On the same wavelength: how radio keeps us connected during coronavirus

Whether it’s Lauren Laverne’s moving music choices, serious health advice on LBC or throwback pop with Sara Cox, the medium is providing reassurance in uncertain timesIt’s not unusual to feel the low-level churn of anxiety every day, and scrolling through news headlines and social media warnings is only fuelling it. Watching TV offers escapism, but what has really come into its own in the coronavirus crisis is radio. Just when the rise of podcasts and playlists had threatened t