Help me identify a song I heard briefly on the radio. I'm pretty sure it was Van Halen, and I think it might have been "Got me goin" but with a long Joe Satriani-like intro solo. However, all the renditions I've found online have no such intro, so I'm second-guessing myself. [more inside]
posted by TimeTravelSpeed on Nov 9, 2009 - 15 answers

Can some one explain simply how to program a Radio Shack PRO-2018 Scanning Receiver Police/Fire/Weather/Air/Marine Radio? Bonus for finding Minnesota fire and police codes?
posted by randomthoughts on Nov 5, 2009 - 4 answers

Looking for Benjamen Walker's Your Radio Nightlight archive. [more inside]
posted by panoptican on Nov 5, 2009 - 5 answers

Recuperating from a head injury. How can I entertain myself with brain damage as a motif? [more inside]
posted by infinitewindow on Nov 2, 2009 - 10 answers

Calling Los Angeles Radio, circa 1980s. KLOS, Sunday night 'round 11 p.m. through 5 a.m., call-in talk radio. All topics. They talked about everything. Stoner heaven (a friend says, I swear). Who was the host? Thanks, dude. Rock on.
posted by ambient2 on Oct 31, 2009 - 1 answer

I've been thinking about updating a site I built that keeps a log of songs different radio stations are playing. To help me update it, please tell me what your favourite major or national level radio station is. Bonus marks if you know they release their "recently played" list as an rss feed. [more inside]
posted by twine42 on Oct 29, 2009 - 4 answers

Is there an audio plugin that will emulate the mono sound compression used by AM radio stations?
posted by Yakuman on Oct 29, 2009 - 8 answers

Three days, four to six kids, let's learn how to write a radio story. Go! [more inside]
posted by puckish on Oct 22, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm looking for an inexpensive radio with a digital tuner and decent sound quality. Please recommend models. [more inside]
posted by ocherdraco on Oct 22, 2009 - 4 answers

Do BBC Radio shows really expire after 7 days? [more inside]
posted by venividivici on Oct 12, 2009 - 6 answers

Looking for the news equivalent of the "Football Weekly" podcast. [more inside]
posted by brighton on Oct 9, 2009 - 2 answers

What music was used in the intro on today's episode of NPR's On Point? [more inside]
posted by niles on Oct 8, 2009 - 3 answers

Asking for a friend: What questions should he ask Richard Dawkins during a radio interview? [more inside]
posted by JaiMahodara on Oct 8, 2009 - 29 answers

[SongFilter] What the heck is this song playing on my local college radio station? [more inside]
posted by jordanlewis on Oct 7, 2009 - 8 answers

How would XM stop my radio from working when my trial offer expires? [more inside]
posted by mpls2 on Oct 2, 2009 - 9 answers

My new Casio digital piano picks up the radio. I think this is a bug not a feature. You can very faintly hear a music station coming out of one of the speakers (which is very distracting). Any ideas on how to fix it?
posted by TrashyRambo on Sep 29, 2009 - 6 answers

Is there any way in the world that I can listen to BBC Radio 4's audio drama series Number 10? [more inside]
posted by JMB1138 on Sep 20, 2009 - 4 answers

How can I find recordings of my grandmother from when she was on CBC radio in the late 40s/early 50s? [more inside]
posted by ocherdraco on Sep 13, 2009 - 4 answers

Does anyone happen to have, or know where I can get a recording of a very old Prairie Home Companion featuring (well it's what I'm after it for) a piece about a couple leaving a dinner party with friends, set to Handel's Water Music? [more inside]
posted by opsin on Sep 9, 2009 - 3 answers

Looking for podcasts or radio shows with women talking in Mancunian accents or similar Northern English accents. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Sep 5, 2009 - 6 answers

I just bought a Zoom H4n and I enjoy making field recordings, how do I make useful recordings? (Or who would care about the recordings I've made?) [more inside]
posted by ejfox on Sep 1, 2009 - 11 answers

Will RadioShack's VHF/AIR/WX/UHF Handheld Scanner let me hear the retransmission of space shuttle launch communications in Cape Canaveral? [more inside]
posted by StimulatingPixels on Aug 25, 2009 - 5 answers

What was this Superpitcheresque song I heard on late-night college radio the other night? [more inside]
posted by dunkadunc on Aug 24, 2009 - 2 answers

What causes massively scrambled FM radio reception along the Capital Beltway near Falls Church, Virginia? [more inside]
posted by jocelmeow on Aug 24, 2009 - 10 answers

I'd like recommendations for a cheap, simple two way radio for a child. Hopefully something I could get in store today. [more inside]
posted by peep on Aug 5, 2009 - 7 answers

seeking a bargain priced ipod clock radio + charging station [more inside]
posted by jcdill on Aug 4, 2009 - 6 answers

