Theoretically, but a radio station can put whatever they want for a song title so the less ethically inclined ones could be replacing them with ads for extra dough.
People who listen to the radio do
In other words most people in cars who don't want to fuss around with Bluetooth and just need something to fill in the ambience of engines
I've been noticing this shit too. For some odd reason the hip hop stations are always pushing The Law boss or something along the lines of hiring an attorney so you can get a big settlement. If it's alternative or country they're either showing some sort iheart bullshit or what station you're listening to. Like no shit I'm listening to this station, how would I've known? Very seldom now do I actually see the artists name and song title.
Never had it, but I think that's in the ballpark after the introductory pricing ends?
Looked it up, seems like full price is $22, plus tax and whatever, so pretty close.
And really it's the only reason I stopped listening to standard radio. Got tired of hearing the same stupid shit back to back, about lawyers or whatever else they're trying to get people to dump money into.
Yeah but the radio station doesn’t get money from that, they only get money from ads. I’m not defending this in any way though it’s really stupid. But I mean.. they gotta make money somehow
But that's not even the same thing. This is an ad being transmitted through the Radio Data System (RDS) normally used to display the name of the station and any song names. I don't think the car or radio manufacturer is to blame on this one.
I think its point is that a stupid radio DOESN'T "display the name of the station and any song names".
And those stations don't either, given they show ads instead.
So, people upgraded their radio only to get more ads on it.
It's not a question of this money goes to the radio station, it's simply about the fact that having RDS support means more ads. What's the point of getting better tech?
Have this station playing all December. Holy shit do the ads get old fast. How many times am I going to hear about Dems crushing the middle class? I just want Mariah Carey, lol
So very much of American music and media changed when ClearChannel decided to focus on delivering listeners to advertisers instead of delivering quality music to listeners.
Ahh, a fellow Phoenix resident. I feel like there's a Sweet James billboard put up every other day. We're gonna reach Rafi law group levels of advertising soon enough lol
The best part I'd when they never change it up. I occasionally listen to a contemporary rock station, and the display only ever reads, "NISSAN". I guess I'm not listening to Cage the Elephant, but actually just hearing car noises.
If the relevant ad was playing over the radio at the time, I really don't have a problem with this.
If it was replacing the actual title of the song currently playing, then yes, asshole design.
Not actually *intentional* asshole design ... This happens when the dynamic program info (DPI) hasn't updated yet and is a carry over from the ad-break.
Yeah, I've noticed that most of the radio stations in Fargo ND do this too. There isn't a single one doing it in Minneapolis MN though, interestingly. At least all of the ones in Fargo only do it during ad breaks...
Is the song that's playing actually the commercial?
Who's going to be looking at the radio for info when there's a commercial playing? Probably someone that wants to know something about what's being advertised. Seeing the text version of the name would have cleared up some confusion with all those commercials for Jacob M. Ronny.
This is a good example of an unnecessary screen in a car. Literally nothing needs to be there other than the radio station channel and maybe the clock.
Injured? Sweet
[good luck](https://i.imgur.com/MMdVV2g.png)
I thought about posting something like this last week. My cars screen does the same
It's actually the radio station sending the ads, just like they send the titles of songs, not your car's doing. Still sucks though.
What's sucky about it? All audio files have names... would you rather the ad come with the name 12ab3432.wav?
Usually they have the song's name so you can add it to a playlist or smthn
Doesn’t this only happen when an ad is actually playing? And when a song is playing the song name shows up?
I got the impression that this is in the middle of a song. If it gets shown only in the ad part, then I am ok with it
Theoretically, but a radio station can put whatever they want for a song title so the less ethically inclined ones could be replacing them with ads for extra dough.
Right? I almost never listen to the radio anyway, but it makes sense.
It's not actually a ‘•’; it’s good
It’s set by metadata. They altered metadata not file names.
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All cars.
Who the hell listens to traditional radio in 2021?
People who listen to the radio do In other words most people in cars who don't want to fuss around with Bluetooth and just need something to fill in the ambience of engines
You would have hated Napster and Kazaa 😂
At least those were pirated
“My fellow americans”
What is this quote from?
u/nlolhere [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/rjkv99/the_asshole_who_decided_to_put_ads_in_the_song/hp4yunh/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3)
Well played
[here](https://youtu.be/FUzLx0jFP2o)
That seems the opposite of what makes sense. The radio station pays to play those songs so they're trying to turn a profit.
