Interesting and informative article about the history of AM radio in Pittsburgh, PA, and this seems to apply to just about everywhere else in the country.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/tv-radio/the-rise-and-fall-of-am-radio-707433/
I still listen to the local news stations in New York on AM. Plus AM is still a free source to listen to your favorite sports teams home games. The public NPR radio stations is a reliable place for news plus they are commercial free.
Still as the article points out the competition must be tough for the stations to attract listeners and keep them with all the entertainment outlets available.
Wonder what will become of AM radio in the future?
as long as AM radio continues to pander to the right-wing, paranoid, schizophrenic, gun-nut, anarchist american audience it's future is assured.
ReplyDeleteHello Jim, I listen every morning and evening to a local AM station for news. Maybe I can do the same with that station on FM, but I like the MW band. 73 Paul
ReplyDeletePaul,
ReplyDeleteSame here on FM but keeping the AM band tuned in.
Jim
Good morning Jim, AM radio is a staple in my car on the way home there is a news and traffic station that guides me away from traffic troubles. You can notice how propagation affects signals when you listen to AM.
ReplyDeleteMike
Hi Mike,
ReplyDeleteTraffic, weather, here but some news these days I could do without.
Regards,
Jim