We made a magazine all about pants. Not a fashion magazine or anything, just people writing/drawing/doing poems abut pants. Now it's time to launch it and I seem to need some pants-related songs for a radio show. Seems like a perfect question for the hive-mind. Any ideas?
posted by MrMisterio on Aug 3, 2009 - 39 answers

Are you forced to listen to the same music every day at work or elsewhere, and do you like it, dislike it, or just not notice it? Mainly, I'm curious how you manage to deal with it, or if I'm really that sensitive to repetitive music. Or are you the one playing the same station out loud every day? Have you had any incidents arise from it from co-workers/colleagues? And is Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" really that addictive... still? [more inside]
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing on Jul 29, 2009 - 27 answers

Help me choose a sub £50 FM Radio [more inside]
posted by nam3d on Jul 29, 2009 - 2 answers

What are some decent vintage jazz radio streams/podcasts *with on-air programmers/DJs*? [more inside]
posted by 1001 questions on Jul 22, 2009 - 12 answers

I want to get a story on This American Life. I would like some help. [more inside]
posted by orville sash on Jul 18, 2009 - 8 answers

What public radio stations, with an internet stream, broadcast NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered without local programming segments? [more inside]
posted by wuntu on Jul 9, 2009 - 7 answers

Where can I find a copy of the archived NBC radio show "Stroke of Fate"? [more inside]
posted by jefficator on Jul 2, 2009 - 9 answers

What are the most substantive conservative talk radio/podcasts? [more inside]
posted by keith0718 on Jun 25, 2009 - 11 answers

Asking on behalf of a friend... 'One day back in 2004 or 2005 I heard a song played on the radio. All I remember is that the song was fairly long, and that at some point it descended into a kind of blissed-out psychedelia, and I remember a stoned-sounding voice saying 'You're my butterfly' with a sense of wonder.' Any ideas?
posted by paleyellowwithorange on Jun 23, 2009 - 18 answers

i want to listen to a radio commercial without the words. [more inside]
posted by stubby phillips on Jun 22, 2009 - 3 answers

How did pilots communicate with each other in World War 1? [more inside]
posted by adamdschneider on Jun 22, 2009 - 4 answers

Looking for interesting podcast recommendations from outwith iTunes - comedy, books, current affairs and anything else to satisfy an autodidact who's curious about everything. [more inside]
posted by mippy on Jun 22, 2009 - 21 answers

I like to listen to the radio in bed at night, but my wife doesn't. Can you recommend some good headphones? [more inside]
posted by tomwheeler on Jun 21, 2009 - 8 answers

Why are there so many French internet radio stations? On iTunes, they seem vastly disproportionate. Is there a legal reason, a historical reason, or something else?
posted by Bugbread on Jun 9, 2009 - 8 answers

Help me find good quality sound recording equipment (radio-ish), on a budget. [more inside]
posted by mmmleaf on Jun 9, 2009 - 15 answers

Why exactly is the appeal of those notorious four chords in pop music? I hear them everywhere, and I am starting to lose my shit. [more inside]
posted by Beardman on May 29, 2009 - 39 answers

Looking for favorites among the MeFi regulars in the category of: Foreign Language radio streams, suitable for language immersion and/or passive practice. [more inside]
posted by RavinDave on May 29, 2009 - 18 answers

Posting for a friend:

"I own a Sony ICF-C113V bedside clock-radio that receives television signals from the soon to be obsolete VHF channels (2-13). Does anyone know if there is a clock-radio solution on the market yet that receives the audio portion of the DTV television signals in a clock-radio footprint? I have an iHome which I use as my primary clock-radio for alarms and music (iPod), but would still like the option to listen to television periodically."
posted by ThyroidBob on May 28, 2009 - 9 answers

Is there an American College Radio singles chart? [more inside]
posted by hayeled on May 26, 2009 - 9 answers

[NameThatMovieFilter] I'm looking for the name of a short film about a radio station that sends out a mysterious signal. [more inside]
posted by Pastabagel on May 20, 2009 - 5 answers

How can I go about getting a job in public radio? [more inside]
posted by Lutoslawski on May 16, 2009 - 11 answers

Do radio waves attenuate and become noise or do they go on forever? [more inside]
posted by MrMulan on May 12, 2009 - 14 answers

Your tips on personality branding plus Facebook and Twitter [more inside]
posted by frosty_hut on May 8, 2009 - 3 answers

How do different news media (radio vs. television) end up doing the same news stories? [more inside]
posted by Hanuman1960 on May 6, 2009 - 10 answers