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RADIO Listening Habits!

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Some people think radio listening has changed the past 10 years, now that you can get music, news, and sports from other places.
How many years ago did you first listen to the radio?
0-5 years ago
6-10 years ago
11-15 years ago
16-20 years ago
20-25 years ago
26-30 years ago
31-35 years ago
36-40 years ago
41-45 years ago
46-50 years ago
More than 50 years ago
What do you listen to on the radio? Answer as many as apply.
Music
News
Sports
Business Reports
Old-Time Radio (comedies, dramas, etc.)
Computer Info (CNET, etc.)
Gardening Tips
Pet Care Info
Home Care Info
Car Repair Info
Talk Shows (general, political)
Other programming not listed here
How many hours do you listen to the radio NOW?
0-1 hour a day
1-2 hours a day
2-3 hours a day
3-4 hours a day
4-5 hours a day
5-6 hours a day
6-7 hours a day
7-8 hours a day
8-9 hours a day
9-10 hours a day
More than 10 hours a day
How many hours a day did you listen in 1996?
0-1 hour a day
1-2 hours a day
2-3 hours a day
3-4 hours a day
4-5 hours a day
5-6 hours a day
6-7 hours a day
7-8 hours a day
8-9 hours a day
9-10 hours a day
More than 10 hours a day
Does not apply - I wasn't listening then
How many hours a day did you listen in 1991?
0-1 hour a day
1-2 hours a day
2-3 hours a day
3-4 hours a day
4-5 hours a day
5-6 hours a day
6-7 hours a day
7-8 hours a day
8-9 hours a day
9-10 hours a day
More than 10 hours a day
Does not apply - I wasn't listening then
What is the most annoying thing about listening to the radio today? Check all answers that apply.
Boring DJs
Rude or obscene DJs
Not enough variety in the music
Too many different kinds of music
There isn't enough news
The news isn't thorough enough
The news repeats too much
The news is biased
Not enough sports coverage
Not enough live sports games
Sports announcers don't know what they're saying
Too many commercials
Some other reason not given here
I'm satisfied -- no changes
What are your favorite kinds of radio stations? Check all that apply.
Mostly music
Mostly news
Mostly talk (includes CNET)
Mostly sports
Variety -- news, music, & sports
Block programmed -- different shows such as old time radio
College or High School station
An NPR public station
An unaffiliated public station
A Christian-oriented station (any format)
Spanish banda station
Spanish ranchero station
Spanish talk station
Spanish contemporary (rock, etc) station
Another Spanish language station not listed
Any other non-English station
What changes would you like to see at your favorite MUSIC or VARIETY (music, news, sports) radio station?
No changes; everything's OK
Stronger signal
Less music
More music
Less news
More news
Fewer commercials
More commercials
Less sports
More sports
Less talk by DJs
More talk by DJs
No DJs at all
More interesting DJs
What changes would you like to see at your favorite TALK station?
Stronger signal
Less talk
More talk
More conservative talk hosts
More liberal talk hosts
More middle-road talk hosts
More radical talk hosts
Fewer opinions entirely
More useful topics (such as work-related, hobbies, etc.)
Fewer commercials
Wider range of topics generally
Less political talk
More political talk
Less yelling
More yelling
More entertainment-oriented talk
Better educated talk hosts
Hipper talk hosts
This poll was created on 2001-02-20 00:18:21 by sfgames