Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Encouragement for AM Stations


The kick-off post for the I Listen! campaign, over at the SWLing Post blog.

The idea is that broadcast AM stations – really all stations, including FM and shortwave – aren't getting the feedback they need to bring in advertising dollars.  From there we step straight to budget cuts, fewer listeners, feedback loop...  in short, a death spiral.  This is a small, simple effort to help fix the problem.  If there are some stations that you particularly like, read the above-linked article and send'em a postcard.  You can find the mailing addresses easily by going to Radio Locator, typing in your zip code, then clicking on the little yellow "i" boxes next to a station's name.  Look for "Station Address" and hey presto.

It is a funny thing, but here on the Forgotten Coast there are only a handful of FM stations within the horizon, and exactly no local AM stations – everything's either DX over salt water by day or skywave by night.  (take a look)  It does make it a challenge to find new variety, yet even among this limited selection there's an interesting assortment of Tampa Bay area stations and WWL out of New Orleans.

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