Why would you need an AM/FM tuner anymore....
 

I installed the iheartradio app onto my iphone, and it streams all of the radio stations that are in my area... (Well, at least the ones that play stuff worth listening to!)


This is going to make my next round of modifications better! I can add shaving my radio antenna to the list of things when I get the bodywork done!

I have not turned my radio on for years. I have one of those FM transmitter things for my car. I transfer MP3's to my thumb drive and listen to them in the car. I can fit about 130 songs on my 1GB stick. More if I choose lower bit rate. I listen to exactly what I want to hear and not what someone else thinks I want to hear.

Die Hard?
 

Some things never die.:cool:

My old Fisher 220T (circa 1967) is in the garage with the old box speakers, one on each side. I blast em when I wash the car or Harley on Sat mornings. Still blows your ears off. :D:D
Bought shipboard thru Navy Exchange. 2 months pay iirc. ;)

My visor BT device syncs to the headunit via an unused FM frequency.

Local road condition broadcasts are on AM in many locations.

Discovering new stations in other towns while travelling is like a box of chocolates . . .

I end up getting tired of the songs I most liked (past tense) if I play only my existing catalog. It's hard to find good music on the radio, it's true - B-Town has KPFA, the original listener supported radio station and they sometimes have some pretty interesting music - music I hadn't heard before.

I mostly listen to NPR on the car radio anyway. Why would I run down my phone batteries listening to the radio when I have an ELECTRICITY GENERATOR built into my auto?

I have not listened to terrestrial radio in about 7 or 8 years. I started listening to Sirius but I dumped them after the merger. Now I stream Pandora through my iPhone to the car radio. When I need a change of pace I listen to an internet station that I am fond of.

I have a nice FM radio in my shop. Great background noise, especially during baseball season.

Other than listening to those communists on NPR, I can't imaging using a radio for music.

Oh noes, Tom & Ray are commies?

DC's version of KPFA is WPFW. I guess that "PF" in the call letters must mean something. WPFW has a wide variety of interesting music and plenty of left-wing political talk. Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now!" show is often pretty good. I send them a few bucks every year.

I've been streaming DI.fm through my iphone or straight from a 32GB USB drive. I don't even have the antenna hooked up in my car. The only radio I really listen to is NPR and it comes in without an antenna :confused:

I actually use the radio from time to time mostly for NPR.

However nothing beats Pandora, Nobex Radio Companion, and my own mp3 collection :cool:

Most of the satellite radio systems, FM transmitters, etc... sound like crap -- not that most FM radio stations, with all their compression and whatnot, are exactly high fidelity. NPR sounds good most of the time.

I find myself listening to NPR news or AM talk (WGN) most of the time. During baseball season, it's all WGN for Cubs coverage (though it's going to be tough now that Ronnie's gone).

Speaking of baseball, I do use the radio during EPSN Sunday Night Baseball to get away from Joe and Jon's blather.

It's ridiculous how the TV baseball commentators blather on.

I thought I read that Joe is done (???) -- GOD I HOPE SO... I can't take another season...

I enjoyed Chip Caray and Steve Stone. One time during an abysmally awful Cubs game, they had a protracted discussion about whether a gerbil or hamster really qualified as a pet. They actually left for a commercial break and came back the next inning still discussing hamsters, the game was so bad. Loved it.

Some commentators can pull it off, others can't. One example of a broadcast team that talked constantly and pulled it off great were Frank Herzog, Sonny Jurgenson, and Sam Huff, my favorite broadcast team of all time. They used to do the radio broadcasts for the Redskins. Sonny and Sam are still there, but for some idiotic reason only the Redskins could conjure up, Herzog was replaced. The new guy is good, but not quite as authentic D.C. as Herzog was. Sonny and Sam are constantly getting digs in on each other - it's a classic quarterback/linebacker battle. Great stuff. Jurgenson is particularly good.

I've got HD radio, sound is incredible (better than CDs)

HD might sound alright -- I have not bothered to buy a receiver yet -- but the satellite stuff (XM/Sirius) sounds crappy when playing music. It's fine for news/talk/sports.

