7 ms·
It's strange to me to read a positive comment about terrestrial radio broadcast amid so many complaints about ad blocking on the web. I stopped listening to rad
by alsetmusic 10y ago
It's strange to me to read a positive comment about terrestrial radio broadcast amid so many complaints about ad blocking on the web. I stopped listening to radio many years ago and now I have an irrational resentment when I hear car stereos blasting pointless, noisy ads at traffic stops. I always wonder what allows people to mentally tune them out rather than decreasing the volume until music resumes.
This is in no way pointed at you; just something that struck me while browsing comments.
- danjc 10y agoAgreed. You don't realize how invasive radio and TV advertising is until you don't have it.
- nannal 10y agowhat's more, it's remarkably annoying, being subjected to adverts on someone else’s TV is absolutely infuriating.
- kuschku 10y agoTo be honest, I haven't heard a radio ad or seen a TV ad in almost 4 years. And I use radio daily, and watch some TV every now and then. But I only listen to N-Joy (part of the German public broadcaster NDR). Seriously, foundation-funded and tax-funded media are probably the best at the moment, considering how ad-ridden and biased the private media are becoming.
- nibs 10y agoThe only ads I see now are billboards, which leads to weird distortions in what products, cars, TV Shows, etc. I am aware of.
- flubert 10y agoMaybe not for everyone, but my local Christian station doesn't have ads. http://www.klove.com/music/radio-stations/radio-station-download.aspx http://www.klove.com/music/radio-stations/radio-station-down...
- danjc 10y agoThanks, I'll try it
- LeoPanthera 10y agoIt really depends what country you're in. In the UK, by far the most-listened-to FM stations are from the BBC, which are of course ad-free. Radio 1 (for younger people) and Radio 6 (for less-young people) are great places to listen to new music. And you can stream them over the web, for free, even if you're not British: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio
- julian55 10y agoI'd probably use the FM radio in my phone more if it could receive BBC Radio 6Music but that channel is only available on DAB. I'm not aware of any phones with DAB radios.
- stuaxo 10y agoIts a shame they don't have TV tuners, I as it's also a good way to get those radio channels.
- LeoPanthera 10y agoDVB-T copes very badly with a moving receiver, unfortunately.
- voltagex_ 10y agoOne came out in Australia recently - http://www.lg.com/au/smartphones/lg-LGK520K-stylus-dab-plus-smartphone http://www.lg.com/au/smartphones/lg-LGK520K-stylus-dab-plus-.... I don't know if I'd bother as DAB only works for me in metro areas with really good signal.
- jon-wood 10y agoWhen the BBC have such a wide range of music stations I can never comprehend why commercial radio is still a thing, and still so popular here. I'm probably not the target market though, since I also get irritated at the way all radio stations have about 15 minutes of music per hour, and the rest is filler from some smug DJ pretending to be your friend, and people calling in because they've got no one better to talk to about their deathly dull morning.
- therein 10y agoI only listen to KQED/NPR on the radio and donate to them as well. Ad-free, and really high quality content. I actually look forward to a lot of their programs in the morning.
- spacehome 10y agoI like NPR, too, but you can't really call them ad-free unless you buy into their narrow definition of what constitutes an ad.
- panglott 10y agoNot ad-free, but the ads are not intrusive. Pledge week is still annoying of course.
- pklausler 10y agoNot to mention the decline of the vocal quality, too. God, those horrible vocal fries are pervasive now. (And no, it's not just the young or just the women.)
- jsingleton 10y agoI quite like radio paradise. Curated (not much talking though) and ad-free. Supported by listener payments. They have a beta test for their new web player: https://www8.radioparadise.com https://www8.radioparadise.com
- dacohenii 10y agoNot the case (in the US) for all frequencies; 88.1 MHz - 90.9 MHz is reserved for noncommercial educational radio stations. (This is where you'll find NPR, college radio, etc.) See here for more details: https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/how-to-apply#NCE https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/how-to-apply#NCE
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- blacksmith_tb 10y agoBut as public funding has dried up, they increasingly insert "brought to you by ..." and/or pledge drives, which are nearly as annoying as conventional advertising (even though I understand they have little choice).
- bufordsharkley 10y agoIn nearly any decent city in the US, there are a few great college and/or community radio stations. It disappoints me that the wide of majority of HN has stayed unaware of their existence, or does not appreciate the greatness that a experimental, imperfect, human-curated radio station can achieve.
- gtk40 10y agoI listen to music on the radio. I have 5 stations I switch between on my commute, and usually at least one is playing music. As soon as it goes to talking, I quickly thumb through (using a steering wheel control) to a new station. I never hit ads (several stations do long periods of continuous songs during my commute hours too which makes it easier).
- kelvin0 10y agoIf someone comes out with AdBlocker 'plugin' for my in car radio, I am sold ... Cannot stand radio ads.
- ryfm 10y agoI listen to KEXP (Seattle) all the time, all sort of different music with no ads.