The builders next door are listening to the radio, which is playing an unending stream of great 80's hits. This makes me think there ought to be a sort of Shazam service to identify radio stations. So, after listening to one or two songs and comparing with all other stations available on local FM/DAB bands this would tell you what station you were hearing.
-- hippo, Jul 10 2015

That is not a bad idea.
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Jul 10 2015


Idea, that is not a bad.
-- Voice, Jul 10 2015


...now playing Soul II Soul "Back to Life"
-- hippo, Jul 10 2015


hmm... why not pick up the frequency from the radio, itself ? It used to be illegal to operate an FM radio on an airplane, for fear it would mess up the aircraft controls.
-- FlyingToaster, Jul 10 2015


What's a Radio? - ha (actually I still use my classic Bush radio with no FM) and I will NEVER use DAB - crap, puny signal compared to FM (I have a great Roberts FM radio too - British of course)
-- xenzag, Jul 10 2015


How do you know it's a radio station?
-- tatterdemalion, Jul 10 2015


The real problem is that there are too many stations on the wireless. Why it was considered necessary to supplement the Home Service with crass - even commercial! - broadcasts is quite beyond reasoning.
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Jul 10 2015



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