I agree. I almost went with the subscription to Sirius, but didn't care for the sound - always sounded a little muffled in the cars I listened to it.

HD is free (for the time being) and you get alternative channels HD1, HD2 and sometimes HD3 on stations - some commercial-free. I had some issues getting my HD set up, but found it was a worn antenna cable in my 124 wagon. Once fixed, the issue was resolved. With two additional adapters, I can use an iPod with full functions on the head unit, or the 3.5mm jack for my Droid and listen to downloaded podcasts, music or Pandora.

There are a heap of people in North Queensland that are examples of why to have an AM/FM radio. When all your high tech communications are wiped out by storms Bigger than Katrina, the old AM/FM radio is the last thing working.

Radio is almost as dead as comercial TV, I haven't used my car tuner in about 4 years. I just stream audio from my iPhone to my car (music, podcasts, audio books, NPR app, pandora, etc.). The 240D has an old iPod permanently installed in the glove box.

THAT explains a lot!:P

Craig, radio may be dead in your home and car, but listener numbers are up across the country. What has changed is the total number of hours that people listen. One of the largest growth areas has been public broadcasting, increasing their listening audience by 50% since 2008.

I subscribe to several public radio podcasts, that way I get to listen to them on my schedule; I have no need to listen to the broadcasts anymore. I honestly don't think I've heard a live radio in 3 or 4 years.

As they say, your results may vary . .

Yup, that's what works for me. Also, I don't care about watching live sports so I don't need live TV/radio.

Radio is real
 

What I listen to.................

WNIC FM 100.3
http://www.fresh100detroit.com/main.html

WOMC FM 104.3
http://womc.radio.com/

WCSX FM 94.7
www.wcsx.com/

WRIF FM 101.1
www.wrif.com/

WMGC FM 105.1
www.detroitmagic.com/





Other options in Detroit.....................................

AM 540 - CBEF - International
AM 560 - WRDT - Religious
AM 580 - CKWW - Gold/Easy Listening
AM 680 - WNZK - Ethnic/Talk
AM 690 - WNZK- Ethnic/Talk
AM 760 - WJR - News / Talk
AM 800 - CJKW - Windsor News & Talk
AM 950 - WWJ - News
AM 990 - WDEO - Religious
AM 1030 - WUFL - Religious
AM 1050 - WTKA - Sports
AM 1090 - WCAR - Religious
AM 1130 - WDFN - Sports
AM 1200 - WCHB - Talk/Religious
AM 1270 - WXYT - Talk/Sports
AM 1310 - WDTW - Talk
AM 1340 - WEXL - Gospel Music
AM 1400 - WDTK - News/Talk
AM 1440 - WMKM - Religious
AM 1460 - WPON - Oldies
AM 1500 - WLQV - Religious
AM 1550 - CBC - CBC Radio One, Windsor Public Radio
AM 1600 - WAAM - Ann Arbor Talk
FM 88.1 - WHPR - Urban Contemporary
FM 88.1 - WBFH - Bloomfield Hills Schools
FM 88.1 - WSDP - Plymouth High School
FM 88.3 - WSHJ - Southfield High School
FM 88.3 - WXOU - Oakland University
FM 88.3 - WCBN - Univ. of Michigan
FM 88.7 - CIMX - Modern Rock: 89X
FM 89.1 - WPHS - Warren Consolidated Schools
FM 89.1 - WEMU - Jazz / Blues / NPR
FM 89.1 - WGTE - NPR
FM 89.3 - WHFR - Henry Ford Community College
FM 89.3 - WBLD - West Bloomfield Schools
FM 89.5 - WOVI - Novi High School
FM 89.5 - WAHS - Auburn Hills - High School
FM 89.5 - W208BB - Religious
FM 89.9 - CBE - CBC Radio Two, Windsor Public Radio
FM 90.9 - WRCJ - Classical & Jazz
FM 91.5 - CJAM - Univ. of Windsor
FM 91.7 - WUOM - Ann Arbor Public Radio / NPR
FM 92.3 - WMXD - Classic Soul/R&B
FM 93.1 - WDRQ - Variety Hits: Doug FM
FM 93.5 - WHMI - News, Classic Hits
FM 93.9 - CIDR - Adult Album Alternative: The River
FM 94.7 - WCSX - Classic Rock
FM 95.5 - WKQI - Contemporary Hits/Top 40: Channel 955
FM 96.3 - WDVD - Hot Adult Contemporary
FM 97.1 - WKRK - Sports
FM 97.5 - WYDM - Hot Adult Contemporary
FM 97.9 - WJLB - Urban: Hip Hop/R&B
FM 98.7 - WVMV - Smooth Jazz
FM 99.5 - WYCD - Country
FM 100.3 - WNIC - Adult Contemporary
FM 101.1 - WRIF - Active Rock
FM 101.9 - WDET - Detroit Public Radio/NPR
FM 102.7 - WHDT - Urban/Hip Hop
FM 102.9 - WWWW- Country
FM 103.5 - WMUZ - Christian Contemporary
FM 104.3 - WOMC - Oldies
FM 105.1 - WMGC - Adult Contemporary
FM 105.9 - WDMK - Adult Urban Contemporary: Kiss FM
FM 106.7 - WDTW - Country: The Fox
FM 107.1 - WQKL - Adult Alternative: 107one
FM 107.5 - WGPR - Soft Urban/Jazz
http://www.nranews.com/#/nranews

