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We Asked: Are You Still Listening to the Radio?

We asked these Average Joes and Janes if they are still listening to FM/AM radio, or if they have switched to other ways to listen to music.

At approximately 1 a.m. July 15, the Chicago area said goodbye to WKQX, more commonly known as Q101. At the end of this month, it's to convert to an all-news format.

Whether that signals a demise in radio-broadcast rock music is probably premature to say, but it's clear that consumers have more options than ever for listening to music – especially in their cars. A Ford Focus, for example, has the capacity to play AM/FM radio, satellite radio, Internet radio, CDs and mp3 devices.

With so many choices, we wondered if people in Plainfield still tune into stations on their AM/FM radio. Brian Clauson, 33, of Plainfield said he uses a number of devices to listen to music in his car.

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“I just like a variety,” Clauson said. “Sometimes I listen to CDs, sometimes the radio, sometimes the iPod.”

We walked around downtown Plainfield asking people if they still had the radio turned on. 

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