poll: radio?

So Jeff and I are experimenting with living with no cable television.

We have nothing against tv, and we know there are some great shows currently airing. We've just found ourselves watching less and less tv over the years, with very few shows luring us enough to schedule our lives around them. Instead, we've started waiting until a particular season of an intriguing show is out on DVD, then borrowing it from a friend or video rental store.

Not nearly as exciting, I know, but I'm finding other ways to fill that time, like reading or drawing or writing or studying German or playing music or spending time with friends. We still haven't decided whether to get cable for our new house; the next month or two will be a good test to see how we fare without it.

I'm also starting to listen to the radio more, especially in the mornings as I'm working on my Market Watch column. So far I've been listening to CBC and CFRB, but I'm also exploring Web radio again. One of my favourite hosts is Andy Barrie from CBC's Metro Morning show. Andy interviewed me ages ago about Inkspot, and also has played an Urban Tapestry tune on air ("Technonerdboy").

A poll question: Do you ever listen to the radio? If so, when do you listen to it (in the car? at work? etc.) and what do you like listening to (news? music? what kind of music?). And to Toronto types: what is your favourite station and why?

Fun to read all the responses to my 300 baud modem poll yesterday in LJ and Blatherchat, by the way. One of my favourite exchanges:

Bill Sutton: "Ha. You had a SmartModem. You were lucky. When I were t'lad, we had to make do with acoustic couplers. And we were GRATEFUL."

Gary McGath: "You had acoustic couplers? When I was a boy, we had to whistle into the telephone at 20 baud!"

:-)

The doodle at the top of the page was created for Illustration Friday, a weekly drawing assignment. This week's topic: "The Seasons."

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