The solid state of affairs concerning FM radio in this county is abismal. Switching on the radio here is like flipping through the yellow pages. 150 stations fighting for a place on your dial all trying to sell you something. Be it real estate, cars or jesus, commercial radio has never sounded so bad.

The freedom of choice according to the marketing powers that be consists of classic rock (all the same, all the time), nu-rock (please, I beg you, no more emo!), alternative rock (kiddie style), country (strictly comercial nashville crap) and the seemingly very popular Christian rock. Sort of Nu-rock, emo style but with lyrics "straight outta Canaan". I dubbed that new style "Pilgrim rock".

God bless the good people at NPR. If you're really fed up with the "choice" described above, you can always tune in to New Public Radio. Unfortunately they play mostly classical music during the daytime.

As long as there is no state-wide wi-fi available, you really need to have an Ipod around here. Or get satellite radio, which is becoming very popular for some reason.  You need a subscription and special hardware for that though, money that can be better invested in a carkit for your Ipod methinks.