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Name that tune: The future of local radio
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I don't know where all this leads, but I'm sipping coffee, reading the paper and listening to a radio station out of Boulder, Colo.
That's possible because I downloaded an application for my iPhone that allows me to pick up almost every radio station in the country. When I'm not listening to this app, I tune in to Pandora, a commercial-free Internet station that selects songs based on my taste. Or I listen to the songs I've purchased from iTunes. My iPhone can pipe all of this through my home stereo.
I still tune in to local stations during my short drive to and from work, but that's only because my old car is not equipped with a built-in docking station for my iPhone. I'm not sure how this all plays out for the future of local radio. I doubt I'm of much value to that Boulder radio station because I won't be shopping in any of their advertisers' stores.
The Boulder station, KBCO, is my favorite among the various places where I've lived. Where do you turn for your favorite music?
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We bought a old fashioned adapter. The kind that has a tape casset on one end. Anyway, we put the tape part in and hook it up to our cell phone and listen to any station we download, our itunes, etc. We never listen to the local stations.
November 8, 2009 at 2:45 p.m.Thanks for the suggestions. I can't believe how many free apps are out there for iPhones. I'm not quite sure how the business model for that works out either, but I'm enjoying the benefits of them.
November 8, 2009 at 2:39 p.m.I tried the mp3 thing but being the sonic affecianado that I am I had to pass. I only listen to radio to and from work each day. My mornings are mostly NPR on 90.7FM. At lunch it'sNPR on the way home and a mixture of 106.9 The Rock, 100.9 The Bar, and 97.7 Rock on the way back to work. I jump between those three rock stations and if I end up on a long drive then I have more options. 94.5 (Houston), 101.3 (Corpus Christi), and some others.
November 7, 2009 at 8:14 p.m.I've been lucky enough to find great radio wherever I've traveled. The best is 106.9 right here but I am biased greatly in that opinion as Adam West actually played one of my songs on a show that used to showcase Texas talent on Sundays.
With that said, 106.9 KLUB, 100.9 KBAR, and 97.7(????) are really neck and neck in the running for my favorite radio.
I like www.slacker.com
November 7, 2009 at 11:34 a.m.It's called Pocket Tunes. I actually paid for this app, which is unusual for me, but it was recommended by a co-worker. The app also will pick up local police scanner traffic.
November 7, 2009 at 10:49 a.m.I listen via Pandora on iPhone and on my desktop. Locally it's 93.3, KSBJ, and 93.9 (I think) out of Corpus when I can pick it up. I also channel surf and listen to Country also, 107.9 I think. I am curious about the other radio app you mentioned on your iPhone.
November 7, 2009 at 10:37 a.m.