I have a lot of family in CT, you're so right. when I go to CD, who ever I"m
with brings CD's, and I bring either CD's or my ipod or talk on the 2 meter
machines around there. I do agree on the radio in CT. Cape cod isn't much
better anymore, when I go on vacation there on our family trip each year I
usually take my base XM radio and set it up as mobile since I"m using the
portable in the cottage and stuff anyway.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: [NYDXA-List] FCC Approves IBOC Go Ahead
> John,
>
> You don't know what bad radio is until you've lived near Hartford in
> Connecticut. Every station down there plays the same songs over and over,
> no variation for months on end. And that's true no matter what type of
> programming the station has. At least up here, you've got choices.
> Granted, they don't compare to the variety you get from XM, but they're so
> much better than what you get in other parts of the country. Two examples
> that come to mind are WXRV (92.5) and WBOS (92.9). Connecticut has
> nothing
> like them. Then, there's WATD in Marshfield (95.9), which actually has
> local community-based programming, and DJs that play things you don't hear
> anywhere else. I guess it's all a matter of perspective, and compared to
> what I've seen, radio in the Boston area is a breath of fresh air.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 13:30
> Subject: Re: Fw: [NYDXA-List] FCC Approves IBOC Go Ahead
>
>
>> Better in the Boston area? my god, you mean it actually gets worse?
>> That's
>> pathetic. I'm in the Boston area, so to speak as you probably know.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 1:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: Fw: [NYDXA-List] FCC Approves IBOC Go Ahead
>>
>>
>>> Butch,
>>>
>>> I wouldn't even mind paying for it if the content were decent, but I
>>> certainly don't want to pay for what passes for programming on most
>>> commercial radio stations. It's better here in the Boston area than in
>>> many
>>> places around the country, but it's far too formulaic, and mostly just
>>> plain
>>> boring. I think it all goes back to the fact that as long as it's free,
>>> you
>>> only get what the sponsors are willing to pay for, and that isn't
>>> necessarily what you or I (or any other listener, for that matter) want.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 11:14
>>> Subject: Re: Fw: [NYDXA-List] FCC Approves IBOC Go Ahead
>>>
>>>
>>>> There sure isn't much on a m worth listening to these days. Who cares
>>>> if
>>>> art bell is digital or not? I'm getting a little tired of the "it is
>>>> digital, so it has got to be better" idea. I think the plan is for
>>>> free
>>>> radio to go away. The first thing they have to do to make it a pay
>>>> service is convert folks to digital. Radio is going the way of
>>>> television, no longer commercial supported.
>>>> 73s
>>>> Butch Bussen
>>>> wa0vjr
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
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