STOP T RADIO
Dear Citizens:The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) on October 10th started broadcasting continuous radio advertisements and music at South Station, North Station and Airport Station w... continue reading »
"Please do not permit the return of this violation of civic quality of life. The invasion of a radio broadcast in a public place with a captive audience of customers who pay for transportation, not audio programming, is the equivalent of second-hand smoke."
"No T radio!"
"Please, let's have Boston be a leader in something meaningful and good, like bringing more live music and arts to its public spaces, rather than clogging our public spaces with more noise. Our lives are noisy enough, please!!"
"No to musac"
"love the buskers - please let them stay!"
"Piped-in music and advertisements in public spaces is objectionable because citizens are not free to ignore them. Unlike visual ads, which we can choose not to look at, piped-in sound cannot be avoided. Forcing a captive audience to listen to paid adverti"
"T Radio is invasive, obnoxious, relentlessly abrasive and even disturbs me when I'm listening to my iPod. Give the citizens of Boston some peace and quiet, especially after a long day's work."
"It is hard enough to hear announcements about train/subway arrivals as it is without also having radio."
"The selling of public space for private profit is a sign of the degradation of our democracy. The encroachment of advertising into public space enriches a few at the expense of the public. This is a clear cut case of corruption of public institutions - a "
"I ride the T twice a day and do not want to listen to the radio."
"When I lose my hearing due to having to play my iPod extra loud to drown out the awful awful T-radio I'll just sue the T."