On 08/25/2024 1:23 PM EDT Bob Camp <[email protected]> wrote:

 

 

Hi

 

Any time you look at one year vs the previous, there can be odd things going on. That said, all but one of those stations (KTRH) is making *less* money in 2023 than it did in 2022. If you toss in inflation, KTRH is still doing fine. The rest are even further behind year over year. 

 

Not exactly the sort of data I’d want to be presenting at the “big meeting”. 

 

If you look at the station list and have spent much time driving at night, you will recognize a *lot* of the call signs on that list. Those stations have a much wider reach than just their local market. That’s got to help keep them afloat. There’s three Chicago stations on the list and only one from New York City. 

 

Bob

On Aug 24, 2024, at 10:12 PM, Robert Nickels <[email protected]> wrote:

On 8/24/2024 7:11 PM, sbjohnston--- via ARC5 wrote:

 I predict "standard broadcasting" (as the FCC calls it) will persist 
the longest in the United States and my hope is that it will be there 
for decades to come.

Here's some data to support Steve's prediction - some recent estimates for airtime revenue (i.e. not counting digital streaming etc) for the top 15 AM stations in the country.  It's an image file so you'll have to go here to see it:

https://i.imgur.com/AeIae3L.jpeg

There's still plenty of money to be made in AM radio - but not all owners know how to do it.