@Jay wrote: I don't typically listen to traditional AM/FM radio anymore, I know. There's a lot of competition for listenership now, including streaming live broadcasts, music services, podcasts, etc. Even shortwave radio really took a turn for the worst when international broadcasters saw that live streams were a more cost effective means than maintaining massive tunable antenna arrays, worldwide broadcasting facilities and equipment. The BBC's relay statio in Antigua used to be legendary on 5975 in the evening. They no longer target the Americas anymore, but you can still hear some of their feeds to Africa in the afternoon. The technical advances like digital radio (ubiquity, et. al.) and the availability of alternate subcarriers on FM, as well as DRM on shortwave isn't really making as much of a dent in listenership as it was designed. It's mostly something for hobbyists and hipsters to play with, which isn't going to make money for anyone.
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