American talk radio

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The only American station I could bear listening to when we were there was the local station when it was broadcasting NPR (National Public Radio) which wasn’t commercial. When it was available I listened to the BBC World Service but the reception wasn’t very good. It must be easier now to listen with the internet.

NPR is rather like Radio 4 and, unlike other American stations, takes no advertising. It tends to be impartial as well and doesn't employ shock jocks and presenters with strong opinions.
Otherwise most other American talk radio is a mixture of sports stations, talk stations with controversial hosts and religious programming.

The only American station I could bear listening to when we were there was the local station when it was broadcasting NPR (National Public Radio) which wasn’t commercial. When it was available I listened to the BBC World Service but the reception wasn’t very good. It must be easier now to listen with the internet.

When we owned a house in Florida we used to listen to a station WHTQ, it was a mix of talk and music and we liked it very much. When we were in the UK we used to get the channel on our radio but sadly it closed down. That is our only experience of American radio.