Can't stand radio. I've also lost all patience for adds in the middle of shows. Radio isn't even a very good place to hear music you might not have encountered before. It is not only that I just don't see the point of radio any more but I'd rather drive in silence than listen to it on a long drive if I'm unable to play from my music streaming or pod cast app.
You probably are not familiar with public radio like KCMP Minneapolis and KEXP in Seattle then. No ads, live acts, constant reshuffling new music with classic s in every genre.
I'm the same, though instead of drive in silence, i caterwaul Bohemian Rhapsody, which, while already a long-ish song, can get rather repetitious on a 600 mile trip.
Ah, okay, you got me. My wife listens to The Current, and there are some blocks she'll get me to listen to. But I never think to tune into the radio on my own. At least with The Current, when they are playing music I really like, I'm not getting violently pulled out of it with ads. When we lived in New York, we used to listen to the Fordham University radio station, and my wife used to volunteer answering calls on their pledge drives. Still, it is always hit and miss or wait until the scheduled segments you know you like.
Especially for others if you are not the only one in the car. ;-)
Los Angeles' KCRW is probably the exemplar of this form. Morning Becomes Eclectic is an amazing show and a great preview of the amazing soundtracks you'll hear on the best TV shows and movies in 18 months. (Everyone in Hollywood appears to listen to Morning Become Eclectic each weekday.)
