Is Am Radio Dead?

Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by jmbwell on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @06:41PM (#34604035)

Or religious stations, which operate as commercial in all but name. Non-profits and education and weird one-offs (I’ve worked for more than one) struggle to get by independently and are largely subsidized by some larger entity with actual cash flow. Maintaining the licenses and broadcast equipment is no small cost. But yes you’re correct, not all stations are Channels that are Clear or patronized by Snt. Clarity.

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by AlbertCory on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @07:02PM (#34604228)

Or religious stations.

KKUP, which I actually volunteered at once, is 100% listener-funded. I just heard a song on there that I haven't heard in forever, this morning: Working Class Hero (John Lennon).

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by glaucon on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @07:27PM (#34604468)

Just out of interest what sort of test do you have to pass to be a "Religious Station" ? If I start a cult of Elvis Presley followers do I get to operate a "Religious Station" ?

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by AlbertCory on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @07:57PM (#34604800)

There's no test. You just have to be a non-profit.

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by kristopolous on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:15PM (#34605870)

It's a corporate filing status. That's your hurdle. There's a bunch of unusually generous benefits religions get.

For instance, religious workers is a separate and more forgiving visa process for immigration.

Next time you drive down through an immigrant community and see some implausibly high density of churches per block, that's what's going on.

Religious organizations are also exempt from minimum wage laws and have special carve outs for things like food inspection and OSHA.

Also they don't have to do property tax. They get all the protection of the state with zero of the responsibility.

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by AlbertCory on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @11:29PM (#34606364)

He was talking about owning a radio station, though. Not all that stuff.

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by voxadam on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @03:40AM (#34608008)

> If I start a cult of Elvis Presley followers do I get to operate a "Religious Station" ?

The 24 Hour Church of Elvis[0] definitely should have had a radio station.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hour_Church_of_Elvis

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by PopAlongKid on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @09:58AM (#34611317)

"At the end of the tour, Pierce would try (often desperately) to sell t-shirts."

Heh heh, I bought one!

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Re:Is Am Radio Dead? by voxadam on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @10:03AM (#34611410)

You and me both.

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