Re: [PLUG] AM bye bye

On Fri, Jul 8, 2022, 3:08 PM Walt Mankowski via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:

It's rare these days, but I like having the option to get the traffic
report from KYW 1060 when I need more of an update than my GPS is providing.

KYW broadcasts on FM as well, these days.

On Fri, Jul 08, 2022 at 02:45:31PM -0400, John Karr via plug wrote:
> WXPN isn't the only non-commercial station worth listening to, if you scan
> around the left end of the dial. Also noteworthy is that Princeton
> University has a commercial license at 103.3, but their primary/HD1 stream
> is non-commercial community radio. Pretty much all radio is also available
> streaming on the internet, so even though WRTI (90.1) broadcasts classical
> and Jazz all day, I usually listen to WQXR (NYC 3 live classical streams),
> and even though they suck 75% of the time my default station remains WFMU
> (East Orange).
>
>
> On 7/8/22 14:31, Walt Mankowski via plug wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 08, 2022 at 02:13:07PM -0400, jeffv via plug wrote:
> > > broadcast radio is dead. It just hasn't realized it yet.
> > > Philly radio is a prime example. One group owns most of the stations. The
> > > classic rock station plays the same songs by the same artists til the end of
> > > days. There is one rock station. Music gets pre-empted for sports. Too many
> > > HOT HITS stations. Commercials forever.
> > You need to work your way down to the end of the dial. WXPN is still
> > awesome.
> >
> > Walt
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