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So there I sit in a Car flicking through Radio station to Radio station and what do I hear? All the same poop which was being played on the channel before it.
I am 100% right in saying that if you like Pop/RnB music and you live in this country then you will enjoy the Radio here. If you do not like that type of music, which is a large percentage of people, then you are forced to insert a CD player into your Car so you can listen to your own music. Even though I'm sure many people do that anyway.
It is true though, Radio One most the time plays the same type of music then you switch to something like Essex FM and it's "Hold on, didn't I just hear this song?". It's the same thing on every Radio station, apart from a small percentage of local/pirate Radio stations which exist which focus on certain types of music for the listener.
It troubles me though because Pop music is basically being planted into children’s brains when they go to School in the car, when they come home from School in the car and then some more when they get home and start watching TV. Who are all those guests on Saturday Morning TV? Pop stars.
"Here they are...IT'S BLUE!"
"Here they are...IT'S WESTLIFE!"
"Here he is...THAT PERSON THAT WON THE LATEST MUSIC BASED REALITY TV SHOW!"
But I suppose, if they show stuff people have never heard of nobody will watch. What a boring bunch of viewers, I'd rather watch and listen to something I've never heard of before instead of the same repeated crap being played on a Music TV Station such as Kerrang! or Smash Hits or whatever.
Straying away from Radio I think there...
A perfect example of Radio is my house at the moment. My sister is in her room listening to Girls Aloud and downstairs I can hear a Radio Station playing at a pretty bad quality. It's this Radio Station from Holland we can pick up here in Southend on Medium Wave called 'Aero Classic Rock' or 'Arrow Classic Rock', one of the two. My Dad listens to that Radio Station in the kitchen, in the front room, in the Car...everywhere. I found myself, whilst flicking through the Radio Stations in the car, choosing Arrow over all the other stuff. XFM Plays crap alot of the time as well, the live sessions they have are great and the Lock-Up on Radio One is pretty good. Did they ditch that though? Or was that something else? I heard it was basically a programme giving air-play to those who don't get heard and it got axed...that's just pathetic.
All my Dad wants is to listen to Arrow Classic Rock on a better frequency meaning he'd be able to hear the songs in better quality. He was even asking about the new Digital airwaves coming in soon. But for now he's stuck with Medium Wave as he is living in this country which has all the same stuff playing on not one, not two, but almost every single Radio Station. How much of a rich country are we? And here is my Dad tuning into a Radio station from Holland.
I praise America for having many local stations which play a variety of stuff. I wish they could have that here.
I actually look forward to the day when we are able to tune into Internet Radio stations as they are becoming high in number now and offer every music taste you can think of. Then maybe we'll see all the Radio stations ratings we hear today go down and those of smaller stations rise. And why? Because they offer something new to the ear which suits our taste in music more then the rubbish we hear over and over again today.
I am 100% right in saying that if you like Pop/RnB music and you live in this country then you will enjoy the Radio here. If you do not like that type of music, which is a large percentage of people, then you are forced to insert a CD player into your Car so you can listen to your own music. Even though I'm sure many people do that anyway.
It is true though, Radio One most the time plays the same type of music then you switch to something like Essex FM and it's "Hold on, didn't I just hear this song?". It's the same thing on every Radio station, apart from a small percentage of local/pirate Radio stations which exist which focus on certain types of music for the listener.
It troubles me though because Pop music is basically being planted into children’s brains when they go to School in the car, when they come home from School in the car and then some more when they get home and start watching TV. Who are all those guests on Saturday Morning TV? Pop stars.
"Here they are...IT'S BLUE!"
"Here they are...IT'S WESTLIFE!"
"Here he is...THAT PERSON THAT WON THE LATEST MUSIC BASED REALITY TV SHOW!"
But I suppose, if they show stuff people have never heard of nobody will watch. What a boring bunch of viewers, I'd rather watch and listen to something I've never heard of before instead of the same repeated crap being played on a Music TV Station such as Kerrang! or Smash Hits or whatever.
