• countrypunk@slrpnk.netOP
        4·
        8 months ago

        Over all a nice little radio. Only thing I’m not a fan of is that it’s only got a micro USB port for its power source. I don’t like micro USB cuz it tends to break. Other than that, it’s got decent sound quality and you can connect to it via Bluetooth and play music from it. It’s tiny and compact.

        • Cris@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          8 months ago

          I’ve seen some videos where folks have replaced micro or mini USB with type c, but it seems a little involved unless you’re already comfortable with electronics. Still a cute little radio though!

    • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
      18·
      8 months ago

      Thankfully, most radio stations stream online as well, so even if your local options suck you can still find some great stuff online.

      This is CHSR, from Fredericton, NB.

      Things I’ve encountered when listening to this station:

      • Modern jazz
      • A regular segment dedicated to new music from female artists
      • Progressive news and politics from Rabble
      • Thrash metal
      • The latest chart hits
      • a selection of country and western that somehow didn’t suck???
      • Progressive news and politics from Democracy Now
      • Big band jazz
      • Discussions of intersectional feminism
      • Giblert and Sullivan
      • 1920s classics
      • Two guys talking about comic books and wrestling
      • Bluegrass hour
      • Just a whole episode of the Canadaland podcast
      • Irish rebel songs
      • A discussion of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy and its effects on modern day Isreal
      • New East Coast bands
      • A podcast hosted by the Green Party
      • Prog Rock
      • Frank Sinatra
      • Celtic traditionals
      • Writing advice
      • French hip-hop
      • A history of electronic music which I tuned into just in time to catch the host going off about what a tit Grimes is
      • Classical music
      • and one entire day of nature sounds

      Basically, it’s the greatest radio station ever.

    • countrypunk@slrpnk.netOP
      5·
      8 months ago

      The cool thing is that most radio stations these days also stream on their websites, so if you haven’t got any good local stations you can stream other small community ones. Radio garden is a cool website where you can stream stations online from around the world.

  • countrypunk@slrpnk.netOP
    16·
    8 months ago

    I’m involved with a radio station in my area and it’s soooooo cool to sit in on shows. All of the stuff you hear is done by live humans. They go in and manually put CDs and curate the playlists and control the levels of everything. Sometimes they talk in between with some context for the song or random musings they have. Sometimes whoever is hosting will dedicate a particular song to somebody they know. It’s so endearing and human. Occasionally they’ll have a prerecorded show but most of them are live.

    • countrypunk@slrpnk.netOP
      6·
      8 months ago

      Really depends on the station. Some of them (especially the bigger ones) will have ads quite frequently, but others will have a few every now and then and there are some that don’t have any at all.

  • Sips'@slrpnk.net
    8·
    8 months ago

    Question: Do radio broadcasters have any indication/numbers on how many are listening in while on FM/AM?

  • oscillator@slrpnk.net
    8·
    8 months ago

    In Germany we quite a few really cool alternative radio stations. They all have their local frequencies, shows and so on, but also share a German-wide morning show. It’s mostly recoded by the bigger projects, like in Berlin, but otherwise it would just take too much resources from small volunteer run stations.

    • countrypunk@slrpnk.netOP
      3·
      8 months ago

      Thanks. Got mine pretty recently and I’ve been enjoying it a lot. It’s nice when you want background noise but don’t wanna curate a playlist on a streaming platform. I have ADHD so I need some kind of background noise to be able to focus on most things. All I have to do is turn it on, sweet deal.