(Gotta rant for a minute or two)
A lot of radio in this area (upstate NY near Rochester) went from Top 100 in the 1960's & 70's to Top 40. A few years ago it went to more like Top 20 and now it seems to be (as some locals call it) "Top 7." Not to rant about any particular style of music or individual artist but hearing the same bland crap wears thin.
No matter what you'd like to listen to, the stations have almost nothing that isn't replayed a hundred times a week. It makes no difference if you like Adele, Pink Floyd, Toby Keith, or whatever -- if it's all only played in a "Top 7" format, it wears thin.
There are also far too many local stations that are computer controlled. Let's just say for instance that going from The Ramones into an Elton John song probably isn't making anyone happy in either camp.
Either that or it's plagued by multiple rebroadcasts. Even the station I'm streaming right now rebroadcasts on up to 5 or 6 stations in about a 50 mile area so the same program can be heard on as many as 3 stations at the same time.
A cheapo HD receiver doesn't help. There's just more lame crap on almost every one of those added stations.
Anyone miss live, local DJ selections?
Is radio any better anywhere else or is it all computer controlled, robotic crap now?
A lot of radio in this area (upstate NY near Rochester) went from Top 100 in the 1960's & 70's to Top 40. A few years ago it went to more like Top 20 and now it seems to be (as some locals call it) "Top 7." Not to rant about any particular style of music or individual artist but hearing the same bland crap wears thin.
No matter what you'd like to listen to, the stations have almost nothing that isn't replayed a hundred times a week. It makes no difference if you like Adele, Pink Floyd, Toby Keith, or whatever -- if it's all only played in a "Top 7" format, it wears thin.
There are also far too many local stations that are computer controlled. Let's just say for instance that going from The Ramones into an Elton John song probably isn't making anyone happy in either camp.
Either that or it's plagued by multiple rebroadcasts. Even the station I'm streaming right now rebroadcasts on up to 5 or 6 stations in about a 50 mile area so the same program can be heard on as many as 3 stations at the same time.
A cheapo HD receiver doesn't help. There's just more lame crap on almost every one of those added stations.
Anyone miss live, local DJ selections?
Is radio any better anywhere else or is it all computer controlled, robotic crap now?