The Radio

I have never used the old, clunky, beat up radio that sits in my basement before. I'm sure once upon a time it was used quite frequently, but I do not even know how to turn it on. Nowadays everyone simply uses their phone or MP3 player for music. Old fashioned radios are very rare and not likely to be seen in homes. However, many people still use radios every day, just in different forms.

Many people listen to the radio in their car every day on the way to work or school or wherever they are going. In most car radios, there are two settings: AM radio and FM radio. AM radio typically refers to talk show radio stations that you can listen to in the car. FM, on the other hand, consists of music stations, though they may have some talking as well. Of course, there are commercials on both settings, so that adds extra talking no one usually wants to listen to. Listening to the radio while driving is relaxing or entertaining for most people, which is why they turn it on in the first place. Personally, I do not mind driving in silence. However, sometimes I turn on the radio to listen to music as background noise while I am driving places. I generally turn the radio off if there are other people in the car, though.

Similarly, many people listen to music on their phones to provide entertainment for themselves. Some simply buy music from the iTunes store to listen to at their leisure. I think that most people simply use an app to listen to music, though. Common music apps include Pandora, Spotify, and SoundCloud. It may seem obvious, but when using these apps they are pulling different songs from different radio stations. This means that you are indeed using a radio when you use these apps to listen to music, even though it is on your phone.

There are hundreds of different stations and genres on the radio, such as pop, jazz, hip-hop, rap, classical, blues, and so much more. There is a type of music for everyone to listen to thanks to the many radio stations that exist. If you have not found a type of music you enjoy listening to, you simply have not been looking hard enough. Next time you pull out your phone, try going through some of the different music apps so you can browse through the vast amount of stations. I hope you find a type of music you enjoy!