This is very topical these days!

Rarely do I ever listen to commercial, and when I do listen to the Radio it is always NPR.

I have noticed over the last few years how this station has become harder and harder to tune in. Lately if I set my dial to listen and move the Radio a few feet it retunes to some junk station playing endless shclizzyspew with vast sections of Advertising.

Talk about killing the golden goose!

Still some AM stations try by doing shows such as Art Bell - I know he is retired but they are trying to be different - and the like.

When it comes to Satellite I am not buying it. I think the older formats would still work fine; some media which have not changed are still selling so it should not be a problem.

One -public- station I recently found made me cringe with a show dedicated soley to the Beatles - sheesh reminds me of an old guy I once knew in London UK who endlessly played his Classical records so that every one in the Apartments could hear them ... over and over and over...

Now that kind of thing is stupid, but an intelligent selection of local talent would get a lot more support than DJs and managers are willing to admit...