Mike, Are you asking from a DXers point of view or a broadcasters point of view? I don't like to see any old station go away, or change calls, but unfortunately that is reality in today's world. To me, the FCC blew it allowing so many stations on the AM band. If we had a 1,000 or so, there would be room for everyone and the stations would be making money. One station comes to mind, the 1390 station in Salem OR that used to be KSLM. They were a classic Middle of the Road station with lots of local personality for years and years. No one in the Salem market could touch them in ratings. Now they are a relay for 1080 Portland (Sports talk). What a real shame. Of course the old KSLM calls are gone too. I have a neat old QSL card from the station in the 60s signed by Cal Applegate, the CE that was there for years. He is gone now, but what a history.
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