I had the opportunity to be driven to my public transit train stop by a co-worker. She's around 30 years old. I'm always interested in what the radio pre-sets are set too, so I ask if I can look. When they say 'yes', I start pressing buttons. Getting to AM, there was either only one station set, or none. It was on the 50,000 watt Clear Channel, clear channel station. She told me she was interested in "Hot-Talk", although that's not how she expressed it. I only had time to set her AM to one other station. So, I'm going to email her a listing of AM stations to set her car radio too, and see if she decides to do it. She lives outside the main market. I'm going to first suggest that she set pre-sets for two stations that serve the city in which she lives. Her boyfriend likes "oldies", so I'm going to suggest a big, way out of market station that often comes in well and that plays some interesting things... Zoomer radio in Canada. Probably suggest the Radio Disney station since she likes some Pop music.
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I have five AM presets on my old truck's original AM (only) radio.
They are:
1. CBU 690 (CBC Radio One) Vancouver, BC
2. KBAI 930 (Progressive Talk) Bellingham, WA
3. KFNQ 1090 (Progressive Talk) Seattle, WA
4. KWLE 1340 (CHR/Rock) Anacortes, WA
5. KKXA 1520 (Classic Country) Snohomish, WA
Most of these stations, save KBAI comes in pretty strong during my drives to Seattle and beyond (KWLE barely comes in in downtown Seattle.)
They are:
1. CBU 690 (CBC Radio One) Vancouver, BC
2. KBAI 930 (Progressive Talk) Bellingham, WA
3. KFNQ 1090 (Progressive Talk) Seattle, WA
4. KWLE 1340 (CHR/Rock) Anacortes, WA
5. KKXA 1520 (Classic Country) Snohomish, WA
Most of these stations, save KBAI comes in pretty strong during my drives to Seattle and beyond (KWLE barely comes in in downtown Seattle.)
I almost never switch over to AM these days. If I was buying a new car, I probably wouldn't bother either.
Three of my AM presets I listened to now have FM translators, and two are out-of-market stations that only come in on skywave.
Three of my AM presets I listened to now have FM translators, and two are out-of-market stations that only come in on skywave.
I've joined the ranks of listeners still confident in AM Radio's dependable and frequent news/weather/traffic reports. My entertainment appetite is best served on FM. My listening habits occur exclusively in my truck. With the house radio relegated to its alarm clock function, my listening habits occur in my truck.
I have two presets set on AM WSM 650 for The Grand Ol Opry and an out of market but still local enough talk station.
I'm always fascinated when people say they never switch over to AM. To me, it's like saying I only drink water from plastic pipes, not metal pipes. When I want water, or audio entertainment, I don't care how it gets to me, I care about the quality of the content. If I didn't listen to AM, I'd miss some good news and sports stations. I listen to whatever delivers the content I want. ESPN no longer has an affiliate in my town, so I'm listening to Mike and Mike on my Nexus 10. By the way, this tablet has excellent front-facing speakers. It makes a great Internet "radio"!PTBoardOp94 said:
Most of the AM (and in some cases FM) I listen to M-F is news/talk and it's all streaming online. Music wise it's internet radio since there's more out there to choose. Same reason applies on why I listen to news/talk online, greater variety to choose from.
I don't listen to music on AM or FM ever. I like the interactivity of services such as Pandora where I can customize it for my own tastes. There are a couple of local shows I listen to on terrestrial radio stations but yeah, the best thing about Internet radio besides getting ESPN radio when there is no local radio affiliate is that I can listen to local shows from around the country and world where they are still available.northwoods said:
I hardly ever listen to FM. It doesn't really offer much I'm interested in. I listen to AM only, usually at night.
I'll listen to the local and regional talk stations, or sports talkers (after the elections I've gotten sick of political diatribes), and often I'll listen to the CBC (CBU, CBR, or CBX when it's in).
I like some of the talk hosts on KFI -- that Tim Conway Jr. guy has got a dry sense of humor. Other times I'll listen to south Asian, Mexican format, or business talk stations. There's a lot out there on AM you can hear with steady signals, even at night.
I find it more interesting than the heavily researched music on FM. If I want to hear music I like, I've got a CD player for that.
I'll sometimes listen to radio online when I want to hear local stations from other parts of the world. Online services like Pandora I have no use for -- if I want to hear music I like, I've got a CD player for that.
I'll listen to the local and regional talk stations, or sports talkers (after the elections I've gotten sick of political diatribes), and often I'll listen to the CBC (CBU, CBR, or CBX when it's in).
