Which radio stations are really rather good?
I normally just find a Spotify playlist, but the other half likes to have the radio on when she wakes up in the morning, and we're struggling to find a station that we like.
We've tried BBC Radio 2 on and off, but there's too much promotion of what's on BBC TV (which we tend not to watch), and personally I don't enjoy the news broadcast every half hour. It's usually extremely depressing stuff that ends on a whimsical note - many people have died somewhere, there's an ecological disaster somewhere else, it's snowing in some remote part of the country that you'll never visit, there's traffic hundreds of miles from home, and in other news, a cat climbed a tree and kissed a pigeon.
Dawned on me that we listen via TuneIn, meaning we have access to an entire world of broadcasts, most of which we've never heard of. So what's good out there? In the morning in particular it would be nice to having something upbeat, with a good variety of music, uplifting commentary, interesting subjects to discuss, or anything else that could contribute to a nice start to the day.
Also handy that the speaker lets us set different alarms for different days. So if there's a station that's particularly brilliant, say, on a Friday morning, that can be factored in quite easily.
Any recommendations?
I normally just find a Spotify playlist, but the other half likes to have the radio on when she wakes up in the morning, and we're struggling to find a station that we like.
We've tried BBC Radio 2 on and off, but there's too much promotion of what's on BBC TV (which we tend not to watch), and personally I don't enjoy the news broadcast every half hour. It's usually extremely depressing stuff that ends on a whimsical note - many people have died somewhere, there's an ecological disaster somewhere else, it's snowing in some remote part of the country that you'll never visit, there's traffic hundreds of miles from home, and in other news, a cat climbed a tree and kissed a pigeon.
Dawned on me that we listen via TuneIn, meaning we have access to an entire world of broadcasts, most of which we've never heard of. So what's good out there? In the morning in particular it would be nice to having something upbeat, with a good variety of music, uplifting commentary, interesting subjects to discuss, or anything else that could contribute to a nice start to the day.
Also handy that the speaker lets us set different alarms for different days. So if there's a station that's particularly brilliant, say, on a Friday morning, that can be factored in quite easily.
Any recommendations?
