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xmas74

(29,635 posts)
72. Many years ago
Sun Dec 11, 2011, 08:04 PM
Dec 2011

I worked graveyard shift in a convenience store. On those shifts I always listened to Coast to Coast on AM.

AM radio reminds me of happier times.

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This is an excellent action. Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #1
Thank you Luminous Animal. Tsiyu Dec 2011 #2
You're welcome! It would be great if the activism forum had a calendar with an alert function. Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #4
I agree Tsiyu Dec 2011 #9
I checked to see if you had also posted this in Activism and I'm glad that you did. Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #15
Yes, it provides a nice list of things to do Tsiyu Dec 2011 #17
Fortunately, Here in Fargo we have a good progressive AM station. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #3
I've heard KFGO The Genealogist Dec 2011 #6
Last winter was nasty and seemed to go on forever. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #11
It was a long one here, too, and many other places The Genealogist Dec 2011 #13
How lucky you are Tsiyu Dec 2011 #10
Folks around are far more Progessive than they thik they are. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #14
AM Radio The Genealogist Dec 2011 #5
I like your dream Tumbulu Dec 2011 #7
I still love WSM Tsiyu Dec 2011 #12
Now, with satellite radio for the big guys... hunter Dec 2011 #34
You'd think, huh Tsiyu Dec 2011 #35
Thanks for bringing this up Tumbulu Dec 2011 #8
Thank you for reading, Tumbulu Tsiyu Dec 2011 #16
Reading all this is like tuning a distant station, fading in and out, but urgently communicating NBachers Dec 2011 #18
You might like this link, too Tsiyu Dec 2011 #27
Yup, I was able to tune in Cousin Brucie and always enjoyed listening to WABC NBachers Dec 2011 #42
A snippet from the past: Chipper Chat Dec 2011 #19
I was doing that sort of thing all the time up until the mid 80s. Systematic Chaos Dec 2011 #20
Boy, that takes me back. Morning Dew Dec 2011 #22
When that moment struck Tsiyu Dec 2011 #29
I grew up on a small-town AM station that played the local top 100. No matter what. saras Dec 2011 #21
KEEP 1450 in Twin Falls, Idaho, was like that. Frank Cannon Dec 2011 #23
I know! Tsiyu Dec 2011 #30
Same Here ProfessorGAC Dec 2011 #100
well, if I had any idea how to rec this thread, I would. rurallib Dec 2011 #24
Well, it took me a minute to figure it out too Tsiyu Dec 2011 #25
thank you so much! rurallib Dec 2011 #48
I remember the hey dey of AM Radio, so well. KoKo Dec 2011 #26
Thank you KoKo Tsiyu Dec 2011 #31
I miss the real AM Radio RockaFowler Dec 2011 #28
I was Hendrie's Board Op/Producer on WSB for a while Tsiyu Dec 2011 #33
Is Hendrie a true believer or is he a Righty for the money? DeltaLitProf Dec 2011 #99
I am love AM beyond all reason. FredStembottom Dec 2011 #32
I agree about digital tuners Tsiyu Dec 2011 #36
Fun stuff! FredStembottom Dec 2011 #43
"Hey shut da door! Tsiyu Dec 2011 #92
When i was a little kid in the 90s I remember picking up a Winnipeg station. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #47
That's AM fun for you. FredStembottom Dec 2011 #102
The alternative station near me was purchased from Clear Channel NutmegYankee Dec 2011 #37
Some good news then Tsiyu Dec 2011 #38
I sure miss the old days. Now you hear Sean Insanity ever 10 Kcs. on the dial. BiggJawn Dec 2011 #39
Ahhhh, shortwave..... FredStembottom Dec 2011 #44
It has gotten pretty freaky. BiggJawn Dec 2011 #45
Yeah, you have to sift through garbage on shortwave as well Tsiyu Dec 2011 #51
Radio Moscow .... BOHICA12 Dec 2011 #55
