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> Is that still how its done? Good lord, that would be shocking. I know very few under-20s who listen to the radio for music, and I've never even met someone
by knodi123 11y ago
> Is that still how its done?
Good lord, that would be shocking. I know very few under-20s who listen to the radio for music, and I've never even met someone who had ever called into a radio station to request a song.
Most likely it's a mix of itunes downloads, youtube clicks, spotify plays, etc.
- Brendinooo 11y agoIt was five-ish years ago, but we had a period where we listened to the radio a lot at my previous employer. Company Wi-Fi didn't allow for streaming music, and I didn't have a smartphone at the time. Occasionally someone else did or I'd bring in my iPod and play stuff, but it's a lot easier just to tune in and let someone else be the DJ for you. It also takes off the pressure of picking music that's appropriate/likeable for everyone - if a song that no one likes comes on, we all could roll our eyes and sit through it or we could just change the station. Now that I work from home my radio usage is mostly limited to sports, though I take a lot of road trips for family purposes and it becomes fun to scan through the radio and seek out songs you know. And I have called in to a station before - probably not for ten years, but I've done it! It's interesting to see how they cut up the conversation to fit the space they have.
- Grishnakh 11y agoI've called into radio stations to request songs. But I was a teenager, and this was somewhere around 1990.