Most AM stations cannot be received well in any large office or retail
facility. That is why streaming will be increasingly important.

Also, if you look at the power that some stations have in some metro
areas, and the other technical factors, both AM and FM, then it will
make even more sense.

KFWB is 5kw-U, KNX is 50kw-U, but there are some that are only 1kw-U
there in such a large locality as LA.

The FM side is no different. I once was on the 405 in Orange County
and started to lose KMZT before the John Wayne airport. KUSC wasn't
much better.

Also, there are translators and other things that attract listeners.
Translators usually cover a much smaller area, some only run on a few
watts, most outside the Northeast and Southern California can have up
to 250 watts or more, and cover large areas, almost as much sometimes
as a Class A FM. LPFMs also have taken to streaming.

Religious stations like K-Love thrive on streaming. In fact, K-Love is
usually in the top-5 of streaming stations as far as total time spent
listening.

Also, non-broadcast outlets like BYURadio at http://www.byuradio.org/
(although they have a satellite feed on DISH Network, and are on one
LPFM), and KZION at http://www.kzion.com/ have streams and pick up
quite a few listeners. I don't think either of these have hit the
top-50 in terms of TTSL yet but well could. There are others that have
made the top-50 that are not broadcast either.

Do you know or remember Detroit radio 1967-68??
Someone claimed he was earning $350,000 a year doing a morning show in
Detroit. Came from Cleveland where he was making $300.000 at the time.

"roger carroll" wrote in message
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Do you know or remember Detroit radio 1967-68??
Someone claimed he was earning $350,000 a year doing a morning show in
Detroit. Came from Cleveland where he was making $300.000 at the time.


Yeah, it was Joseph P. McCarthy (J. P. McCarthy on the air) on WJR. I can't
remember the years Joe moved from Detroit to Cleveland and then back again.
He the WJR morning man for many years, stayed in Cleveland just a few years,
then moved back to WJR for many more years. He died of a fairly rare form
of cancer several years ago. I have a CD that WJR produced commemorating
his career--a recording of the morning broadcast on WJR the day after his
death.
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Don Forsling

"Iowa--Gateway to Those Big Rectangular States"

Well, maybe I was a little prophetic a few years ago on this, but
it's deja vu all over again.

The broadcasting industry didn't UNDERSTAND the Internet, and no one
knew where, and in what direction it was going to go five years ago.

Some, in this group, condemned the Internet mode of broadcasting. A
fad. Technically inferior. Can't reach as many people. Blah blah blah.
A lot of absurd statements.

Now, they realize if they don't climb on board, they're going to be
left at the starter's gate (duh!)