They rely heavily on their ability to communicate verbally to attract the other, listening for their sonic cues to detect interest, sensing in the darkness what lies behind the voice. Since the medium is exclusive to sound, visual cues are left to the imagination of the listener and the voice is all important. The format of the radio show can be easily interpreted through the dj host's style and intonation of speech. A louder, clearer voice implies a daily informational show while a softer, more breathy voice speaks of emotional, personal issues. But this direct transmission that makes things seem more fleeting and spontaneous is curiously like normal un-mediated vocal production, ie. speech .
Radio employs a technology that has been far surpassed by other more efficient, powerful media.
Yet many of its users remain faithful to it, even faced with the availability of user-friendly supertools. Pirate radio has long been associated with political subversion and community based information. In 1993, Margaretta Darcy created a feminist station undermining Ireland's anti-abortion laws, breaking strictly enforced broadcast regulations. The physicality of radio is very conducive to the corporeal experience of sound because of the reality of only being able to transmit a certain distance. It's reminiscent in that way of an unamplified voice.