Do young people still have conventional radios ?

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Do young people still have conventional radios ?

Post by Eva_G » Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:24 am

Would a young 15 or 30 something couple setting up home for the first time have a conventional radio or two?

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Re: Do young people still have conventional radios ?

Post by g33ky » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:40 pm

I'm a younger one of the bunch. I'd say our intake of analogue radio is mostly restricted to the car, and even then a lot of in-car listening is using something like Spotify so their radio intake is even less with that being the case. I think if a couple is moving into a home they might get a digital one maybe for the kitchen or study room but it's not going to be on as much as the older generation would use it, though they'd more likely get a smart speaker instead at this point (none of those wiretaps in my house ;)). I can't see them buying a strictly AM/FM receiver though, heck I doubt a lot of them even know what AM is! Then there's me with expensive shortwave receivers :lol:.

I think Bauer radio seems to be thinking along the same lines as this logic, as they're killing off more "Top 40" stations replacing with GHR (even replacing Absolute in London) to appeal to Generation X, it's the main market still using radio. Makes me wonder how long Capital can continue to operate in it's current form.
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Post by Eva_G » Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:31 pm

g33ky wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:40 pm I'm a younger one of the bunch. I'd say our intake of analogue radio is mostly restricted to the car, and even then a lot of in-car listening is using something like Spotify so their radio intake is even less with that being the case. I think if a couple is moving into a home they might get a digital one maybe for the kitchen or study room but it's not going to be on as much as the older generation would use it, though they'd more likely get a smart speaker instead at this point (none of those wiretaps in my house ;)). I can't see them buying a strictly AM/FM receiver though, heck I doubt a lot of them even know what AM is! Then there's me with expensive shortwave receivers :lol:.

I think Bauer radio seems to be thinking along the same lines as this logic, as they're killing off more "Top 40" stations replacing with GHR (even replacing Absolute in London) to appeal to Generation X, it's the main market still using radio. Makes me wonder how long Capital can continue to operate in it's current form.
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Post by Sparki » Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:23 pm

I'm 33, we had one pirate on round my area in the 2000s that was truly local I still have the preset on it! its a 19 year old micro system that I mostly use for the aux inputs for the TV (great speakers on it) tape and cd players bust so when I do listen to the radio on it, its only to scan for pirates and thats it. I do miss radio as it was and hate that its gone mostly digital now.

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Post by LeeCavanagh » Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:35 pm

I must confess, when i got my last car radio fitted, it was an Apple Wireless CarPlay model, great for using IOS app mytuner in the car, and listening to online radio, mytuner lets you add custom stations as well as search for and save your faves.

(In most cases the pirates all have their own stream these days anyway), i rarely use the FM radio or DAB radio in the car. (Although i do sometimes), Mainly use my radio for streaming now, and sat nav.

I’m over 45 :) So not really who this thread was aimed at, but i suspect I’m doing what a lot of youngsters are.
I do still use FM radio in my office/studio and my lounge but if i move again i doubt i will be bothered putting up an FM antenna..
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Post by radionortheast » Wed Jul 19, 2023 2:50 pm

Capital having Dua Lipo doing concerts so that might make younger people listen, it will be unlikely through fm I would of thought. I think podcasts seems to be the in thing now, think shes doing one with the bbc now. I thought Capital have gone down a bit lately, I started to hear Kate Bush running up that road which is a bit fuddy duddy, been played on it, sounding like an oldies station, it also got airplay on fun kids, so i’m guessing it must be something that has been brought back to life, some movie or program which has it on. They are removing Kiss fm from the east of england, suppose London is probably the only place with specialist stations on fm, Jazz fm went to dab were it is still known as Jazz fm!, theres nothing that would draw someone too fm.

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Post by Dennis99 » Thu Jul 20, 2023 8:35 am

Kate Bush Running Up That Hill was used in Netflix Stranger Things last year.

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Post by famefm » Thu Jul 20, 2023 11:28 am

radionortheast wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 2:50 pm Capital having Dua Lipo doing concerts so that might make younger people listen, it will be unlikely through fm I would of thought. I think podcasts seems to be the in thing now, think shes doing one with the bbc now. I thought Capital have gone down a bit lately, I started to hear Kate Bush running up that road which is a bit fuddy duddy, been played on it, sounding like an oldies station, it also got airplay on fun kids, so i’m guessing it must be something that has been brought back to life, some movie or program which has it on. They are removing Kiss fm from the east of england, suppose London is probably the only place with specialist stations on fm, Jazz fm went to dab were it is still known as Jazz fm!, theres nothing that would draw someone too fm.
I would hardly describe kiss as a specialist station now just a rubbish pop/dance station and the chances few people will miss it?

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Post by yellowbeard » Thu Jul 20, 2023 3:54 pm

To answer the original question, lots of mobile phones have an FM radio. Do they click on it, do they get out the wired headphones it needs for an antenna and do they like it enough to try it a second time are the real questions.

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Post by radionortheast » Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:57 pm

famefm wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 11:28 am I would hardly describe kiss as a specialist station now just a rubbish pop/dance station and the chances few people will miss it?
Agree in away it is closer to normal capital, i’ve only heard it here durring amospherics, it was nice to hear something playing new music, we lost Kiss 105 years ago, suppose the name has more been associated with dance, you used to get those kiss in ibiza complilations. Kiss 105 was meant to be replacement for pirates here, but was quite poor, think there were alot of Kiss fm’s in ireland they borrowed the jingles from. There alot more exciting stations around at the time, I didn’t listen to it that much, mostly it did have a limited playlist, rnb and pop that was around at the time, even a watered down dance station was considered a step in the right direction. It did have boy geogre on durring the day, the stations that replaced it Galaxy then Capital became even closer to pop stations, meant it was going back in the other direction, was a step in the wrong direction. Kiss 106.4 might not considered specialist losing it still dose represent a denigration, you're replacing something that mostly plays current music, something that mostly plays 80’s, 90’s, with a few current songs, fm becomes am.

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