Every morning for as long as Brianna’s been going to daycare, and any other time I’m in the car, I’ve tuned my radio station to 95.3. Why? Because they did the Eighties at Eight every morning. Hello! A whole hour of eighties music? Yes, I have turned into my parents, listening to the songs of my “youth” but c’mon, who doesn’t love the eighties? During the rest of the day, the station played a great mix of 80s, 90s and current, all top 40 stuff. It was easy to listen to and I knew I wouldn’t be hating on most of the music.
Today, my heart was shattered. I dropped Brianna off at daycare, flipped the radio to my fave station and heard…Bob and Sheri’s Chatroom. Who the hell are Bob and Shari, who’s this dude they’re letting blather on about nothing particularly interesting (random caller) and where’s the Eighties at Eight? Gone, it seems. Looks like the radio station is restructuring and they’re piping in a syndicated morning talk show. Can I just say blech? Every other radio station in the area already does morning talk shows (some local, some syndicated). I could have switched to one of them at any time if I wanted to listen to a bunch of people who will drive me insane and raise my blood pressure with their stupidity, and rambling, pointless, inane opinions. I want music, not talk. I WANT MY MTV. Errr…sorry. So anyway, I flipped through all the other local stations and the only one not “talking” was a country station. I like country, it’s why I have it programmed, but not enough to listen to it all the time. I’m so sad! I want my eighties, I want Jeff and Karen back in the morning, I want music. I don’t want change. I don’t LIKE change. Waaaaaah.
It looks like I’ll be loading up my mp3 player again, and plugging it into the car stereo. I wonder if it’s too late to invest in Sirius radio….
And this is why I have XM Radio in the Tahoe. Our local radio stations suck.
I too hate talk radio in the morning. I’m trying to wake up, listening to the mindless banter does not help. :gah:
I don’t even listen to radio any more except for the occasional plunge when I’m stuck in the car with the girls and forgot the Backyardigans cds. Even THEY hate nearly everything that’s on around here, and they’re pretty open minded about music.
Ugh. I cannot stand talk radio in the AM. This is why I keep my CD changer fully loaded.
You know, Jody, that’s what makes it worse. I spend most of my time listening to children’s music because usually I’m in the car with Brianna. I love those 20 minutes on the way home when I can listen to MY music. And now they’ve brutally ripped that option from me. Hmph.
Jaci’s right. XM/Sirius is the only way to go. 80′s on 8 with no commercials. Or in my case, 60s on 6. But then I’m old. Damn, but I love my XM radio.
This is why I got Sirius. Greatest thing ever. They have an 80s channel. And a channel for everything else you can possibly imagine. And no commercials, ever. Well worth the price.
I hate talk shows…especially in the morning…on my way to work…like I want to go there. I need angry music for that, lol. I keep a bunch of 80s CDs in the car…best music ever.
Ugh. Same thing happened here a few months ago, I’ve turned to CDs for my kidless drive time. I still have the station programmed, because I keep thinking they will figure out what idiots they are and go back.
Oh man, that happened to me a few years ago: the last station around here to play eighties and older music suddenly became a “family friendly” station–don’t ask, I still don’t have a clue what was unfriendly before–and there went all my favorites.
I quit listening to radio then and there :sigh:
Back in the days when I used to commute (years ago) I used to listen to Bob and Sheri all the time. (they are local here) But I have to admit I am so sick of talk radio, I can’t even remember the last time I turned on the radio in the morning.
We used to have friday night eighties which was cool but thats long gone.
So now it’s just me and the ipod. lol
Eliza
That happened to me, a few times. Finally I’ve found a good radio station, their eighties hour though is at 1 p.m., the Retro hour.
If they change this station I’ll scream because blathering on makes me turn into a hulk like creature.
Grrr. Amy no happy.
That sucks. Talk radio makes my ears bleed. I want to yell at the radio: “Look people! If I wanted to listen to random blathering I’d pay attention at work!”
And when stations change their formats… it always feels like a betrayal imho.
But props on the 80s love. I have 80′s on 8 through my satellite TV provider. Non-stop nostalgia while writing…and it seems to provoke spontaneous kids-bouncing-on-the couch with every catchy pop song. Good times.
keith
Grrrr! That is just so wrong and depressing Sirius does have an all 80′s station and a great political left station that I’m addicted to.
