This is my second installment of this complaint, but honestly, today was just too much. A few years ago, I posted on this forum about the sheer volume of spots on most of the stations I listen to. And now, after turning off my radio in disgust Wednesday afternoon, I feel like it's time to go over this again. 

Look, I support local radio. I want it to make money so it can continue. But honest to God, you cannot put on 6 minutes of commercials every single break and expect anyone who's not comatose to stay tuned through all that clutter. It seems like every time I turn on a station, they're knee deep in ad overload. One commercial after another after another after another, 

Who in their right mind has the patience to absorb so much ear-itation? And the fact that 85% of them - and I feel I'm underestimating that number - are so badly written only makes it worse. If you want to keep TSL up, keep the 5-6 minutes of advertising down. No one has the patience to sit through it, even me. And I'll listen to almost anything for two-three minutes if the show is enjoyable. But not if you make it unbearable. 

How many sales pitches can you take before you go elsewhere? My problem is all the stations I listen to regularly operate on the same clock, so everywhere you go, you hit the same bloated cluster. You can't even escape it anymore by changing the channel. 

I'm not sure what the answer is. Maybe have fewer of them and more breaks in your average hour. You know it's out of control when even someone like me, who will put up with a lot on radio, can't take it anymore. 

Because as it stands now, GTA radio could use a good cleaning with some "spot" remover.