"RHF" wrote in message
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And the 'point' being . . . that back in 1941 AM Radio was "King".

those were the days of great coast-to-coast am radio ~ RHF
.

Yes, that was because there was no TV. There was only light usage of radio
in the daytime as most people had only one household radio, in the living
room. Portables and even car radios were not a factor.

Since the 50's, following the lift of the TV Freeze, the night listening to
radio has been much lower. Daytime listening became the key to radio
stations.

Today, 7 PM-Midnight listening is less than a third the level in morning
drive, mid-days or afternoons. Nearly no revenue is generated in the
evening, either.

So, with less than 1000 stations in 1941, listeners often had to listen to
distant signals at night to hear their favorite network programs. Today,
with 14,000 stations, few are far from a broad choice of signals. And the
comedies and drama shows are on TV, not rado. So nighttime distant reception
by the average listener has no benefit other than curiosity.