  I have a confession to make. Well, it may not be a confession, because I discuss this pretty openly, but many people are surprised to learn it. Even though I work in radio, I never listen to the radio outside of work. I gave up on commercial radio years ago. Outside of an occasional listen to Howard Stern, a baseball game, or a depressing trip up and down the dial--I haven't listened to the radio for enjoyment in at least eight years.
Professionally, I listen to radio all the time. I listen to my station and our competitors (public and commercial)--but I always approach it analytically. For myself, I listen to tapes/CDs in the car or CDs/cable radio/Internet audio at home. Today, I finally purchased a urlLink Sirius satellite radio and it's absolutely wonderful. 100 streams of music--everything from roadhouse country to four different DJ/electronica stations. I chose Sirius over the more popular XM radio because (a) I think the music streams are better programmed and (b) Sirius has NPR, XM doesn't.
This was a big deal for me. Not only because I make my living working in radio, but because I had such a romantic view of radio as a kid--I listened constantly and loved my favorite stations. However, as much as I have broad musical tastes--commercial radio abandoned me, I didn't abandon commercial radio. I think there is also some escapism involved. I work in radio and think about radio all the time. It just seems like listening to the radio for fun is still always work. Satellite seems like a break from that.
And even if I didn't work in public radio, I'd still listen to public radio on an actual radio--and little else. That wouldn't change. It's the other 34 stations in my area that offer me little to nothing--and have driven me to pay $12 a month for an alternative. 
