I just don't understand your hang-up about U7. When it goes down you seem to be SOL for classic C2C when there are so many other options. Better options IMO
I can binge Star Trek DS9, commercial free. What do I do? Pluto More Star Trek Channel.
I prefer the structure of somebody else's clock. Also I like the surprise of it. Like, today's U7 was Christmas Eve 1997 where Ramona took over the show. It was great to hear and sad as well. She read an Art Bell version of twas the night before Christmas and then took calls. I would have never searched out that show or picked it from a playlist. The randomness of having it played back in order is how I expand my pallette. The black lady complaining about Art was funny. She went on about Black History month.
Same goes for my old Pandora account. I would find regional indie recordings of great music that I would have never heard otherwise. That's why, when Pandora goes through a big licensing purge and they drop artists while removing them from my favorites list as well, I get horribly frustrated. Now I can't find that mulatto lady that growls out how desirable she is. I'll never know where to hear her record again. I don't remember enough of it from 2010 other than how much I loved that record. I was glad to hear it for the dozen times I did.