turkeytop wrote:

UnSub wrote:

I loved radio, I worked in radio, I don't listen to radio because it's crappy and I'm in my 60s..
Too many of the responses here begin with "when I was in my teens," the world is different now.

I love radio too. But here in small town London, other than CBC, radio is crappy. I don't know what I would do without my SXM.
 

I agree.
It's amazing that with nine commercial FM and one AM station (including CKOT and the two Woodstock stations) nothing is really worth listening to in London. Format duplication: two "Hot Country", two CHR, two classic rock and the rest are boring. The CBC is crappy too.

Most of the time in the car the radio is just off, something I would have never dreamed of years ago. Modern radio may as not even target the under 30 market.

Both my kids have Spotify, and they can afford it, but its another of those endless subscription costs that add up. It bemuses me how many people tell me they struggle with finances but have the latest kilobuck smartphone and streaming subs.

Last edited by darcyh (September 20, 2025 8:41 pm)

boom boy wrote:

IMO, Listening to radio is a maturity/nostalgia thing. When you have responsibilities: mortgage, full time job, kids, etc the radio becomes a tool - something you use to keep you company, plays in the background & monitor for information, news, entertainment, traffic, alerts… without having to really “search” for anything using your phone. It’s just there, like an old friend to surprise you with updates and play familiar songs to make you feel good. 23 yr olds don’t have nostalgia, so it makes sense they don’t listen much (or at all). .

That is a exactly how the medium should be used in this era, at one one point radio was used as a music discovery tool but that is no longer the case.