{"id":1223,"date":"2011-06-30T06:34:17","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T11:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2011-06-30T06:34:53","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T11:34:53","slug":"cri-now-on-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/cri-now-on-am\/","title":{"rendered":"China Radio International now on your local AM station"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>As local AM broadcast (a.k.a. mediumwave) stations around the world struggle to find their local niche, a new global angle may be taking shape. Much like the proliferation of political talk shows in the late 80’s which began to give the AM spectrum\u00a0 its identity (at least here in the USA) could the AM broadcast band now be a local vector for international communities?<\/p>\n

I found this<\/a> article and story from NPR member station, WBUR in Boston. It features WILD-AM<\/a> who has traditionally served the African American community in Boston. Their newest offering, however, is coming from thousands of miles away–from China:<\/p>\n

1090 WILD-AM was the scrappy little engine that could. A small-budget radio station with big ideas with over 40 years on air, it earned a trusted place in the heart and soul of Boston\u2019s inner city community. But now that\u2019s all gone. The station serves a very different audience.<\/p>\n

[…]As of June 1, China Radio International is the new sound of WILD. The station is targeting \u201cnew Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

[…]One of the reasons WILD is no longer on the air is that the marketplace has changed \u2014 the competition is greater. What\u2019s happened to WILD is not surprising to media observers like WBUR media analyst John Carroll.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a reflection of what\u2019s happening in the radio market overall, a movement toward consolidation, a movement toward nationalization or internationalization, a movement away from local community presence on radio stations and more toward major conglomerates, which are much less expensive to operate,\u201d Carroll said. \u201cOne of the issues is can anyone make the FCC care about this?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read and listen to this full story at WBUR’s website.<\/a><\/p>\n

Also, consider reading commentary from Boston Radio Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As local AM broadcast (a.k.a. mediumwave) stations around the world struggle to find their local niche, a new global angle may be taking shape. Much like the proliferation of political talk shows in the late 80’s which began to give the AM spectrum\u00a0 its identity (at least here in the USA) could the AM broadcast […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,56,433,3],"tags":[4097,141,429,4099,432,431,430],"class_list":["post-1223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-broadcasters","category-mediumwave","category-news","tag-am","tag-china-radio-international","tag-cri","tag-mediumwave","tag-mw","tag-wild","tag-wild-am"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-jJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56588,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/20th-edition-of-the-global-radio-guide-summer-2023-now-available\/","url_meta":{"origin":1223,"position":0},"title":"20th Edition of the Global Radio Guide (Summer 2023) Now Available","author":"Thomas","date":"May 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor, Gayle Van Horn (W4GVH), who shares the following announcement: 20th Edition of the Global Radio Guide (Summer 2023) Now Available While the world looks on in awe at dazzling displays of aurora, reaching ever closer to our planet\u2019s equator, radio hobbyists are equally excited at the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Books"","block_context":{"text":"Books","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/books\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cover-640x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":23171,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/greek-mediumwave-station-on-track-to-resume-operation\/","url_meta":{"origin":1223,"position":1},"title":"Greek mediumwave station on-track to resume operation","author":"Thomas","date":"January 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0our friends at The Greek Radio who share this news: The medium wave broadcasting center of the Greek Radio in Pachi Megara is likely to go live again after three and a half years, since the procedures for the necessary maintenance and repairs have recently been initiated, with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Radio-Dial-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Radio-Dial-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Radio-Dial-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25425,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/arctic-radio-club-special-mediumwave-broadcast-may-6-7\/","url_meta":{"origin":1223,"position":2},"title":"Arctic Radio Club special mediumwave broadcast May 6 & 7","author":"Thomas","date":"April 29, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Mick Holland, who shares the following: This popped up on my Facebook news feed this week. 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