Radio 25 said:To Jason Roberts there is no question you believe in FM radio all the way. I respect your position even though you are wrong. No one under 50 listens to AM radio you state. Where are your facts? A small market that is important to its market has listeners more than just those over 50.
For example a ton of people in the other demos listen to sports on the AM dial. They also will listen to certain talk shows too. It's a shame that you have checked out of AM radio but there are AM operators all across this country who understand their market, doesn't do the FM thing of tight play lists, voice tracking and little personality radio outside of the morning talent and market their station a way most of the big players don't know how to do.
There are AM operators who are making money and have fun doing it. When I refer to a tight play list its those FM stations airing the latest Blake Sheldon so many times between 6 am and 7 pm that you want to reach into the radio and rip out the CD. For the record Ia station that enjoy Blake's music.
The point is there AM operators that deserve not to be ion operation but this is not an indictment of the entire radio ban.
Another option might be for marginal AMs to rely on sources other than advertising for revenue. This can include donations and for the station to operate as non-commercial operation (educational or community operation).