The husband works for Sirius, so I am biased, but Sirius is pretty affordable, and they have loads of fun stations, including an ’80s one, as Kwana says. I like the Chill and Garage Rock stations. Plus once you never have to hear commercials, it’ll drive you crazy to hear them again.
This is the very reason I invested in satellite radio. And I’ve never looked back, I don’t even know the last time I listened to regular radio. There’s a channel for every decade and every genre, and no idiotic babbling first thing in the morning. Sooo worth it, especially because you can’t–or I can’t, rather–survive on just CD’s and iPod. I get tired of them after a while and need to hear some new stuff.
OK, so since you don’t like talk radio I may be of no help but…you do like politics and who doesn’t like news?! So you should tune in to NPR in the mornings. Morning Edition is great, I look forward to it every time I take the kids to school. If you’re getting a late start Diane Rehm is alwasy worth a listen!
And OH the afternoon lineup! Yay, for intelligent news programming. I would leave Chad for Terry Gross.
Now I just have to talk my husband into Sirius/XM radio…
Maria, I like politics and news, but I’m just not a fan of them on the radio. Or I should say, I like to hear news in a quick 2 minute debriefing and then move on to music. I spend all day on the internet surrounded by news. I just like my 20 minutes of groove in the morning!
There is only one station in my area that doesn’t talk their listeners to death. The station is 94.1 and they play 60′s, 70′s and 80′s music. I couldn’t believe my good luck when I run across music actually playing for the morning drive. I used to love Ace & TJ back when they still played some music but now it’s more and more talk. We have Bob & Sheri around here too. They aren’t too bad, if you have to listen to a talk show.
Now they’ve started having the same type show on for the drive home. When do people get to listen to music?
I stopped listening to the radio in the morning for the exact same reason(s).
BTW–since you said you like 80′s music (me too!), I just discovered a current band named KEANE that has a definite 80′s sound. If you haven’t heard them, you should check them out.
When I turn on the radio, I want to hear music, not talk shows. Luckily for me, there is a local station that pretty much only plays music and has hour long segments without commercials. I love it. If they end up doing talk shows, I’ll probably stop listening to the radio.
It’s a phase.
I’m in the NY Metro area and we went through this about five/six years ago.
Howard Stern and the like.
We’re back to music. some talking, but more music than before.
deep breath.
You’ll get through it.
and
I LOVE the 80″s
Ok, I just had to laugh. I wasn’t on here yesterday, so after I read the 80′s music entry, nodding along and agreeing with you the whole way through, even the end where it says “I don’t want change. I don’t LIKE change.” Then I moved down to yesterday’s, where the first sentence talks about your upcoming workshop, on, yes, you’ve got it, “The Tools of Change”. Gave me a good giggle, anyway!
I really really (read vehemently) really dislike morning talk radio hosts
who ever told those people they were funny? most of them ain’t funny at 10AM or 2 PM or 5PM or even 10PM….but between 6 and 7AM?
don’t even go there….
*sigh* :gah:
(((((Angela))))) :slurp:
I love eighties music. I’m lukcy at present as most of the morning DJs here are on holiday so there is less talking and more music
May I suggest an IPod with a car adaptor pre-programmed with eighties music? And perhaps playing ‘Pour Some Sugar On It’ at top volume 
That does suck, I do the opposite though. Listen to the Morning Show and use the Zune for the drive home. But the morning show I listen to is, well, I think it’s funny but it’s pretty crass, it’s from the local Rock station and those guys are stupid funny.
We’ve had XM radio before and I hated it. I’m so glad my new car as the AUX access. I heart my Zune. :smooch:
Get Sirius. Or Sirius/XM, whatever the hell it’s called these days!
We got Sirius when Nick was out on the road. And even though he’s home now, we have it hooked up in the house and still listen to it quite a bit. And if we’re going to be in the car for longer than 15 minutes, we take it with us then, too (great for road trips!).
I loooove to listen to it online while I’m working… so convenient!
I think you’d love the variety of “specialty” channels, Angie. It’s $12.95 a month. Just do it and get your groove back on in the mornings! :hips:
I listen to the 80s at 8 in the evening so I listen to NPR in the morning. My favorite ad for the 80s at 8 says something like, “Remembering a time when you couldn’t even carry your entire music collection, let alone stick it in your pocket.”