AM Radio Fan

* Every AM Daytimer is done unless they have a translator pair on FM. (Those are toast in Chicago as EMF and all the religious have them locked up). But why even bother, turn off the AM Daytimer and rent an HD3 somewhere, it is cheaper.

* Next to be gone are 14 hour non 50KW or equivalent powered stations w/ no translator FM pairing.

* The 50KW sticks are last. Which ones are most vulnerable in this market? WBBM-AM and WSCR-AM. Audacy NYC recent killing off of WCBS-AM and turning other AM sticks off countrywide is a siren blaring.
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The daytimers are worth nothing, turn off, hand license in, sell the land pay off debt or profit money. The days of the lady raising the family at home listening to local AM Daytimers is long gone. She now works, controls the money and has a 12in wifi/5G screen in her car.

The non-50KW might be worth something in a fire sale. Fractions of what they were 10 or 20 years ago. But those are on limited time too. WSBC never fills their whole schedule for brokering. It will only become less and less until it is AM 750.

The 50KW can always be sold to some niche entry. But it is limited people. people are just NOT consuming on AM anymore and when that is done, FM will be next. I recently spoke to someone that sold his mid market AM & FM, pocketed the money and is on 24/7 online. Said he has not been more profitable and happy in years. He also is fully convinced the new owners will go dark within 5 years. - Even ethnic and religious are online. There is no fidelity in the stations. Low quality audio and nearly no one under 40 knows what AM is.

So, that means goodbye WNDZ. They are playing the sad piano so they do not violate FCC rules going dark, until they decide what to do. I believe they will turn it in and sell the land, like AM 850 happened. The studios will be there until AM 820 is done or Eychaner sells off everyting.

Nostalgic, it is sad. Reality business wise, it has been over for a while and the carnage is starting to pile up.

Z