Saul Levine Is Fired Up for AM HD

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Southern California has a new classical music radio format. It is on the AM dial. And it is broadcasting in HD Radio hybrid mode.

It is a particular combination — classical music, AM and HD Radio — that you aren’t likely to encounter much. But then again veteran SoCal indy broadcaster Saul Levine has never been one to do what everyone else is doing.

As we reported recently, Levine is excited about the possibilities for digital on the AM band, including the recent FCC vote to allow all-digital operation.
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[boombox4]

If an AM HD station in my region broadcast such a format on HD, I'd tune in.

 

[Kelly A]

Good for Saul! Somebody needs to break new ground.

 

[cyberdad]

So much for my K-Surf iphone app....which I never used.

 

[Kevin]

Let’s see where this station is at in 5 years, or where AM radio is at in 5 years or for that matter where HD Radio is at in 5 years. Meanwhile streaming will just get bigger now with the birth of 5G technology, in 5 years it will be bigger then all of the above. Now I will say goodbye to a K-Surf 1260 and find a replacement, there’s only hundreds to pick from. I love streaming.

 

[Joey1986]

Let’s see where this station is at in 5 years, or where AM radio is at in 5 years or for that matter where HD Radio is at in 5 years. Meanwhile streaming will just get bigger now with the birth of 5G technology, in 5 years it will be bigger then all of the above. Now I will say goodbye to a K-Surf 1260 and find a replacement, there’s only hundreds to pick from. I love streaming.

You don’t necessarily have to say goodbye, unless you want to. K-Surf’s oldies format will resume streaming on laoldies.com and through the K-Surf app on December 26, as per K-Surf’s Facebook page.

 

[Kevin]

You don’t necessarily have to say goodbye, unless you want to. K-Surf’s oldies format will resume streaming on laoldies.com and through the K-Surf app on December 26, as per K-Surf’s Facebook page.

Thanks.

 

[cyberdad]

Oh well, too late. I'v already deleted the iphone app. Frankly, IMHO, there were better oldies streams out there. Most of them also with better audio. That said, kudos to Saul for taking the digital hyrid plunge.

 

[Kevin]

Oh well, too late. I'v already deleted the iphone app. Frankly, IMHO, there were better oldies streams out there. Most of them also with better audio. That said, kudos to Saul for taking the digital hyrid plunge.

I totally agree, the Oldies streams that sound better are the ones not tied to over-the-air radio. The ones exclusively that are internet streaming only.