Listening to radio - too old fashioned?

July 13, 2008 Thought Cloud, Whatnots 1 Comment

Is listening to FM Radio too old-fashioned? I’m a fan of FM Radio during my younger years (10 to around 14 years old). I love listening to different FM Radio Stations – Wave, Magic, RT, Kool and Campus to name a few. In fact, there was a point in my life that I dreamt of being a radio DJ. I even operated my own Internet radio station before. I would call radio stations or drop a line on their messengers to request for songs and even greet my friends. Funny really! But in today’s context, do we still listen to FM Radio stations? I know that there are a lot of mp3 players and other portable media players available in the market today. Why bother wait for the DJ to play your requested song when you can just fiddle with your iPod and select the track you want? Why struggle to get into the busy lines of these radio stations just to request for a song? I know.

I was busy plurking and one of my plurk buddies is a DJ for a local radio station. I got curious and decided to listen to his radio show. His Plurk buddies would post requests and he would play the songs eventually. So, I did the same and lucky, he played the songs I requested. Right now I’m listening to his radio show and waiting for my third request this morning. I requested for Iris by Goo Goo Dolls. His show today plays the music of the past and the not-so distant past (mostly from the 90s and the early 2000s). Awhile ago, I also requested for a song by Westlife and S Club 7 and all of them where played. Hearing your name and your requested song makes me happy.

Sometimes, it’s great to go back down the memory lane and do things as it was just like listening to the radio. Being an FM Radio station fan when I was young, it was great listening to an FM radio station again. As I end this post, I’m now listening to my last request for today which Iris by Goo Goo Dolls. Thanks, Mr. DJ!