On Sep 19, 10:17 am, Stephanie Weil wrote:
On Sep 19, 8:19 am, Roadie wrote:

Catching stations from afar is am enjoyable hobby for DXers that
creates no revenue for the radio station. None. There are more than
enough radio stations to service local areas

Some areas have people but not enough to warrant a local station (not
enough advertising income). The only things these people have for
radio entertainment are the distant stations.

Don't forget that radio stations are first businesses. Their target
audience has to be listeners who advertisers feel will be in a
position to respond favorably to their message. Listeners will not
likely drive 500 miles to purchase a car, refrigerator, insurance,
etc. Those few people who live outside the primary listening area are
of no interest to a commercial radio station. It's just tough if the
radio station does something like add HD channels that disrupts the
listening of someone outside the target area. Those are the hard cold
facts of radio stations that hope to make a profit.


Or, imagine yourself being in a town with maybe one or two local
audible signals (either FM or AM). And neither is a format you
like....what do you do if you want radio? Gotta DX.

True you you may have to dx if you live in the boondocks, or buy a
satellite radio setup. But that faraway radio station will for
obvious business reasons have no concern about your listening habits
because you are not a listener who would be of any interest to their
advertisers.

If radio stations were public entities with no profit motive then I
could understand your concerns. But the basic radio model in this
country is built around it being a profit making enterprise.

In NYC you should have no shortage of local radio stations.


Stephanie Weil
New York City, USA