I’ve never listened to much radio but I have a distinct memory of drinking in a bar in Dominican Republic and hearing air horn sfx throughout the night
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ddplf@szmer.info 3 weeks ago
Is this happening anywhere outside US? Because every American radio station, TV program, podcast etc. seems to be fiiled to the brim with these annoying sound effects, ads, and with obnoxious testoreone imbued speaker.
And I don’t remember encountering it anywhere in Europe.
Theatomictruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
lurch@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I haven’t listened to radio in >10 years, but back in the day they had a bunch of pre-recorded station ID messages like this in Germany, France and some African countries.
ddplf@szmer.info 3 weeks ago
Yeah I think every radio station uses these pre-recorded snippets, but they are usually rather mild and they serve to remind you that “yup, you’re still listening to our radio btw, ok bye”
9point6@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You’ll get the odd station elsewhere that peppers in a sound effect or two, but this kind of faceroll on the soundboard is a uniquely American radio station thing in my experience
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Yes. This happens in several other countries
nebulaone@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It has been a long time since I listened to popular radio. I don’t remember it being this annoying, but I think there were also sound effects (German radio).
rivvvver@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
i dont remember many sound effects, but the testosterone imbued speaker is definitely in one of the big privately-owned rock radios in germany.
one thing that always annoyed me tho is when stations play snippets of really good music in their announcements or adverts, and then resume to playing the boring songs they played the last 3 hours.
otacon239@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Don’t worry, that’s entirely on purpose to keep you listening.