Whenever I drive through Atlanta Tsiyu Dec 2011 #78
LOL! FredStembottom Dec 2011 #103
To Answer Your Question ProfessorGAC Dec 2011 #101
My first Rec on DU3. Great post. Stinky The Clown Dec 2011 #40
My first recommendation on DU3, too. :) n/t OneGrassRoot Dec 2011 #41
That rec means a lot Tsiyu Dec 2011 #49
Ahhh.... AM Radio. Interesting yet dying beast. mwooldri Dec 2011 #46
One of my Favorite Radio shows Tsiyu Dec 2011 #50
Thank you for this thread ! AM Radio DX'ing used to be my big hobby back in the '70's steve2470 Dec 2011 #52
I only wish I lived in those places Tsiyu Dec 2011 #62
Scream for progressive radio in your communities farmbo Dec 2011 #53
Someday maybe Tsiyu Dec 2011 #63
That's my dream..... FredStembottom Dec 2011 #104
it wont come by screaming- it's going to take actions like tsiyu is describing, and others, like certainot Dec 2011 #106
I remember going on vacation as a kid and seeing how far from L.A. we could still get KFI. trackfan Dec 2011 #54
A 50,000 Watter can reach incredibly far under the right conditions Tsiyu Dec 2011 #64
I contacted the FCC once cullen7282 Dec 2011 #56
The FCC no longer works for the people who pay for it Tsiyu Dec 2011 #65
Very interesting! n/t Mimosa Dec 2011 #57
Thanks! n/t Tsiyu Dec 2011 #66
Not to defend Clear Channel blaze Dec 2011 #58
The stations in TN that I can hear have none of these Tsiyu Dec 2011 #67
am 760 went prog before the 2006 elections and IMO was major in getting CO blue certainot Dec 2011 #105
Great post. stevedeshazer Dec 2011 #59
yeah, the winter is the best time to tune in Tsiyu Dec 2011 #68
I was thinking...that the "Plug could be pulled" on Twitter, Facebook and the Internet/Intertubes KoKo Dec 2011 #60
AM is almost like an "Organic Medium" Tsiyu Dec 2011 #69
This message was self-deleted by its author KoKo Dec 2011 #71
Oh yeah Tsiyu Dec 2011 #74
Fantastic post. wakemewhenitsover Dec 2011 #61
Thanks Tsiyu Dec 2011 #70
Many years ago xmas74 Dec 2011 #72
You would hate Coast to Coast now Tsiyu Dec 2011 #75
That's so disappointing. xmas74 Dec 2011 #77
They do re-broadcast some of Art's old shows Tsiyu Dec 2011 #79
I'll have to remember when I can't sleep. xmas74 Dec 2011 #80
Art was great. Noory really blows. Frank Cannon Dec 2011 #85
I wonder sometimes if Noory only plays dumb Tsiyu Dec 2011 #93
It was papa Bush and Bill Clinton who ended the duopoly restrictions that prohibited any one company WCGreen Dec 2011 #73
Can you believe that the FCC stated that the reason they Tsiyu Dec 2011 #76
Oh yea.... WCGreen Dec 2011 #83
Yes you are correct Tsiyu Dec 2011 #84
K&R drm604 Dec 2011 #81
Thank you drm604 Tsiyu Dec 2011 #82
1996 Telecom Act Basically Gave Away the Public Airwaves In Return for Control NashVegas Dec 2011 #86
People are starting to wise up Tsiyu Dec 2011 #89
more important than the monopoly, IMO, is the the coordinated unchallenged lying that loss of the certainot Dec 2011 #95
as a young kid.... unkachuck Dec 2011 #87
cool Tsiyu Dec 2011 #90
I love baseball games on AM radio! RB TexLa Dec 2011 #88
I think it's more enjoyable to listen to baseball on the radio Tsiyu Dec 2011 #91
i think sports on RW radio may be the biggest advantage RW radio has as far as ad revenue and certainot Dec 2011 #107
an organized challenge to RW radio will have a huge pos effect on next elections- good on all those certainot Dec 2011 #94
Great memories..... until Clear Channel sucked the life out of radio lib2DaBone Dec 2011 #96
AM like my Princess Phone burrowowl Dec 2011 #97
Its funny but... AsahinaKimi Dec 2011 #98
Lots of pro sports teams are broadcast on the most powerful AM radio stations ... JEFF9K Oct 2014 #108
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