AM rebound!

[JonEllis]

I see KFAN tied for 10th in Arbitron's summer book, and has moved up to #9 in the first month of the fall book.  When was the last time the Twin Cities had three stations in the top 10 12+?  I've been following the ratings for about 15 years and I can't recall a time where there have been 3 in the top 10.  (And IIRC, there was only one in the early `90s - WCCO - before KSTP's talk format really took off.)

Also, interesting to note that 630, 950, and 1280 have all returned to the 12+ ratings in recent years.  There was a long period where only 830, 1130, 1400/1470, and 1500 showed up.

AM ain't dead!

[wkbam1690]

> I see KFAN tied for 10th in Arbitron's summer book, and has
> moved up to #9 in the first month of the fall book.  When
> was the last time the Twin Cities had three stations in the
> top 10 12+?  I've been following the ratings for about 15
> years and I can't recall a time where there have been 3 in
> the top 10.  (And IIRC, there was only one in the early `90s
> - WCCO - before KSTP's talk format really took off.)
>
> Also, interesting to note that 630, 950, and 1280 have all
> returned to the 12+ ratings in recent years.  There was a
> long period where only 830, 1130, 1400/1470, and 1500 showed
> up.
>
> AM ain't dead!
>
All that IBOC hash must really be drawing the listeners...

[neutral_observer]

> When was the last time the Twin Cities had three stations in the
> top 10 12+?  


Never....there have always been ten stations in the top 10!  

[Northpine]

Apparently that's true .. it isn't. A good example is up in Fargo. Two brand new AM stations are getting ready to take to the air - KKAG (740) and WZFN (1100). And the best part is that both are 50,000 watt furnaces with huge signals.

It does seem true...AM is still alive and well 

[MN Maniac]

Apparently that's true .. it isn't. A good example is up in Fargo. Two brand new AM stations are getting ready to take to the air - KKAG (740) and WZFN (1100). And the best part is that both are 50,000 watt furnaces with huge signals.

It does seem true...AM is still alive and well 

AM would be even stronger if the weaker stations were removed from the band.  You know, the ones that serve no useful purpose.  Low power, shoehorned directional signals which only simulcast the FM and cause interference to other co-channel or adjacent channel stations.

This is what the expanded band was *supposed* to be about.  The idea was to remove the biggest interference-makers and relocate them above 1600Khz.  Unfortunately, it now looks like the FCC will allow the "old" allocations to remain active or to be reactivated, if now dark.  Witness the resurrection of 1550 in Cassleton.  This was KQWB's original frequency, vacated when they moved to 1660.  It should stay that way.

[pbf1]

Never....there have always been <i>ten</i> stations in the top 10!  

Actually, there have not always been 10 stations in the top 10.  Once upon a time, there weren't 10 stations!    hehehe