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So I am starting to get a bit too old for Radio 1 but I still cant hack Radio 2, its time for a new radio station. Bascially I listen to most 90s+ music other than pop music (so rock, dance, hip hop etc etc, just not boyzone et al) and like funny DJs, but fooking hate local radio style DJs and anything where members of the public phone in for 3 minutes of dead air.

Is Virgin any good? I will prob be listening online so I have plenty of choice, pick me a new radio station folks.

Radio 6 (try it, I like it)

Virgin 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/

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Fill an ipod with songs you like and put it on shuffle.

Radio 6 looking very promising so far, cheers guys, keep em coming.

Virgin doesn't exist anymore.  Now absolute radio, which has a more diverse (and better imo) playlist than Virgin did.  You won't find any dance or hip-hop on there though.  Xfm a possibility too maybe?

Radio 6 is very good (Adam and Joe on Saturday mornings, Stuart Maconie on Sunday afternoon/evening) but there are worrying signs of change - big fat 'Dangerous' Dave Pearce has been given a slot playing crappy dance music.

Absolute and Radio 6 it is, like the general music they seem to have and like the DJs.

I have to listen to this in work all day, every day, painful...

it's a grown-ups radio station ;D

Its better than Century I guess, I needed rehab after the last radio themed thread...

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=30312.60

Dave try http://www.last.fm/listen - essentially you type in an artist you like and it plays similar stuff.

Cheers for that,  ;topman;

I prefer Spotify - as you can pause and rewind as well.

Kev'll tell you all about it.

I went straight from radio1 to radio4,  think it was a good move ;)(wont have to change again)

I use the i-Player for Radio. Normally catch up with Ratcliffe & Maconie. Some gems on Radio 4, Beat Mining with the Vinyl Hoover, was great.

I think you'll like Kiss breakfast with Ricky, Melvin and Charlie

I use this the only problem it lags sometimes, which is not much fun when you have 15sngs in play.

Werent they that musical group from Rainbow?

Wow, first impressions I like this one a lot

Thanks. This is great.  ;applause;

http://www.cowboyculturalsociety.com/

For old men with marvellous accents, playing gittar and singing songs about their hoss.

Yeah excellent, Blur radio ftw  :)up

You are far too old for all that music stuff now. Why don't you come over to the darkside and try out the glorious 5live 909am starting with the Sony award winner Simon Mayo 1pm -4pm then the great Peter Allen & Anita Annand on Drive 4-7pm. Unfortunately it goes radio Football till 10pm, this obviously goes off. I personally go to London station LBC radio for yes more talk, then i return at 10pm for the affable Richard Bacon. I'm sure you actually work far normal hours than I so why not take a pick.

I for the record i do occasionally listen to music but i just pull out one of 40 odd Bob Dylan albums i always carry. second thoughts I've just found this new band called Pink Floyd who seem pretty good so far and I predict great thing's for this band. ;booder;

Magic 828.  My mum and dad like it, pretty sure you'll love it too.

5 Years on - have you found your way to Radio 4 yet?

I love my portable DAB radio, great to take anywhere in the house or garden. Standard operating procedure used to be, Switch on Radio 4, If Archers/Woman's Hour is on retune to Radio 4 Extra, if dire 1950's comedy is on retune to World Service as a last resort.

Now use the new BBC radio player app on my phone in combination with a bluetooth headset - so it's really impossible not to find something to listen to.

Current Fav's   Clare In The Community, Ed Reardon's Week (Comedy).  This American Life (not easy to categorise but often fascinating)   

If you got dab then absolute radio 90s

This. AINEC.

Love 6Music. Shaun Keaveney in the morning, Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show at the weekend, Nemone's Electric Ladyland, loads of guest slots (Terry Hall and Iggy Pop were two recent favourites). Even shows about cover versions you never knew existed.

Always a few songs you've never heard before in every show. Inevitably one you've forgotten about.

Here's Friday's playlist for the breakfast show:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b048sf70

Holy moly, epic bump. Can't believe it has been five years.

I'm a radio 6 guy (and Frank Skinner on Absolute Radio).

Big fan of Shaun Keaveny in the morning, in fact had a few jokes/emails of mine read out on his show before (and the Mark Radcliffe/Stuart Maconie show).

Our DAB radio tends to flick between Radio 6, Absolute 80s and Absolute 90s.

yeah I have radio 6 at home and absolute on at work as others complain they don't recognise any of the songs on 6 music. 6 music FTW though, they even allowed my old band up to Manchester for a live session a couple of years ago, and Steve lamacq still plays some evening session classics too

The Serial.  This is well worth a listen imo, http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04wzyqq  think it can be downloaded from itunes also. Running into 12 30min episodes so far, not sure how many in total. Gripping stuff once you get involved.

"Sarah Koenig re-investigates the murder of teenager Hae Min Lee in 1999. Hae's ex-boyfriend Adnan was convicted but has always maintained his innocence. Sarah looks for new evidence and the true story"

Yep. It's excellent and also available as a podcast.

R4 Rules!