The car is freezing, your backpack is comically heavy, and you tune into the pop station with the jingle you memorized at 10 and never forgot. The car next to you is playing the same song, at the same time. Across the city, a radio host settles behind their microphone. They pull headphones over their ears and queue the day’s playlist. As the radio host welcomes an unseen audience, they wonder how many are tuned in. Who is on the other side? “The unique thing is that you're not listening alone. There are also other people who are listening to the exact same thing at the exact same time,” said KALW Director of Programming David Boyer, who also hosts and produces shows on the Bay Area radio station. Sophomore Alex Martinez sees radio as a compromise: the favorite niche artist...
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