Thank goodness for XM. My usual preference is for classical with the exception of the Germans of the late romantic era and English of late romantic and 20th C. I find all of them boring. Love Beethoven from the beginning of earlier romantic era, Shubert, Schumann too. Can't stand what I call Viennese schmaltz and saccharine ballet. Otherwise love just about everything from Rennaisance to some 20th C. Also like older jazz, big band with Sinatra and others of that era and I love Willie Nelson. Pretty eclectic and that's why I love my satellite radio. Never watch TV. How can you watch anything while quilting? Even have trouble with books on IPod if I have to do any thinking. IPod goes to gym and in car.