"I get listeners phoning in and saying, 'Can you play the song in that Volkswagen commercial?' "

To the surprise of the music industry when MTV became available in a local market, record sales by acts played solely on the channel increased immediately and listeners phoned radio stations requesting to hear them.

KLOK-FM had an interactive adult contemporary format called "Yes/No Radio" in which listeners would phone in their votes on whether songs should remain on the playlist.

Some days when the ground was wet along the creekbank by our tower and nature was helping amplify our signal as well, listeners would phone me from parts of north carolina, nearly one hundred miles away.

Sundays feature a garage sale programme, where listeners can phone in to advertise a possession for sale with a contact phone number.

A riff from a song from the psychedelic era is played, and listeners can phone in and identify the song to win prizes.

Some white listeners have phoned in often enough to qualify as regulars, introduced by first name and neighborhood alone, a rarity for the station.

But he so quickly wowed his audience with a Bach program that at intermission, listeners phoned their friends and insisted that they come to the hall, which was packed during the second half.

It was 2001 and Gomo's demo was put into regular rotation, but the DJs were of no help when listeners phoned in, asking, "Where can I get this lovely and strange music?"

Tirade Tuesday features listeners phoning in and venting their frustrations.