"dxAce" wrote in message
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But it's not a need at all... as AM radio serves everyone quite well at
the
present time without HD/IBOC.

No, it does not. Most AM listening is in over-55 year olds, and in the
under-45 group, less than 10% are using AM... even less as you move younger.
In a few more years, AM will essentially be an arcane service for retirees,
unless something is done to reverse the trend... and that something is HD:

I'd characterize it more as a 'want' on the part of the few, rather than a
'need' of the many.

AM is irrelevant to most Americans. More than 60% NEVER use it.