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Author Topic: Letter: AM’s Downfall is Poor Programming, Not Audio Quality! Nevermind noise???  (Read 574 times)

Offline ThaDood

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https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/readers-forum/letter-ams-downfall-is-poor-programming-not-audio-quality

Um... How about the spectrum-wide noise levels on Medium Wave? That's still kind of a factor.


And, more AM Radio World responses. The info on what happened to Leonard Kahn is interesting. https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/readers-forum/readers-have-much-to-say-about-am       

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« Last Edit: May 09, 2023, 1754 UTC by ThaDood »
I was asked, yet another weird question, of how I would like to be buried, when I finally bite the big one. The answer was actually pretty easy. Face-down, like a certain historical figure in the late 1980's, (I will not mention who, but some of you will get it, and that's enough.) Why??? It would be a burial that will satisfy everyone: (1) My enemies will say that it will show me where to go. (2) On the same point, I can have my enemies kiss my butt. (3) It will temporarily give someone a place to park a bicycle. See??? A WIN / WIN for everyone.

Offline East Troy Don

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The "Share" numbers in the article don't lie.  Advertising killed MW radio - Not just the preponderance of ads but the relentless repetition and vacuous nature of the spots borders on the unbearable.  Don't these PM's listen to their own stations?

Thanks for the article - great post.
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I don't do MW DX'ing primarily because, with my small suburban setup, I can't get anything but North American stations. Of the ones broadcasting in English that do reach me, they nearly all air the same stuff. What's the point?
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