Radio demography

Throughout high school and uni the only time I listened to the radio was in the car and it was Triple J, all the way. I liked most of the music, I liked the succinct news bulletins and I generally thought the announcers were funny, or at least amusing. Once I lived in East Perth and worked in Perth my car time each week was minimal and my radio listening dwindled towards the non-existent.

However, over the past few months I've been turning the radio on at home during the day, for company and interest. For a while E looked astounded every time the voices started up, and I referred to it as the "magic talking box." Now I just say "shall we have some company? Find out what's going on in the world?"

My complaint is this: despite having had a significant birthday last month, I am not old. But neither am I 18. I was sad to realise that I actually don't enjoy Triple J that much anymore, at least not for extended periods. Way too much hip hop and somehow the announcers are grating and just a bit teenage. I whinged to D and he said "we've outgrown their demographic." I don't know if Triple J has a stated age range, but if they do, I suspect that D is right, and we're at the upper end of it.

But what to replace it? Certainly nothing that's on FM. On the days there's no Parliament, I quite like ABC News Radio (in Perth, 585 on the AM dial) even though it can get repetitive on days where nothing much happens. Through lack of other options, it appears to be a choice of that or 720, the local ABC station, but that means facing the dreaded talkback. If I am feeling especially tolerant I sometimes find talkback amusing. Mostly it's just an easy form of exercise as it gets my blood pressure right up!

Does anyone have any radio suggestions? 


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