And that format's audience is dwindling as the population ages.
A stand alone AM pretty much has to concentrate on local news and events, and be in a market which is neither large nor over-crowded to do that. Russ Edmunds WB2BJH Blue Bell, PA Grid FN20id ________________________________ From: IRCA <[email protected]> on behalf of Paul B. Walker, Jr. <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 9:10:23 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Redding AM Joins Ranks Going Off The Air I should add....not entirely a failure of the FCC that a market is over radioed.. sure they allot the frequencies, but too many broadcasters believe just because you CAN shove a frequency in, you SHOULD do it. Just because there's spectrum space doesnt mean you should actually light it up. KLXR had no website and a sparse social media presence as I recall. I worked for a standalone 25,000 Watt FM in the market and WE STRUGGLED to break even some months. I can't imagine how a 1kw standalone AM managed to last this long KLXR ran "The America's Best Music" soft adult oldies format from Westwood One via satelitte feed. Paul On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 9:11 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < [email protected]> wrote: > I worked in that market.. even some of the FM's have trouble, its over > radioed and ground conductivity is poor.. im surprised this didnt happen > sooner. > > > On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 8:17 PM Dennis Gibson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122447/redding- >> joins-ranks-going-off-air/ >> >> Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________________ >> IRCA mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca >> >> Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the >> original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the >> IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers >> >> For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org >> >> To Post a message: [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
