Radio archive problem

[Martin Greenwood <martin@xxxxxxx>]

A friend has asked me this...

>Scenario:
>We tape off of the radio like most people might tape off the TV. About
6
>hours a week t  listen t  in the car. Archers, Jonathon Ross and Stuart
>Maconie.
>Have gone through many many ghett  blasters but the recording function
die=
s
>in well under a year usually.
>Have you heard of a product a bit like a VCR for radio taping? Where
you
>could program days in advance etc. And  maybe where the tape bit would
las=
t
>a bit longer.
>Present scenario isn't t   bad, costing about =A3100/year for 300 hours
of
>taping because a cheap ghett  blaster lasts as long as an expensive
one. I=
f
>you ever need a ghett  blaster that doesn't tape.........
>But there must be something out there t  meet our needs!?!?!

I thought of the following :

Lo tech solution
cassette recorder with programmable settings, need ability t  repeat=20
same recordings every week.
Does this exist?


Hi tech solution
Download audio daily/weekly from radio web site, and once a week make=20
a CD that would play in a car cd player
Problems :
May need a new cd player that can handle mp3...
Als  at present all the program material is not on the bbc web site,=20
just highlights.
Or are there any other known archives? i.e. Napster for radio programs?

Anyone any ideas or suggestions??

Martin