You might really enjoy this blog, then. The author has been watching both the decline and advancement of radio of the last few decades. It was interesting to see these big-iron transmitters being replaced by half-a-rack of solid state gear, but then still taking up four racks because of all the other gear.

His last post is poignant, though: "...the absolute soul crushing mediocrity of automated programming is killing the entire industry."

http://www.engineeringradio.us/blog/