Does it count if I listen to stations that are primarily on AM, but that’s not how I listen?

I give 680 News a checkin almost daily on 92.5-2. I also enjoy the 70s at 7 and 80s at 8 on Zoomer, but I listen on 96.7

RadioAaron wrote:

Does it count if I listen to stations that are primarily on AM, but that’s not how I listen?

I give 680 News a checkin almost daily on 92.5-2. I also enjoy the 70s at 7 and 80s at 8 on Zoomer, but I listen on 96.7

Love 740.
Because I'm in scarborough, I listen on 96.3 hd2.
But when I'm away from my hd radio and don't want to use data, I listen on 740 or 96.7 when that one comes in.

paterson1 wrote:

This is from the Michigan Radio & TV Buzzboard, and has some interesting comments.  \

I listen to AM radio still, mostly in the kitchen and the car.  I enjoy some of the talk shows depending on the topic, and listen to Zoomer Toronto for their music and hosts.  See if your reasons are similar to those in the Detroit area..
Why Do You Listen to AM Radio? - Michigan Radio & TV Buzzboard

Detroit just got a new station just like zoomer radio.
The one that was formerly a weird religious station unlike WDCX and only had 1 program on it.
Nice to hear something different and normal there for a change.
And, do detroit residents get windsor's AMs like cklw and the jukebox called CKWW?

When I'm DXing, I'm not really listening unless conditions are blah and I hear something interesting. At home I might have CJRT or CBC Radio 1 on in the early morning as I start the day. In the car, it's campus-community radio (mostly CIUT), the occasional indigenous station (I'm often near 92.3 Nish Radio Georgina), and very occasionally 680 News to double-check traffic (GPS is reliable enough) or 590 for baseball. In the car it's really just to pass the time. Online has the most interesting choices - I like anything eclectic - but I don't listen often because I don't play music or podcasts while I work and I don't like to sit at the computer or listen to my phone during actual free time. I'm old-school with devices - my phone is an Apple 5S and my Mac is the same era (2014) - so I've just never really bothered with podcasts or streaming - these have never been a priority. I don't watch much if any TV. I'd rather listen to my vinyl (or tracks found online) when home, hear live music, etc... I liked AM radio back in the day. But 'the day' has long passed. Some reasons already mentioned by many of you in this thread resonate with me: particularly the bland pop formats.

680 news. Sometimes CKOC, but only sometimes.

I was surprised how many people on the Michigan Radio Board mentioned that they listen to AM740. I know it sends a great night signal down there, but is it listenable there in daylight hours as well? I know WJR is available weakly during the day in the GTA depending on the quality of your radio.

FM radio doesn't play the music I enjoy listening to
I like to stay informed with local news and talk, but the increasingly right-wing nature of Toronto talk stations has me turning off the radio entirely at times

I can verify that 740 AM does not come in on my car or work truck radios in Sudbury. The only AM signal I get is out of North Bay an even that is staticky. 

paterson1 wrote:

mace wrote:

I was surprised how many people on the Michigan Radio Board mentioned that they listen to AM740. I know it sends a great night signal down there, but is it listenable there in daylight hours as well? I know WJR is available weakly during the day in the GTA depending on the quality of your radio.

CFZM's "local" signal reaches just outside of Detroit, so they will have a good signal during the day.  Zoomer comes up from time to time on the Michigan board and many posters seem familiar with the station.  Pretty much all comments I have seen are complimentary. 

  

That's a pretty generous coverage map. I am located near Grand Bend well within the range of the supposed local signal. While 740 is receivable it is certainly no where near a local signal strength. It is subject to much noise from the regular culprits. Even in London the station is hard to listen to in the car due to all the man-made (sorry people-made) noise. 

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RadioActive wrote:

I remember trying to tune in local Ontario stations the last time I was in New York City, which was decades ago. The one thing I remember being able to hear clearly was, oddly enough, the now defunct CHML from Hamilton. 

When I worked overnights at CHML during the early 1990s, I used to get phone calls and letters from people listening to us from some of the northeastern states. I used to correspond regularly with this one regular listener, an 18 year-old young man from Maryland. Which was kind of surprising, not only for its distance, but also because CHML was playing oldies during various dayparts, and the station didn't seem to be quite in his demo, but he enjoyed it nonetheless.

A few years ago, I got a message on my ClassicHitsOnline.com Facebook page from a guy asking, "Are you the same Paul Jeffries that worked at CHML during the early 1990s?", to which I responded, "Yeah, that's me." Turns out it was that same young (now middle-aged) man who listened to my show regularly. That really made my day, that someone actually remembered me after over 30 years. 



PJ