How important to you is radio in your life?

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

I also like Soho Radio London, especially Pete Paphides' show on a Tuesday lunchtime (@goalscrounger I reckon that would be up your street).

 

[goalscrounger]

I also like Soho Radio London, especially Pete Paphides' show on a Tuesday lunchtime (@goalscrounger I reckon that would be up your street).

Does sound like it. Will investigate, cheers!!

 

[Expat Smoggie]

there will always be a place for radio-- where else can rarely listen without being bombarded or side tracked by meaningless ads? Radio listening is so flexible also -- and not to mention it's a free service unlike TV where subscription pricing seems to be all the rage.

 

[JackG]

Up until a couple of years ago I would've said "very important" but I am really struggling to find music stations that I like. 6Music is not the station it once was, I like a diverse range of music but too often I can listen to a good 30 to 60 minutes of 6Music these days and not like (or even recognise) any songs (especially on Mary Ann Hobb's show, which for me, is the all important breakfast show). Even using the Sounds app, I only really find myself listening to Radcliffe & Maconie or Steve Lamacq (much maligned in these quarters but I don't mind him and he always plays good stuff).

I subscribe to Sirius XM which is a platform that plays hundreds of satellite radio stations, but the few stations I enjoy have such narrow playlists that you've heard everything after a couple of days. Really struggling to find new stuff these days so seem to have reverted to 80's New Wave (Gem Radio New Wave on the internet is decent) or staples like The Decemberists, The Front Bottoms or Fountains Of Wayne on Spotify.

I usually listen to Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone on R6 and Music Life on World Service if I fancy something fresh.

 

[Capybara]

In answer to the question in the thread title. Very. It's on almost all the time. I hardly watch the telly these days.

 

[BoroBosco]

I was at the Marine college Ocean road was further into town though, the street with all the Indian and kebab shops.

Before the college moved out to Westoe it was on Ocean Road. The building from the 1860s is still there & is now a pub called Kirkpatrick's.

 

[rkangel]

BBC 3, 4, 4extra, 6, Scotland for comedy and music, Ulster for comedy and documentaries, Soho and Resonance for original ideas. So much better than TV.

 

[asredastheycome]

Grew up on Peel used to tape it every night and make compilation tapes of best trscks. Like Mark and McConnie, and Riley.Peels son is pretty boring as is that girl in 6 who DCI_Gene mentionef.

Used to listen to it on DAB radio and could get loads of Channels now get about ten. Anyone know why that should be the case.

 

[goalscrounger]

Shameless plug, if you want something musically different as a radio show, you could always try one of mine lol (must admit I enjoy the earlier ones more than the most recent!)

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