"Primetime -- that's where they made all their money. That's gone. In primetime now, you're streaming or you're watching everything else except network TV."
So, what’s good, sometimes even great on AM radio? News, for one, and in some regions of the country you can find a lot of it...
“We shouldn’t have to sacrifice safety, news, and a way of life simply because some car manufacturers want to make more profits. Let’s get this passed.”
"I hate to say this because I love AM, I cannot see it surviving in the long run. It will always be there, but I don’t...
I host an AM radio show on a legacy station with an aging but robust audience. Can we get bigger? Younger? More diverse?
"One of the greatest advantages of AM radio is that it offers a low threshold to ownership because most AM radio stations are priced lower than...
"This legislation enables AM radio’s continued role as the backbone of the nation’s Emergency Alert System."
Since the bill was introduced in May, it has garnered the support of 23 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate.
The bipartisan bill -- authored by Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) -- will be presented to the Senate Commerce Committee "this week".
News Talk 1290 in London is also included in the stations that are being shut down.
