Who still listens to radio in the car?

[mai72]

Just got back from Walmart which is about 20 min from my home. My phone died on the ride home. I normally listen to podcast or music on YouTube. Had to go with FM radio. Wow. Had to sit thru ad after ad after ad. After that torture, had to listen to Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead or Alive" I always hated that song. lol

So, who is keeping radio alive? The Boomers? GenX? Do young people listen to the radio today? My guess is probably not.

[Chimaera]

No sadly I hate the radio because there aren't any good radio stations that I know

[Caldari Ghost]

I drive with the sound system off

[Vince ✟]

My cars are all perpetually tuned to the radio ministry network.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

Its aliitle old lady in sprigwood illinois keeping it alive

[vkobe]

only to get news

[Sixtyfivekills]

I listen to it while driving during work, keeps me updated on what's going on with the world, the weather, traffic etc, sometimes I discover a new song I like, hosts have interesting topics to talk about and so on.




But it differs between stations, there's only one I'd play.

[mai72]

Originally posted by vkobe:

only to get news

Why not use the internet to get news?

[mai72]

Originally posted by Chimaera:

No sadly I hate the radio because there aren't any good radio stations that I know

My biggest gripe is the lack of control, and the amount of ads they throw at you. If I want to listen to say Metallica Master of Puppets, I'll go to YouTube and either pick the song or play the full album. You don't have that kind of control when you're on radio.

[Chimaera]

Originally posted by mai72:

Originally posted by Chimaera:

No sadly I hate the radio because there aren't any good radio stations that I know

My biggest gripe is the lack of control, and the amount of ads they throw at you. If I want to listen to say Metallica Master of Puppets, I'll go to YouTube and either pick the song or play the full album. You don't have that kind of control when you're on radio.

They play the same songs every day instead of just talking about interesting things and playing songs from movies and games and talking about ghosts or conspiracy

[L1qu1dator]

Good thing I'm not in USA then and radio here actually puts good music on, with not much of ads...
Like this, heard this first time on the radio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdoBim6CNUU

[joco]

SIRIUS satellite radio.

[Morkonan]

Originally posted by mai72:

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So, who is keeping radio alive? The Boomers? GenX? Do young people listen to the radio today? My guess is probably not.

I listen to the radio in the car when I'm driving.

But, I listen to Public Radio. So, it's news, interesting cultural bits of stuff, interviews with people, science, and all sorts of interesting discussions and tidbits.

If I listen to music, it's rare and usually because I'm traveling and am out of range of a local Public Broadcasting station.

It's not that I don't like music, it's that I like public radio and what it offers me... more. I can hear music just about anywhere. But, an engaging story with real-life stuffs? That's got extra benefits and all sorts of different kinds of entertainment while driving.

[Xero_Daxter]

I don’t. I listen to my own stuff.

[Caldari Ghost]

Why do people need to have constant sound blasted at them in every waking moment

[Kargor]

I generally do, although I generally use stations that don't talk much.

I'm not a music collector, so I don't have "my own stuff".

And, if it gets boring or annoying or whatever, there's always the option to turn it off.