Agreed on many, Z, and I take no offense to anything. Still can learn, and will until my last day on the earth. Many people have taught or helped me in my life: family, bosses, co-workers, teachers, just someone with a kind word here or there that stuck and I'll regurgitate years later.
Even the jerks (bosses, co-workers) have taught me, but they didn't know it! Z, your words are always well thought out. I'm not always right.

Ed Buterbaugh, then from CKLW wrote an article in Radio & Records of how CLEAN AM could sound. Of course, not listened to. Still have a CKLW-FM QSL letter from him! (93.9FM from Milwaukee)

AM stereo - a few years too late.

IBOC. Certainly, remember the "white noise" as 1020-WBZ and 1030 KDKA all killed each other at night. Of course, the dx'er was a "moron" and knew nothing.

Might add 11. The Expanded Band, LOL! Sure was 1980's thinking...but to be honest, we didn't know what was ahead of us!

Brokered block programming Was listening online to "WWJ NewsRadio 950" (Detroit) yesterday. A Brokered Attorney for 2 hours (8-10pm, if I remember) So much for "the news watch never stops" or "give us 22 minutes..."

It's not how "good" things can be apparently, but how CHEAP things can be turned out, planned obsolescence, etc.

Always have learned. Too, in my case, it might just be generational.
On the other hand, I still remember in 1971, where an acquaintance showed me (and others,) his new stereo! The speakers were next to each other!!! I said, "if you move one here and one here, you'll hear the difference." Guess he didn't know the difference. Yikes!

Always enjoy this hallowed space. Go to a few other Message Boards and see how some of these Dictators run their boards. No thanks!
This is a damn darn nice place to be!
John