I have been a radio enthusiast since the 1960s when I regularly listened to Top 40 radio on WABC and WMCA. As the years went on, I moved over to FM and regularly listened to WYNY when it was an Adult Contemporary station and WCBS-FM when it played the hits of the 60s and 70s. For several years I collected and traded radio airchecks from all over the USA.
Certainly, radio broadcasting has changed over the years. Now WCBS-FM plays mostly music from the 80s which does not appeal to me. They are trying to reach a younger audience who grew up on the music of that era. The only two FM stations that I listen to regularly are WBGO and WFUV. I am sustaining members of both as I support them financially.
I do subscribe to SiriusXM and listen to several music stations in my car and online at home. I also listen to Pop Gold Radio and Rewound Radio which are excellent oldies stations on the internet.
The radio above is a Sangean HD radio that I own. HD radio did not go over with the listening public I think because the range of HD2 and HD3 stations are limited. Some of those stations play formats not heard on regular FM stations. WNEW-FM-HD2 airs smooth jazz once heard on CD101.9. When Audacy dropped country music on 94.7 FM they moved it to 94.7-HD2.
Happy Radio Day!
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