I love radio. NPR, local progressive-rock stations, AM talk radio, classic rock FM. Maybe when I make it to the big leagues I can get Sirius.

This thread has shed alot of light on things. With all these people listening to National Peoples Radio, it's no wonder that we're getting more and more eaten up with Socialism in this country.

It's amazing that there are so many people gullible enough to listen to that Commy blather.

I believe that's what's called freedom, as insured by a Constitution that protects aspects of expression and the press. What a great country. We, the people, get to turn the dial.

You are absolutely correct; this country is no longer suitable for good old fashion, god fearing, real americans. All the real americans should pack up their bibles, guns, and white robes and move far, far away (to someplace far, far away) from all this filth where they are free to hate all the inferior beings that have polluted this once great country, just like god intended. Did I mention that they should move far, far away?

The only time I listen to radio is in my car. For me it's just two stations. Both NPR. Classical music on KBAQ and News/current affairs on KJZZ. PastorJoe, if you actually listened to something like NPR you might actually learn something.

- Peter.

WOW !

23 Skidoo, :D HUBBA HUBBA !!!

Nah.


If you got a hotline to god, you ALREADY know EVERYTHING.

"From each according to his ability, and to each according to his need".


That's what I say to myself evertytime I siphon the gas from a Cadillac.

Hay, so...
 

What do you got on your HORSE?



WILBURRRRRRRRRRRR ?

My dad gave me his that he brought back from his tours in Vietnam. Nice system...VERY powerful.

"Why"??? he asks..................



Because my 8track and turntable are a part of it !! :D

Who could live without quadraphonic sound?? ;)

I'm still old school on this subject. :D

MP3

DTS 5.1

Public or classical radio, then there's itunes here on the computer, or pandora.

That's all I listen to in my truck, I'm to lazy/cheap to get and ipod and load songs on it, than change out the head unit so I can plug the Ipod in.

Its cheaper just to listen to the radio.

How else will we find out about products for "prostate health" . . ."getting kids to listen" . . . opportunities in afterschool education franchises . . . or win t-shirts, free concert tickets or the fabulous prize package for knowing what songs played on today's super song sweepstakes contest . . . :D

OIC.


So you enjoy the hour of commercials and the 15 minutes of music?

why is the rum always gone
 

You forgot the music. mua hahahahahaha


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXZMZ-XvvzI :D:D:D:D:D:D etc.

You mean the music that Clear Channel wants you to listen to . . . ;)