Posted on 06/20/2004 6:52:15 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
so turn to the weather channel
I went to XM originally for the jazz and classical because even though I can get 3 PBS and Temple Jazz (WRTI, it's a real good jazz/classical public station from Temple U. in Philly) I got tired of the liberal NPR news bias and EVEN some of the jazz DJ's late at night piled on Bush. I don't need that crap especially when they want my coin to survive. Anyway the concerts, XM just did Bonnaroo and Telluride and some of the other stations like Frank's Place and On the Rocks just cinched it.
I'm a bit of an audiophile within my budget and even though XM sound isn't quite CD quality but maybe equal to good FM I actually find myself listening to the music again rather than worrying if the system sounds right and what tweaks I can apply when playing expensive SACD's and DVD-A's.
I find the Drudge stream from WABC on Sunday night to have superior quality to the national broadcast over XM that starts at 10 PM ET on the "America Right" channel. The XM feed sounds "mushy".
If any of you enjoy classical music and can't stomach the idea of listening to a NPR station, go this this ad-free classical station in Raleigh NC:
http://www.wcpe.org
24 hours of Classical Music...7 days a week...365 days a year.
And the best part? No snobbery or NPR pretensions.
Think they'll cut down on the ads? LOL, right!
Hey, if that liberal radio show (what is it called, Airhead America) can make it without commercials, why should the rest of the radio stations be any different.
I was just out there for an hour doing it myself. Nice easy chair at the edge of the garage so I can stay in the shade while watching. Quite interesting, really.
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I listen to WFAN radio late at night -- it's the big sports radio show here. It's astonishing how many ads they run, and how long the breaks are. The worst is the commerical where the guy says, "I'm a dope, I'm a clumsy, stupid ignoramus" -- I can't change the station fast enough when that ad comes on.
It's getting to be the same on the Internet.As long as these A,H's have ears and eyes they will spam you.Do'nt buy the product they advertize instead of bitching about it.
Ads-wise perhaps, but their musical selection is still much tamer than in their heyday.
Kerry's getting plenty of free press on Howard Stern every day. Apparently Howard isn't happy with more restrictive FCC regulations and his ClearChannel handlers. I guess they're hampering his ability to stage tickling contests or throw pastries at fat womens' asses.
Houston time compresses Rush's program. I used to be able to tune into Beaumont to hear the broadcast in realtime but I think that they've also gone to doing this. The lag time is noticeable.
Dear Buck: How much to install and pay per month for XM? Have you benn satisfied with it? If you don't want to give a testimonial you can reply privately. Is it transferable from vehicle to vehicle?
I like KLove radio.....listener-supported, so no ads.
But, it is Christian.
If you want to go the cheap route to play your own music on a car without a CD player, you can always get a little 40 buck Fm transmitter (which are a lot stronger and transmit a lot further than the pre-made CD to car radio transmitters) and use it to transmit CD audio to the car radio, or any radio for that matter. The good thing about an FM transmitter is that you can stick any audio at all on your radio instead of only putting on only CD's that transmit for less distance if you buy a portable Cd player adapter. You could use these to transmit mp3's to your stereo system as well; a lot cheaper than buying a device that will only transmit one thing. Plus, it is kind of cool having your own little radio station effectively.
Is that the station that sponsored the Disco Demolition thing at Comiskey Park back in '79?
No, that was WLUP, with Steve Dahl and Garry Meier (and the sexy Lorrelei).
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