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listening to radio vs loneliness (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/autism@lemmy.world
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I often notice that I need music to keep my mood up especially when I am alone. To not get myself into managing what to actually listen to but to have it as a background radio would actually be perfect.

If there weren't the commercials. Those live rent free in my head and get more annoying everytime I hear them. I can recite those from decades ago and see it as brainwashing and of course have my mental blacklist to never give money to the annoying ones.

Anyhow. Are commercials especially on the radio as unbearable as they are to me? How do you cope? Is there a (internet) station not overdoing it for you?

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[–] 10 points 3 weeks ago* (4 children)

I listen to the BBC, there are no adverts. Particularly BBC Radio 4. It's got very little music, it's mainly documentaries or current affairs or dramas. I ended up finding that it calms me down because I start to recognise the voices of the newsreaders and continuity announcers. If you're outside of the United Kingdom, you may have the BBC World Service available. British BBC radio stations can be found online, though.

The mental blacklist is so relatable, by the way.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    BBC Radio 6 Music listener here. No ads, and interesting music chosen by its presenters, many of whom used to work in the music industry themselves.

    As an organisation, the BBC has its faults, but its Radio output is possibly the best in the world.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Radio 6 seems popular here! Interesting, as I never really considered it. 1 is well known, 2 is moreso my taste, 4 is my favourite as well as my local one. 3 also has the classical music.

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