I have been asked by friends why I don’t have or like satellite
radio. When my husband first got his car, I got another sampling of it, and I
never used it when I drove the car much at all! Simply said, I want to know
what is going on.
When I am driving, I enjoy listening to music as much as
everyone else. I am the person that is rocking to the tunes down the
expressway. I also must remind myself, at stoplights, to pull the windows up
lest someone hear my off key voice hollering out the words to one of my million
favorite songs playing. But, what I don’t want is to be out of the loop of what
is going on in the world.
Some days are so crazy, it is awesome on that darn ride to
town to hear the news in quick sound bites.
The fluff is gone and the news is covered quickly, local news and only
the huge national news stories for the most part. Who enjoys, on a busy day, being bogged down
by scrolling around on the internet or phone or having to watch TV to find out
what is going on in our world.
Traffic tie ups are a part of life, in any region. Who likes landing up in the middle of them
with no warning? Hello, another reason
to listen to local news! So many times, I hear suggestions of things to avoid
and even suggestions for detours. What a
time-saver. Or if that black cloud
overhead is turning into a tornado. I sure would like to know if I should be
looking for a ditch to run to. You can’t get that off of satellite radio.
Most of us have a hard enough time keeping up with our own
life let alone the agenda in the city. Local broadcaster’s jobs are to promote
venues in the city. Listening to a local channel gives that, the quick synopsis
of what is going on, where and when. I also enjoy hearing feedback from callers or
guests about the events in town. Supporting local communities and businesses is
what makes our area thrive. I don’t have time to read a local paper so this is
the next best thing.
A good radio channel should give you the taste and culture
of the city, where you live, where to eat, best places to shop, what movie to
watch, etc… They know better than anyone
we all suffer from some level of attention deficit. A friend in the business told me recently, 6
second messages work good actually! How
many of us spit out what we want to say in around 2-3 minutes? If so, that is a heck of a lot of wasted
time, energy and words! Nobody is listening after a minute folks.You are boring people. I know, I have seen non-verbals aimed at me that say, "land the plane!"
So there you go, listen to the local radio for those of you,
like me with some ADHD, interest in hearing more about your city and still
having moments to jam to some music on the road!
*Thank you Anna Marie for your inspiration on this!
