Terrestrial Radio sucks shit

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olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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All of my non-music stations are sports, christian fascism, and whatever irritating nerd poo poo NPR is doing.

The alt-rock station switched over to country. I don't know when this happened but I hate it.

Please just give me one goddamn station that is lame background noise and proud of it. Just one that plays a TTS weather forecast over smooth jazz loops. I'm tired of having to leave my car radio on a dead AM channel just so I don't get immediately assaulted by some idiot yelling about a millionaire sportsball player's contract every time I turn the engine on.

olives black fucked around with this message at 07:13 on May 22, 2023

# ? May 22, 2023 07:10

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istewart: Apr 13, 2005; Still contemplating why I didn't register here under a clever pseudonym

time to get a CB

# ? May 22, 2023 07:19

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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istewart posted:

time to get a CB

i don't see how this will reduce the amount of christian fascism being played through my speakers

# ? May 22, 2023 07:20

istewart: Apr 13, 2005; Still contemplating why I didn't register here under a clever pseudonym

olives black posted:

i don't see how this will reduce the amount of christian fascism being played through my speakers

point being, you can push back

# ? May 22, 2023 07:21

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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istewart posted:

point being, you can push back

oh... hmmmm...

# ? May 22, 2023 07:22

Karma Comedian: Feb 2, 2012

istewart posted:

point being, you can push back

Can confirm, great fun.

# ? May 22, 2023 07:25

Buce: Dec 23, 2005

cars still come with radios?

# ? May 22, 2023 07:32

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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Buce posted:

cars still come with radios?

Mine did. It's one of the newfangled integrated things that can't be easily swapped out with a tape or CD player. Also the AUX jack is hidden under the sliding drink tray.

# ? May 22, 2023 07:39

The Bible: May 8, 2010

Hey OP, there's this thing called The Internet now

# ? May 22, 2023 07:47

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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The Bible posted:

Hey OP, there's this thing called The Internet now

# ? May 22, 2023 07:48

Shinjobi: Jul 10, 2008; Gravy Boat 2k

istewart posted:

point being, you can push back

I dont wanna get arrested by the long haul police

# ? May 22, 2023 07:53

ScRoTo TuRbOtUrD: Jan 21, 2007

Propaganda of the deed, OP.

I hear your psycho ilk are into that poo poo.

# ? May 22, 2023 07:58

Karma Comedian: Feb 2, 2012

Shinjobi posted:

I dont wanna get arrested by the long haul police

Just change your handle hoss :getin:

# ? May 22, 2023 08:00

The Bible: May 8, 2010

1 niner 5 1 niner 5 this is Diamond Dog on the I-90 something something

The stereo I had as a kid would pick up CB transmissions at night from some guy calling himself Diamond Dog.

Or I was insane.

# ? May 22, 2023 08:02

ScRoTo TuRbOtUrD: Jan 21, 2007

The Bible posted:

1 niner 5 1 niner 5 this is Diamond Dog on the I-90 something something

The stereo I had as a kid would pick up CB transmissions at night from some guy calling himself Diamond Dog.

Or I was insane.

You were being groomed by a voracious pedophile, the i90 toucher.

Its good you never met up with him. He had a place outside chicago known as the "jizz hut". That touchy hotspot thrived and eventually became Joliet, IL

Stranger danger.

# ? May 22, 2023 08:08

Booty Pageant: Apr 20, 2012

extraterrestrial radio is much the same except somehow more racist

# ? May 22, 2023 09:12

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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Booty Pageant posted:

extraterrestrial radio is much the same except somehow more racist

Yeah I'm really not looking forward to having to put unlimited data back on my phone, either.

Maybe I'll drill a hole in the drink holder to make room for an AUX jack cable.

Yes my car has the ability to play MP3s off of a USB stick. Shut up.

# ? May 22, 2023 14:15

blight rhino: Feb 11, 2014; EXQUISITE ~~LURKER~~ RHINO; Nap Ghost

olives black posted:

Yeah I'm really not looking forward to having to put unlimited data back on my phone, either.

Maybe I'll drill a hole in the drink holder to make room for an AUX jack cable.

Yes my car has the ability to play MP3s off of a USB stick. Shut up.

depending on how much you drive, you may be surprised how little data you use to stream audio.
I drive around 90 minutes a day, and I've never reached my limit.

.. i do have unlimited, but I only use like 5gb? a month. I can't remember.
hope this helps, lol

# ? May 22, 2023 14:23

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

You need a classical station.

Until they do a bit of modern experimental orchestral and you get 25 minutes of a piano being thrashed at while a percussion section tries to use everything at the same time and a string section deliberately plays out of tune.

# ? May 22, 2023 14:30

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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goatface posted:

You need a classical station.

Until they do a bit of modern experimental orchestral and you get 25 minutes of a piano being thrashed at while a percussion section tries to use everything at the same time and a string section deliberately plays out of tune.

I have one of those. Naturally it's a timeshare with NPR.

# ? May 22, 2023 14:40

500excf type r: Mar 7, 2013; I'm as annoying as the high-pitched whine of my motorcycle, desperately compensating for the lack of substance in my life.

