Bert Bailey writes:

>My radio listening happens mostly in the car.  If I don't like what's on
>my favourite station, I'll press button #2; if that doesn't appeal, I'll
>try my 3rd choice.  If that doesn't cut it, I might try rock ...or see
>what I have in the cassette player.

Same here!  There is a CM FM station I can only pick up in the car because
of the terrain surrounding my house.  Rock stations are on my pre-sets #4
and so forth.  With WNYC giving up the CM format (most of the day) rock
stations will likely start at pre-set #3.  I also have tapes and CDs ready
to fire-up, when and *only* when there isn't anything in the least pleasing
on FM.

>But usually there's something on 1 or 2, both CM, that's worth hearing
>out.  I'm not sure about Norman (Schwartz) but I'm not intent with radio
>listening on new music alone: I like to catch different versions of music
>I'm familiar with, or music I wouldn't normally put on.

Ditto.  Since I usually don't tune in at the beginning announcement or
remain in the car long enough to hear the end identification, I go to the
station's web-site playlist to find out whose version I've heard, this it
serves as a self-examination and only adds to my desire to have CM on FM!

Norman Schwartz
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