Hi all,

I have xm now, and I wouldn't be with out it. I mostly listen to sports, but 
on an occasion iI'll listen to music on it.

Carolyn Kj4vt


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From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 10:44 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: What AM radio stations are you guys listening too for fun 
DXing? Was Re: Am Fm table radios?

> Ron:
>
> We have had discussion on the list before about this sort of thing, so I
> can't resist one brief comment here:
>
> Being from western New York, I'm sure you remember the great days of WKBW, 
> a
> m 1520.  It was a true pleasure to listen to folks like Joey Reynolds, 
> Sandy
> Beach, Dan Nevreth, and Jack Armstrong.  Of course, this does not diminish
> other great A M stations like CKLW, WLS, WCFL, WABC, and the two A M 
> top-40
> giants in Philadelphia, W F I L, and W I B G.
>
> Since I just acquired one of the new-gen Victor Reader Streams, I have now
> switched almost completely to internet radio.  Although it's a far cry 
> from
> the radio we all used to enjoy, at least there's some variety there, and 
> you
> don't have to listen to all of the commercials and other stuff that seems 
> to
> characterize much of commercial A M and F M radio today.
>
> As they say:  "The times, they are achangin!".
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Ron Canazzi
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 10:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: What AM radio stations are you guys listening too for fun
> DXing? Was Re: Am Fm table radios?
>
> Hi Ron,
>
> I am afraid to say I don't think there's much to listen to unless you just
> want to check out propagation.  As you say syndication--a natural 
> outgrowth
> of consolidation--has put an end to personality type radio and a lot of
> local variety programming.
>
> But to quote Johnny Cash: "But there was a time"--when I used to be the
> biggest AM Dx-er.  I used to use a variety of radios from my old pre wordl
> war II (a relic from my father's youth) Westinghouse upright--which was so
> old that the knobs had broken off and I used to use (and I kid you not) a
> metal screw driver to insert into the slots where the tuning knob used to 
> be
> all the way to my 1980's Icon R71-A general coverage receiver which had a
> great AM broadcast portion.  I used to tune up and down the dial to hear
> such stations as KMOX, St.
> Louis, 1120
> AM, KSL, Salt Lake City, 1160 AM, WOAI, San Antonio Texas, 1200 AM, and 
> the
> big catch in the wee hours of the morning KFI, Los Angeles, 640 AM.
> I live in the Western New York State area.
>
> As a teenager, I used to call DX stations which were rather significant 
> toll
> calls even at late hours such as the Jerry Williams show on WBZ boston 
> 1030
> AM and the Larry Glick show also on WBZ.  The Nightcap program which could
> be heard on WWl, New Orleans at 870 and the Larry King show before it got 
> to
> Buffalo on a station out of Miami, I believe it was WQAM at 620, but I'm 
> not
> sure.  In those days, because of the fairness doctrine, the guests were
> diverse and real discussion took place--not just the blow hard mentality 
> of
> the Premier Radio model adopted by political hacks of all stripes.
>
> Even during the daytime, when I and my parents were going on a trip of say
> 100 miles or so, you could tune around in the 'graveyard' area between 
> 1230
> Am and 1490 AM and hear a bunch of local stations with  all sorts of 
> diverse
> programming.  Now-of-days, when you do that, you're likely to hear 14 or 
> 15
> versions of Rush Limbaugh or some 'Music of your life' type format--all
> playing the same thing. What a bummer!
>
> Oh for the good old days!  I guess I'm showing my age.