El Cid Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 My old radio needs repairing, but its no digital, I am wondering whether its worth repairing. I find my digital radios short on presets, but there is also online radio. It would be nice to have the same radio station playing throughout the house, but that sounds expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsaud Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 My old radio needs repairing, but its no digital, I am wondering whether its worth repairing. I find my digital radios short on presets, but there is also online radio. It would be nice to have the same radio station playing throughout the house, but that sounds expensive. If you buy a set of sonos speakers (other brands are available) you can have the same station in every room, or different ones all controlled from your phone. Not cheap, but brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 If you buy a set of sonos speakers (other brands are available) you can have the same station in every room, or different ones all controlled from your phone. Not cheap, but brilliant. I have radios in the living room, kitchen and bedroom; but they tend to be out of sync and then you need to go to the other rooms to turn them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranza Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I have radios in the living room, kitchen and bedroom; but they tend to be out of sync and then you need to go to the other rooms to turn them off. You need to succumb to Amazon and Alexa. Really easy to set up a multi room. I was given a Robert DAB/ internet radio for a birthday, I found it awful to use to see the screen and the bleeding Ariel snapped of when it was slightly warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviathan13 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 My old radio needs repairing, but its no digital, I am wondering whether its worth repairing. I find my digital radios short on presets, but there is also online radio. It would be nice to have the same radio station playing throughout the house, but that sounds expensive. I play digital radio via my phone connected to a BlueTooth speaker and move it around the house as I go. A bit faffy compared to what you want to do, but a cheaper alternative in the meantime. You could just play the radio through your phone speaker, but it wouldn't be as loud or as good quality as using a speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrotequila Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 You can also do this using the Google Home speakers, the Mini ones are often on offer and are good enough quality for listening to radio stations. We have several around our flat and it's easy to listen to music throughout with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I listen to radio on the internet only and I listen to radio a lot using variety of devices and bluetooth speakers. Mostly BBC. The World Service is as good now as it ever was. In fact it has probably improved. It has modernised, and broadened and it has obviously attracted whole legions of new fans across the world. It is obvious that even young people in places like Nigeria and Bangladesh, etc appreciate the service. It is not as if radio is just for old fuddy-duddies and that youngsters only use it for music. That is not true at all. some of the American stations and podcasts are also not bad, but radio is one area - if there were ever that many of them to begin with, there isn't all that many left - where Britain really does lead the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I find BBC radio 4 programmes very interesting. Good variety of genres. I think their News broadcasts seem to have more clarity than the TV News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 they have all modernised. Radio 4 never used to mention sport at all in their news bulletins. It was kind of ridiculous back in the 1980s that Liverpool could have beaten Man U 3-2 in a right scorcher the night before, and Radio 4's Today programme would just totally ignore it next morning. Now they cover sports a lot in their news bulletins - they never did before except for the odd feature. Radio 5 can be good but the best BBC radio station is the World Service although obviously it isn't all that bothered about domestic UK news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 It was kind of ridiculous back in the 1980s that Liverpool could have beaten Man U 3-2 in a right scorcher the night before, and Radio 4's Today programme would just totally ignore it next morning. I would be totally happy with that, but if it educates people that would normally not listen to radio four, then I am ok with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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