[Electronics-talk] setting radios

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hello Pam and all,

Yes, my original post was about the challenge of using regular radios which 
are part of a stereo system. I have one now with a CD player with it; it’s a 
sony model.

I'm trying to say it is difficult to know which station you are on. The 
screen tells you the station. I am saying the screen is not spoken leaving 
me not always sure which station I'm on.
I use the buttons now and do it the best I can. But I wish there was either 
a larger print or talking feature.

I hope this makes sense now. But now that people have brought up other 
options, I'm open to that too. I won't ever give up my standard radio 
though. I'm not always sitting tied to a pc or laptop. Besides, I believe 
you need consistent internet access to use something like itunes radio; I do 
not always have consistent wireless connections.
And, no thanks to the  iphone thing.

Ashley


-----Original Message----- 
From: Pamela Dominguez
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 9:13 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] setting radios

I think she is talking about a physical radio, not a program you put on your
computer or iPhone.  Pam.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Snow White Dove
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 6:09 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] setting radios

Hey Ashley,
Actually, the new iTunes radio is really accessible.
Also, I love iHeartRadio. It's very accessible.
Give it a shot, I think it's free but I'm not sure. It's been a while.
Jenny

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 26, 2013, at 1:31 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> 
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Setting up the radio station you want is with buttons on most radios; in 
> the past, you had a tuner knob to set stations and no digital way to 
> program in stations.
>
> Its important to see the station to know where you are.
> Are there talking radios? I know the ipods read you the station frequency 
> you’re at, but other than that, I can’t think of anything accessible.
>
> How do you find the stations you want? Just listen? Ocasionally with good 
> light, I can see the number. Otherwise, I have to listen and guess what 
> station I’m at based on the music played and number of times I’ve pressed 
> a button. For instance if I’m at 99.5 and wish to go to 98.7, I know I don’t 
> have to press the buttons much to get there, but if I wanted to tune to 
> 88.5, I have a long way to go.
>
> For music, I love cds! I find them most accessible as you simply put in 
> your cd and press buttons to go to the track you desire or play it on the 
> pc with something like windows media player, and still select your track 
> or listen straight through.
> Old fashioned, but I find its most accessible except for the ipod route. 
> Most music services such as rhapsody are not very accessible. Oh, nor is 
> the hd radio real accessible either. So cds, IMO, are one of the best 
> options.
>
> Ashley
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