Straying away from Radio I think there...
A perfect example of Radio is my house at the moment. My sister is in her room listening to Girls Aloud and downstairs I can hear a Radio Station playing at a pretty bad quality. It's this Radio Station from Holland we can pick up here in Southend on Medium Wave called 'Aero Classic Rock' or 'Arrow Classic Rock', one of the two. My Dad listens to that Radio Station in the kitchen, in the front room, in the Car...everywhere. I found myself, whilst flicking through the Radio Stations in the car, choosing Arrow over all the other stuff. XFM Plays crap alot of the time as well, the live sessions they have are great and the Lock-Up on Radio One is pretty good. Did they ditch that though? Or was that something else? I heard it was basically a programme giving air-play to those who don't get heard and it got axed...that's just pathetic.
All my Dad wants is to listen to Arrow Classic Rock on a better frequency meaning he'd be able to hear the songs in better quality. He was even asking about the new Digital airwaves coming in soon. But for now he's stuck with Medium Wave as he is living in this country which has all the same stuff playing on not one, not two, but almost every single Radio Station. How much of a rich country are we? And here is my Dad tuning into a Radio station from Holland.
I praise America for having many local stations which play a variety of stuff. I wish they could have that here.
I actually look forward to the day when we are able to tune into Internet Radio stations as they are becoming high in number now and offer every music taste you can think of. Then maybe we'll see all the Radio stations ratings we hear today go down and those of smaller stations rise. And why? Because they offer something new to the ear which suits our taste in music more then the rubbish we hear over and over again today.
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I know it sounds wierd, but I rarely listen to the radio for the music. It's usually just background noise while I work/drive/whatever. You can't blame stations like Radio One going for the mass market as to get the most listeners you have to play the most popular music. It'd be like complaining Radio 5 has a Premiership match every week rather than the midtable Division 3 "nail-biter".
When I actually want to listen to the radio I prefer Radio 4 for entertainment or Radio 5 for news. If I want to listen to music in the car I usually listen to Radio One, but have a CD in so I can switch to that if some rubbish music comes on. That way I get to enjoy Chris Moyles ranting about X, Y, and Z, but with my own music :)
When I actually want to listen to the radio I prefer Radio 4 for entertainment or Radio 5 for news. If I want to listen to music in the car I usually listen to Radio One, but have a CD in so I can switch to that if some rubbish music comes on. That way I get to enjoy Chris Moyles ranting about X, Y, and Z, but with my own music :)
So there I sit in a Car flicking through Radio station to Radio station and what do I hear? All the same poop which was being played on the channel before it.
I am 100% right in saying that if you like Pop/RnB music and you live in this country then you will enjoy the Radio here. If you do not like that type of music, which is a large percentage of people, then you are forced to insert a CD player into your Car so you can listen to your own music. Even though I'm sure many people do that anyway.
It is true though, Radio One most the time plays the same type of music then you switch to something like Essex FM and it's "Hold on, didn't I just hear this song?". It's the same thing on every Radio station, apart from a small percentage of local/pirate Radio stations which exist which focus on certain types of music for the listener.
It troubles me though because Pop music is basically being planted into children’s brains when they go to School in the car, when they come home from School in the car and then some more when they get home and start watching TV. Who are all those guests on Saturday Morning TV? Pop stars.
"Here they are...IT'S BLUE!"
"Here they are...IT'S WESTLIFE!"
"Here he is...THAT PERSON THAT WON THE LATEST MUSIC BASED REALITY TV SHOW!"
But I suppose, if they show stuff people have never heard of nobody will watch. What a boring bunch of viewers, I'd rather watch and listen to something I've never heard of before instead of the same repeated crap being played on a Music TV Station such as Kerrang! or Smash Hits or whatever.
Straying away from Radio I think there...