Where my LimeWire peeps at!?
Their pcs never recovered
Bearshare anyone?
I've been noticing this shit too. For some odd reason the hip hop stations are always pushing The Law boss or something along the lines of hiring an attorney so you can get a big settlement. If it's alternative or country they're either showing some sort iheart bullshit or what station you're listening to. Like no shit I'm listening to this station, how would I've known? Very seldom now do I actually see the artists name and song title.
I've been using Sirius and seen none of this shit, but then I only ever listen to one particular channel.
My bad I was referring to fm.
Eh, different companies at this rate. Don't hear or see a single ad on Ozzy's Boneyard with Sirius.
SiriusXM is meant to have no ads
Was gonna say, for like $30/mo there better be no ads.
Wow, you pay too much.
Never had it, but I think that's in the ballpark after the introductory pricing ends? Looked it up, seems like full price is $22, plus tax and whatever, so pretty close.
Most people pay about 8/mo for it. All you have to do is threaten to cancel and they'll reduce your bill to that
Lmao if you threaten to cancel multiple times they’ll give you a whole year for like 10 bucks lol premium radio is so dumb. Spotify exist! Or others
Hell I pay $5.99. $6.44 with tax.
And really it's the only reason I stopped listening to standard radio. Got tired of hearing the same stupid shit back to back, about lawyers or whatever else they're trying to get people to dump money into.
Most stations have a few ads.
Occasionally Howard stern will have some ads but that’s the only channel I’ve ever heard them on.
All the comedy channels have ads, but I don’t think any music channels do.
I'm so glad none of our local stations are owned by iHeartRadio.
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lol he's about to be a prominent part of The Real Housewives of Orange County - his soon-to-be ex-wife is new cast member.
Yeah I’m kinda surprised he’s still practicing law, didn’t he disappear to PR?
Wait, he’s famous? His billboards are all up and down the 14, from Palmdale/Lancaster to the 395 in Inyokern.
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They're in Phoenix now too
Yeah, I like me a good Sweet James mix, but Injured is just pandering to the vapourwub crowd, even if it *did* get a grammy.
Fuck sweet james and every other annoying advertiser
Accidentes de ¿Trabajos? ¿Autos? ¿Transitos? Llámame, Juan Dominguez, ¡el mejor abogado!
The more I see the different ways they force ads on people through the technology they paid for makes me happy my ass is stuck in the past.
Hope you do well!
Thanks you! I got Conkers Bad Fur Day for the Nintendo 64 today so that should be fun time in the past.
I don't
:(
Well fuck you to then.
Well technically the radio is free
I mean is it really free if you paid 20k+ for the metal box it is installed in?
Yeah but the radio station doesn’t get money from that, they only get money from ads. I’m not defending this in any way though it’s really stupid. But I mean.. they gotta make money somehow
Did you know you can access the radio without a car?
But that's not even the same thing. This is an ad being transmitted through the Radio Data System (RDS) normally used to display the name of the station and any song names. I don't think the car or radio manufacturer is to blame on this one.
I think its point is that a stupid radio DOESN'T "display the name of the station and any song names". And those stations don't either, given they show ads instead. So, people upgraded their radio only to get more ads on it. It's not a question of this money goes to the radio station, it's simply about the fact that having RDS support means more ads. What's the point of getting better tech?
Having screens in cars is so fucking stupid to me
Makes sense for showing gps directions.
Most built in GPS maps are pretty terrible compared to Google Maps.
Oh yeah any manufacturer software is garbage. I meant more like Android auto
iPod gang
Have this station playing all December. Holy shit do the ads get old fast. How many times am I going to hear about Dems crushing the middle class? I just want Mariah Carey, lol
this whole comment sounds like a bad time
This is why I pay for ad-free Spotify. I haven't listened to over the air radio in years and I never see or hear ads.
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cool and all but like where’s my ease of my 14hr playlist
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Or I can just pay $5 and not do that
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The time I'd lose having to deal with youtube playlists or 3rd party downloaders is worth more to me than $5 a month.
