Toys4RJill

My iPhone 6s serves as a dedicated podcasting device . In the car, I connect it the stereo in my Corolla or new 4R by lightning cable I also have some soundtracks downloaded from iTunes which I have bought.

I like have two devices. I’ve always had two devices. I have been listening to podcasts for 10+ years. But it used to be different where you had to connect to iTunes. I also like a corded connection over wireless earbuds. Which I do have
music CDs at the library. I go into the library to pick up a hold. I walk out and get into my car insert the CD and listen with jolly joy as I drive.

We also have a very big CD collection. So sometimes if we go on a road trip..we pack 10 CDs for the drive. The lack of a CD player in my 21 4R pissed me off.

‘I don’t @SW17LS gave me crap once so I no longer do it

advertising has never really bothered me. Yes it can get annoying. I agree

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SW17LS

LOL, I remember that

Toys4RJill

AM radio is still doing well. Nobody has said it is more or less popular than FM.

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‘nothing wrong with that.



I don’t bother anymore. It’s a PITA on my iMac

tex2670

You're the one saying that AM is needed for local shows here in this forum, not the stations. So that's why I'm asking you. You're the one making the argument, so I kind of assumed you had some info or merit behind it.

Lots of AM stations have migrated to FM.

Toys4RJill

did I actually say that? I don’t recall but gonna look back

I never disputed that

geko29

I bet it's actually way more than that. Remember "1 hour" broadcast TV shows are 41-42 minutes long--so there's 18-19 minutes/hour of ads--and I recall AM having even more than that.

tex2670

LOL, well if you can't remember your own posts, then I guess there's no point in taking this further... Some people still enjoy AM; we can leave it at that.

Toys4RJill

It’s not that I enjoy AM. Whether it’s AM or FM doesn’t matter if I’m seeking out a talk show or the Blue Jay game. If it were on FM cool. I don’t see the advantage of having to go to my phone to steam CFRB for instance.

mmarshall

I won't dispute your statement, but by "enjoy," are you referring to the actual content of the AM broadcasts, or the radio signals and sound quality itself?...because the AM signals, IMO are pure crap, even with their generally longer range than FM stereo.

tex2670

Maybe so, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Toys4RJill

AM signals are fine for basic talk and news shows. And listening to a MLB baseball game. Nobody is advocating for AM to replace FM or Streaming. Honestly. It is really nice to not be tethered to your phone

rogerh00

I agree, I use AM for listening to local news/talk/sports. It's the only way to get local broadcasts except for streaming off your phone which is stupid. I can't be bothered to pair the phone, open an app like iheart or other, search for a channel and hope it connects while draining your battery down. Nonsence. I keep about 4 favorites and just touch the logo and I'm good to go.

SW17LS

the phone pairs automatically every time once it’s paired. If you have CarPlay, it’s one click on the screen. No different than selecting a radio station

Toys4RJill

But not everyone connects to CarPlay.

I don’t get the hate on for having AM in the car.

swajames

Streaming radio has some other advantages. Not only is the quality better, AM is close to unlistenable, you can pause the stream and pick up when you left off should you take a call or have to stop during an interesting broadcast. You can also listen to programming from earlier in the day or archived programming from other days, and with some apps you can time shift by recording scheduled radio programming to your phone for later listening. You can also access programming from all over the world. As it happens, there's a lot of good radio content out there. And the vast majority of it isn't coming to you via your local AM stations...