On Aug 8, 10:19*pm, (David Kaye) wrote:
J G Miller wrote:

You could try listening to some for about 5 minutes -- you may feel
yourself unable to listen for any longer than that for some of them
in England.

There are, of course, broad ranges of non-comm stations in the U.S. *Many
cater to very specific slices of audience. *

Here in the Bay Area, KPFA caters to political activists (or people who think
they are political activists). *KCSM-FM caters to jazz listeners. *KPOO is
into mostly blues and affairs affecting black people. *

KUSF is a training ground for new student DJs and musically caters to them,
plus there are blocks of programming catering to Catholicism (KUSF is owned by
USF, a Catholic university).

KQED-FM appeals to news/info hounds, carrying nearly all the NPR and PRI news
and talk programming available. *KALW, an equal member of NPR carries a lot of
the rest, along with BBC, CBC, and other news/info programming.

KCEA caters to people who prefer to listen to big bands music of the 1930s and
40s. *KVHS, also owned by a high school, reaches out toward teens. *

KFJC, KSJS, KSMC, and KZSU do the same thing for college-age audiences. *

The one thing that KQED-FM does great is to
carry the Audio of the PBS-TV 'News Hour" on
the FM Radio at 3PM M~F Listen at Work, or in
the Car, and even at Home with No TV needed.

IMHO the fastest way to get FM HD-Radio accepted
is to find a Local TV Station that will do an Audio
Simulcast of their Programming on the HD2 Channel
and market the Audio Simulcast on TV.
-why- Since TV went Digital the old Analog AM/FM/TV
Radios no longer provide TV Audio. FM HD-Radio HD2
Channels can provide TV Audio to an already existing
at Work and can Listen {but can't watch} and in the
Car and can Listen {but can't watch} TV {radio} Listeners.

~ RHF