{"id":32472,"date":"2018-05-29T08:44:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T12:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=32472"},"modified":"2018-05-29T08:44:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T12:44:40","slug":"triple-j-uncovers-australias-filthiest-radios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/triple-j-uncovers-australias-filthiest-radios\/","title":{"rendered":"triple j uncovers Australia’s filthiest radios!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photos submitted by triple j listeners.<\/p><\/div>\n

(Source: RadioInfo<\/a> via William Lee)<\/p>\n

The topic of dirty radios cropped up on triple j yesterday, following a conversation between presenter Alex Dyson and listener Ryan from Wollongong.<\/p>\n

[…]By the time Dyson and Ryn finished their chat, the triple j textline was bursting with pictures of filthy radios. And since most were from work sites, Joe from Whittlesea helpully pointed out that they\u2019re actually TradieOs\u2122: radios belonging to tradies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more at: https:\/\/www.radioinfo.com.au\/news\/australias-filthiest-radio<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I had a radio that, I believe, might have won this competition! It was a Grundig S350 that I used on site as I built my house. One of my sub contractors borrowed it to listen to music in the attic space as he worked up there. The following day, a crew arrived to install spray foam insulation between our rafters. The crew never noticed the radio until it was too late and the entire thing was covered in foam spray. I wish I would have snapped a photo of it. I scraped off all of the spray foam, but the radio was forever ugly–still worked great, though! I believe I eventually gave it to one of my subs.<\/p>\n

Post<\/em> readers:<\/strong> Care to share photos of your dirtiest radios? Please comment or contact me<\/a> with photos. If I receive enough, I’ll make a separate feature post!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: RadioInfo via William Lee) The topic of dirty radios cropped up on triple j yesterday, following a conversation between presenter Alex Dyson and listener Ryan from Wollongong. […]By the time Dyson and Ryn finished their chat, the triple j textline was bursting with pictures of filthy radios. 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