Since AM is being phased out in Mexico, I'm curious to know when the last time it was relevant. In the early 90's (when I first heard Mexican AM stations) they were all playing music. By about 94, music had very quickly disappeared from the dial in Mexico city with the exception of a few stations. Was any one still actually listening in the early 90's? I know the Mexican's I went to school with had mixed feelings about AM. The older ones recognised the stations we got in the midwest (with the exception of XEROK, none of them lived hear Jurez) and the younger ones, it really depended on where they lived and if it was a station their parents listened to. Many preferred American pop and rock music and never touched AM at all back home. The ones I went to school with didn't actually listen to Banda, Ranchera, Cumbia or Norten~a with the exception of 2 from the north. There seems to be a class or demographic (for lack of better words) that don't like that kind of music at all.
To recap I guess I have 2 questions. When did AM stop being relevant and with those AM's that will not be able to move to FM, will there be an audience for them?
To recap I guess I have 2 questions. When did AM stop being relevant and with those AM's that will not be able to move to FM, will there be an audience for them?