Having a Sirius subscription makes regular radio unbearable, like how streaming makes regular television unwatchable

# ? May 22, 2023 14:40

Lil Swamp Booger Baby: Aug 1, 1981

https://youtu.be/MWXt5uNs_gU

# ? May 22, 2023 14:42

Colonel Cancer: Sep 26, 2015; Tune into the fireplace channel, you absolute buffoon

Sounds like you need to take off the fedora and let your scalp breathe

# ? May 22, 2023 14:45

I. M. Gei: Jun 26, 2005; CHIEFS

BITCH

Buce posted:

cars still come with radios?

The newer ones are trying to phase out AM radios.

# ? May 22, 2023 14:47

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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Colonel Cancer posted:

Sounds like you need to take off the fedora and let your scalp breathe

Red Hat layed off Fedora's project manager a week or two ago. Pass.

# ? May 22, 2023 14:48

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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I. M. Gei posted:

The newer ones are trying to phase out AM radios.

Good. Make it harder for boomers to get their brain poison.

# ? May 22, 2023 14:48

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

fm radio about at as bad as am if you're complaining about right wing nonsense at this point

# ? May 22, 2023 14:53

Chief McHeath: Apr 23, 2002

become a regular caller on the Paul Finebaum Show, op, create the reality u want

# ? May 22, 2023 14:59

You Are A Werewolf: Apr 26, 2010; Black Gold!

I�ve been with SiriusXM (when they were simply XM and Sirius was a rival) since 2007 and I ain�t giving it up anytime soon.

I signed up for it and bought the original receiver at Circuit City lol

# ? May 22, 2023 15:00

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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You Are A Elf posted:

I�ve been with SiriusXM (when they were simply XM and Sirius was a rival) since 2007 and I ain�t giving it up anytime soon.

I signed up for it and bought the original receiver at Circuit City lol

ok i'll bite, what's good on siriusxm

# ? May 22, 2023 15:25

MrQwerty: Apr 15, 2003; I'm sick of seeing animated weiners french kissing in every fucking GBS thread.

You Are A Elf posted:

I�ve been with SiriusXM (when they were simply XM and Sirius was a rival) since 2007 and I ain�t giving it up anytime soon.

I signed up for it and bought the original receiver at Circuit City lol

the first thing I did when I bought my truck was buy a new Pioneer head that has bluetooth, a mic, a hookup for a sat radio and a Sirius radio

i always listen to the comedy stations when I'm commuting, really takes the edge off of how lovely driving in Albuquerque is

# ? May 22, 2023 15:29

Jose Oquendo: Jun 20, 2004; Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a boring movie

olives black posted:

ok i'll bite, what's good on siriusxm

With the cost of Sirius, you're better off just upgrading your phone to an unlimited data plan.

# ? May 22, 2023 15:29

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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Jose Oquendo posted:

With the cost of Sirius, you're better off just upgrading your phone to an unlimited data plan.

# ? May 22, 2023 15:34

Smugworth: Apr 18, 2003

olives black posted:

ok i'll bite, what's good on siriusxm

The Bonfire and Bennington with a dash of Weird Medicine once in awhile

# ? May 22, 2023 15:36

Luxrage: Jan 2, 2017; I have no idea what I'm doing!

The one highlight of terrestrial radio here is an AM station that's been running since 1947 and the old man that DJs it reads the newspaper out loud in the morning. They started playing those CBS news briefs you can get on their website to give some "national" news and last year one cold opened with a loud screaming guy:

"No where's the CBS news brief:"
"THERES AN ACTIVE SHOOTER EVERYONE GET DOWN NO-"
"Oh, uh, sorry about that I guess I'll listen to them first before airing them :kiddo:

"

The lowlight of radio is yesterday the DJ of the rock station told us about a new song some classic rock band had just put out, but didn't play it as I'm sure it wasn't available in his iHeartRadio Spotify playlist he's allowed to pick from.

# ? May 22, 2023 15:42

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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switching topics a bit I guess but god I loving miss Weatherscan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxtmUv8Ulig

many of my mornings when i was in college were having adderall, red bull and cigarettes for breakfast and having this on in the background while i crammed for class.

now i'm old and i just want it in my car on my way to work

# ? May 22, 2023 15:45

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
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Luxrage posted:

The one highlight of terrestrial radio here is an AM station that's been running since 1947 and the old man that DJs it reads the newspaper out loud in the morning. They started playing those CBS news briefs you can get on their website to give some "national" news and last year one cold opened with a loud screaming guy:

"No where's the CBS news brief:"
"THERES AN ACTIVE SHOOTER EVERYONE GET DOWN NO-"
"Oh, uh, sorry about that I guess I'll listen to them first before airing them "

The lowlight of radio is yesterday the DJ of the rock station told us about a new song some classic rock band had just put out, but didn't play it as I'm sure it wasn't available in his iHeartRadio Spotify playlist he's allowed to pick from.

we live in hell

# ? May 22, 2023 15:47