Silent Hunter 4 had radio stations like you describe, with broadcasts on the correct day (but not exactly the correct hours - due to the difficulty of hanging around checking the radio all the time). It was like you two say, big boost to immersion and enjoyment. I downloaded additional tons of broadcasts but the system was not designed to play them back in a practical way. Hour long programs and everything often, and could not skip any of them so it it did not quite work out so well. I put them on winamp in the background so I could control them better.
Oleg described recently that their objects, like lighthouses and other stuff, can be programmed to transmit stuff on the simulated radio as well as flashing morse code with lights, for us to listen in on, and even navigate from. So technically this can be done, and, if not from release, modders will collect broadcasts and make them play when they should.
Not entirely sure those old aircraft radios could listen to public radio however..
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