad in that many are listening to what I would call lo-fi quality with marginal devices. Once you hear a really high quality reproduction of something it it likely to make it difficult to go back to something of lessor quality.
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