And what about AM Broadcast Band radio? Any future for that? FM also?
Goes against the grain to have to 'pay' a monthly subscription to listen to
satellite radio etc.
If some broadcaster 'wants' me to listen they can attract by making it free
for whenever, or if, I wish to turn it on!
I'll even tolerate 'some' commercials; although on TV the existing 20
minutes per half hour of programming versus 9 minutes of
announcements/commercials (not including the channels that are ALL
selling/advertising!) for which I pay either the cable or satellite company
are becoming a bore. i.e. very little on worth watching and it is constantly
interrupted by said advertising; often the same advert several times each
hour. Bah, humbug.
Less on shortwave now too!
However: One of the more interesting is that CBC (Canadian Broadcasting
Corp.) Radio One, (basically CBCs 'Home Service' for each of the regions of
this huge country, after about midnight Eastern Time, carries half hour
items from various networks around the world (in English). These typically
include Holland, Germany, Australia, BBC, Sweden, Poland and many others.
Often leave it on bedside radio at very low volume until 6.00 AM (local
time) next morning, when it reverts to local broadcasting. CBC is available
on the internet at <
www.cbc.ca/ > which itself is a sign of the times.
Cheers.