I can whistle but not like a musician playing an instrument.
So what I do when I work is fire up Pandora and select a previously made channel and let it go.
I get some choice in what is played on the stations but not total control. Which is better than a regular radio station where you have no control (and tons of ads).
I prefer to have this balance of control with Pandora because, without it, I wouldn’t know half the artists that are out there. Local radio just doesn’t cut it. Top 40 this, top 40 that… Variety? not really, more like the same songs over and over to “help” artists try to sell the albums (but just certain ones mind you) in a small time span.
Pandora uses math, and it’s many users choices to help guide the songs played. For example, if I vote down John Lennon songs say five times, what happens is Pandora servers see that pattern and adjust next songs accordingly. Local radio? They play to pay the bills.
Disclaimer: I don’t work for any radio/web radio/satellite radio stations. I am not paid for what I write. It’s opinion based on observation and facts. My posts do not reflect on my company, and they are not sanctioned by my company.
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