OT TV commercials are louder than the shows

[Sitre Magana]

trying to find something decent on the radio.

I can't find anything decent on the radio. It too is usually mind
chatter, commercials and nothing other than Avril Lavinge, Kelly
Clarkson, Shania Twain and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Even "commercial free"
satellite radio has begun to add commercials (Didn't cable TV do that
in the '70s? Claim to be free of commercial interruption and then add
commercials later on.) I have a Sony Boombox with a cassette and CD
player, and I always have either a tape or CD playing, never turning
on the radio.

[h***@aol.com]

Post by Sitre Magana

trying to find something decent on the radio.

I can't find anything decent on the radio. It too is usually mind
chatter, commercials and nothing other than Avril Lavinge, Kelly
Clarkson, Shania Twain and �Lynyrd Skynyrd. Even "commercial free"
satellite radio has begun to add commercials (Didn't cable TV do that
in the '70s? Claim to be free of commercial interruption and then add
commercials later on.) I have a Sony Boombox with a cassette and CD
player, and I always have either a tape or CD playing, never turning
on the radio.

actually theres some good shows, how its made is fascinating, shows
about building mega structures, national geographic channel is
excellent.

I just hope the goverment passes a de bundling law, I have ZIP
interest in sports but have to pay for those useless channels

Our DVRs make it easy to watch what I want when I want:)

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Post by h***@aol.com
I just hope the goverment passes a de bundling law, I have ZIP
interest in sports but have to pay for those useless channels

I'm for that. I don't care how many channels the cable company offers, I
only watch a half dozen or so. I'be be willing to pay more per channel to
have less of them, just the ones I want.

I don't want dumb shows like "The Office" but I can not watch it from the
Hartford station, Boston station, or Providence station. I also don't
watch the three MTV's, the five ESPN's, but we don't have National
Geographic.

[h***@aol.com]

Post by h***@aol.com
I just hope the goverment passes a de bundling law, I have ZIP
interest in sports but have to pay for those useless channels

I'm for that. �I don't care how many channels the cable company offers, I
only watch a half dozen or so. �I'be be willing to pay more per channel to
have less of them, just the ones I want.
I don't want dumb shows like "The Office" but I can not watch it from the
Hartford station, �Boston station, or Providence station. �I also don't
watch the three MTV's, the five ESPN's, but we don't have National
Geographic.

national geographic has become my favorite, home sick today about all
i have watched are DVRs of their shows

[Mark Lloyd]

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Post by Sitre Magana

trying to find something decent on the radio.

I can't find anything decent on the radio. It too is usually mind
chatter, commercials and nothing other than Avril Lavinge, Kelly
Clarkson, Shania Twain and ynyrd Skynyrd. Even "commercial free"
satellite radio has begun to add commercials (Didn't cable TV do that
in the '70s? Claim to be free of commercial interruption and then add
commercials later on.) I have a Sony Boombox with a cassette and CD
player, and I always have either a tape or CD playing, never turning
on the radio.

actually theres some good shows, how its made is fascinating, shows
about building mega structures, national geographic channel is
excellent.

PBS has some stuff like that. They do have commercials (not counting
pledge breaks, which are big commercials).

Post by h***@aol.com
I just hope the goverment passes a de bundling law, I have ZIP
interest in sports but have to pay for those useless channels

I'm not interested in sports either. There's a lot of others
(including home shopping) I'd rather not be paying for.

Post by h***@aol.com
Our DVRs make it easy to watch what I want when I want:)

With a DVR, I often don't know when something is "on", or even what
channel.

[Malissa Baldwin]

Post by Sitre Magana

trying to find something decent on the radio.

I can't find anything decent on the radio.

And you can't find anything to eat under 2000 calories per bite.

Post by Sitre Magana
It too is usually mind
chatter, commercials and nothing other than Avril Lavinge, Kelly
Clarkson, Shania Twain and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

And what's your cupboards consist of doughnuts, Twinkies, Ho-Hos,
Oreos, Animal Crackers.

Post by Sitre Magana
Even "commercial free" satellite radio has begun to add commercials

Satellite Radio has always had commercials like you always had
doughnuts in your fat face.

Post by Sitre Magana
(Didn't cable TV do that in the '70s? Claim to be free of commercial interruption and then add commercials later on.)

No. Cable TV has had commercials for as long as you have been stuffing
your fat face with doughnuts, you cow.

Post by Sitre Magana
I have a Sony Boombox with a cassette and CD player, and I always have either a tape or CD playing

And you always have doughnuts stuffed in your fat face.

Post by Sitre Magana
never turning on the radio.

And never eating healthy foods.

[Malissa Baldwin]

Some are a lot louder.

"Television is not a communications medium; it is an

advertising medium."

Pretty much. Even though cable was supposed to be commercial-free, in
the end, you end up paying to see new-commercials over the same old
shows and movies.

Even though your supposed to weigh 100 pounds, you end up paying to
stuff 500 calorie doughnuts in your fat face and in the end, you weigh
487 pounds.

[Malissa Baldwin]

Some are a lot louder.

Pherpaps you should start renting DVDs instead.
Nothing interesting on broadcast television anyhows.

Pherhaps you should start a gym membership.
Nothing healthy stuffing your fat face with doughnuts anyhows.

[unknown]

Post by Sitre Magana

trying to find something decent on the radio.

I can't find anything decent on the radio. It too is usually mind
chatter, commercials and nothing other than Avril Lavinge, Kelly
Clarkson, Shania Twain and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Even "commercial free"
satellite radio has begun to add commercials (Didn't cable TV do that
in the '70s? Claim to be free of commercial interruption and then add
commercials later on.) I have a Sony Boombox with a cassette and CD
player, and I always have either a tape or CD playing, never turning
on the radio.

I guess you're talking just about music?

I get most of my news from the radio - NPR.

Occasionally a brief visit to one of the Pacifica stations -- mine is
KPFK -- not for their shrill far-far-far-Left politics, but for their
"exotic" world music.

However, even NPR throws soft-balls, and puts on many times
more anti-Israel,pro-Palestinian speakers than I can stomach.

What ever happened to fact checking, instead of just reading stuff on
the feed?

What NPR does have is the occasional interesting news magazine
"article" about some cultural subject.

But for real news, one simply must go to the 'Net.

Or the few remaining read magazines, like the Atlantic and that grand
old muckraker, Mother Jones. Now THAT mag has cojones!

[GS]

Check out Democracy Now! on your Pacifica affiliate. MUCH better then
NPR pablum.

My biggest issue with the CATV offerings are the Jaheesus channels.
How I love (not ) paying for that shit.

GS

Post by unknown
I get most of my news from the radio - NPR.
Occasionally a brief visit to one of the Pacifica stations -- mine is
KPFK -- not for their shrill far-far-far-Left politics, but for their
"exotic" world music.
However, even NPR throws soft-balls, and puts on many times
more anti-Israel,pro-Palestinian speakers than I can stomach.
What ever happened to fact checking, instead of just reading stuff on
the feed?
What NPR does have is the occasional interesting news magazine
"article" about some cultural subject.
But for real news, one simply must go to the 'Net.
Or the few remaining read magazines, like the Atlantic and that grand
old muckraker, Mother Jones. Now THAT mag has cojones!