D Peter Maus wrote:
Here in suburban Chicago, my $1200 tuner sits idle,
because there is so much noise, both AM and FM, now, on my favorite
stations that it's no longer enjoyable to listen. So, I do with
Satellite. Podcasts. And the occasional webfeed.

I'm certainly not alone.

I use an FM Stereo transmitter to broadcast web radio throughout the
house, here in exurban Los Angeles. My Tivoli Model One and my BA
Recepter never sounded so good.

Localism = News. News costs money.