Any thoughts or experience on the current and future of FM radio?

I also still love my FM tuner the (Seattle)NPR 24h Jazz station is rather good sounding better at times then streaming from tidal. Oh tidal I also like to stream and records still of course as I'm of that age group who has a large collection still.  

I like FM for the turn it on and forget it thing, streaming needs attention to either set up play lists of find music etc. 

Radio Paradise requires zero attention 

but I love King FM and the Compline Choir on Sunday - the last monastic Office of the week. I try to attend live but FM is second choice...

BTW since you are Seattle area, stop by for a glass sometime and some music :-)

Radio is alive and well in my home. Long live radio? My 64 Mac gets a daily workout.

I just hope it hangs on while I'm still on this planet. The public Jazz/Classical stations are likely going to be 100% public before long, since they're minimally funded by govt. I'm ashamed to say, I'm a freeloader, not donating to the cause.

Something about the necessity of being "connected" turns me off with streaming. Is the SQ equal to the broadcast of the same station?


R&R stations are awful. I sure do miss the AOR stations, playing an entire side, after the DJ would enlighten the listener about the music.

Jeff Bezos should fund a 24 hour/commercial free record broadcast. The operational cost would be nothing to him.

I should mention we donate to public radio in both Seattle/Tacoma and San Diego - well worth the small cost IMO