Sunday, August 24, 2025

Narrowcasting by default

This afternoon, I heard an engaging Joaquin Rodrigo piece, Fantasía Para un Gentilhombre: Españoleta, performed by Granada Orquesta Ciudad, conducted by Josep Pons, and featuring guitarist Marco Socías.  

The guitar and woodwind passages were particularly appealing, so it was considerate of a college radio station to play it just for me.  I didn't request it, but according to their website's listener tally, I was the only person listening online.

This surprised me.  I thought, "School's back in session, I'm not a student there, and I'm the only person tuned in online.  Aren't at least a few people who work there, a few students, or some community members also listening?" 

Perhaps a few people had their radios tuned to that station.  It's odd, though, that I was the only person in the universe listening to that compelling guitar concerto on that station's stream today.