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hunter

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27. Traditional broadcast television and radio simply don't exist...

Reply to Casady1 (Original post)

Wed Aug 9, 2023, 12:25 PM

Aug 2023

... in the universe of my adult children, nephews, and nieces. Their car radios are merely bluetooth speakers for their phones.

I have an FM radio in my kitchen that's always tuned to the local public radio station. Other than that, broadcast radio and television are extinct in my personal universe as well.

It's sad in some ways. My mom worked in radio and television and loved it.

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No Classical music station in Atlanta [View all] Casady1 Aug 2023 OP

If you need a fix markbark Aug 2023 #1

I just wanted to test Casady1 Aug 2023 #3

Sometimes the public radio will play classical music on their subchannel Tommy Carcetti Aug 2023 #2

Recommend WDAV for classical music unc70 Aug 2023 #4

I wanted to test Casady1 Aug 2023 #5

FM tuners get a rest in many areas. usonian Aug 2023 #6

"I had not listened to my FM tuner for a long time ..." You and everyone else. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2023 #7

Big cultural cities Casady1 Aug 2023 #8

Classical 24, Georgia Public Radio hlthe2b Aug 2023 #9

GPB is streaming Casady1 Aug 2023 #11

... roamer65 Aug 2023 #10

This streaming Casady1 Aug 2023 #12

I use a bluetooth to FM converter/transmitter. roamer65 Aug 2023 #13

What are the FM numbers? Casady1 Aug 2023 #14

Sounds like u don't have an FM station for classical. roamer65 Aug 2023 #16

We don't Casady1 Aug 2023 #18

Houston, too, unfortunately. n/t area51 Aug 2023 #15

We live in cultural wastelands Casady1 Aug 2023 #17

Yeah, pretty much the large urban centers for classical now over the air. roamer65 Aug 2023 #19

More to the point --- I don't see any way other than a small FM transmitter, or weekend trek. usonian Aug 2023 #20

What really cleans it up is HD radio. roamer65 Aug 2023 #21

WABE 90.1 FM was for many years bigtime Aug 2023 #22

I was surprised that WABE Casady1 Aug 2023 #23

No, there is not. Ursus Rex Aug 2023 #24

One sign of fascism is disdain for intellectuals & the arts. nt Hotler Aug 2023 #25

King-FM in Seattle maxsolomon Aug 2023 #26

Traditional broadcast television and radio simply don't exist... hunter Aug 2023 #27