My Radio...

I think I have always liked a radio...
I grew up listening to some nice songs on my faithful Hitachi 2 in 1. There used to be times when system would blare out Mallu melodies to Osibissa and many more...
The big system used to a big thing for me and I would stand and look with awe and then would pester my folks to put on that particular number which went like "Brown girl in the ring la lala lah . . ." that one was my all time favourite. Thats because I had a dance programme in my school in which I had danced to this song, I was so excited because I was the only one with a brown gown and all others had a pale white gowns. I also had brown shoes, with matching ribbons, earrings, bangles and all other jing bangs....

The song faded away in a few years time and then came those songs from the movies at that time like "Ramlakhan" and "Jo jeeta wohi sikander "and others. Then the craze for the Radio gave way to TV. But still the radio hadn't faded to the oblivion, just that it was cast away for a small time. TV was interesting, there used to be Chitrahaar's on a week day I guess. Then came the Cable era. The first few channels that we used to get from our Dish TV were a chinnese Channel and some other nondescipt channels.

Years went on and the programmes and the format underwent some drastic changes. I gradually lost interest in TV, and gained interst in radio again after a long time.

During my graduation years, the FM radio in Delhi was just fabulous. Still the scene wasnt all that perfect there would always pop up some stupid and motor mouth female/male RJ just trying to be mod!And guys cracking old sardar jokes. The waves werent all that clutterd with ad'swhen it started broadcast but now a its more of marketing than pure music...

Back here in Kerala the MW is still stuck in the iceage and the Vanijya Prakshepanam FM (Commercial Broadcast) was a lil better off but now its all ads and no songs situation.
And the FM has been rechristened as Ananthapuri FM. Hmm old wine in new bottle...
So last month I ditched my old Hitachi for a new Satellite radio.
We have a Worldspace radio!!!
I dont regret ditching my long time radio for this one .
Phew, its digital quality sound and most importantly no advertisements. Just some loud and blaring ones from the Mallu channel called the RM radio which blares out " You are listening to RM Radio on Worldspace..."
And its a true Paisa vasool !!!

Everything else is just fine....