Questioning the media ch. 4

Q1:  Describe your earliest memories of listening to radio.  Do you remember your favorite song?  How old were you?  Do you remember the stations call letters?  Why did you listen?

A:  My earliest memories of listening to the radio came when I used to ride with my dad on my way to pre school when I was about four.  He always used to have on smooth jazz from WSJT 94.1.  I remember I was not particularly fond of it as I frequently told him it was elevator music.  Not that I had a favorite song, but one I can remember often coming on was Smooth Operator.  Now, when I hear smooth jazz it brings a sort of comfort to me with the memories from when I was young.

Q3:  If you could own and manage a commercial radio station, what formats would you choose and why?  

A:  If I were to have my own radio station, I would probably play music that a listener could just chill out to.  I like acoustic music as well some reggae and I feel these would make an excellent combination on the air.  I currently do not know of any stations that play this type of music, so the station competition would be virtually non existent.  I think that I could make good money advertising products to help people relax because this would be a primary target audience.

Q5:  How might radio be used to improve social and political discussions in the United States?  

A:  I think radio could be very beneficial in helping improve social and political discussions in the US.  The different viewpoints from all opposing sides could be heard by the masses when broadcasted.  This would allow listeners to open up their minds by hearing all about different issues.  Also listeners would be able to call in and defend their positions, and let the voice be heard from the common people.