Do you still use it/listen to radio? Do you listen to local stations, or do you listen online? Have you ever worked in radio? (just for the rec, I have and do. This is my 4th DJing spot; you can check out my show on Wednesdays EST 2-4 on http://theradiator.org or check my podcast)

I'm just curious because sometimes I wonder if radio is anywhere as important as it used to be. When I was younger I really loved radio and I used to call in to DJs all the time for requests; I had loads of cassette tapes of songs with the beginnings missing or the ends talked thru because the song came on and I was scrambling to turn on the tape machine.

Except for college radio, which is usually more freeform I don't listen as much as I used to, and if I didn't work for my station I probably wouldn't check out too many of the other programs on it. It just seems in these days where there are sites like last.fm and grooveshark and places to get mp3s of anything one wants there's not as much point to radio. What do you think?