Re: Another technology is officially on the way to an end.

Posted by Mr.Pushbutton  On 2023/5/6 15:15:03

I won't miss it. I'll have my radios modified like Big Kev's and stream what I want to hear from my phone. I haven't listened to AM radio for decades, since I started buying cars with FM reception, in the late 70's. We used to have a wonderful AM station here in Detroit, WJR which was really all things to all people. It too was a 'clear channel" station that could be received hundreds of miles from Detroit.
They did much original programming including "Adventures in good music" hosted by Karl Haas, "Kaleidoscope" hosted by Mike Warf, morning drive time hosted by J.P. McCarthy, who was a very affable host. I listened to WJR when I owned my Packard, and it was good. In the 90's WJR went the way of most AM radio and went to all talk format, following a certain bent that much AM radio has gone to, dumping local content that was completely relatable for syndicated talk hosts. I never liked the audio (lack of) quality of AM radio, and enjoy listening to Classical and Jazz music on our local non-profit station WRCJ, which I gladly support financially.