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[toomuchtime]

Just like the title. Well, do ya?
AFN radio sucks in every possible way, but as I scan the dial, I can't find any other English-language stations that play music- just ESL programs.
I'd love to hear of another choice.

Thanks.

[BTM]

Here in the land of ultra-cheap broadband, I just listen to the thousands of radio stations on the net. TV too, for that matter. Haven't turned on the radio once in all the years I've been here, I don't think.

Crikey, I just realized that.

[kimcheeking]

THe only time I listen to AFN is in my car...

Use http://spinner.com

or the radio stations available with windows media player, winamp, realplayer etc...

[Bulsajo]

I thought The Eagle was decent enough, but then I've never cared much for ANY radio station, so I have pretty low expectations.

[toomuchtime]

[matthews_world]

Sounds like you don't have a computer at home so you are pretty well screwed.

I'm outside of Seoul so AFN doesn't tune-in well over here.

Invest in a laptop and buy some speakers.

Try Yahoo! LAUNCH advertised on my signature.

I've heard that Jeju-do is getting a privatized English radio station. Korea needs more of those. It will be a long time coming, however.

[toomuchtime]

So, I guess the short answer to my question is, 'no'.
I DO have a computer with speakers, but my entire apt is not wired to my computer, so I can only listen to it in one room.
Ah well, I guess I'll survive.
At least I still have Mr.Park's 'word of the day' to look forward to on AFN

[kimcheeking]

[toomuchtime]

Hey KCK,
My apt (pronounced appptttt) is about 35 pyoung. And the difference between 'hearing' the music and 'feeling' the music is vast. I love to listen to good music loud.
As a said, my CD player just broke so I'm just SOOL.

Ta.

[Son Deureo!]

If you're in the Seoul area, 90.3 is a Korean station that is OK sometimes. They don't go too heavy on the Korean pop. Their mix runs the gamut from classical, to 80s music, to oldies, to Top 40. The DJs speak Korean, but that doesn't really bother me.

I switch to it sometimes when I'm about to stick knitting needles in my eardrums after hearing AFN Radio's heavy-rotation format and Tim and Toms Adventures as They Explore Korea one too many times.

[toomuchtime]

[Son Deureo!]

Tim and Tom were funny... the first 50 times I heard them. They need to make some new ones, or pull them for something different.

My favorite is the "change your money before you leave base" one. Tim could be buying dinner, or a pair of sunglasses, or a hat, or pretty much any product or service available in the ROK in order to make their point. But what do they choose in order to make their point? That's right, Tim is shopping for hookers!

Even worse, he's giving himself the most horrible exchange rate possible in Korea, offering her $80 for a W60000, um, "service charge", and she STILL won't take his hard-earned US dollars.

So he's trying to pick up the dumbest hooker in Korea, offering her almost double the "going rate". And fails.

[HardyandTiny]

no alternative on radio.
on the web you have many.
I would suggest village voice web radio.

[oldfort]

I guess I'll get to know Tim pretty well, then.

[Mr. Pink]

Thunder AM - 1530.

More talk shows. The Jim Rome Show on my way home from work is one FUNNY FUNNY show. I don't even care for sports that much, but this guy cracks me up, and the reception is better than Eagle FM.

I know what you mean about Eagle FM mixing hardcore rock with some rap, then with some other music. IF you listen to it in your car, realize that 5-6pm is usually the all request hour, so they play what people request. Since it is the only radio station playing music in the morning (on the way to work) or in the evening (on the way home) it is all you can choose from. Oh you can request stuff too 0505 72eagle i think is the number.

The Korean radio stations talk, talk and still talk...they probably have 10mins of music an hour and 50mins of talking...I hate them all.