College radio is the best
radio out there. Free from
corporate influence that forces most
radio stations to play a very small rotation, you can hear totally
random music and
unprofessional DJs. If you listen to the 4-6 am
time slot, you will probably hear a very lonely, tired person. Saturday night often has
dance music, and Sunday has exploratory or celebratory music. College radio stations still get sent cds all the time from the big labels, but they don't take
payola to play them.
If you are in college you can probably get
your own radio show and force people to listen to
your favorite music and your ramblings. A lot of it is like the worst of e2 rambling nodes, but the fact that you hear a real voice and music makes it better.
College radio is very similar to the
open source movement. Both show how good things can be if people are free to do what they love, and not have to worry about
profit.