A perfect example of Radio is my house at the moment. My sister is in her room listening to Girls Aloud and downstairs I can hear a Radio Station playing at a pretty bad quality. It's this Radio Station from Holland we can pick up here in Southend on Medium Wave called 'Aero Classic Rock' or 'Arrow Classic Rock', one of the two. My Dad listens to that Radio Station in the kitchen, in the front room, in the Car...everywhere. I found myself, whilst flicking through the Radio Stations in the car, choosing Arrow over all the other stuff. XFM Plays crap alot of the time as well, the live sessions they have are great and the Lock-Up on Radio One is pretty good. Did they ditch that though? Or was that something else? I heard it was basically a programme giving air-play to those who don't get heard and it got axed...that's just pathetic.
All my Dad wants is to listen to Arrow Classic Rock on a better frequency meaning he'd be able to hear the songs in better quality. He was even asking about the new Digital airwaves coming in soon. But for now he's stuck with Medium Wave as he is living in this country which has all the same stuff playing on not one, not two, but almost every single Radio Station. How much of a rich country are we? And here is my Dad tuning into a Radio station from Holland.
I praise America for having many local stations which play a variety of stuff. I wish they could have that here.
I actually look forward to the day when we are able to tune into Internet Radio stations as they are becoming high in number now and offer every music taste you can think of. Then maybe we'll see all the Radio stations ratings we hear today go down and those of smaller stations rise. And why? Because they offer something new to the ear which suits our taste in music more then the rubbish we hear over and over again today.
I am 100% right in saying that if you like Pop/RnB music and you live in this country then you will enjoy the Radio here. If you do not like that type of music, which is a large percentage of people, then you are forced to insert a CD player into your Car so you can listen to your own music. Even though I'm sure many people do that anyway.
It is true though, Radio One most the time plays the same type of music then you switch to something like Essex FM and it's "Hold on, didn't I just hear this song?". It's the same thing on every Radio station, apart from a small percentage of local/pirate Radio stations which exist which focus on certain types of music for the listener.
It troubles me though because Pop music is basically being planted into children’s brains when they go to School in the car, when they come home from School in the car and then some more when they get home and start watching TV. Who are all those guests on Saturday Morning TV? Pop stars.
"Here they are...IT'S BLUE!"
"Here they are...IT'S WESTLIFE!"
"Here he is...THAT PERSON THAT WON THE LATEST MUSIC BASED REALITY TV SHOW!"
But I suppose, if they show stuff people have never heard of nobody will watch. What a boring bunch of viewers, I'd rather watch and listen to something I've never heard of before instead of the same repeated crap being played on a Music TV Station such as Kerrang! or Smash Hits or whatever.
Straying away from Radio I think there...
A perfect example of Radio is my house at the moment. My sister is in her room listening to Girls Aloud and downstairs I can hear a Radio Station playing at a pretty bad quality. It's this Radio Station from Holland we can pick up here in Southend on Medium Wave called 'Aero Classic Rock' or 'Arrow Classic Rock', one of the two. My Dad listens to that Radio Station in the kitchen, in the front room, in the Car...everywhere. I found myself, whilst flicking through the Radio Stations in the car, choosing Arrow over all the other stuff. XFM Plays crap alot of the time as well, the live sessions they have are great and the Lock-Up on Radio One is pretty good. Did they ditch that though? Or was that something else? I heard it was basically a programme giving air-play to those who don't get heard and it got axed...that's just pathetic.
All my Dad wants is to listen to Arrow Classic Rock on a better frequency meaning he'd be able to hear the songs in better quality. He was even asking about the new Digital airwaves coming in soon. But for now he's stuck with Medium Wave as he is living in this country which has all the same stuff playing on not one, not two, but almost every single Radio Station. How much of a rich country are we? And here is my Dad tuning into a Radio station from Holland.
I praise America for having many local stations which play a variety of stuff. I wish they could have that here.
I actually look forward to the day when we are able to tune into Internet Radio stations as they are becoming high in number now and offer every music taste you can think of. Then maybe we'll see all the Radio stations ratings we hear today go down and those of smaller stations rise. And why? Because they offer something new to the ear which suits our taste in music more then the rubbish we hear over and over again today.
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