There are advantages and disadvantages to big verses small market
stations,.  The problem is on AM it is just about all talk or religion.





On Sun, 26 Aug 2007, Lou Kline wrote:

> Yeah, they aren't as smug and pompous as the big guys, but they tend to
> play the songs that you never hear on the big city "everyone plays the same
> thing ten times a day" stations.  And on some of the little stations you
> can get some actual news, not who is screwing who in Hollywood, as if that
> has any bearing on anything.
>
> --Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 03:47 PM 8/26/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> >Lou but the pour quality of the DJ on those small town radios are not as
> >good as your Pro DJs of the big radio station.  And that is supposed to make
> >you want to listen them.  I have not been following the conversation very
> >close so this question may have all ready been answered.  Here in Oklahoma
> >City I have not heard that there is a HD radio station has of yet is there a
> >site that is listing the HD station?  Or is there a way to tell if there is
> >a HD station in the area?
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 2:21 PM
> >Subject: Re: Subject: Re: FCC aproves HD A M broadcasting 24 hours a day
> >
> >
> >Doesn't work that way on cable--just more of the same old crap.  What makes
> >you think HD radio will be any different?  It isn't the method of
> >transmission that is the problem, but rather that all the stations are
> >owned by a couple of really greedy companies that lack imagination, and
> >really don't have to work very hard for their dollars anyway, because there
> >is little competition.  It's getting to the point where the most enjoybable
> >stations to listen to are the little 1 kilowatt Class 4 AM stations from
> >the small towns because they are too small potatoes for companies like
> >Clear Channel to care about.
> >
> >For example, we have a small Class 4 station in Batavia, about 35 miles
> >from Rochester, and it is much more enjoyable to listen to than anything
> >that Rochester has to offer.
> >
> >73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> >At 03:16 PM 8/25/2007 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Hi,
> > >I'm hoping that with the improved audio band width and vastly improved
> > >signal to noise ratio of HD radio, we will soon see new, more interesting
> > >and entertaining programming.  That's my hope, but only time will tell!
> > >Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> > >Skype Name: bobtinn
> > >Life is full of challenges, that's what makes it interesting!
> > >
> > >
> > >
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