Radio!

[R94N]

I should tune into Radio 4 more often. I was looking at some of their podcasts on iTunes and there seems to be loads of great shows on there.

 

[belvdr]

It depends. My car came from the factory with it built in, so I have one antenna that does FM, AM and Sirius on the roof of my car and the in-dash radio controls Sirius. If your car doesn't come with it from the factory, you can replace the in-dash headunit with a Sirius-capable one for a clean all-in-one look (which still requires a separate antenna), or, you can buy add-on radios which mount on your dash (also require the separate antenna) and connect to your existing radio via AUX or FM modulator.

Most people place the antenna on the roof of their car, but it can go inside on the dashboard, like this (this is how I did it in my mom's car):

Check your vehicle too. Neither of our Hondas came with XM from the factory, but you can add XM to the factory head unit (it is XM-ready). I put in a Sirius converter in our CR-V with a lifetime subscription, due to the high cost of the XM add-on.

My Ridgeline's factory XM kit actually puts the antenna on the underside of the windshield on the passenger side. I'm debating adding it to my truck though @ $230.

 

[R94N]

Thanks for giving me an insight into Sirius XM radio - being in the UK I have only ever heard it mentioned on the BBC before - I had no idea how it worked or anything before.

 

[Love]

I hate listening to the radio for music. it seems like stations 'round here play the same crap. OVER. AND. OVER and it drives me batty.

 

[R94N]

Yeah, some of them have really small playlists, I guess, so that's why you'd be hearing the same stuff over and over again.

That's why I like Internet radio, because you can just go somewhere else once you're bored of one station. I listen to the BBC stations mostly because of the chat and banter they have between songs.

 

[alecmcmahon]

DOG HOUSE!!!!!

^^
they were great, not around anymore, at least in nyc?



other then that.. Sirius radio, OCTANE.

 

[LumbermanSVO]

The only station I listen to live anymore is KEXP in Seattle, and I typically stream it instead of turning on the tuner. Everything else I listen to is podcasts.

Luckily two of my favorite shows are podcasted without the commercials.

The BJ Shea Morning Experience
The Men's Room

Both are on KISW in Seattle.

 

[motulist]

No soap, radio!

 

[R94N]

Here in the UK I tend to stay away from local radio as I hate ads (who dosen't?) and they tend to be the stations that play all the chart stuff repeatly. I don't like them much.

 

[Huntn]

Old thread ressurection, no whining

I frequently catch bits of shows on my local NPR station on the weekends, when I’m in my vehicle. Every so often hear something I’d like to finish, maybe sit in the car in the driveway for an extra minute before turning the car off. I had a bright idea that there would be a free app to continue listening on my phone, but the ones I’ve found are all subscription. Is that how it is?
Thanks!

 

[Apple fanboy]

Old thread ressurection, no whining

I frequently catch bits of shows on my local NPR station on the weekends, when I’m in my vehicle. Every so often hear something I’d like to finish, maybe sit in the car in the driveway for an extra minute before turning the car off. I had a bright idea that there would be a free app to continue listening on my phone, but the ones I’ve found are all subscription. Is that how it is?
Thanks!

I listen to absolute radio in the UK and they have a free app. No subscription required.

 

[Huntn]

I listen to absolute radio in the UK and they have a free app. No subscription required.

I’ll look, thanks!

Update:That does not appear to be available in the US Apple App Store. A search did pull up several UK based radio apps.

 

[JagdTiger]

I should tune into Radio 4 more often. I was looking at some of their podcasts on iTunes and there seems to be loads of great shows on there.

I like listening to shortwave frequencies and single side band and any discussion radio which is not a commercial one and is a private owned/grass roots transmission system.
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At work I have internet radio on (thru Radio Sure. Nice program, lots of choice, currently a hard rock station). At home and in the car I have Serius Radio and I listen to Octane. Once again, hard rock. I can't listen to commercial radio anymore. The 'personalities' drive me nuts and I never hear anything new. I'm really tire of 'classic rock'.

Go university, shortwave, internet/app, mainstream radio is corporate owned and operated and so will play the same things on a playlist, even a request has to be on a list to be played, it’s terrible radio...people should boycott it.
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For me I listen to NPR provided it is a talk, or news.
If NPR is playing classic music I will listen to either Mix, or the Buzz.

Houston Radio stations suck and our NPR stations kind of sucks as well since they do not really have a good local NPR crew.
I miss DFW NPR. They had one that was just news and talk and the other just played classic so you had a choice what to listen 2. Houston on the other had the national shows talk/new shows are played but classic the rest of the time.

Houston Mix, and alternative Rock stations suck as well compared to DFW's. I miss DFW stations.

Even NPR radio isn’t people oriented, it’s advertisement funded (besides citizen) and cannot be independent programmed because of that, this makes that system biased.
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Luckily, BBC radio isn't commercial. Because it's paid by TV licences there's no advertisements. In the UK most of the commercial radio is normally local radio - it's terrible. I'd rather listen to Internet radio instead.

What is Sirius like? Are there systems you can install directly in your car or do you have to use a separate antenna or something like that?

It’s commercial too.

 

[millerj123]

I listen to NPR on the radio on my drive to and from work. It home in the mornings, I listen to them on google radio, for the local station.

 

[ThisBougieLife]

I listen to NPR most of the time. We have a classical station in the Bay, but the signal is pretty weak. Sometimes with friends I play mind-numbing Top 40 radio, but I can only stand it for a short time.

 

[Jessica Lares]

Absolute cut off non-UK access a few years back when they got bought.

Me, I've been listening to the BBC's radio stations since 2003. Used to listen to Virgin Radio too (before it became Absolute).

 

[JagdTiger]

Since this is the off-topic section, I figured that it would be about time to add my own thread. I like how random this part of the forum is

What radio do you guys listen to, if any? I recently discovered Leo Laporte so now I listen to Security Now and Tech Guy - if I miss it I get the podcasts!

I personally also listen to Internet radio (iTunes has a good selection) or BBC Radio, particularly Radio 1 and 6Music. Chris Moyles is great!

I listen to shortwave/single side band and am/fm (grass roots non-corporate owned) frequency, Leo Laporte is on shortwave on the lower frequencies.
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At work I have internet radio on (thru Radio Sure. Nice program, lots of choice, currently a hard rock station). At home and in the car I have Serius Radio and I listen to Octane. Once again, hard rock. I can't listen to commercial radio anymore. The 'personalities' drive me nuts and I never hear anything new. I'm really tire of 'classic rock'.

It’s repetitive and no one can even request a song unless it’s on a list...same thing for talk radio, total corporate nonsense.

 

[mobilehaathi]

These days: NPR, Pacifica Radio, RFI, BBC World Service, BBC Hindi, Franceinfo, Radio Classique, Bol Punjabi Radio, TSF Jazz, Nostalgie Funk, SBS Hindi, SBS Punjabi.

I have a radio app that gives access to most of these.