Radio Challenge Part 2 - The Details

Here are the detailed results of my radio vs. Pandora experiment. I first listened to a midday hour of the local classic rock station. I then created a Pandora station based on the first three artists aired on the rock station. I just let Pandora play, and didn't thumbs up or thumbs down any selection. The time is in minutes.

I've inserted breaks between music and non-music sections so they're easier to see. The underlined songs were those common to both stations.

So what does it all mean? I'll finish my analysis in Part 3.

Classic Rock Station
0:00 Station ID/Promo (10 seconds)

0:00 Song 1: Guess Who – No Time
0:03 Song 2: Doors – Love Her Madly

0:06 Station bumper (10 seconds)

0:06:Song 3: Styx – Come Sail Away
0:12 DJ break – intro song (15 seconds)

0:12: Song 4: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here

0:17 Station morning show promo (30 seconds)

0:17 Song 5: Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven

0:25 Station promo w/DJ (30 seconds)
0:26 Spot break - 5 commercials
0:30 Station promo (15 seconds)
0:30 Spot break - 2 commercials
0:32 Weather check (10 seconds)

0:32 Song 6: Steve Miller – Take the Money and Run

0:35 Station promo

0:35 Song 7: Alice Cooper – No More Mr. Nice Guy

0:38 Station promo

0:39 Song 8: Kansas – Carry On

0:44:Station promo w/DJ

0:44 Song 9: Joe Walsh – Analog Man

0:48:Station promo

0:49 Song 10: Fleetwood Mac – Dreams

0:53 Station promo w/DJ  (1 minute)
0:54 Spot break - 4 commercials
0:58 Station promo
0:58 Spot break - 2 commercials


Pandora – Guess Who Radio 
0:00 Song 1 Guess Who – American Woman
0:05 Song 2: Zombies - She’s Not There
0:08 Song 3: Doors – Spanish Caravan

0:12 Spot break - 1 commercial (15 seconds)

0:12 Song 4: Offspring – Why Don’t You Get a Job?
0:15 Song 5: Jimi Hendrix – The Wind Cries Mary
0:18 Song 6: Hollies – Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)
0:22 Song 7 Free – All Right Now

0:27 Spot break - 1 commercial (15 seconds)

0:27 Song 8 Styx – Come Sail Away (live) 
0:36 Song 9: 8lue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear the Reaper

0:42 Spot break - 1 commercial (15 seconds)

0:42 Song 10: Foreigner – Long, Long Way From Home
0:45 Song 11: Led Zeppelin – I Can’t Quit You Baby
0:50 Song 12: Doors – Alabama song (live)
0:52 Song 13: Rolling Stones – Miss You

0:56 Spot break - 1 commercial (15 seconds)

0:56 Song 14: Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth


The Radio Challenge
Part 1 - The Premise
Part 3 - The Conclusion