I like some of the talk hosts on KFI -- that Tim Conway Jr. guy has got a dry sense of humor. Other times I'll listen to south Asian, Mexican format, or business talk stations. There's a lot out there on AM you can hear with steady signals, even at night.
I find it more interesting than the heavily researched music on FM. If I want to hear music I like, I've got a CD player for that.
I'll sometimes listen to radio online when I want to hear local stations from other parts of the world. Online services like Pandora I have no use for -- if I want to hear music I like, I've got a CD player for that.
boombox said:
I live in a rural area where reception is dismal at best and disgraceful at worst, and lack of choice is even worse (on the FM band, if you like Country, Classic Rock, or Hot AC, you're in luck. If not, then you're SOL-and since I dont' care for any of the three above, I have to go to internet radio sources to find what I like music wise).
I have well over 100 streaming live AM (and a few FM) news/talk stations saved in my Favorites folder (a few do need to be updated and/or deleted due to format changes, haven't had time to do so), primarily to hear local/regional talk from different parts of the country (I even have some from Canada (none are CBC though), 1 each from Guam, the UK and Ireland (no BBC or RTE), a handful from Australia (no ABC) and 2 from New Zealand).
jfrancispastirchak said:
There is usually an AM station with "dependable/frequent news/weather/traffic" reports. But not in all markets. You can tell when the station's news or traffic reporter mispronounces a city or street name in the area. Happens more than you'd think in some markets.
Seriously, are there any AM stations in America that cater to 30 year-old women? Doubtful. AM formats typically target older people (i.e. conservative talk) or men (sports). All-news might have appeal, but they seem to target an older audience. Progressive talk is a niche. Therefore, I'm not surprised that 30 year-old women do not listen to AM radio.
Her issue was she was unaware of all the good things available on AM radio. She was pleased that I took the time to give her some quality listening options.
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I have 6 AM pre-sets---
530 Radio Enciclopedia, Cuba (B/EZ)
560 WQAM (sports)
610 WIOD (news/talk)
940 WINZ (sports)
1080 WHIM (Christian talk, also some brokered time)
1450 WOCN (Spanish, but some English pop & Music of Your Life overnights)
But I'd by lying if I said I listen to any of these for long stretches. But I don't listen to FM here for long periods either!
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530 Radio Enciclopedia, Cuba (B/EZ)
560 WQAM (sports)
610 WIOD (news/talk)
940 WINZ (sports)
1080 WHIM (Christian talk, also some brokered time)
1450 WOCN (Spanish, but some English pop & Music of Your Life overnights)
But I'd by lying if I said I listen to any of these for long stretches. But I don't listen to FM here for long periods either!
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cd637299 said:
There was a great article (albeit short) in one of the trades last week about an AM revival of sorts. AM is basically the FM of the 60's and early 70's - a place to experiment. While FM in most major markets consists of the same, safe sets of formats - AM stations are starting to adopt niche formats to experiment. There was a Bluegrass station mentioned among others.
The term used was "Destination Listening" if I recall. While the average Jane or Joe may not scan the AM dial for tunes, people may be convinced to try an AM signal if the content is unique.
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I noticed this myself.....Am today being like FM in the 60s, except that for the most part, music is OUT.
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How much of it is experimental in the sense that somebody buys the hour(s) and does what they want with it vs. an owner or owner group trying a niche format? I heard a program about wine tasting one time, and it was, apparently, a weekly show.
Was the article talking about Hubbard's "extra" signal in Frederick, MD/DC--820 AM? They've done a good job of spinning it to appear as though they're doing something creative with it, instead of just using it to dump "other stuff" on--stuff that doesn't fit on WTOP. Truth is, it's a mess. And a waste of a good frequency in a market that's been booming for 40 years. They're just making so damn much money on "America's Top-Billing Radio Station" that the chance to make a million or two doing real radio in Frederick isn't worth the bother.
amfmxm said:
All the AMs in Frederick together don't bill $1 million.
WFMD, with 5 kw day and 2.5 kw nights has owned the AM part of market for decades. Unlike WWFD, which cuts to 400 watts at night and totally misses most of the market, WFMD has pretty good coverage day and night... and gets nearly a 5 share.
While WWFD has a pretty good day signal, the terrible night signal in a northern market where there are late sunrises and early sunsets much of the year makes it unlikely that the station could produce much on its own... certainly not "a million or two".
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