On 23-03-2021 10:04, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 22/03/2021 20:15, #Paul wrote:
>> Axel Berger  wrote:
>>> Not sure who "you" is in your answer. In this thread I'm exclusively
>>> speaking about radio, i.e. the spoken word, while several others are
>>> going on about music.
>>
>> I don't know about usage in Germany, but in (IME) in
>> the UK, Australia, and NZ "radio" might mean any kind
>> of radio broadcast of audio, whether of speech, music,
>> weird experimental sound sculptures, etc; or combinations
>> thereof.
>
> Radio (or wireless!)  in the UK effectively means 'sound transmission by
> radio waves'

In German, too. Radio or Hörfunk is both music and talk radio. Maybe
it's different for him locally, or maybe he invented his own meaning.

Also, it is known to happen that German people, too, get their music
from sources other than dead relatives.

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