Fluff: Radios

I grew up listening to the radio that had its own little shelf in the kitchen. It was almost always on. Now I occasionally listen in the car but mostly listen to podcasts. 

I can't remember the last time I listened to the radio, I don't like talking between music or songs cutting off to play ads.

I used to listen to the radio a lot. My morning ‘alarm’ was the radio turning on, I listened on my commute and went to sleep with the radio on. On days when I wasn’t working, I would often have th radio on in the house as well. I mostly listened to a news/talk radio station, not music.
Then I moved to Germany, and I couldn’t understand the talk radio (if it even exists here). I discovered podcasts and that’s what I listen to most of the time now - when I am out walking, before I fall asleep, on the bus/train and when DH and I are driving somewhere.

We have a radio in our kitchen. Dh sometimes listens to some local broadcasts. We would listen to music using the radio, but we get some Sirius Radio channels w/our Dish TV subscription so listen to that when we want music in the house. I have Sirius in the car, and always listen to that when driving.

I'm an "other"..... I have SXM so while we don't have a "radio" per se, we have lots of music all the time. Our TV/receiver is a "radio" as is my car and my phone and my smart board at school (always has music on unless I'm doing direct instruction) and DH's phone when he's in the garage. We also have blue tooth speakers we can move room to room. So... radio? Yes? No? Not sure.

I only listen to the radio in my car. I actually like the radio when I like the DJ/morning show, but that can be pretty rare.

I would say my drive time is about 50/50 radio vs Spotify. I haven't listened to Sirius XM in ages because I was so sick of the same songs on the channels over and over and over. The local 80s, 90s alt/grunge, and old skool channels are better than XM and I like the pop stations better too.

I really really hate the DJs on XM for the most part, and they're totally unnecessary.

Same.  Grew up listening to AM Radio station WOWO - the Little Red Barn morning show with news, weather and ag reports. FM radio was in its infancy and there were only 3 television stations. AM radio was the only place to get current weather conditions, road reports and school delays and closings.  

I have a radio in my bathroom so I can catch the local weather forecast.  I barely do that now since after 13 years, I no longer have to take the grandchild to school. (He’s 16 and drives himself. Yeah!). I also have an Alex Echo Spot in the bathroom, plus multiple other Echo devices throughout the house. If I’m alone, I stream Amazon music or Sirius XM stations. I have Sirius XM in my car, too. DH only as radio in his car and only listens to the “Oldie” radio station.  I hate that music. Ugh. I also despise with every fiber of my being AM Talk Radio around here because it’s ‘right wing’ batshit crazy talking heads and conspiracy theory crap. 



The only other radio I have is an emergency battery/crank radio that’s never been out of the box. 

Do you consider the echos a radio??? We have them throughout and we do listen to them... its streaming... but its not really a "radio"...

In the car i listen to SXM (also the county stations, 80s on 8, 90s on 9 and the pop stations)

In dhs truck he only had radio... so i listen to it then unless he plugs in his phone to stream...

I chose "other" because I personally don't have one, but dh does, and he has it on All. The. Time.    When he doesn't have the TV on that is. Constant background noise, that's his thing. ugh

Anyway, occasionally I listen to the radio in the car but never at home. 

I tune to the local AM talk show if I’m in my car. I like to catch the news (or listen to the Packers play since I don’t watch tv at home) and keep listening if they are covering an interesting topic. I also enjoy the 80s and 90s top 40s station.

Growing up, my dad had a small transistor radio that sat on the corner of the bathroom counter. He listened to it every morning for news, weather and road updates before his 40 minute commute to work. After retirement, that radio was joined by a handheld electronic solitaire game. I always joked that he replaced his 40 minute commute for 40 minutes of time in the bathroom!
He passed away this spring, and I made sure to take that little radio home with me. I need to unpack it….

I chose other.

We have radios in the car and listen to Sirius, our own music and occasionally the radio.

I listen to streaming music on my Alexa and have, rarely, listened to a radio station/NPR on it

I don’t have a regular radio that I listen to, but we do have an emergency radio that does get local stations.

ETA: I have fond memories growing up of my mom (and grandma) always listening to the radio weekdays in the morning. My mom would turn it off at noon and turn on Days of Our Lives.

My mom always had a small radio in the kitchen and it was always on (low) and tuned to a local news channel. We used to have a radio/CD player in the kitchen but we took it out so my 6qt KitchenAid would fit under that cabinet. I don’t miss it. DH and I have the alarm clock radio in our bedroom set to the radio to wake up to but it’s only on for five minutes or less. I have an ancient boombox that I probably bought when I was a teenager down in my studio but I never turn it on.

In the car, I just flip between two local stations depending on what’s playing at the moment. I don’t usually care about the talk or DJ chatter, it doesn’t bug me much. DH hates it and prefers to listen to Amazon streaming but then he gets irritated when we hit a dead zone and it drops out, which happens frequently when we’re going to or from the cabin. I’m like, dude. Just put the radio on, it’s only an hour drive. 

Between Thanksgiving and New Years I switch the car station to the one that plays Christmas music 24/7.

During the day if no one is home, I relish the quiet without all the excess background tv, YouTube, video game and other noise.

Our radio has had the most use ever this summer as I have tried using it as a deterrent to keep the groundhog out of DH's tomato plants. I thought the noise might scare it away. It seemed to work at first but not anymore.

I do listen to the radio in the car anytime I'm driving by myself which is most of the time.

Car radio only.
I am a channel surfer.