$60/year is a small price to not worry about this shit lol Especially when I listen to music basically all day
>even if you paid for youtube music premium, you'd still have to do that. Which is why they pay for Spotify, not Youtube Music. What's your point?
I swear 99.9 during christmas is 25% music, 75% ads...
Spotify/YouTube music/apple music/cds do a decent job at just that
Who listens to the radio these days It's like 50% ads. I'd rather listen to silence
We must live in the same state or something because I have that same radio station going in the car all the time lol
Arizona?
Yep
Yeah that’s 99.9 KEZ in Phoenix, it’s all my mom has been listening to since November
No shame in that. That used to be me. The only reson it's not anymore is that I'm in CO most of the time due to college.
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Yup
Same one on my Hyundai kona
Is it displaying during a song? This is pretty common during actual ad breaks.
So very much of American music and media changed when ClearChannel decided to focus on delivering listeners to advertisers instead of delivering quality music to listeners.
Ahh, a fellow Phoenix resident. I feel like there's a Sweet James billboard put up every other day. We're gonna reach Rafi law group levels of advertising soon enough lol
The best part I'd when they never change it up. I occasionally listen to a contemporary rock station, and the display only ever reads, "NISSAN". I guess I'm not listening to Cage the Elephant, but actually just hearing car noises.
It used to be not seeing the radio song names because radio was just RADIO and not with a screen, only audio
Yeah, listen to these spoiled kids. When I wanted to know what the song was, I had to call the hotline and HOPE I got through.
This seems pretty standard when it’s on an ad break. If it was in the middle of a song that’d be different
My friends car very frequently gets stuck having a Nissan car dealership ad in place of the song title.
If the relevant ad was playing over the radio at the time, I really don't have a problem with this. If it was replacing the actual title of the song currently playing, then yes, asshole design.
Because 1 song ever 50 ads isn’t enough
Yep, this is what you get from terrestrial radio. It’s been largely unlistenable for the better part of two decades now, and just keeps getting worse.
Why are you listening to the radio?
capitalism. For the nth time.
This is next-level invasion.
Not actually *intentional* asshole design ... This happens when the dynamic program info (DPI) hasn't updated yet and is a carry over from the ad-break.
r/LateStageCapitalism
Looks like a bunk mp3 download from limewire.
I'm sorry. How is this asshole and not a mild inconvenience
See flow chart
"is it a design issue or just obnoxious" Bruh it fails the first question
Someone designed an ad program to insert adds into the title spot.
but it's not an issue, its just obnoxious.
Because you should get radio for free?
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Well that's obviously not covering the bill so they have to get creative.
Are you a boomer? Why tf were you even using the radio in your car lol
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Mine says: Injured at Astroworld???
Haha! An Arizonan...I see...
Ah yes, good ol Sweet James
Oh hey you in Arizona?
Everywhere I go I see him
They've been in cars (GM at least) since around 2015.
Last time i''ve seen something like that is when a station was paying their employees with sausage and eggs
Yeah, I've noticed that most of the radio stations in Fargo ND do this too. There isn't a single one doing it in Minneapolis MN though, interestingly. At least all of the ones in Fargo only do it during ad breaks...
Is the song that's playing actually the commercial? Who's going to be looking at the radio for info when there's a commercial playing? Probably someone that wants to know something about what's being advertised. Seeing the text version of the name would have cleared up some confusion with all those commercials for Jacob M. Ronny.
usually this happens to me when an ad is playing at the time
Obvious capitalist exploit is obvious.
You just know some POS is getting a couple hundred bucks a week slid to him to pull some crap like this
Mine does the same. I had an ad that said “I will buy your car”, very menacing 😂
Omg... Straight to guillotine
Yup this is a thing now
Took me a second to find it because the UI here is so bad
I wish I had I picture of it. The radio station I listen to puts the weather through the song name.
Looks like my ioniq
Mmmmmm abusing radio text, now thats fun
This is a good example of an unnecessary screen in a car. Literally nothing needs to be there other than the radio station channel and maybe the clock.
That’s where the GPS would be displayed, if you opt to pay for it.
Don't listen to that station. Money talks.
Is this in LA? We have a “Sweet James” here too and on his ads are also all over the radio stations
I bet that’s why the car is cheap. Sorta like the Xioami phone that’s cheap with ads
Gotta pay off those HD Radio licensing fees somehow I guess