Music radio shows - what's the point?

Ohhh... because I love radio.   I mean real, live air-waved radio.   You can't get that immediacy from any other medium.   And besides I don't really like the perpetual feedbag of digital radio; it's no fun, there's no humanity, and I feel more like a customer than a listener.   More power to you for doing your show.

The point?   There isn't one.   That's the point.

ptruswell wrote: After all anyone can go find new music, assemble a playlist and hit go - and have been able to for many years now, and don't have to put up with chat in between songs or annoying edits! (?) So I ask again - What's the point of a music radio show?

...in fact it was so good that I decided to make it a permanent feature of my embryonic website at www.topographictunes.com. Thanks Juls - will be listening to your podcasts! 😊

BTW, I really like the show... think it was yours I was listening to... One of my new favorites..., Julie




Edited by Progkast - February 27 2017 at 20:30

Thanks for the link, Ghost, I got about halfway through the article (I have to go to work right now), but I disagree with what I read. Sometimes I feel like articles are written just to be written and not really because they are built on any truth. I think at this date and time college radio is more important than ever. Many many people are fed up with the corporate cookie cutter format (you know, the auto tune top 40) and are turning to college/community/satellite radio for alternatives. Our college radio station here is the only place where the hungry, sick of auto tune, girl singer, boy band and rap, 17-30 yr olds (and us older folk) can hear new/alternative/neo psych and exciting rock music. They don't want to ride their cruiser skateboards to rap or maroon 5. Our selection of stations is pretty bare. In Albuquerque we have KUNM, which, again, is the only station that plays reggae, prog (continuously), jazz, native american, etc. If it is a good station with good management, it isn't going anywhere. It is corporate radio that is dying, not community radio.Corporate radio is to community radio what Taco *ell is to homemade tacos. Shear trash. It comes out the other end as soon as it enters. ;)  Julie


Edited by Progkast - March 01 2017 at 07:21

Yeah, I probably should have read it when I got home - before I posted. I'll check it out later. :)

You're sort of in the same boat I am Christoph. Here in Southern New Mexico, there is no Prog played on the radio.  :O


Edited by Progkast - March 10 2017 at 20:33

The later time is better, but still unable to listen on a regular basis. Maybe once I get a modern phone I can start streaming music - at least that's the plan ;)

Having a radio show together with my wife for the last 5 years, I think I have something to say on the matter.
Here's my point of view:
  The trouble and the effort you are getting into when you run a desent radio show, are really great, and nobody can understand that.
  When we begun the show, we had only some friends as listeners. But now, after 5 long years, we have people from all over the world listening and participating in the show. We have "build" a very strong fan base of people, who are waiting for the next Sunday night to listen to us. (Seriously).
Further than that, we met with many artists who came as guests in our show, loved it and now they are coming back again and again as listeners. Not to mention the honor of meeting people like Clive Nolan (who invited me to his home), Dave Cousins of Strawbs (with whom we shared a few beers at a pub), John Lees of Barclay James Harvest, (who invited me at the beckstage before their gig), etc, among many others.
In my opinion, all these things give you the courage to carry on.

And you know what? Yes, you can find music everywhere. BUT, you have to know what you are looking for! Because further than the music itself, the point is the connection and the bonding between all these people. We have people in our audience who are listening to our show for more than 3 years now, that we never met from close. And it is a great pleasure and honor to know that all these people from USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Greece, etc, will tune in on every Sunday, to listen to music altogether, have some fun through the chatbox and spend 2 very pleasant hours together with us.
 One of our new (back then) listeners once said: I felt like I entered a pub, filled of friends who were having fun while listening to good music.
And that my friends, is a very important thing for me!
Thank you! :-)

Edited by moshkito - September 29 2017 at 16:27