Hari ini, 11 September adalah Hari Radio Nasional. Adakah di antara pembaca Kompasiana yang menyadarinya sebelum membaca artikel ini?
Hari ini, pada saat siaran televisi yang penuh warna dan penuh gaya menyusup ke setiap sudut bumi; pada saat video gampang hadir dari compact disc dan layanan online; pada saat fitur-fitur smartphone dan aplikasi-aplikasi media sosial menyeruak ke hati manusia, masihkah radio diminati; does anyone still love you, radio?
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Sebelum kita berbincang tentang peran radio dewasa ini, mari kita simak cermati lirik lagu Radio Gaga, dinyanyikan oleh Freddy Mercury dari kelompok Queen, yang pernah sangat kondang di jaman saya muda dulu. Ini dia :
"Radio Ga Ga"
I'd sit alone and watch your light
My only friend through teenage nights
And everything I had to know
I heard it on my radio
Radio.
You gave them all those old time stars
Through wars of worlds - invaded by Mars
You made 'em laugh - you made 'em cry
You made us feel like we could fly.
So don't become some background noise
A backdrop for the girls and boys
Who just don't know or just don't care
And just complain when you're not there
You had your time, you had the power
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio.
All we hear is Radio ga ga Radio goo goo
Radio ga ga All we hear is Radio ga ga Radio blah blah
Radio what's new?
Radio, someone still loves you!
We watch the shows - we watch the stars
On videos for hours and hours
We hardly need to use our ears
How music changes through the years.
Let's hope you never leave old friend
Like all good things on you we depend
So stick around ‘cos we might miss you
When we grow tired of all this visual
You had your time, you had the power
You've yet to have your finest hour
Radio - Radio.